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Suzette A.

Walked in with no appointment as my son was buying his first car. We even left snd came back and they remembered us! Everyone (and I truly mean everyone) we came across today were so nice! Robert was our sales associate and he was so patient with us as its was already getting pretty late. My son was happy with his purchase and said it was a great experience.

Jonathan S.

I came into CarMax today to assist my parents in selling their car to CarMax. For the most part, CarMax is one of the places to sell you car if you do not want to go through the private seller process. If you do a trade-in at the dealer, you will not get much, but CarMax will generally give you a much higher and reasonable price on your car. As for buying a car, the prices are generally a little higher than if you shop around and haggle with a used car dealer. The price for buying a car is firm. The nice thing about buying at CarMax is that they do fully detail their cars and do full inspections/servicing of their cars prior to putting on the lot to sell. Today, we had a good experience. My sister had scheduled the appointment on the wrong day, but fortunately they weren't busy yet and there was only 1 person ahead of us. Everyone we dealt with in this process were very nice. I did take 1 star off due to the selling process took a little longer at this location. I have sold 2 other cars personally at 2 different locations and the selling process took less steps and was a little faster. From the time they started the appraisal process to the time we got the check took about 45 minutes.

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good service very helpful staff . this is my second car i bought from them. definitely we will come back. happy holidays to all

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BuySide Auto - 2018 Audi S4

BuySide Auto

(228 reviews)

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The best car buying experience I have ever had by far! Entire process from initial contact to…read morereceiving my car was frictionless and effortless. Excellent communication, service, and timely replies. I received a significant discount on the OTD price, even when including the BuySide Auto fee. On top of that, I NEVER had to step into a dealership, talk to a salesperson directly, spend hours playing the "let me ask my manager" game, or have to talk to a Finance manager and repeatedly say NO to unnecessary options. All communication was easily done through email and text, although phone and in-person contact was also available. Process starts with completing a convenient online request. From there, Kim contacted me to fully understand my wishlist, range of optional requirements, and any non-negotiables. After reaching out to their dealer network, within a day she provided a list of potential matches with estimated OTD prices, which included some in SoCal available for transfer to the Bay Area and cars still in production with estimated availability dates. I had a lot of questions and some requests and Kim was very responsive and instrumental in relaying them to the dealer and advocating for me. Even my request to remove all dealer installed options was negotiated by Kim and granted by the dealer with no hassle on my end. I paid the BuySide Auto fee to reserve the car for purchase and when the car was available I opted to pickup at their office in SF. Home delivery to SF is also currently no charge, while delivery outside of the city is available with a modest fee. Upon first contact, I asked if weekend pickup or delivery was available, since their normal hours are on weekdays. Kim made note of it and remembered my preference even after the sale was completed. Chris was able to make himself available for Saturday pickup! We took a walk around the car took a look inside. We spent no more than 10 minutes reviewing and signing paperwork, received my keys, and I was off with my brand new car! Both Kim and Chris were great to work with and I have no hesitation in working with them again for future car purchases.

Chris was an excellent resource and provided me with too shelf service in buying a new Mini. Super…read morepatient, very responsive and provided a seamless experience. Absolutely worth it.

Pick-n-Pull - Fairfield - Now that's a car

Pick-n-Pull - Fairfield

(66 reviews)

Good experience - the only negative aspect is the summer heat - and that is beyond control of the…read morebusiness. Best place to learn about cars and how they are put together. In the bay area there are too many douchey hipsters that pick and pull all the classic mercedes diesels apart. Fairfield is just far enough away from Berkeley to keep these kinds of people away. Car selection was great. Even the vehicles for sale were of a beautiful variety. A perfectly curated collection of the most popular cars. A classic body on frame rear wheel drive ford, a newer fuel miser Camry, a couple trucks and then a few bargain basement priced cars for those who are the most price sensitive. Really, something for everybody. On the yard there were finds too. Somebody was cleaning out the entire interior of a first gen Lexus IS. Like new seats and dash and door panels. Even the heat wasn't going to stop these guys from refreshing their interior and getting rid of that dreaded sticky dash those cars are known for. Office here was air conditioned - that whole area where you pay. The helpers here were great and check out was fast and friendly. Overall, this is a great place to learn about cars - you can buy on ebay or aftermarket but you don't learn how things are put together.

