If you’re a Military Service Member and are thinking of buying a vehicle from these guys make sure it’s a good deal and you have your own financing. Online, these guys advertised options that my vehicle did not have and offered interest rates that they had no intention of honoring once I got to the dealership. In my case, I drove 62 miles from Los Angeles on a Friday and it took me 2.5 hours to get there. I invested my time driving to the dealership and the dealership used this to push their terribly high APR. As for my Silverado 2500HD…The sunroof doesn’t work and I replaced the thermostats because the motor wasn’t heating up to the right temperature which caused the heater to not blow hot air. My brake pedal was squeaking so I decided to shoot some lubricant at the joint and noticed the hydrobooster was leaking and I had to replace it. All the shocks had to be replaced, purchased a spare key and fob, and I changed the fuel filter since there was no documentation of it being changed. Even though the CarFax said the dealer installed running boards, I had to purchase and install running boards as well. I understand it’s a used truck and I bought it “As-IS”, as John and Tim kept saying to me but if you aren’t a mechanic and you are considering buying a used vehicle from these guys, I would stay far away. Listen to me Brother’s-In-Arms, the salesman, the desk manager, and finance are shady. While I was in finance, I had to sign off on the Carfax which was stating AutoNation Toyota Irvine installed running boards. I told the finance guy that my truck didn’t have running boards. The store manager came into the office and said CarFax made a mistake and that it should have said “taken off running boards.” There were many inconsistencies with this dealership. If you have as much patience, love for Chevy Trucks, and stupidity as I do then by all means check them out. If you want to be treated with dignity and respect stay away from this dealership. If your salesman is John and Tim is desking your deal get ready to experience the slimy underbelly of car sales. Veterans, don’t let their website fool you with smiling Soldiers shaking the hands of their salesman and driving off in a brand new car. These guys will hem you up in an outrageously high interest rate and tell you your credit is “Alright” when you really have “Excellent” credit. If they came at me with 14.99% interest when I had 775 credit score imagine if it was 680. They would push 22% or 30% APR. The employee handling my car loan at my credit union had worked on loans for 15+ years and never seen an interest rate that high. This dealership saw me in my work clothes and boots and old truck and pushed their terms and threatened to sell the truck to someone else if I didn’t agree to their terms. My salesman who would rather lose his sale than work with the rate which was being pushed by Tim, the desk man. This was my awful experience with AutoNation Toyota Irvine on 9101 Research Drive in Irvine, California.
Jay
Mar 3, 2019