All posts tagged: Austin

Back-to-school Carpooling Tips

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Summer vacation has come to a close (Can you believe it?) and your kiddos are officially back in school. Has this week been a little more hectic than you would have liked? Is the constant picking up and dropping off throwing your schedule for a loop? It’s not too late to organize a carpooling system with other parents! Leif Johnson Ford is here to give you a few friendly tips on how to get the ball (or the car) rolling on organizing the carpool of your dreams. Trust your fellow carpoolers The goal is to get your kids to school both on time and in one piece. Considering the importance of safety and punctuality, make sure you know and trust the parents you’ll be sharing car pool duties with. Ask the parents of your children’s friends; Let them know you’re putting together a carpool. The smaller your list of carpool candidates, the more likely your little ones will be in good hands. If you have a few parents in mind, consider a meet-up with them to determine whether …

Customer Highlight: The Levines

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Father and son duo Steve and Alex Levine are absolutely loving their new Ford King Ranch. In fact, there wasn’t anything they didn’t love about their experience with us at Leif Johnson Ford. Steve, enthusiastic and talkative, chats with us about what a great time he had buying his new truck. The last time he bought a truck was back in 2004, and he laughs when he realizes that two of the team members he’s talking with (The Social Media Rep and the Sync Tech)own  job titles that probably weren’t even around back then. (Times may change, but after over 50 years of business, you can bet the excellent service at Leif Johnson Ford sure doesn’t!)  When asked further about his time spent with us, he lets us know that his sync tech Peter is funny enough to be a stand up comedian, except for the fact that he was momentarily  sitting down. Joking aside, Steve says that his salesman Leo was pretty awesome too. “I gave him three chances to beat other dealership prices and he was …

iPhone tips from Sync Tech Peter

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As technology gets more and more advanced, its sometimes hard not to start head-scratching with confusion. But we want to make life just a little bit easier for you. Leif Johnson Ford has helpful and friendly sync techs like Peter to walk you through all things Ford and tech related. Here’s a few simple steps on how to make sure you’re getting the very best use out of your iPhone and Ford synchronization. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxYE9n6EHo 1. Don’t use emoji in your contacts. Voice command pathways are used to correspond with each contact, thus emojis are not recognized and this confuses the system. 2. Avoid plugging phone into USB port in your car. Your phone will charge much faster plugged into 12 volt charger with an adapter.  Furthermore, when plugged into a USB port, the two computers start talking to one another, and, as Peter puts it, Ford and Microsoft don’t work well together “when they’re holding hands.” 3. For all smart phones: When plugged into the car, use the car, not the phone when making, ending and receiving calls. 4. Clear …

Employee Highlights: Ajay Malani

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Salesmen Ajay is an employee of our Riata Ford location and a resident of Austin, though this isn’t quite his hometown. Ajay was not only born, but also raised in India–Not exactly a neighbor to Texas or our Leif Johnson Ford dealerships. Still, he made his way to Austin with his family when he was fourteen years old and has loved it enough to never move anywhere else since. He also loves his job; More than half of his time spent in Austin has also been spent with us at Riata! Ajay has been with us at Riata Ford for nearly six years, and states that his favorite part about working with us are all of his customers. The feelings are definitely reciprocated, as Ajay is a favorite to many of the Ford-buyers who walk through our doors. Whenever he gets the chance, he does make visits back to India, and tells us he misses the cooking and the people when back in Texas. But he loves the Austin life too, and spends his spare time playing …

Leif Johnson Ford- Customer Letter

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We absolutely love receiving positive feedback from our happy Leif Johnson Ford customers, and this sweet letter from John was no exception! “To the Sales Manager and Staff, I just want to thank you and show my appreciation to the sales team that assisted with my new purchase of a new Ford Focus SE Hatch Back. When I arrived at your showroom I was professionally greeted by Justin and then Ms. Ashley Williams helped with every question and all sale formalities until I left in my new car. I can honestly say from start to finish everything went very smoothly and I was quite pleased throughout. Although Ashley was relatively new to your sales department it was not apparent as she displayed confidence and competence of someone highly seasoned in her work. She is a credit to Leif Johnson in the friendly professionalism and customer care that seems to come very naturally. Even though the sale is ‘complete’, I’ve been given every impression that I am welcome back for any questions, follow-up, and service and so …