Horrible experience every-time I've been there so far. Drove from a couple hours away for an arm…read morerest, motor mount, and some other very small items. Already when I first walked in the young supervisor and other young coworkers were bossing around customers telling them to hurry up right after signing their waivers and that they have others waiting while they were trying to pay to get in. I ignored it logged in, paid for entry, after looking around the yard for a while I came back in while my friends were in the yard waiting. I waited in the exiting line asked if they could pull me up 2 cars for me once it was my turn in line. They proceeded to say "2 cars what?" I asked if they could get the locations for 2 cars, they then stated "I'm busy with leaving customers. I said okay I'll wait. He then told me I need to move back. I moved back waited about 5 minutes. I hear him proceed to sigh and say "Ahhhhh I need to find a new job." Finally it gets to my turn in line and there's nobody else he can turn to help instead of me. He asked me what cars I ask for every 92-00 Honda civic which I had already seen a couple of 98-00 Honda civic Lx's and other newer gen's just wanted to know the spots, and 2004-2008 Acura TSXs just to see if there is a K24a2 in some stroke of luck. He proceeds to spend 15 seconds getting me a recient of 3 rows of 92-95 civics, and 2004-2005 Acura TSXs. I look and I know I've seen way more than 3 Honda civics in the yard from the generations that even they stated, and I know as well because I had seen it on the website before I came in earlier that day. I walked out then realized they input the wrong years and their receipt was nowhere close to their actual log. I wait in line for about another 10 minutes. I tell them their years were wrong and I need 92-00 and 2004-2008. The worker who previously stated he needed to find a new job starts getting mad at me and saying that I'm assuming of him of being wrong. I tell him the logs say 92-95 and that's a gen of Honda civics but 96-00 is as well and I know they have them. He states they don't have them, I tell them I've seen many of the 96-00 LX's in the yard alone and if he can just pull them up, he says if I think I've seen them to go there and find them. I tell him I know 100% they have those years and ask why can't they just pull up the spots and give me the correct spots. He confirms to me on accident that he gets the same information as their website, I tell him I know it's on your website too because I saw it earlier so he starts telling me to use the website if I believe that, and I start saying why can't you just provide me with the rows? His young supervisor chimes in and says that it's saying he seen him put it in. They're now actively telling me I have 2 choices. Leave out the front exit or leave into the yard and find them and I say 2 choices?? I want to speak to a regional manager or something because this wild I'm asking for a simple request and you're just starting shit. His younger employee starts saying I'm ragebaiting and that if I believe it to find them myself, and they don't need to do anything. Then the supervisor kinda shuts him down a little bit since his employee starts trying to put his hands up and taunt me but he proceeds to be an asshole. Later they say it's 2 separate systems between computer and their website which is completely opposite of what they had said before, but at this point they're just trying to get me to go away. I tell him if that's the case instead of starting shit or being rude just say "Sorry we have 2 separate systems and we don't have the rows listed because that's how customer service is." And unfortunately their job whether they want to leave it or not is a customer service job. Pretty sure later I also got up charged on a hose, and a small bracket but honestly $100 is nothing for the stuff I got even if I got up charged so I called it a day and left in silent but I'm still actively going to look into how I can speak to an actual higher up since they didn't want to give me any numbers. Provided below is a couple photos of 96-00 civics they had in the very front of their yard right in view from their door.

Steve Hopkins Honda

Steve Hopkins Honda

(513 reviews)

I had the honor of dealing with with one of the best people that work in the service department for…read moreSteve Hopkins Honda by the name of Luis Guzman His attention to detail and his ability to communicate about my car needs and to make sure that I was completely taken care of. Your Genuine professionalism does not go unnoticed. I appreciate you.

