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
61 Reviews
4.7

61 Reviews

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61 Reviews of James Porter

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

December 31, 2025

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Great deal, great people, I am very happy all around. I highly recommend them to everyone. More

by ginazap
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Other Employees Tagged: Juan was our salesperson, we also worked with Jonathan.

December 18, 2025

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May have been the car and model, but i did not feel loved. Could have been more excited, more involved. More

by tmcdonnell323
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No

Other Employees Tagged: Juan V.

Jan 07, 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

December 12, 2025

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At this time we would never purchase another vehicle from Santa Barbara Lexus. I would discuss why with sales manager James Porter. More

by Bu6655
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No
Dec 15, 2025

Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara responded

Thank you for your review. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with us did not meet your expectations. We’d like to hear more about what happened so that we can look further into this issue. Please reach out to us at the contact information listed below at your earliest convenience. Joe Langhans, General Manager joel@lexusofsantabarbara.com

December 12, 2025

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I am officially a forever Lexus Girl , Absolutely Love my GX. The Lexus Team was outstanding !! More

by jpope3
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Dec 15, 2025

Ken Garff Lexus of Santa Barbara responded

Thank you for the review! We are so glad to hear you had such a great experience with our dealership. It was a pleasure serving you!

November 10, 2025

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The negotiation process was remarkably smooth but receiving and finalizing the purchase was quite lengthy. It might have been helpful to have some of tge warranty and maintenance plan options to revi More

by surfdude1960
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Other Employees Tagged: Abby Gaetz

November 06, 2025

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I did not like the process when paying money order, to many forms including loan docs, stupid, call me if you want more info. I requested a hard copy of paperwork, NO was the response. I last bought a More

by SJJOBST
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Other Employees Tagged: Glauco Pergolizzi , Ren

Nov 07, 2025

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

October 27, 2025

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For me, time and price were that priority. I knew what I wanted and didn’t need to see all the options. I also knew the price I wanted to pay. The dealership respected both of those priorities More

by mymailfromyou78
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September 05, 2025

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Very helpful and friendly service. I’d recommend this dealership over and over. Very happy! More

by carloslopezhollis
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