Big mistake doing business with Allen Motors. Instead of agreeing on a price to sell my car at, I should have kept his fee to a percentage of the sale price so that he would have had an incentive to get the top price. Having not heard from him in a couple of weeks, I decided to call him. It turned out that he had "sold" the car without notifying me. He turned possession of the vehicle to the buyer, and only collected a deposit! Thankfully, the buyer returned to pay the balance of the purchase price. I would never recommend this consignment shop to anyone! read more

Excellent customer service, a great experience, even though I didn't make the vehicle purchase.

I had a great experience purchasing a vehicle for my daughter from Garrett. I called asking for more pics and details about a 2018 i3 S that they had and Garrett was transparent with me on its condition, confirming some minor blemishes and providing a video walk around and additional pics so that I could judge for myself if it was worth the 1.5hr drive to check out the car in person and purchase. We worked out a deal over text and agreed on a fair price. When I arrived, I was given as much time as I needed to inspect the car, take it for a test drive, and charge it up at the local BMW dealer. I was gone for probably an hour and not once did they freak out or demand I bring the car back. I was pretty impressed that they gave me leeway to make sure I was good with the car. But the best part of my purchase experience with Garrett and team was the fact that they did not try to upsell me or "add on" any BS package like paint protection, GPS tracking, or fabric/leather warranties. All those are complete garbage and it's good to see Allen Motors not use those unethical bait and switch practices that other used car dealers do. It is probably the worst thing any dealer can do to you besides sell you a lemon. Garrett was professional, easy going, and made the process go very smoothly from beginning to end. I got a great car for my daughter at a fair price and I didn't have to wade through any BS sales pitches or get tricked into paying for "add ons" that I did not want. It was definitely a 10/10 experience for me and I've bought many cars over the years. read more

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Garret one of the sales people there sold me a broken car and treated me and my family with the most disrespect i've seen from a working person. Told me to spend my own money to clean the car when they held it for a month looking for a fix and left it filthy. Horrible people absolute scammers who treat women like dirt. read more

This company is very dishonest. We brought a car to them, they promised to pay the driver for the delivery of the car. Politely, they said that they would transfer the money in an hour, but the money was never transferred to the driver. And the delivery amount was only 350 dollars. The company is completely dishonest. read more

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I called them up to see if they would find out the problem with my car. The details were that there was this sticky liquid that seemed to be coming from the engine down to my feet in the driver's side. When I spoke to the gentleman Alan the night before he seemed to be filled with ideas It could be one of two things blah blah blah. I brought it in before 8:00 a.m. They fit me in but they kept encouraging me to get an oil change Why would I get an oil change on a second hand car that may be unrepairable $1,500 plus was the thing we were deciding on. They kept pushing for the oil change when really I just wanted to pay them for diagnostics. Instead what happened is they did the oil change returned it to me had no solutions The stuff they were making up was complete crap I getting me in and out in an hour and talking me into coming back and spending two more hours to check on if it was a leak from a window?? They couldn't say from where and they could only tell me another 2 hours of $180 they would look into what they thought it was. I don't think he knows what he's doing and he gives you the runaround ... Now I have an appointment at elk motors down the road who effectively diagnosis and charges me while having a solution! I just wasted my money. If I had wanted an oil change and no solution That is what I would have done Liars, My car was covered in oil in Greece I've never seen anything like it I had to clean my car when I got home. Dirty business dirty dealings read more

Great experience! We were on the hunt for a used luxury vehicle. We test drove many at different used car lots and by far, the best vehicle and most straightforward experience was at Allen Motors. Our salesperson Garrett was knowledgeable and really listened to what we were looking for. Within 2 hours we were driving away in our new (to us!) Porsche Cayenne. I definitely recommend Allen motors. Value for your money, no hassle! Very satisfied. read more

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Diagnose your cars before you sell them! You cannot sell a car and pass the issues to the buyer. Been in business for so long, you guys should know better! BUYERS BEWARE! read more

Per Rodrigo R, I talked to Garret, he's really a great guy and won't do you any wrong in making a great deal. After seeing one of the cars, a Toyota tundra, I contacted him and gave him a couple of details of what I wanted and it worked out. The next day I went to see the car and guess what I took it home! Thank you Allen motors I found my perfect truck for me !! read more

Spoke to the Allen Motors team, and they just sold another car for me! I've dealt with Garrett in the past, but this time the man himself, Jim, made the deal. Waiting for my check. I will let you know how it goes. read more