If I could give them 10000 negative review I would dont take your car their to be fixed they will…read morelightly fix what was wrong with it and break other parts of your car so you keep coming back for more I sent my car there for their $349 coupon for polish disc breaks and replaced the pads after they were done my bottom part of my car kept on making a cracking metallic sound because they broke something i sent it back for them to fix it Guzman the repair manager said id have to pay for them to fix it I told them if they dont fix it id sue them they got scared they took it back and tried to fix what they broke Guzman said reason why it made that sound is it could be other things broken thats bullshit there was nothing wrong with my car before i sent it to them they tried to scam me NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR TO Steve Hopkins honda fairfield they will mess up your car. You will pay $500 for them to Diagnoasetic your car instead take your car my professional mechanic Cesar his phone number is 707-580-1259, Cesar only charges you $60 for diagnostic your car he will only charge you to change your disc breaks and break pads for $300 that includes parts and labor from Cesar he is location across from Armijo High school and next to Maderine Chinese restaurant. Cesar is the best he never mess up yourr car he is not a scam like Steve Hopkin shonda. where as with crappie Steve Hopkins will charge you $600 for break change and pad breaks change. Steve hopkin will mess up your car so you keep coming back for more Steve Hopkins makes 90% of their profit from their repair service department they change you a alot of money and mess up your car PLEASE PEOPLE NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR TO BE FIXED BY STEVE HOPKINS HONDA, NEVER BUY THEIR CARS THEIR SALES MAN WILL LIE TO YOU AND SCAM YOU, especially if your an elderly customer they will lie and take advantage of you if you CO SIGN WITH A CAR FOR YOUR FRIEND OR RELATIVES STEVE HOPKINS SALES MAN WILL LIE TO YOU AND TELL YOU AFTER THEY WILL SAY " AFTER 1 MONTH YOU PURCHASE THE CAR YOU WILL BE OFF AND REMOVED FROM THE CO SIGN THEY ARE LYING THEY LIE JUST TO MAKE A SALE. INSTEAD BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR BECAUSE BY 2035 IN CALIFORNIA LAW IT IS MANDETORY FOR DELEARSHIPS TO SELL ELECTRIC CARS AND THAT NEW CAR YOU BOUGHT AT STEVE HOPKINS WILL BE OBSELATE YOU CANT BE ABLE TO USE IT YOU GAS CARS ELECTRIC CAR IS NO MAINTENANCE WHERE AS STEVE HOPKINS HONDA WILL COST YOU A TON OF MONEY FOR REPAIR AND THEY WILL BREAK YOUR CAR SO YOU KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

Hopkins Acura Of Fairfield - Acura Integra Type S. Love it!

Hopkins Acura Of Fairfield

(199 reviews)

I want to thank Mark Barlaan at Acura for helping me find my perfect car--not once, but twice! His…read moreprofessionalism, patience, and dedication made the entire car-buying experience smooth and enjoyable. Mark took the time to understand exactly what I was looking for and helped me find the perfect Acura that fits my needs. I am so excited about my new Acura and couldn't be happier with my purchase. If you're looking for someone who genuinely cares about his customers and goes above and beyond, I highly recommend Mark Ablan. Thank you again for your outstanding service and for making this such a wonderful experience!

