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Arturo Maluy
Jan 23, 2026
I test drove a car here last month, and the salesman, Gabriel, asked if we could talk numbers. I told him I was leaving but that he could email me the estimate. He agreed, but never sent anything. When I followed up, the response I got was basically, “the good deal happens when you are here in person, so please stay.” That was already a red flag. I said, “Okay, what can you do then?” and instead of giving me a straight answer, a second guy from finance came out and asked me to give him a number. I already knew the car was listed for $34,450 on Cars.com, and the price on the car at the dealership showed $35,000. So I made a reasonable offer: $30,000 plus TTL, and I said I would buy it right then. Instead of negotiating professionally, the “big guy” from finance loudly said, “Oh, that’s crazy,” basically calling me crazy in front of other customers. Completely unprofessional. Days later, Gabriel called again acting like the nice guy, asking if I still wanted the car. I told him it depended, and then he never got back to me. A few days after that, I saw the same car listed for $32,000 on Cars.com and even on their own website. So I did the credit prequalification, got approved, and sent the approval to Gabriel. Then he asked me to fill out their credit application. I asked why — was it because they wanted to make money on the loan too? I told him I’d do it only if they could beat the interest rate I already had. He said yes, so I applied… and again, no response. No follow‑up. Nothing. Days went by. I applied with PenFed and was literally about to sign the loan. But I decided to stop by the dealership one last time to see if the car was still available. That’s when another big guy from finance, Adam Ramirez, came out. I explained that I had my own loan and was ready to buy. He went to “check,” came back, and suddenly the car was “sold.” Yet the car was — and still is — showing as available on their website and on Cars.com. . At this point it’s obvious: this dealership has too many games, tricks, and tactics. They hate when a customer actually knows how to negotiate, knows their credit score, and understands the process. They’d rather push away an informed buyer and wait for a first‑time customer who doesn’t know any better, so they can mark things up, lie straight to their face, and stick them with the highest interest rate possible. I don’t know who will read this or if the owners even care, but this is the kind of behavior that destroys trust. And based on my experience, it’s exactly what’s happening at this dealership.