My first car experience was ROBBED because of Allen motors. We bought a car through Allen motors and not even a week later, the first issue arose. Throughout the past almost 3 years.... I've dumped thousands and thousands of dollars into repairs thinking each would be the last. I barely got to drive the car and have finally given up and said bye to the car and all the money we put into it. We were assured that it had a 360 10 point inspection done to it and was perfectly good to go... yea right. read more

I thought the term "sleazy car salesman" was something just made up in movies. But boyyy was I wrong. These guys are the epitome of awful human beings who are solely after your money and don't care what they have to do to get it. Whatever you do, DO NOT give them your business. We bought a car from here and as warranty states, you have 30 days for them to fix any issues. Within the first day of purchasing our car, we took it to our mechanic and there was an absolute laundry list of issues wrong with the vehicle. We sent them the list of concerns and they simply said it wasn't true and to of course.. "bring it to their mechanic to look at it." Magically, their mechanic said there was zero wrong with the car. But of course after that within days we still found many things to not be working properly. So we took it to a DIFFERENT mechanic we found again. They named all the same things wrong with the vehicle. What did Allen Motors say?? "They are gonna say anything they can just to get money from us and none of these things are true.. bring it to our mechanic again to check it out." And of course I'm sure you can guess how this next part goes?? "Nothing was wrong with it" according to them. Then along side all the mechanical issues the tire kept losing air and we thought it was just a quick tire patch up so we took it in to our guy.. but nope! It was a cracked rim that was a huge expensive fix. So with our car still being under warrenty, we had to get it towed an HOUR away back to Allen Motors and they said that.. there wasn't a cracked rim and that it was fine. We got it towed back to us and guess what??? It came to us on the tow bed.... with a completely flat tire just as we sent it off with. We brought it back to the tire shop and they looked at the rim again. And not only was it still very obviously cracked.. they told us that Allen Motors had now their guy try to MODGE PODGE it shut. Literally glue the rim together.. But, they told us it wasn't cracked? Hmm! So of course after a hellish run around by them for the thirty days until the warranty was up, and their hands were washed clean. They got their money and did ZERO to help us with this car. And after us needing to spend $600 of our own money to replace the rim, every single thing that our mechanics told us was wrong, went wrong. The car completely stopped working while driving it on freeway fast lane. Shut down. Which was so incredibly dangerous and terrifying. And the water pump as our original mechanic told us was an issue that needed to be fixed that they REFUSED to fix.. caused for a complete engine failure. We got another tow to the shop and with all the repairs that needed to be done.. the cost came to $9,000.... about $3,000 less than we paid for the entire vehicle just a couple months before this. Can you imagine? The car was TOTALED. Because of their negligence or care to sell a car that is even safe to drive! We then of course panicked and tried to call our car dealer Garrett to ya know just.. see if there was anything they could do to help. ANYTHING. We are a young couple and it was a struggle even getting this vehicle and we had a totaled car that was sold to us as a lemon. We had no other choices. But what did Garrett say? "Nope there's nothing I can help you. The warranty is up. I'm not running a charity shop." Ahh.. how charming! So happy to have just paid every penny we had to such a deserving sweet man... NOT! So now... we have a car that we are paying arms and legs for every month.. completely totaled sitting in our driveway. With literally NOTHING we can do about it. Stuck to now sharing one vehicle while working two separate jobs in Los Angeles. As you can imagine... really tough. AND they only use one absolute trash one star financing company that is based out of Mexico that also even with DOZENS of phone calls.. you guessed it, did NOTHING to help us. You can't even speak to an actual person that has any sort of power or even knows what you are talking about. The literal only number this financing company has, is to a call center out of the country that is solely there to harass people to pay their bills on time. And ALL of this is because everyone at Allen Motors are CROOKS and horrific, rude, unhelpful, lying people. I am a very kind patient person and I never wish ill on anyone.. except for them. And I hope they go out of business for what kind of sketchy awful spot they are running. And! It's a family run business too can you believe it? What a shame that such terrible vibes run through that family and they call screwing people over a business. Karma can't be good for that. Anyway... whatever you do NEVER EVER EVER go here. You WILL end up paying the price. Just as we did. read more

Went to purchase a car. Got the run around on financing. Pretty much would only use one credit union and that credit union would only give a ridiculous finance rate like 17%. Ended up just going to a reputable dealership same day and buying a similar car at a real interest rate read more

These guys are thieves go elsewhere, sold me a broken car and then they took it to a rat mechanic that did a shoddy repair and I'm left with a pile of crap and no warranties these people are crooks read more

