The worst place to buy a BMW from. The worst place to make business with. If you want to pay more than what your car is worthed for, this place is where you should go. If you want to donate your money to some thieves, this place is where they are waiting for you. You are always dis-satisfied with this place. During the entire 3 years of business with them, I never stepped out happy from this dealership. Why go here when there are other dealers giving you better opptions with better prices. Are you going to believe I paid $635 for a sedan 3-series BMW for 3 yars and at the end when I returned the car with 12000 less millage they still charged me for $1700 for wheels and some scratches on the car. They ignored the fact that I already paid almost $9000~$10000 for the months that I paid and didn't drive the car. Even they were surprised how they leased a 3 series, 4 door, sedan car to me for that price. First thing they agreed was I got a really bad deal, so they started asking me about the persons name who sold the car and of course he was not working there anymore. In adiition they told me whoever was the sells person was a very gridy personality for giving that deal to me. This place sucks very bad. Never do business with this dealership. You can always have the BMW you want with much much less and fair prices if you take it from other dealership.

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I just purchased a new 328iC from Century West. Car-buying is always a bit of a chore but the Century West sales staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. My sales advisor was Suzanne Kingston and she is terrific. I came into the process very unsure about what I wanted and we looked at CPOs and new 3 and 6 convertibles for several visits. Suzanne was very patient and helpful and I never felt any pressure to buy. I don't normally post reviews on sites like these but there is a very negative review about Suzanne on this site and I feel obliged to share my opinion. I have previously bought a CPO 5 from Suzanne and she will get all of my business for as long as she works at Century West.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the lack of "upselling" at the end of the process. At other dealerships I've purchased from (Rusnak Porsche is the worst) the standard end-game appears to be a high-pressure sales pitch in the finance guy's office for additional (worthless) warrantees and things. There was none of this at Century West which I thought was respectful to the customer.

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This is probably the worst dealership I have ever been to. They do not care about the customer nor do they care about making a sale.

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Happy with my deal, good service, would recommend this dealership to anyone interested
in a BMW. Wish I had waited for the 2012 3 series model which i heard is amazing.

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Shahin Sabzehroo was the most EXCELLENT Salesperson I ever had. He was a complete pro, helpful and sincere and most importantly he got the job done!! I got the best deal of my life and he did with such ease. If you are in the market for a New or Used BMW check him out, He is simply the best there is. And his reputation cannot be matched, everybody loves this guy. I'm a Century West BMW Customer for life!! Love my Active Demo 7 Series Hybrid by the way.

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Where to begin. I purchased a pre-certified BMW last year from Century West. While everything seemed good at the beginning, little did I know that Century West was totally incompetent on enough areas, one of which could I have gotten my car impounded, had I been pulled over.

1. After acquiring the car, I found out that they failed to note the change of the new owner in the BMW database, so when I went to Center BMW for service, it still showed the previous guy.

2. They put the wrong plates on the car, so while they were new they were not ones actually registered to me or the car. I only found out, when it came time to register the car for 2011 and I had gone to the Thousand Oaks DMV. They - Century West had given my plates to someone else. The DMV told me that had I been pulled over for speeding or whatever, the police would have impounded the car and I could face additional fines.

3. I let Century West BMW know this. What's worst is they put the plates on the car to begin with, at the dealership. Their response: It is not our fault and I should be grateful they paid the first year's registration fees and got me my plates.

4. When I notified my sales person Fabio or whatever about the car issues, he seemed indifferent. Their guy who handles pre-certs, is equally clueless.

5. The deal on the car was great, fully loaded,2007 Certified pre-owned BMW, with the additional sports suspension, but I would never get another car from them again, because it just isn't worth it.

I am in the market for a new X3 BMW now, and wouldn't pick these guys if they were the only dealership in LA. Rather, I would drive to San Diego.

