If you need a car go check out Big Lam Motors. Lam, Chris, Alejandro, they took care of my wife and I for our "new to us" vehicle. We went there yesterday to check out the car, it was late, before they closed and they still let us test drive the car with just copying my wife license. We went home to apply for some financing and that fell through. We communicated a lot between Lam and the team and we received financing through them. Today we were in for about 20 mins, this was the best experience and quickest that we have ever purchased a new/used car and we have purchased many in our life time. Best shout out and a huge thank you to the team at Big Lam Motors! read more

Appreciate the quality of the cars here and the service of the BLM team. Clean cars, no issues, honest owner. read more

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I went to this car lot today. I met a gentleman named Alejandro. He was very professional and up front in everything we asked of the vehicle that i ended up buying. Very happy with the service. Thank you Alejandro for a job well done read more

Been through dealerships from big franchise to little used car dealers like this place. I was baffled they asked to run my credit before even test driving the vehicle I saw on car gurus. Why risk a hard inquiry if you don't know if the vehicle is in great running condition after a test drive. Nobody wants a hard inquiry on their credit if they find something wrong after a test drive. Those hard inquiries last for couple years. The owner sounds like a douche and doesn't care about customers. What it sounds like he wants to do is trap you from buying a car since he already ran your credit check and mind you it's not just one lender they are sending your credit to, it'll be multiple lenders on your report that'll come up in your record. Why risk it? Credit isn't a joke, people like myself take that serious. Have customers feel confident first about the vehicle before making them do a huge decision in running there credit. Worst dealership I've been to. These Yelp reviews speak for itself. read more

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Highly recommend this Car dealer, GOD made Alejandro able to make it Happen for me , no credit history almost brand new social security number, very friendly, helpful and enthusiastic , i am very happy and definitely looking forward to seeing them again for my next blessings read more

Because I bought a car from them three weeks later the driver train went out and all I ask was can you check the car out. It only been two weeks of me having the car. They simply said we can't help you because you bought the car as is read more

I purchased a vehicle from you in early May 2025. I have not received the plates and DMV has no record of the ownership transfer. Your employee at phone 510- 906-7718 has taken 2 messages for the owner and no response. Now he has blocked my phone number. The owner Islam at 510-692-3166 has also blocked my number and the mailbox is full. I have scheduled a consult for legal advice as your business is unwilling to respond. Hopefully you can respond soon so we can avoid court. read more

Bought a Cadillac CTS from them, never sent out the registration or the plate and the car needed a $4000 dollar repair, would NOT recommend

They need a sing telling customers under 10kcar are not in payments they're hard cash only. I wasted my time going to that place they not even acknowledge me and till I walk up to them I wouldn't recommend this place to any body who is looking for a cheap car to buy. they blame carguru for the misunderstanding. read more

Stay away from this place. Customer service is horrible, etc. I don't understand how these places exist.

Don't buy a car from here. The owner lied about the benefits that come with the car. Totally manipulative and even tried to rip me off. Didn't include some paperwork that was important to registering the car and acted like he was doing me a favor. read more

Last week my husband and I came to Big Lam Motors to buy a vehicle and we had truly an amazing experience they gave us space and time to look at all the vehicles answered any questions we had and didn't try to be pushy or anything like that we took one test drive and knew that was the car for us and they took care of us in a timely manner we truly recommend getting your next vehicle at this location ! read more

I've bought a car from them and they said they handle all DMV stuff. 2.5 month have passed and I still didn't get my registration and license plates. I called their office mutliple times and the guy there was alaways saying that he would let his boss know since his boss handles all the DMV stuff and that his boss would reach out to me. Boss never reached out to me to handle the issues and no one from their dealership reached out to me as well. I had to waste my time, go to DMV myself, and pay $27 for new license plates and registration. I don't recommend this dealership. read more

Don't ever buy a car from here! I bought a 2014 Infiniti Q60. Before I purchased the car I told them the remote start on the car keys didn't work. The dealership manager said he replaced the battery and that it worked. When we got home the remote start still didn't work. When I called to ask them to replace the keys they told me it was an as is sale and they won't replace it. Not only did they lie and knowingly sell me a bad key they charged me a $700 paperwork fee to transfer title. I bought a different used car and transferred the title myself and the dmv charged $45. I should have known better putting my trust in a dealership like this one. There's nothing left for me to do but maybe you can avoid making the same mistake. read more

Horrible communication and customer service is non existent .. was looking to purchase a vehicle from them but they lost out on a sale ... since the customer service came up way short read more

Best used car lot I have visited, The only hard part was deciding which car to get. They had all the information I asked for every car option they provided suitable to my needs. Very knowledgeable and patient with the buying process. Buying a car was for the first time easy and fun! read more

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I bought a car from these guys a few months back and I like to wait a while after I buy a car to leave a review just in case issues pop up or I have any problems, but the car runs perfectly and I haven't had any issues, the customer service was great if you respect these guys, they'll respect you back. I think what a lot of people fail to understand is this is a used car lot you're not driving away with a brand new car so sometimes having problems is inevitable, my experience at big lam motors was nothing but pleasant do your research on a certain car you're trying to buy and check the Carfax I'm sure more people will leave a used car lot satisfied read more

I recently purchased a car from Big Lam Motors on the 23rd of January. It was my first time dealing with a small dealership so I have to be honest, I was a little skeptical. I'd been looking for a GMC Yukon Denali and they had only one on the lot. It was the exact color, year, mileage range and price I was looking for. I searched the vin number before going to check it out and all was good on that end. No accidents, regular maintenance records and one owner based on the car fax so I had to go and check it out after that. I called and made an appointment to see the Denali with Alejandro. He was very professional from the start and I didn't get the feeling that he was trying to hustle me. He was straight up and transparent for the most part. Even when I mentioned that I could possible put a bigger down payment, he didn't push the issue. He let me know my options based on what I wanted to do. Only thing I didn't like was the fact that I had to put in my loan application before I could test drive the car. Other than that, everything was smooth and professional. I walked away with exactly what I wanted! Good experience for sure!! read more