Do Not Use Them! This dealer is very shady. When you're first here and willing to buy a car, they are your best friend. They'll do whatever it takes to get the sale. Once the sale is complete and they have your money. Good luck. They do not back their sale. They sell you a car and make you think everything is taken care of until later when there is problems. Attempt to get the vehicle repaired after the sale because it immediately had issues. And they don't honor the agreement. Would not recommend them. Save yourself the hassle and stress. Go to another business that makes you feel valued as a customer. read more

This review has been overdue. I purchased an Audi R8 on 06/25/21 and my experience was nothing but great. I found the car on auto trader and it was about 6hrs away from where I live. I decided to call the dealer to obtain more information. I was greeted by Garrett. I explain to Garrett my situation about the city I lived and how it was hard for me to go to check the car out. Garret was kind to send me a lot of videos and pictures of the car to make sure it was to my liking. As I saw the videos and pictures I was really impressed. I also had an older car that I needed to sell which Garret offered to buy. I drove down to Thousand Oaks. I got there around 930a and it was a done deal. Super smooth transaction without any bs. If you are looking for a reliable car without the upselling then this is the place. You will not regret it. read more

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I got my bumper fixed here and they were beyond helpful. As a female, I don't always get a straightforward answer when asking what needs to be done. They broke down everything for me the first time around and gave me an honest estimate. Great pricing and even better service. Ask for Garrett when you head in. Very happy. read more

I have to say Jim and Garett are awesome! I had been looking for the lightning truck everywhere. I had seen them advertised that they had one. I contacted them and they responded right away. They worked with their local credit union to get me an awesome rate and didn't mark up the price of the truck or take another offer while I was in the process of paperwork. They were great in communicating with me through the process-400 miles away. The got me set up with delivery and the delivery went smoothly. You will not be disappointed. I will definitely be a repeat customer. Thanks again Allen family. Best, Marisa & Joseph D'Aquino read more

All I can say is Run Run Run! purchased a 2008 Mercedes Benz from this company a week ago. The first thing I noticed is that the steering wheel control ( that access mileage and diagnostics and many other things) didn't work. Garrett has told me this is not covered under there 50/50 30 day warranty. I also noticed that the tires one the car (although they have some tread) are cracked and manufactured 10 years ago. Which makes them unsafe to drive on. Garrett offer me discounted pricing on tires, of which he should have never sold the car with ancient tires. Garrett's response about the tires was "They may be old but they have thread" (see his response below) But now for the biggest misleading false advertisement of them all. In their ad (see photo) they claim the car has a "Brand New Transmission" they put an old used transmission in the car not new!! The used transmission according to the repair shop (I calked from receipt) was never even opened up to service, just installed in the car because he said that's what Allen Motors wanted. Also the car had about 25 trouble codes that I could not see myself breccia of the steering wheel controls being broken. I just hope they all don't cause me issues in the future. Please just be aware when purchasing a car from these guys. They don't live up to anything they say and lie in their ads. Make sure you check everything out on/in the car, including tires and all the buttons. Garrett said this is a personal friends car and it was babied! I wonder how many times he has used that line! This is the reply email I got from Garrett after asking him to cover some of my expenses 50/50. Keep in mind, when I spoke to him on the phone he said that sharing the expenses sounds fair, but now read his response. He actually wrote that calling it a new transmission a typo 0. Here you go. This is his response copied from my email. Actual photo attached) Jeff, The Typo on the description hold no merit because you and I both went over the receipts, and you learned before you purchased the car that it was a rebuilt transmission and you even told me that you learned that it was a 3 month warranty. The tires may be aged but the tread is fine. I drove this car myself plenty and it drove beautifully. Your 30 day warranty does not cover buttons on the steering wheel so we are not responsible for that. I can offer you, through my wholesale connections, cost on tires and any mechanical repairs. Have a great day, Garrett Allen: Sales Manager Allen Motors Inc. 2594 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362 Ph: (805) 496-3370 Cell: (818) 292-5596 Fx: (805) 496-3372 E-mail: garrett@allenmotors.com read more

Absolute terrible experience. They sold me a Lemon vehicle and refused to do anything about it. Cost me 3,000$ extra to repair my car out of my my pocket. Terrible service and they will straight up lie to you. They don't care for their vehicles & their customers they only care about making a sale. read more

I had a great experience with these guys. They were very transparent and responsive, and they worked with me and my particular needs. Everything was very easy. Highly recommend. read more

I recently purchased a used Ford Transit Connect cargo van and Geoff was fantastic in helping me out. Really appreciate it. Would definitely purchase another car here. read more

Thank you Jim and Garrett for an amazing car buying experience. I have had four car deals with this dealer and have never been treated better anywhere else. You are true professionals and I respect the way you run your business. If you need a car or truck your best choice is to call Allen Motors. read more