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I recently purchased a vehicle from this dealership. They were very knowledgeable and helpful and made my experience very pleasant. Other BMW dealers behave like they are doing you a great big favor by coming outside to help you and answer your questions - and I mean every dealership I went to (Bob Smith, Rusnak, Center, Steve Thomas, Beverly Hills, etc.) acted this way. I highly recommend this dealership, it was one of the best experiences I have ever had purchasing a vehicle!

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The employees seem friendly up front, but their behaviors are driven primarily by profit and making lots of money. There is little to no focus on customer service.

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Ripoff and bait and switch.

Car leased. At end of lease, received letter and called. Never responded. Complained and handed to Sales Manager Johnny A. who proposed a deal in writing, just "needed a safety and smog inspection." Despite being a Certified car when leased, said had to pay $1,500 for another certification or would bump interest rate by 2 points (already up almost 2 from what Johnny originally proposed).

This is classic bait and switch. Taking legal action.

On top of that, wife hit pothole, tire pressure down. Conned her into 2 new tires and a wheel. Did a similar thing a second time. 2 inch scratch on rear quarter panel, gave her a $1,300 quote. I'll get it done for $100. Really a classic ripoff organization.

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let me start off by saying that my experience with this dealership has persuaded me not to buy a new bmw m3. thats how bad their customer service is. they are rude, unapologetic, abrasive and all around a holes. dont shop here, they are jerks.

i went from being 100000% sure about buying a m3 to really rethinking about buying a bmw m3. i wanted to get a good price on a silverstone m3, but this is the only dealership with a silverstone m3 that is priced below 70 grand in so cal. since this is no longer an available option, i probably will wait for the new m3 to come out (fat chance, im not going to wait 4 years) or just buy a porsche. i will probably just buy the porsche. i get way better customer service.

what happened was I found a m3 online for just under 65,000. thats a good deal if you are unfamiliar with m3s. the coupe was fully loaded, in the color i wanted (silverstone ext, but i didnt like the black leather int), and had the double clutch transmission. thats hard to find in so cal. you would think that bmw would have more silver m3s lying around, but they are actually few and far in between. the only thing wrong with the car is that it is a 2010, and they released 2011 and 2011.5 models out already.

since i knew the price online was 65000, i wanted to call and confirm the price before i come in and check out the car.

i cannot believe the kind of service from these people. i get better service from walmart. i would suggest to RUN as far away as you can from this bs dealership. they are rude and do not deserve your business.

what happened was i called the dealership and spoke to a CA, Mark.
i asked if he had any m3s in stock.
he said yah. what are you looking for
Me: im open to the coupe sedan and convt
Mark:(rudely) oh, you have to be more specific. i cant help you if you dont tell me what you want
Me: ok, i will not buy a white or black m3. i need sporty color for a sporty car. i want a silverstone m3 and a double clutch with the alarm. i dont any aftermarket carbon fiber because it inflates the cost. id like something that is more affordable and economical (whoops, i miss used that word. my bad, it happens when you are talking over the phone.)
Mark: ok, well, we do have a couple of colors. i have a m3 in white, one in black, and one in silverstone. (condescending tone) let me ask you something, i dont understand what you meant by economical. the m3 is not economical. if you are looking for economical, maybe you should look at different cars.
Me: i know the m3 isnt cheap. sorry, i used the wrong word. to be frank, i want a m3 that is cheap. i want to get the lowest price possible on the m3, but i assure you, the m3 is within my budget. and, i must say, you you have a rude tone.
Mark: (laughs) no i dont.
Me: yes you are. you are being rude to me.
Mark: SO!

At that point, I flipped out and sunk to his level, shouted some expletives and reminded him that just because you work for bmw, does not mean he has class. i was pissed. then i called again, and asked to speak to the internet manager because mark was being a douche and they told me he would call me back. i waited 5 hours later and i had to call him back. he acted like he didnt know that i was pissed and did not apologize and pretended like he didnt know that he was supposed to call me back. wow, rude customer service.

again, i am no longer in the market for the current m3 model because of their rude customer service.

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