Hi Ben, can you give me an idea of how you are paid for your services? We may be in the market to lease 2 cars in the next 8-10 weeks and I am trying to make a plan that my wife will understand.
Thanks, Dave Richey
PM Him your questions…this is a review thread.
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Has anyone heard from him recently? I PMd him 2 days ago with a detailed request but haven’t heard back. Not upset or anything, just wanna know if I should follow up with another message. Maybe he’s on vacation? I don’t wanna be annoying
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Thanks! I’ll schedule a time.
@Benedetto was great - I told him what I wanted and that I needed it in a couple of days and he found it for me. Everyone at the dealership told me that he was an excellent negotiator. I will definitely use him for my next car. Even if he didn’t like the color.
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Of course they did. Opposite would mean that you got a bad deal** 
** This is NOT the case
Sorry, Ben. Could not resist 
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Hi All,
Just wanted to add my opinion of Ben for whoever might be out there looking for a car, we did not close on a deal because I lucked onto something, but he was brilliant to work with and knows everything about what he’s doing trust his record.
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Based on the reviews here, I have reached out to Ben. Thanks everyone!
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I have also hired him to look for an F-Type R. He was up front about the whole process, his fees, and set reasonable expectations.
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I recently tried to avail of Ben’s services and sent him the retainer to help look for a QX60/ VW Atlas/ XC90 in NC. Although, in the end we could not work out a deal, here is the feedback:
- Prompt initial communication: Ben was quite responsive on the phone and via text messages. He clearly explained his services, the costs involved and how to pay the retainer.
- Provides services for North Carolina residents: Ben is perhaps the only legitimate lease broker who services NC residents. Anyone who has tried to negotiate with a car dealership in NC knows how difficult it can be to get anything close to a good lease deal and often how important getting a broker to help is. I had reached out to other brokers on LH but all focus on either NY/NJ/CT or FL or CA markets.
- Demonstrates expertise and professional behavior: I was getting confused with a dealer’s deal sheet and the LH calculator but Ben quickly saw through the numbers and showed how my VPP was not factored in. He also pointed out that Infiniti MSDs were not getting calculated accurately with the LH calculator. He also set expectations on what a good number would look like. Also, since I finally negotiated a deal on my own, Ben promptly refunded my retainer even though I never asked for it. He even objectively evaluated the deal for me and gave me important feedback on it as well.
I hope to engage Ben next year when one of my leases get over. I recommend his services to folks who might need help with a lease.
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It sounds like he still spent a decent amount of time to help you with your lease. You might want to send him a gift card to show appreciation. (In b4 landfill)
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Please let the time spent on the deal and the outcome and compensation be between Ben and me. I was leaving a review for his services.
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yesterday I scheduled a call on calendly for today at 8am but i didn’t get a call?
You’re not on my calendar . …
strange, I thought it was weird I didn’t get a confirmation email or something when I hit confirm
This is a simple review of my experience with Ben:
- We worked together for over three months as he pinpointed the vehicles with the best value in the St. Louis market. He helped us narrow down our search from numerous 3 row SUV’s to the QX60 and explained to my wife and I why there was value in that vehicle.
- During that time he was available whenever we needed him to check in with an update.
- We made two decisions in this process limited his ability to find us a vehicle and each time he worked with us to understand what we were asking of him.
- He willingly explained the details of the numbers to me and my wife as we worked with him and answered any and all questions we threw at him.
- We put our lease quest on hold because of some job concerns. I felt I owed him his fee because he had done all the work on our behalf and he refused.
- We plan on reaching back out to him when we do go back to market again, this was a great experience.
I’m very happy to recommend Ben to anyone.
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