James Porter
James Porter at Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara

James Porter

Sales Manager

Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara

350 Hitchcock Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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4.7
69 Reviews
4.7

69 Reviews

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69 Reviews of James Porter

May 01, 2026

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It's difficult to get anyone to return your call regarding the progress of my vehicle. More

by 1JIMMCCORMICK
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May 06, 2026

Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara responded

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you had a frustrating experience, and we appreciate that you brought this to our attention. Our team is reviewing the circumstances regarding your review. If you’d like to share more about this experience or reach our team directly, please reach out using the contact information listed below. Joe Langhans, General Manager joel@lexusofsantabarbara.com

April 27, 2026

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Emily and James were wonderful. I would have appreciated having information about extended warranties forwarded to me beforehand to be prepared to make a thoughtful decision. More

by jmarlier
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April 25, 2026

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10 days after purchasing my 2023 BMW X3,a lot of smoke started coming from under the hood. I had upgraded to a newer car as my previous car was 10 years old. Mr Porter advised me to take the car to my loc More

by tonitpicky
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Apr 27, 2026

Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara responded

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you had a frustrating experience, and we appreciate that you brought this to our attention. Our team is reviewing the circumstances regarding your review. If you’d like to share more about this experience or reach our team directly, please reach out using the contact information listed below. Joe Langhans, General Manager joel@lexusofsantabarbara.com

April 20, 2026

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The people at the dealer were very helpful, pleasant to work with, accommodating and honest. More

by ramirorarroyo
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Jonathan Cruz and Ezequiel Masiel

April 11, 2026

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The salesperson, Juan was awesome. No pressure and kept us updated on delivery status. He explained how to operate all the bells and whistles. The finance person was fine but very push More

by infantry1sg
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Juan in sales

April 03, 2026

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Wow! What an amazing experience at Lexus of Santa Barbara! 3 days ago I leased a 2026 RZ 450 And it was love at first sight! Ren, Gianni, James, and Robin More

by pryan4591
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Other Employees Tagged: Ren, Gianni and Robin

March 24, 2026

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The team I worked with were very professional and courteous in treating me during the negotiation for the RX 350h I bought. More

by Tony
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Other Employees Tagged: Robin Tidd, Farrell Odendhal, Gianni Madrigal, Ezequiel maciel

February 28, 2026

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My experience was outstanding. James Porter, Ezekiel and Gianna truly treated us as VIP’s! More

by zansler
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Other Employees Tagged: Ezekiel

January 23, 2026

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James in sales provided amazing care with our car purchase in November. Then, he organized my recent service visit where Martin took over and was very helpful. The experience was effortless! More

by scinfo
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Other Employees Tagged: Martin in service and Nicole in customer support

January 18, 2026

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Great customer service. Only issue was bought a car in the rain and didn’t realize the tires were cracking and needed to be replaced. Car was used and that was my fault I gu More

by baja.1986
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Other Employees Tagged: Abby Gaetz

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