I rarely leave negative reviews, but after months of dealing with Hopkins Acura of Fairfield, I…read morefeel compelled to share our experience so other customers know what to expect. Our 2017 Acura TLX suffered a connecting rod bearing failure that was covered under Acura's recall. Before the failure, the vehicle routinely achieved fuel economy consistent with Acura's published ratings and our years of ownership experience. Around the time of the bearing failure, fuel economy dropped dramatically and has remained severely reduced ever since. Over the course of several months, we worked extensively with Hopkins Acura, providing fuel receipts, mileage logs, manual MPG calculations, photographs, and detailed documentation. We gave them every opportunity to investigate and resolve the issue. Instead of focusing on finding the root cause, we were repeatedly met with shifting explanations, contradictions, delays, and ultimately a refusal to continue helping. One of the most concerning aspects of the entire experience was the quality of the recall repair itself. After major engine work, the vehicle was returned to us with the battery improperly secured. While Hopkins corrected the issue after we brought it to their attention, it understandably raised concerns about the overall attention to detail during a repair that involved significant engine disassembly and reassembly. The most disappointing part of this experience was dealing with General Manager Mike Gough. Rather than taking ownership of the situation or demonstrating genuine concern for a long-standing customer, his communication reflected exactly the type of stereotypical car dealership mentality most customers dread. When we raised legitimate concerns supported by documentation, his responses became increasingly dismissive. Instead of addressing the facts presented, he ultimately chose to tell us to seek a second opinion elsewhere while simultaneously banning us from future service at any Hopkins Auto Group dealership. Think about that for a moment. After multiple visits, multiple repair attempts, countless emails, and months of effort on our part, their final solution was: "Go somewhere else." Even more frustrating, Hopkins repeatedly suggested obtaining a second opinion from another Acura dealer yet offered no assistance with the cost of doing so. When I directly asked whether Hopkins would cover the expense of the second opinion they were recommending, I never received a response. The email was simply ignored. What stands out most is that nobody ever actually explained why a vehicle that once achieved well over 20 MPG now struggles to achieve 15 to 16 MPG. Nobody identified a root cause. Nobody offered a meaningful plan toward resolution. They simply declared the vehicle "normal" despite extensive documentation showing otherwise. Jessica Wagoner and Sheila Roberts were generally professional throughout much of the process and at least engaged in the conversation. Unfortunately, once the matter reached upper management, customer service and accountability seemed to disappear entirely. If you're looking for a dealership that stands behind its work, thoroughly investigates customer concerns, and takes ownership when problems arise, my experience suggests you should look elsewhere. Hopkins Acura had months of documentation, multiple opportunities to make this right, and every chance to demonstrate exceptional customer service. Instead, they chose to dismiss the concern, refuse future service, and stop communicating when asked difficult questions. Extremely disappointing experience, and based on how this situation was handled, I would not purchase a vehicle from Hopkins Acura of Fairfield nor would I recommend their service department to others.

Ford Fairfield - The day I got my new car. Ford Bronco 2024.

Ford Fairfield

(861 reviews)

Five stars for Ford Fairfield! Their team went above and beyond to get my 2020 ROUSH F-150 back up…read moreand running with a complete new transmission and the ROUSH-specific access required to properly recalibrate the supercharger. This was a challenging repair, but Missy B., Michael G., Robert K., Kishan K., and Erich C. put in the extra time, effort, and coordination needed to get it done correctly. Special thanks to Erich C. for helping secure the ROUSH-specific access that was so important to the process. I am genuinely grateful to the entire team for their persistence, professionalism, and care. Thank you all for bringing my ROUSH back to life! Ford Fairfield has an exceptional team and has earned my strongest recommendation.

I couldn't update this review fast enough. The excitement of when we first purchased this car,…read morequickly faded away within the last 5 years and almost 37,000 miles later. 1. This model explorer alone had 33 safety recalls. Each time we took our car to the shop, it took 1-2 weeks for repairs. Completely inconvenient! 2. The crack in the windshield that was EXISTING when we bought the car never got repaired in the 5 years we had the vehicle. Don't bother purchasing warranties because this dealership doesn't honor them and the 3rd party warranty company gives you the run around. Ford was supposed to complete the repair themselves but kept pushing it onto the warranty company! 3. No cars transmission should go out at 36,000 miles and some change! NEVER!!! 4. As the dealership that sold the warranty and extended warranty there is no excuse as to why you can't locate a customers information to verify they have coverage for power train issues, but of course it's easier to try and convince a customer that they don't have coverage, I guess! 5. Replacing the transmission took just shy of a month and no loaner car was offered. Literally had to pay for a rental at about $600 a week, plus pay a car note for a car we didn't have in our possession just to be able to get to and from work! All because Ford only offers loaners for "Ford" warranty vehicles. How that even makes sense is beyond me! In this economy, an extra $600 is tough! 6. After repairs were made, we were told we could not pick up OUR vehicle until the warranty department made payment. So even after the warranty department approved the repairs and approved to cover almost 100% (we had to pay $200 for screws, yeah, I know, crazy), we were told we would have to wait until they paid because it was a large bill. I guess the peace of mind was being told that warranty "usually" pays quickly. We had to get the manager involved after numerous calls and he only agreed to release our vehicle because I'm sure he realized illegal business practices aren't the best route. I won't go into detail on the legal perimeters or lack there of to withhold someone's car without legitimate merit! Obviously I understand that no business is perfect and sometimes issues are bound to happen, but this experience alone showed us that Ford Fairfield does not care about its customers and will do anything they can do be shady, with a lack of professional business practices. Do yourself a favor and buy your car anywhere else but here! If I could give zero stars that would still be too many for Ford Fairfield...

