California Motor Trade - Norco
Norco, CA
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I ABSOLUTELY recommend California Motor Trade in Norco. Jonathon, Alex K. & Ed Mendoza went above and beyond to help me get the car I wanted!. These guys really are amazing. Jonathan explained everything a Jonathon, Alex K. & Ed Mendoza went above and beyond to help me get the car I wanted!. These guys really are amazing. Jonathan explained everything along the way!... I was stunned that when it was all said and done there was no surprise fees or hidden calls. These guys stick to their word!! These guys really deserve 10 stars! More
Our experience was terrible! Your dealership really reinforced the slimy, sleazy, used car salesman stereotype. We drove 90 minutes all the way from San Diego to purchase this ve Your dealership really reinforced the slimy, sleazy, used car salesman stereotype. We drove 90 minutes all the way from San Diego to purchase this vehicle at the listed sales price, including tax, title, and registration. We test drove the car when we went to purchase it, the sales person came back with $4000 worth of accessory add-ons. We told them that we did not need any of them. One of them was $2000 for a smart car accessory and the other was $1900 for theft. The vehicle was a 2018 Land Rover discovery. In my estimation, it is in no way whatsoever a smart car. As far as the theft, we have excellent insurance and declined the charge. They would not sell us the car. We wasted an entire day driving, with fuel expenses, and missed work for this bait and switch. After we left the dealership, the sales manager called us. He was condescending and harassed us for the better part of 10 minutes. Accusing us that we just wanted to test drive of a Land Rover, which we have already test drove a couple previously. We were prepared to pay $19,300 for the vehicle, tag, taxes, and registration. All cash! Line items number 19 & 21 were where these obscure charges were. See below. For a listed vehicle, prices at $17,549, the dealership tried to inflate our out the door price to $23,413. That’s 30% higher than the advertised price. We are contacting the Better Business bureau about this. More
Aston was WONDERFUL! The whole experience was amazing and easy. He went out of his way to find the perfect car for me and to take care of all of the details that needed t The whole experience was amazing and easy. He went out of his way to find the perfect car for me and to take care of all of the details that needed to be completed prior to the purchase. It was the best experience I’ve had with a car dealership, and I have purchased many cars over the years. More
***BEWARE*** DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! !! My family drove 3 hours from Ventura County to purchase a car that was being "held" for us. The morning after the car was promised to be held for !! My family drove 3 hours from Ventura County to purchase a car that was being "held" for us. The morning after the car was promised to be held for us we got all the way down there and they are literally selling the car to another person IN FRONT OF US!!! I don't think it can get any more unprofessional than that. Not to mention the car was NOT clean and had scratches all over the door and dash so we would not have purchased it either way. These are BAD AWFUL cars they get from cheap auctions and resell them with damage. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE! I am also contacting the BBB, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC, I am having the State check on the status of their license to even be selling cars. HOW DARE YOU! More
Horrible sales. Car came with check engine light twice and the manager. Giving bad remarks often I bought a car from them and it’s been a week a no car yet and John Car came with check engine light twice and the manager. Giving bad remarks often I bought a car from them and it’s been a week a no car yet and John manager wants to be upset at me !!! Hek No. theater are Wrong !!! More
Awful . Don’t take the risk!Car taken back to the Awful . Don’t take the risk! Car taken back to the dealership 4 times because it won’t start at times and other times for them to fix the things the Awful . Don’t take the risk! Car taken back to the dealership 4 times because it won’t start at times and other times for them to fix the things they promised. As far as for the vehicle not starting - First time said it was the battery cable, next time same problem but said it was the key, third time same identical : according them it was the harness, kept it for weeks, lied and never submitted a warranty claim but assured us it was fixed ( at their expense), we purchased a warranty on the car that includes everything SUPPOSEDLY- and there’s nothing WE can do when they don’t submit claims. Finally took it to a reputable dealership- it wouldn’t start again but they diagnosed it immediately - said the car was unsafe for driving and had major problems. CMT had patch it together with junk parts, failing to even secure the harness. CMT NORCO has never properly repaired the vehicle! They knew it was bad! Over 2,000 in rental cars because of this horrific dealership. Alex, the manager was livid because of my YELP review and refused to help us. The manager said, we keep bringing it back for minor things- I don’t call it minor when the car could potentially shut off at anytime and when you’ve been stranded at least 6 times because it won’t start. All we want is to return this defective car, get reimbursed for our rentals, get all of the money we’ve paid back . . . they refused! Several nice people there tried to help us, but the arrogance of the management overrules! Stressed and afraid of this black 2017 Jeep Compass with very low miles. Everything that looks and sounds good, isn’t always good. Unbelievable, I never imagined. Don’t be deceived by CMT. More
