Big surprise, an actually reliable and honest used car dealer. Not just honest; helpful, communicative, and very willing to work with customers' individual needs. Full disclosure: I was excited to stumble upon Stark's listing for a 4-year-old SUV with only 18k miles on it that looked to be in fantastic shape. According to CarGuru's, it was also listed at nearly $2000 under market, which to me seemed to be a winning deal.
I live in Austin Texas so it was quite a trip up to north Arkansas. Given the distance I was very skeptical whatever they told me about the condition of the car. So I requested they bring it into the manufacturer's dealership nearby for an inspection, for which I paid $100. The inspection had only good things to say and I appreciated their doing the transportation for me.
At that point I wanted to buy the car but also wanted to save $$ on travel to get there. I asked if I purchased a plane ticket, if they'd be willing to hold onto it for me for a bit or at least let me know if someone else was interested. They were totally fine giving me time and I bought a plane ticket 3 weeks out for only $100 one way.
They kindly offered to pick me up at the Memphis airport over 1 hour away and drive me to the dealership at no charge. They also detailed the car, filled the tank, and prepped the paperwork. I had a 9 hour drive home so Tim (the owner) quickly took care of everything and got me on my way.
I left my driver's license there by accident (whoops!) and Tim overnighted to me at no charge. And here I am a week later, very happy with the car and the shape it's in (I got a great test drive on the way home and it feels brand new) and we've just received the title and paperwork in the mail from Stark as they promised.
So, when they are super friendly and honest with you, and help you out in every conceivable way, and then give you a great deal to boot on a car, well, I would say that's 5/5 stars and way better than any used car dealer I've ever dealt with in my life. read more