Allen Motors and owner Jim Allen are amazing! A locally owned and operated family business with integrity , personal service, and Jim Allen cares about his customers like no other ! Jim, not only knows quality service and is one of the most knowledgeable dealers around, but he will literally attend to each and every customer with care. He, has become a good friend and someone I trust to take care of all my automobiles now and as long as he's in business. If you want a fair price on a great used or new vehicle, go to Allen Motors! Jim and team will make sure your experience is terrific. He will make sure you get the right car , for a fair price , and will service you as a client long after you leave his lot. You can't really say that about any other car dealer in Ventura County, or LA County. When you need a new or used car , go to Allen Motors and see Jim! You will not be disappointed. Ned Sands - Oak Park read more

Garrett is the real deal! If you want to be treated like family, then come by here. Great selection from exotics to gas misers

It's a shame that it's taken me so long to write this review...but here it goes! My husband and I have been taking our cars to Allen Motors for many years now. Garrett and his staff have always been professional, knowledgeable, thorough in their work, honest, and observant of our time. We've had everything from window tinting to fenders being repainted, and cannot speak highly enough of this family-owned, local establishment. Thank you Allen Motors for always giving us your all. read more

I am writing another review to update my previous review. We bought a used Audi from Allen Motors back in September 2022. We had immediate issues with a faulty headlight that they cared very little to remedy (see previous review). Fast forward to it now being February, and we are receiving paperwork from the DMV stating that the registration was never completed, and the title not fully transferred. The car has personalized legacy plates that were never released by the previous owner (dealer's job), and so technically the plates are still in the previous person's name, not mine. We called Allen Motors and told them about the issue. They proceeded to tell us that their DMV person wasn't in the office that day, but that that he/she would get back to us. Two weeks have gone by, and that hasn't happened. No one has called us. This dealership is so incredibly unprofessional and disorganized. We now need to go to the DMV to sort out this problem, since AAA can't even solve it. I will continue to intentionally recommend that people NEVER purchase a car from here. I genuinely wish I could give zero stars. read more

you're quite literally better off scrapping your car for spare parts than using these guys. got my car back six months later with a whole new set of issues read more

I was very very happy with the paint job I got at Allen Motors. I dealt with Garrett and was extremely pleased. The car turned out even better than I had expected. The price was very reasonable. My friend is going to be taking her car there next week. I highly recommend Allen Motors to anyone. Very professional and excellent work. read more

If I could give negative stars I would. So I just experienced a very strange, unpleasant, unprofessional experience with Allen motors. They definitely are poorly managed to say the absolute least. Let's start by saying I had received a quote for my car twice. Once in person and once over the phone. They told me that if I sold it that day it would be 10.5k and if I wanted to consign it I could get more. I went the consignment route. I had waited a couple weeks to think about it. I called (now for the 3rd time) to confirm. I went in and things were being squared away.. until someone (a red head man) who I assume was the manager rudely and with a foul tone came to tell me that i was basically a liar. And if I had gotten that quote it was from someone who quit that day and they would not recognize the numbers we spoke on. So then I asked about the cash in value, if it was still 10.5 and he said closer to 8k. I understand that the car market is high right now. I know he was full of crap... Anyways you get the idea and the story goes on and on. I looked at the reviews and thought maybe some people were being dramatic so I ignored it.I wish I had! PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE REVIEWS! Seriously who ever is running this place is the definition of a sleazy used car dealership sales man. I hate to be rude but there are actually no other words for him. It's like they did all that for me to take work off and take time to go down there just to settle on a lower price. This was a waste of my time. It was so disrespectful and inconsiderate. I hope this helps other people out and saves some time for them. ON TOP OF ALL THIS... my friend told me that he bought a car from this place and it had all sorts of mechanical problems only a month after purchase and they wouldn't do anything to help. This place is dangerous and our community deserves to know the truth. As for you grimy manager. Lose him get a new one. read more

3rd Tundra from Jim & his team Custom mods & pro service, the best place & best way to get your new ride Always a great experience!! read more