So happy with my new car!! Alejandro, the finance manager is very knowledgeable when it comes to his inventory. Alejandro and Big Lam are the guys to go to for luxury used cars in San Leandro!! Thanks again for the new BMW M340i read more

Big Lam Motors - Used Car Dealers Near Me - San Leandro, California

I bought my first car at Big Lam Motors and could not have asked for a better experience! Alejandro and Big Lam were super helpful and knew exactly what they were talking about. I would definitely recommend purchasing a car from here. read more

First of all let me tell you I was dreading having to go car shopping again for the first time in years. You tend to hear all those horror stories about used car lots and their shady tactics and especially as a woman I was very worried that I might fall victim to this but Alejandro my salesman made me feel very comfortable. I had so many questions throughout the process that he was able to answer. Alejandro's transparency made me feel comfortable moving forward with my purchase. Strongly recommend Big Lam Motors to anybody looking for a cute new car at an affordable price. read more

Working with Alejandro and the Big Lam Motors team was so easy! I was able to call and pickup the car same day without any hassle and they didn't have any hidden fees. Would love to pickup my next car from them in the future! read more

It has never been so easy to buy a used car! Islam was easy to work with, took care of all the paperwork, and offered a reasonably priced 48 hour warranty. His cars are fairly priced. I strongly recommend an appointment (we were lucky he was there). I was only sorry that the charger that came with the car was not available. read more

BUYER BEWARE, BUYER BEWARE, BUYER BEWARE.... Big Lam Motors 14829 E. 14 Street San Leandro,CA 94578 ( Should be called Big Scam Motors). They are liars and crooks, they were certainly NOT transparent with everything that was wrong with is car. Purchased a 2012 Cadillac CTS ON 12/30/23 after we had to put up money for them to even allow us to test drive the car, it appeared to drive ok, in a very short period of time the car started to run poorly. Finally got the car to my mechanic only to be informed that the transmission was bad. I call and spoke to the owner only for this NO GOOD telling me to calm down after paying $14,300 for this car he said I should get a second opinion ( I have been going to the same mechanic for years they have worked on all the cars in my family I totally trust them). So sense he felt a second opinion was warranted and my mechanic was wrong I asked him to give me the name of a mechanic he trusted he has yet to send that mechanics name CRICKETS. I would definitely NOT recommend big lam motors to anyone and would strongly warn everyone from purchasing a car from them. And those five star reviews . DON'T TRUST THEM read more

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Despite all of Biglammotors positive review's, I'm here to tell you, like me,you may be the next small % of negative reviews that are as much well deserved as their alleged positive reviews. When the dealership mistreats you, you won't believe they are doing so based on those positive reviews, but they figure, this is that small percentage that they can afford to give the middle finger to when they ask for fair treatment. It must be an unspoken agreement the sales person, Alejandro and the owner, Mr. Sbeih have together as I can se no other reason to deprive me of the basic rights to enjoy my new purchase when I went into the dealership like most others probably have, test drove a car on the lot and expressed my interest, then unlike most, paid in full in cash for the vehicle. I had a candid conversation with the salesman, Alejandro who at the time confirmed to me that the vehicle I was purchasing had been inspected properly by the dealership and had been serviced accordingly, up to and in accordance to proper procedures and standards.. And with that in mind he and I even had specific discussions on the " As is condition " of the agreement in which the car was being sold to me. Where amongst other words, I repeated what the phrase meant, that outside of what might happen on my way home with the car, that except for what I might experience after todays date, there are no guarantees in writing. Another words that, if I should experience any issues on my way home from the dealership, they would treat on a case by case basis but only then would there be an exception. And there was issues from the gate, right after I purchased the car, I returned with an issue almost immediate afterwards. As I pulled over after experiencing a cockpit full of smoke after giving the car a little gas, then afterwards, approaching the traffic light, in which I was subjected to that cabin full of smoke. I immediately phoned the dealership describing my experience, I was told by Alejandro to return. I did and was told after a brief inspection, there was nothing they could see and was sent back on the road. From that point on, I experienced one issue after another. It was a horrible experience. It was a barrage of issues I was presented with from day 1. 1st, a restrict performance mode to a transmission faulty message which all occurred in a matter of days after purchasing the car. I did what anyone would have done in my position, called the dealership to let them know what I was experiencing & asked them what if anything they could share with me to help me figure out why I was experiencing this. And it was a shrug of the shoulders response, they didn't know. Or for that matter, cared about it as the car was sold "as is" You can imagine my reaction and heartbreak only to learn it was the 6 year old, and diminishing battery capacity the reason for the averse and multiple negative readings and messages I was receiving from the vehicles instrument panel and as a result, all of the subsequent effects the inadequate and subpar inspection would have, that the salesman had impressed upon me in order to complete the sale of the car. Immediately following , the air conditioning unit completely failed on me as well. So, not only was the dealership unresponsive nor being accountable for the misrepresentation of the vehicles condition or their actions performed on the car to insure the cars in" good standing condition" to be properly resold on their lot but the owner was rude and couldn't care less about my experience nor was he going to make any effort based on the"as is" condition of sale, to make right the absolute horrible experience I suffered at the hands of his dealerships inadequacies, outwardly unreliable representation, and then the owners, basic understanding and respect he should have for his businesses patrons. His lack of respect in that regard shows a clear deficiency in honesty & integrity that his customers are counting on and deserves. read more