Leif Johnson Customer Letter

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Leif Johnson Ford has been around for nearly 60 years. In these years, we’ve had the time to build a reputation as a dealership that goes above and beyond for our customers. Our goal is to make everyone who walks through our doors leave happy and completely taken care of! This goal is achieved by our excellent customer service, and we always love hearing back from the customers who have received this impeccable service of ours! This recent letter to our manager Gordon Lambert was no exception.: “Dear Mr. Lambert, I intended to write this letter to you long before this, but I do want to thank you for your help Friday eve Jan 31 when my friend Marcia Evans and I had to have her 2013 Focus towed in for repair work. The Service Dept was closed and we needed to get a rental car. We had called a friend in Lockhart to pick us up, but you came to our rescue and provided us a rental car, so we were able to let …

Happy Customers of Leif Johnson

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At Leif Johnson, our goal is to find the perfect vehicle for each and every customer, at all of our Leif locations! We are proud to have offered friendly, honest and efficient service for over 60 years. But don’t just take it from us. Hear what some of our most recent customers are saying about their Leif Johnson experience! The Meeks at Leif Johnson have purchased vehicles from us in the past. “We like it so much we keep coming back!” What sets Leif Johnson apart from the rest in their eyes? Simply put, “The service is better!” Jay Garcia, owner of the local Casa Garcia restaurants, has been a faithful Truck City customer since he bought his first 1997!  He says he keeps coming back “because of the salesman.”—Eddie and Jay are both great friends and customers for each other! Kathy and George Lewis came into Riata Ford for their new truck, and it definitely sounds like they will be back for more in the future! They loved their salesman Rick so much that they plan on trading another …

Leif in Action

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Here at Leif Johnson, we pride ourselves in having hard-working, friendly and fun employees at all five of our convenient locations. Check out these pictures to see this wonderful team of ours in action! Jaimee with her delicious home-baked cake. It didn’t last long! Salesmen of Riata Ford. Gabe couldn’t help but sneak in some bunny ears for Robert! Synch-tech Peter, helping a customer learn the technological ropes to her new Ford! Drew, posing next to this one-of-a-kind Ford at Truck City! Plez, Sandra and Lauren, looking lovely as they take a little Ford break at Riata Ford! Chad, giving the thumbs up for another Ford sold to a happy customer! Juan and Ashlee, taking a break to pose for the cameras at Leif Johnson Superstore South! The lovely team at Leif Johnson Superstore North! Sync-tech Colin, looking dapper next to one of our snazzy Ford trucks at Leif Central! Come join in on the action (and the fun!) by visiting any of our five Leif Johnson locations today! We’ll see you there!

Thirty-One Years at Leif Johnson

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Darryl Washington is not an easy man to find.  Celebrating thirty-one years at our dealership, he has become a jack of all trades at Leif Johnson. “I do everything! I’m all over this place.”, he chuckles, after my coworkers have helped me track this busy guy down. We are sitting in one of the cars he has been working on, and it’s hard not to almost instantly notice Darryl’s sweet smile and great attitude. Darryl tells me that he started out working in the body shop, then moved to accessories, followed by make-ready and mechanic work. Though his title says he is now a porter, he is still willing to help out with anything and everything thrown his way. When asked what it is that’s kept him at Leif for over thirty years, he immediately gives credit to his managers and the great way they treat their employees. He even recalls going over to one manager’s house years back, and enjoying a glass of ‘cold iced tea.’ It is clear that Darryl is not only an employee with us, but …

Earning By Learning with Leif Johnson Ford

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For nineteen years, Leif Johnson Ford has been a part of the Earning by Learning program at Allison Elementary School in Austin. What is Earning by Learning, you may ask? Well we have your answer, of course! Earning by Learning is a program that encourages students to read by allowing them to earn a dollar for each book read. During the school year, volunteers from Leif Johnson make their way to Allison Elementary to listen to children tell all about the books they’ve read that week. It’s not only an awesome way to get kids excited about reading, but it’s fun and inspiring for us volunteers too! So much fun that Leif Johnson has dedicated over 400 hours each semester for over 20 years! That’s a lot of books read by a bunch of amazing kiddos! Melissa (above) read SIX books for this weeks Earning By Learning check in. Wow! Way to go Melissa!