My family member just bought a car here and they paid for it upfront. The car lot was amazing, the…read moreair wasn't running as cold as they liked it to run, so they offered some sights to see, and asked if we're hungry maybe they wanted to get some lunch? Whenever we were eating the car was already finished from another shop that they sent the car too. They gave a 30 day warranty, this place was stellar. I highly recommend that you check this place out!

BS BS BS FRAUDS Saw '09 119K mls VW convertible $4,500 CarFax has 70 repair maint records TOTAL…read moreFRAUD all records show same mechanic EVERY 2-3 weeks same maintenance checked / hoodliner replaced 3 weeks after brand new car bought BS BS BS BS BS

Let me start by saying how relieved I am that I found this dealership! It is so hard to find a…read moredealership that is honest and transparent and that is exactly what I found at Hawthorne motors pre-owned, please be careful not to confuse them with the dealership next door to them (hawthorne motors express). Mike, Karina and Shaun were very professional and knowledgeable-- you can tell they take pride in their dealership. Shaun helped my sister and I with the financing and Kari was very helpful in answering all of our questions and concerns. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS LOCATION. Quality cars and quality service! Thank you for all your help. No hassle, smooth purchase. *I am a photographer and just had to capture this moment for my sister!

My son purchased a car today, and I must say that it was one of the best experiences I've had in…read moreterms of purchasing a car. Mike was very professional and easy to talk to. He was very knowledgeable and explained everything to us and was NOT like your typical used car salesman. His brother Shaun was great too. We were made to feel comfortable and offered beverages as well. My son was pleased with his choice of car, and I was very pleased with the over all experience. If I ever want to purchase another used vehicle, I will certainly buy from Hawthorne Motors Pre-Owned cars. Thanks again Mike and Shaun

I bought car from here a few years ago a SUV. I have to say that my truck is still running good…read morehave had no major problems, nor have had to replace any major parts. I am happy with my purchase and I would purchase another vehicle with them if I had to. Thanks for having an auto sales place that people can rely on

First time calling this place , have not even step foot in to the place and I already got horrible…read morecustomer service. I called the place to verify the time they close , it's 6:30 pm a young lady answered , I asked -just want to confirm that you guys close at 7 PM and she replies with a "well yes but we're going to close early today " and I said oh OK and then she says " What do you need" ??????? Hmmm isn't this a car dealer!! so my reply to that was - I wanted to see your inventory but never mind thank you very much and I hung up the phone. Why would I even want to bother

FIRST TIME BUYER…read more this was my first time financing a car and I definitely came to the right place! Whole team was very friendly and walked me through the entire process. HUGE thank you to Sonia and Erick for being so patient and helping me drive away In my dream car

Hello everyone I am so proud to let you know that I went to 3 different dealers where they just…read moreused their tricks and lies...I was referred by a close friend to Advantage Auto Sales where it would be my last attempt to get a car with no cosigner .. their finance administrator worked hard to help me and he got me Approved I couldn't believe it after almost giving up... If you fill like giving up on your search for car..I highly recommend you try Advantage Auto sales ... This not a pitch... I'm just very Appreciated for what they did for me and I hope that anyone in my shoes that reads this takes my advice and give them the chance to help you... God Bless..

I purchased a low-mileage Lexus from Car Lux after comparing several dealerships in the area. The…read moreselection of luxury and late-model used vehicles was impressive, and the salesperson gave me plenty of time to inspect the car and take it for a test drive. The financing process took a little longer than I expected, but everything was explained clearly in the end. Overall, I'm happy with the vehicle and would shop here again.

