Wally Thom
Wally Thom at Russ Darrow Kia of Waukesha
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Wally Thom

Product Specialist

Russ Darrow Kia of Waukesha

2141 East Moreland Boulevard
Waukesha, WI 53186

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4.8
204 Reviews

Army veteran living in Waukesha, with two kids. Daughter is a UW-Madison graduate, son is a Wisconsin Lutheran College graduate.. 26 years in IT, including management. Made a career change in order to interact with & help other people. Vast personal background makes it easy to relate to all customers. Have chosen to work for a Kia dealership because I believe in product. Kia brand awards recently earned speak volumes. President's Club Member & Top New Car Salesperson at my dealership in 2018 & 2019.

Dealership Experience

7 yrs, 1 mo

Industry Experience

7 yrs, 1 mo

Specialties & Trainings

DealerRater Certified

President's Club

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4.8

204 Reviews

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204 Reviews of Wally Thom

April 26, 2024

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Very easy to talk to, helpful and friendly. I felt very comfortable with them. Excellent job. More

by derosierdonald
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April 21, 2024

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They were fairly helpful. And found us a car. But they did not disclose that the windshield had cracks in multiple places which we could not see because it was raining. And More

by Gmakaren6
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April 17, 2024

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Wally follows through with what he says. He even saved a special water bottle of mine More

by Sorento driver 113
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Other Employees Tagged: Charlie Ziegler

March 13, 2024

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Wally was very helpful with this purchase. Went out of his way to make sure all my needs were met! I prefer Russ Darrow over other dealers. All 4 of my Kia’s have came from a Russ Darrow deal More

by vrhelam
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Other Employees Tagged: Jacob Povlich, Charlie Ziegler

March 11, 2024

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Wally did a great job finding out what our needs were, and then creating a way to meet them. More

by Terry
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Other Employees Tagged: Shannon Pankratz

January 24, 2024

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Wally was awesome and very personable. He helped me from beginning to end of the whole process and I left a very happy new car driver! Thanks again! More

by ariannaviscarra
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Other Employees Tagged: Brandon McGahee, Shannon Pankratz, Ben Artymowski , Daniel Holzman

August 16, 2023

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I did not feel pressured into making a decision. We would have liked a little more privacy to discuss vehicle while test driving it but I understand why Wally had to come along. Overall, it was a po More

by darecarver
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Other Employees Tagged: Charlie Ziegler, Ben Artymowski

July 22, 2023

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Great service and Wally was very knowledgeable and explained the features of the vehicle very well. More

by cmh29
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Other Employees Tagged: Brandon McGahee , Daniel Holzman

July 11, 2023

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The dealership was super easy to work with. They have a great hours and customer service was amazing. More

by Rachel K
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Artymowski

June 19, 2023

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Our experience was phenomenal! Treated with respect from the moment we stepped out of the car. We were not pushed or forced to make any decisions on anything. Told them what we wan More

by tyler.eaton0815
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Other Employees Tagged: Brandon McGahee

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