Just before Christmas last year, after well over 10 years of service the transmission finally gave out on my trusty Mercedes. I was in a frantic search to find transportation asap.
I really didn't want to commit to a large monthly new car payment, so instead, I started to look around at used cars.
I visited several lots and after looking at cars online and then going to those lots - the cars looked nothing like the pictures. It was a nightmare
One a Cadillac SUV I went to look at didn't even have oil in the engine as one of the first things I always did looking at every car was to check all the fluids.
Then I ran across a posting by Westside Motors, for a white Volvo C70 T5. I did all the usual research, Carfax, tracing its movements and maintenance records going back to when it came off the car line in Sweden and also whatever eIse I could find out about that particular year model etc. all before I even went to their lot.
Unlike many other lots I went to, Westside Motors had several other cars that might work for me if the Volvo didn't.
Because of my work I wasn't able to look at it in person right away. But I still had some questions and requested some more pictures too and Joe at Westside immediately responded to every request.
The first day I was able to, I showed up at Westside Motors right after they opened up to look at the Volvo.
Wes, the owner, came out to greet me as I was looking at the car and he was just great!
There was no typical high pressure sales, nothing like that at all.
He answered all my questions as I went over the car and showed me how everything on the car worked.
Then he let me take it out for a good long test drive.
Everything, every button on it worked like it was supposed to. The outside was beautiful and the interior still looks great all around, (with only a minor exception where I did replace the leather on the small console armrest.)
When I returned from my test drive, I told Wes I wanted it!
And talk about service - after I completed all the paperwork to purchase it, Wes personally delivered it to my home!
I then had it detailed inside and out, tinted the windows and now everyone that sees it at work believes I bought a brand-new car!! I love this car!!
I highly recommend these guys.
(And if you have the time, after talking with him I discovered Wes is another great American success story for himself and his family!) read more