What an absolute waste of my time today. They dont deserve 1 star. I was assaulted by an employee…read morehere because I walked out of the door while they were trying to run a scam on me. Yesterday I requested these parasites give buyer's order and I never received it. That's when I should have walked out. Yesterday, hours upon hours of my time was wasted because they were trying to pressure me into accepting financing from them. My own fault for letting these crooks waste my time yesterday. And my own fault for coming back the second day to let them waste my time some more. For those who dont know or too lazy to Google it: A buyer's order is an official, itemized document from a car dealership that outlines the exact agreed-upon terms, pricing, and vehicle details before a car purchase is finalized. Car salesmen often resist giving out a buyer's order because it allows you to leave, shop their price at competing dealerships, or secure cheaper outside financing from your own bank or credit union. A legal buyer's order forces them to tie every single dollar to a legitimate, accountable line item. Without it, they could treat your wallet like a moving target and tack on hidden fees and other charges like they just tried to pull on me today. Absolutely disgusting. I came in with my own financing from my employer's credit union. My credit union approved me for $19,604. Today, Car Lux tried to get me to pay $2400 for some made up fees when I have still never received a buyer's order. They showed me a print out of a DEALER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PORTAL showing the price of the car. The manager straight up lied to my face and told me that printout of that portal was a buyer's order. Are you kidding me???? These people prey on naive people and they literally BANK on people being stupid enough to fall for their BS; your inability to think critically makes them money. I asked again for a buyer's order, and the employee Ken disappeared for what seemed to be almost 10 mins, only to come back with what I didnt ask for. He handed me a RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALE CONTRACT. That is NOT a buyer's order!!! I have wasted precious hours of my life dealing with these delinquents just to get a car!! I have been at this place since 12:00 pm!! When I received the retail installment sale contract, I prepared to leave. On my way out the door I said "I know you people wont make a commission off of me if I use 100% of my financing, which is why you are trying to charge me fees you just made up when I haven't received a buyer's order". I walked out the door and across the lot to leave the premises, and a car salesman I havent had any contact with yesterday or today prior to this ordeal popped out of nowhere and assaulted me trying to snatch the retail installment contract papers out of my hand!! He said the papers were his. Um excuse me these papers have MY information on them!! There is nothing confidential about you on any of these papers!! There is a review on Car Lux's Google review with someone saying this place tacked on the optional AMO to increase their sister's loan. This exactly the same BS they tried to pull on me. They asked me to pay the $2,400 loan increase. They also pressured that person's sister to use the full amount of her pre approved loan. That is exactly what the manager here tried to do to me by using my credit union's 125% bank limit as an excuse to max out my loan for their own profit. I was approved for $19,604 and they tried to increase the loan to $22,0004!!! And tried to pressure me into paying them the $2400 out of pocket to drive the car off the lot. What a bunch of disgusting lowlife subhumans. I will be sure to sue this place for assault!

I really wanted to love this dealership. They do have good reviews on Google, which is why we gave…read morethem a chance. There was a very specific truck we were looking for: A 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab in dark grey. We live in Long Beach and I made the drive out to Southgate check out the truck. It looked to be in good shape for this year and was pretty clean overall. I worked with K and Jay on the purchase. They seemed to be very straightforward, did not play games. They worked with me on the pricing and generally did not try to upsell me on anything. The process to purchase the truck was pretty fast. The interest rates right now aren't great, but we plan to refinance soon for a lower rate. We left the dealership happy. Now here's the trouble.... We've had the truck just one week and it won't start. It's dead on the street. When I was at the dealership checking out the truck, they did not have the key fob for the truck, which they explained was typical since used cars are often repo's. When I went to open the truck door when checking it out, the alarm went off. This, they said would be fixed by having a key fob made. They said that WE had to pay the $220 for two key fobs for the car. This was odd, I've never heard of a dealership making someone pay hundreds of dollars for the key to the car they just bought. However, because they did cut us slack on the pricing, I said fine. The trouble started about 4 days after purchase. The car alarm started going off each night around 2am and 3am. Then, less than a week after purchasing the truck, it will no longer start. We are getting an error message that there is an issue with the theft-deterrent system. We called the dealership and they told us to connect with the locksmith who made the key fobs. He came out and said it's not an issue with the key fob, that it's an issue with the aftermarket alarm system placed on the vehicle. The day we had the locksmith come out, it was street sweeping day and we got a $70 fine for the truck being on the street, which just added insult to injury. We called the dealership again and they said they would google what could be going wrong. At this point, we don't feel confident with that and we now have to pay to have the truck towed to GM to get to the bottom of the issue. We're pretty bummed about the whole experience and wish we got a working truck out of the deal, understandably.

