Beach Auto Sales

The last time I was shopping for cars was back in 2006. I was shocked to find a car I had always wanted, a Lexus SC 400, in my price range. I was told up front that this was a salvage title, that the car had been stolen, the owner's insurance paid out and then the car was recovered, all of which I was okay with. What I am NOT okay with is the shock I got once I received the pink slip today. The car was listed, in writing and on my contract, as having only 94,321 miles on it. In the past 5 years I've only pushed that to 124 thousand and change. The pink slip, however, tells me that at the time of purchase, my impulse buy really had 174,069 miles on it pushing the total to now over 200 thousand miles. Knowing that my car was 17 years old, I knew things would start going wrong. Being lied to for the grand total of almost 80,000 miles and the accompanying missed services made things so much worse. Since my job situation has worsened and my credit too, I needed all the trade-in value I could get and that trade-in value is now almost non-existent. I accept that I needed to have checked things out more. My bad. But do you really want to trust a dealership that rolls back odometers? more

i have a car from this seller and he sold a car with a major problem. wires cut and other major issues along with it. more

I purchased a Toyota Camry off this man who assured me it was a good car and a great deal (of course he would). He was rude and the car was overpriced. I figured I could talk him down a bit and thankfully I did. I talked him down $500. The car had a very similar problem as one of the previous posters and there was an additive used to cover up a CRACKED HEAD!! How someone with any consciousness could sell a car in that condition for a premium price is beyond me! He clearly has done this before as someone else has stated. I bought a car for $3000 that I'm lucky if I can pass off to a mechanic to fix up for $1,000. This man is a crook and is fully aware he is selling faulty vehicles. He is using practices that could even damage cars worse, such as coolant additives! NEVER BUY FROM HIM! HAHA... and the poster who said he was a reputable business who has been serving O.B. for many years... gee man, great work trying to promote your business, however I'm sure people will see the overwhelming proof of your CONS! more

I bought a late model BMW from Sam. As soon as I got it off the lot my troubles began. While spending over $1500 to repair a cooling problem (that Sam would not address) I discovered that an additive had been used to prevent the engine from smoking. Without the additive, the car began smoking like a chimney. On further investigation, we found that the compression was low in all six cylinders. When I called Sam about this problem, he suggested I buy a used engine to replace the one he sold me. You decide. Should I be expected to dump thousands of dollars into this car? Or, should Sam buy back the piece of junk he dumped on me? more

This lady is an illegal immigrant trying to get free money from the dealer, which is an honest person. He has been in the same location in Ocean Beach for 12 years. He is a very lovely person and he is a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB). He has a long list of a satisfied customers and very cheap cars. I told him about this complaint and he showed me a letter sent to the BBB of offering to buy back the car, which is only $5000, for the 2000 Honda civic EX which market value is that of $8000. I bought 3 cars from this dealer so far in the past 5 years for my family and me and I had no major problems with all of the cars. All what I want to say to this fraudulent woman is: go back to your country lady, and take your trash over there. more

Ill be brief; I looked at a car on his lot. He said 'no accidents, everything works'. I buy the car. Things start showing up that DONT work, or dont even EXIST on the car (no washer reservoir, no horn, no turning signal). I take it to my mechanic; he assures me there WAS a major accident. He shows me the parts affected. I buy a carfax. It clarifies an insurance co had it last. Also shows odometer fraud. I was lied to. I tell him. He starts treating me terribly. He has # to find out history; wont give it to me though. He takes my car with intentions of fixing safety features that were lacking. I went to get car; keys left in ignition and no one on lot. We call him & he comes back. He tells me never to come back b/c he didnt make enough profit off me & 'its about the money'. I drive my car away to find that the problems were not fixed properly. I researched & found it is illegal to sell car without safety features working. I am filing with attorney general, BBB & DMV. Please stay away!! more

My car recently broke down and I was forced to find a place to buy a new car for myself. But when I say a new car, I really mean a used car, that is used to me, if that makes sense at all. I was not pressured into buying anything from them but I would have been just as happy if I would had. They have a huge selection of both new and used cars and are decently priced. I would suggest them to anyone who dosen't have a whole lot of money to throw around and wants a good reliable car to putt around in. Great service for a great price! more