I bought a 2015 Silverado They told me everything was good and inspected Soo I was just supposed to go sign and pick it up I had call a week ahead well I pick it drove home trusted the management ther i good and inspected Soo I was just supposed to go sign and pick it up I had call a week ahead well I pick it drove home trusted the management ther in that dealership and 2 days later I was driving with my 3 kids on the freeway sharp turn and my truck was sliding to the side rail I call the dealership took pics well they told me to go sat that they will fix my door that never open good and out new wheels this general manager made me drive 4 hours to tell me. He did not have new tires for me that he was going to put $40 dollars use tires on my truck that cost 40k and ther all different lol Soo he made me drive for nothing I ask to speak to the owner he told me the owner only speak to peace with money he sound it races and was not help full at all Soo would u drive ur family in 40$ tires Ok Soo I called the other dealership cause the owner owns 3 and they all didn’t even help me or gave me owner info to tell him wats going on Soo wat are they hiding that they don’t want the owner to find out I really will apreaciate of some one can get me a hold of the owner of California motor trade he needs to make changes especially wiyth the general manager Alex he was soo un help full he made me drive for nothing I will apreaciate to speak to the owner cause I ask for his info no one contact him does he know his dealership is saleing cares that don’t pass inspection cause the tires were bald in the inside. Soo me and my fam almost had accident no one from ur dealership cared about wat ever happens to me or my fam Soo I wil love to speak to the owner please contact me on a serious manner More
Writing about my experience at local dealership in hopes that this doesn’t happen to anyone else!! In search for a reliable vehicle, I saw a (new to me) used 2017 Jeep Compass available for purchase from that this doesn’t happen to anyone else!! In search for a reliable vehicle, I saw a (new to me) used 2017 Jeep Compass available for purchase from California Motor Trade in Norco, CA. I purchased the vehicle with CMT’s salesman, Finn, on Sunday, April 4th. It was in need of some minor detailing (carpet cleaned, driver side lock and spoiler replaced as they were missing), I wasn’t able to pick it up until Wednesday, April 7th. Less than three days later, on April 10th it would not start, again on the 16th, once again on the May 6th, May 7th and most recently May 17th. Since I’ve had it, I have been left stranded 5 times. After receiving the lemon, one would hope the dealership would do everything in their power to rectify the situation and accommodate the customer but CMT has made an already unfortunate situation even worse. As mentioned before, the salesman, Finn is kind, respectful and for the most part responsive. I believe trying to serve his clientele but didn’t seem to be knowledgeable about the issues concerning the vehicle. Alex in management seemed to be helpful the second mishap— quickly responsive for my second tow. But it was downhill from there. After picking up my vehicle the first time, I was told the battery compartment was just loose. The second time I was left stranded, they called for a tow but made it point to tell me “every time you call, it’s something so minor!”, when I picked it up this time, they thought that the key to the vehicle had been cut in correctly and had a locksmith made a new one. When I asked Alex to arrange transportation for me, it replied “I cannot help you with that.” If he TRULY couldn’t accommodate me with a vehicle he could have referenced the agreement where it states they must pay a portion of the rental or offer an alternative. But he was content with leaving me with no solution. The last time I called CMT after being stranded, Alex told me this would be the last time they helped me because of the review my mom wrote about them. After expressing my frustration with this entire process he expressed to me “I don’t know what’s wrong with your car. I can’t help you.” We spent the next several days dissecting the warranty and trying to find someone to pick up the vehicle and FINALLY get it repaired, only to discover that CMT had not submitted any of the paperwork regarding the warranty. It wasn’t until my mom called CMT to inquire why this was not done (Alex assured her (or LIED) that it was already done. It was then, that one of CMT’s mechanics called me and asked if they could pick up my car for repair. When I expressed my confusion as to why they would pick it up when they already communicated they could not fix it and did not want to assist me any longer, they insisted. It has been one week since my conversation with management (Alex) and 6 days since they picked up my vehicle. I have not heard about any progress on the repairs, the mechanic will not answer my texts or phone calls, the salesman will not give me an update. The service department has communicated with my mother that they are waiting for a diagnostic, in another phone call they are waiting for paperwork, in another phone call they haven’t seen the vehicle. All very inconsistent and suspicious. I’m spending over a grand in rentals in ADDITION to a car payment for a vehicle that does not work. This has been a nightmare of an experience and I would never recommend this company. They are unprofessional, shady, and dishonest. At the end of the day, a quality dealership would do whatever it took to rectify the situation-- take it to knowledgable mechanics, give an honest diagnostic, apologize, offer an accommodation, exchange the vehicle... anything would be better than what I'm currently going through. NO ANSWERS AND NO WORKING VEHICLE. I want the community to know so that no one has to go through this! More