While I am not a customer of this fine dealership yet, I have a story to tell about why, when the…read moretime comes for me to purchase a car, Upgrade Auto Sale is the only dealership that will earn my business. My story began when searching for a 2023 Dodge Charger SXT. Like many, I hit Auto Trader, Edmonds, Kelly Blue Book and Car Gurus. And then "CarFax", whose "AI" probably tracked me, sent me an email with a 2023 Charger SXT at Upgrade Auto Sale. It's important to let the reader know I reached out to a handful of other dealerships that had similar vehicles. I reached out to both national and privately owned dealerships, whose names I will not share. Suffice it to say, that only Upgrade Auto Sale warmly and safely welcomed my contact. The others all the did the same "hurry up, giddy up". Their approach and demeanor turned me off. It is important for me as a potential buyer, to feel "safe" and not "pushed" by a seller. Hands down, the very first time I connected with Wendy, and then Finance Manager Naji, they welcomed my inquiry about the car I was interested in. They both made me feel like I was not only their only customer, but made me feel like I was part of their family. Together we negotiated a deal on the car, and I accepted their proposal. In fact, to me, it was a deal almost too good to say no to. I quickly gave credit card data to secure a "non-refundable" deposit, to hold the car. Since I live in Central California, five hours away from Southgate, we scheduled my bringing my trade in to complete the deal in two days. After the call, I ran and re-ran the numbers, telling myself I needed to "sleep on it". After a restless night, stressed out, I finally realized I was making a BIG mistake, that the cash I would need to close the deal would be important for me to have, when my house for sale sells. I realized that the amount of cash that would be needed to buy the car we had negotiated, would be necessary for me to buy my next house in the south bay. I reached out to both Wendy and Naji, explained my needing to "back out of the deal". Naji's compassion was over whelming, unexpected and deeply appreciated. He even told me he would refund half of the "non-refundable" deposit, which I didn't expect. He said that my complete satisfaction was more important to him than a car deal, and in fact did refund half the deposit immediately. In all of my years buying personal cars, this outcome, is something I would never expect from a car dealer. Naji's empathetic response made me feel like I was important to him; like I was a part of his family. Who wouldn't want to do business with Naji and Wendy. Dear reader, I hope my story resonates. From my experience, I can truly say, if you are genuinely looking to purchase a car, truck or SUV, make Upgrade Auto Sale your first stop. You'll be glad you did! Regards, Barry Bagus

I bought my 2011 535i here!! This place is great when it comes to customer service and quality…read morevehicles. I didn't think i would find the car i was looking for and i actually found a better version of the car. Definitely thumbs up on that and easy buying options without any hidden fees or scams of any kind. The manager was a very straightforward person to deal with and is very business savvy when it came time to get me a loan with a bank. I got great financing with a 60 day in house warranty! I recommend this place hands down

My husband bought 2 cars from this place on the same day about 7 months ago . He did us dirty . He…read morecharged us the full charge for tags and registration for 12 months the day of signing the loan . We never received our tags . We actually got a bill from the dmv months after the purchase of the vehicles to pay for registration. We had to pay registration twice . We've had so many mechanical problems with both vehicles . They gave my husband receipts of the repairs that were supposed to be made including tuneup and oil changes, and brakes . Non of the repairs were actually done . This guy isn't honest and he is not fair in his business practices about his vehicles. We have spent so much money and time on repairs that he claimed to have already done. I wouldn't buy a bus pass from this guy , I wouldn't buy a bicycle from this guy. I wouldn't even buy a picture of a car from this place. If they say good morning, you should check and be sure you check that it isn't night . They don't even deserve 1 star . They deserve negative stars because you'll surly be in the negative if you buy anything from this place .

Thank you! Bought here last month for a really good deal,…read morethey reassured me they were gonna handle everything from the dmv on their end. i received the plates and mail in a timely manner. car is exactly as described with no issues! Sellers are completely honest and trustworthy! might come here again for my other daughter's car

CartagLA made the whole process so smooth and stress-free. Even though I was in San Francisco, they…read morewent out of their way to send me detailed videos, the Carfax, and clear info about the car's maintenance so I knew exactly what I was looking at. What really stood out was how quick and confident they were with every question I had -- no hesitation, just honest and straightforward answers every time. That level of communication really gave me peace of mind and made me feel like I was in good hands. They were super professional but also easy to talk to, which made the whole experience way better than I expected. I'd definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a trustworthy place to buy a car!