Hi, I just recently bought a Porsche Panamera from Garrett. I work as a finance manager for a big car dealership and understand how to treat a customers and being transparent about a car. We have standards and disclosure guidelines to which Allen motors does not! I paid quite a substantial amount of money for a car that Garrett described as daily driver for him, there were no leaks, problems etc. etc. This was a clean and beautiful car, apart from a few minor cosmetic issue's for the age, is what came out of his mouth. I paid an extra $1200 for transportation. It arrived 3 days late and close to 11pm. I could not inspect it but there were a host of lights that came on the dashboard. Chassis system failure, broken engine mount, brake pad wear sensors, no oil change, no filter changes, tbh, this was a piece of shit car they sold me. My techs told me how the hell did this pass a safety inspection. There is major under carriage damage, not disclosed and many cosmetic's that were not listed. Garrett is a smooth talker but do not believe one word that comes out of his mouth. I hear that this was my own daily driver has been mentioned by other customers. Clearly this man lies and is quite deceitful. I would not recommend this dealership to anyone, please be careful in your purchase. Guess I will see these guys in court in September. read more

Jim Allen and the Allen family treated me as just that, family. I have purchased two cars from Jim and I will never buy a car elsewhere... they have my business for life. This is a dealership with the highest quality second-hand cars and pricing can't be beat. Furthermore they stand by their word and they helped me with great financing. Everything at Allen Motors is easy, including the complimentary loaner with service. Their in-house body shop is also the same, 5-star! I recommend Allen Motors over any dealer anywhere in L.A. and this is coming from a guy that has purchased over 15 both new and used cars over the past 18 years! read more

Just bought our first vehicle at Allen Motors on the recommendation of our son. What a great experience. From first contact to driving off their lot, the Allen Motors experience is one that will surely garner loyal, repeat customers. read more

Came to Allen Motors about a week ago for some body work on my Honda, and honestly I cannot recommend these guys highly enough. Garett was prompt, courteous, and most importantly upfront and HONEST, about the whole process. He kept me updated, and I got my car back in perfect condition. They even vacuumed up the mess that my kids had made on the inside of the car. Thank you again for everything, and I'll be sure to recommend you guys to anyone who needs quality body work done read more

THIEVES!!!!! I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GIVE THEM 1 STAR!!!!! They sold my car 2 weeks before telling me it was sold!!!! Allen motors gave the car to the new owner without a release of liability or transfer of title signed by us, or submitted to DMV. To this day I haven't received my check for the sale of my car, and the new owner is driving my car,and I still own it!! The bottom line is the new owner is driving a stolen car! WHERE IS MY MONEY FOR THE CAR YOU SOLD AND REFUSE TO GIVE TO ME? Do I call the police and report the car stolen?????? MY SUGGESTION IS NEVER, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH ALLEN MOTORS IN THOUSAND OAKS ! read more

If you go there know that you will be lied to and ripped off - they may sell you a vehicle with bald tires or they said tbe vehicle had a certain service but then you find out later, after it's too late, that it actually didn't they are liars, no integrity w IF YOU WANA BE LIED TO AND RIPPED OFF THEN BUY A CAR HERE read more

Overall in the end I was satisfied with the outcome, drove a long way to get to the dealership so was a little careless reviewing contract details , but when i called a month later (few calls) they corrected the mistake and refunded me , I would say if you go there to take pics of all the advertising (website) on the car you want to purchase and spend a little time going thru the purchase agreement , it will save alot of time , rather than making corrections later, I was debating giving 4 or 5 stars, but settled on four, but am happy with the car and the price read more

By far the best car buying experience I have ever had, new or used. Let me explain; I purchased a 2000 Porsche Carrera Cabrilolet from Rick at Allen Motors in December of 2014. Negotiation and purchase went very smooth. Rick handled with exceptional professionalism. As part of the negotiation, Rick agreed to replace the rear window of the Carrera at no charge. Fast forward 1 year. Through no fault of the dealer, I had not brought the Porsche back to Allen Motors to have the window replaced as they were over an hour away from my house ( I live in Whittier). After contacting Rick this month about replacing the window per our agreement, Rick responded by saying "sure, no problem, bring it in!" Keep in mind that this was a verbal agreement. They could have very easily said; Too late, tough luck. After dropping it off and having Rick's guy work on it for a couple of days, Rick called and said, "you know, the window's been replaced, but it really doesn't look quite right, so we are going to replace the whole (convertible) top for you, no charge. Again, this is full year after I bought the car! Keep in mind that replacing the window was based on a verbal agreement! The new top and window look beautiful, couldn't be more pleased. In summary, Rick and the owner Jim are gentlemen and scholars (this is the highest praise I could think of). True men of their words. I think it's safe to say that they are men of integrity. I'd buy from them again in a heartbeat. Even though they are an hour away from where I live. Thanks Rick and Jim! read more

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Patience pays off!!. It took awhile but we sold our car for much more than what we would have gotten with a dealer trade-in. Garrett at Allen Motors gave us "All-Star" treatment! read more