Team Chevrolet

Team Chevrolet

(514 reviews)

If you have low tolerance for BS - this is the place for you…read more Carlos was extremely helpful in responsive in getting me the best deal possible, and even came in on his day off to fit MY schedule! I've traded in a few cars in my life, and always without fail, you get one price over the phone, and then once they get you in-person they start with excuses why they can't honor it - but NOT here. They didn't try to talk their own offer down even after seeing damages on the car they didn't know about when they gave the initial offer. They made the process very smooth and pleasant, and when I turned down extra services at the point of purchase, they were super respectful about it, and didn't try to aggressively push it. I would definitely come back to them and recommend them to my own friends and family.

I took my son's car to Team Chevrolet Vallejo for an oil change. I was told they would take care of…read morecertain things, but unfortunately, much of what I was told turned out not to be true, Later that same day, I received a text message from the service manager saying that the car was ready. I replied to the text asking whether someone could pick me up or if I should call an Uber. He responded that the connection was bad and that he could not read my message properly. I eventually found my own ride back to Team Chevrolet Vallejo. When I arrived, there was one man behind the service desk. I told him I was there to pick up my car, and he simply handed me the key. The moment I started the car, I noticed that the tire-pressure warning light was on, and had not even left the dealership. I immediately told the employee about the tire-pressure warning light. He told me to drive the car over to the shop area. I asked him whether he wanted me to drive it over myself or whether someone from the dealership should do it. He told me it was okay for me to drive it over. What happened next was even more disappointing. I saw the employee speaking to a technician, and then the technician came over to me with an aggressive and unprofessional attitude and asked, "What can I do for you?" I told him to ask the service advisor because he already knew why I was there. The technician gave me an unprofessional look and then told me, "It's okay, just drive it. You'll be okay." I told him no. The vehicle came in without the tire-pressure warning light on, and I expected to receive it back in the same condition. He then said, "Okay, one minute, " and returned with a Temu small scanner. He plugged it into the OBD port without even turning the ignition on, with the key in my hand, and immediately told me there was nothing wrong with the tires because there was no code I said really, At that point, I felt like I needed to leave because I was being treated as though I did not understand anything about vehicles. What they did not know is that I have been a mechanic for more than 34 years, and I understand how these systems work, and the way this situation was handled was neither professional nor technically convincing. When the car was at the shop they sent me a video of the tech saying the rear brake pad hit the metal so he recommended replacing the pads and rotors right away, i was going to have him do the brakes job but the way they treated me I change my mind, on my way back home from the dealership the radio start acting strangely, at the time I was replacing the rear brake pads on the car, driver side wheels was completely loosed, at the time I dropped off the car I told them this is my son's car, I have it on video and the rear brakes was 40%. My concern is not only the tire-pressure warning light. It is the poor communication, the dismissive attitude, the lack of professionalism, and the way I was treated after bringing the vehicle in for a simple oil change. A customer should not bring in a vehicle without warning lights and receive it back with a warning light on, only to be told to "just drive it. So I contacted the store manager to explain what happened, and I was told someone would get back to me the next day, but that never happened. I also tried contacting the store manager more than four times, and my calls were ignored. I then went to the dealership and spoke with the service manager and explained the situation. He told me I was wrong and claimed the vehicle could be properly checked with a scanner without the ignition being on. He also said someone would call me because he was busy, even though there was no one else there at the time--it was just him and me. Despite that, I still have not received a response I am giving Team Chevrolet Vallejo 30 days to correct the problem they caused. If this is not resolved, I will file a complaint with the California Bureau of Automotive Repair and consider taking legal action. zeibmw@aol.com

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