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(Translated by Google) TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT PURCHASE, based on our experience with finance manager Ahmed Rivery. 1. The dealership can waive many of the fees on the total price of your vehicle; negotiate a number you feel is fair. 2. Making you wait half an hour, an hour, or more between tasks is a tactic to exhaust you so that once you're near the finish line, you sign the contract to complete the process. Don't play their game. Leave, regroup, and come back later if you have to. 3. Know your REAL credit score before coming in; they will pull the lowest score on your report as a tactic. It's a common tactic for them to use the lowest score on your report. 4. You are not only negotiating with the seller, but you are also negotiating with the financier. The financier can add extra fees to your total that you may have already negotiated away with the seller. Make sure you know the amount you're actually financing; there are financing amounts with and without warranties. 5. Explicitly ask for the interest rate on your loan; they will give you the highest option first. Tell them to bring you a better offer. 6. If you have a signatory and a co-signer, they will use whoever has the lowest credit score as the primary signatory. Make sure YOU choose the signer and co-signer, not who they say. [If there is a primary buyer and a guarantor, they will designate the person with the lowest credit score as the primary buyer. Make sure YOU decide who the primary buyer will be.] 7. Up until the contract portion, they will print out papers to sell you on the warranties, but when it's time to sign the contract, they will switch to a tablet. By doing this, they can zoom in on the signature portions and have you sign without seeing what you are ACTUALLY being charged. [During the pre-signing process, they give you printed documents. But when it's time to sign, they will switch to an electronic tablet. This way, they can zoom in only on the sections where you are supposed to sign, preventing you from seeing the charges they are ACTUALLY applying.] Request a paper copy of your contract, at least the first two pages, so you can see what you're actually agreeing to before signing. On the first page, you will find the REAL numbers: how much you are financing, your interest rate, and your TOTAL PRICE for the vehicle. Make sure these numbers match what you negotiated. On the second page, there will be an itemized list of fees. Dispute and negotiate these if necessary. [Request a printed copy of your contract to review the exact terms before signing. There you will find the REAL figures: the amount you are financing, interest, and TOTAL PRICE of the vehicle. Verify that these figures match what you negotiated. On the second page is a detailed breakdown of the fees.] 8. If you made a down payment, make sure the amount goes toward your vehicle purchase price. If you are not vigilant, they will ADD FEES to eat up your money, instead of subtracting your down payment from the purchase price. [If you make a down payment, make sure the amount is applied toward the total purchase price.] Otherwise, they'll add fees that will eat up your money, instead of subtracting it. GOOD LUCK! (Original) TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT PURCHASE informed by our experience with finance manager Ahmed Rivery. [CONSEJOS PARA TU PRÓXIMA COMPRA:] 1. The dealership can waive a lot of the fees on the total price of your vehicle, negotiate a number you feel is fair. [El concesionario puede eliminar gran parte de los cargos adicionales sobre el precio total de tu vehículo; negocia una cifra justa.] 2. Making you wait half an hour, an hour, or more between tasks is a tactic to exhaust you so that once you are near the finish line, you sign the contract to finish the process. Don't play their game. Leave, regroup, and come back later if you have to. [Hacerte esperar horas entre cada paso del proceso es una táctica para agotarte. No caigas en su juego. Si es necesario, vete, tómate un tiempo para reflexionar y regresa más tarde.] 3. Know your REAL credit score before coming in; they will pull the lowest score on your report as a tactic. [Conoce tu puntaje de crédito REAL antes de acudir al concesionario; es una táctica común que ellos utilicen el puntaje más bajo de tu informe.] 4. You are not only negotiating with the seller, but you are also negotiating with the financer. The financer can tack on extra fees to your total that you may have already negotiated away with the seller. Make sure you know the amount you're ACTUALLY financing; there are financing amounts with warranties and without. [No solo estás negociando con el vendedor, sino también con el financiero que puede añadir cargos adicionales al total. Asegúrate de conocer el monto que vas a financiar REALMENTE; existen opciones de financiación que incluyen garantías y otras que no.] 5. Explicitly ask for the interest rate on your loan, they will give you the highest option first. Tell them to bring you a better offer. [Pregunta explícitamente por la tasa de interés de tu préstamo; primero te presentarán la opción más alta. Exígeles una alternativa.] 6. If you have a signer and a co-signer, they will use whoever has the lowest credit score as the primary person. Make sure YOU choose the signer and co-signer, not who they say. [Si hay un comprador principal y un aval, ellos designarán como comprador principal a la persona con el puntaje de crédito más bajo. Asegúrate de ser TÚ quien decida quién sera el comprador principal.] 7. Up until the contract portion, they will print out papers to sell you on the warranties, but when it's time to sign the contract, they will switch to a tablet. By doing this, they can zoom into the signature portions and have you sign without seeing what you are ACTUALLY being charged. [Durante el proceso previo a la firma del contrato, te entregan documentos impresos. Pero al llegar al momento de la firma, cambiarán a tableta electrónica. De esta forma, pueden ampliar la imagen solo en las secciones donde debes firmar, impidiéndote ver los cargos que REALMENTE te están aplicando.] Request a paper copy of your contract, at least the first two pages, so you can see what you're actually agreeing to before signing. On the first page, you will find the REAL numbers: how much you are financing, what your interest charge is, and what your TOTAL PRICE for the vehicle is. Make sure these numbers match what you negotiated. On the second page, there will be an itemized list of fees. Dispute and negotiate these if necessary. [Solicita una copia impresa de tu contrato para revisar los términos exactos antes de firmar. Ahi encontrarás las cifras REALES: el monto que vas a financiar, intereses, y PRECIO TOTAL del vehículo. Verifica que estas cifras coincidan con lo que habías negociado. En la segunda página hay un desglose detallado de los cargos.] 8. If you brought a down payment, make sure the amount goes toward your vehicle purchase price. If you are not vigilant, they will ADD FEES to eat up your money, instead of subtracting your cash down payment from the purchase price. [Si entregas un pago inicial, asegúrate que la cantidad se aplique al precio de compra total. Si no, añadirán cargos que consumirán tu dinero, en lugar de restarlo.] GOOD LUCK/¡BUENA SUERTE!

I spent several weeks working with Ocean Mazda on the potential purchase of a used Ram 2500. Unfortunately, the experience became increasingly frustrating due to the dealership's handling of my trade-in. I was initially offered $19,000 for my Mercedes, despite having multiple independent appraisals in the $23,000–$24,000 range, including an offer communicated by text from AutoNation to purchase my vehicle outright for $23,125, sight unseen, with no vehicle purchase required. Rather than simply acknowledging that their dealership couldn't compete with those valuations, I repeatedly encountered explanations suggesting that other dealers were inflating their appraisals to sell me a vehicle. That explanation was particularly frustrating considering the AutoNation offer was entirely independent of any purchase. Throughout the process, I was repeatedly asked to take additional steps to substantiate my vehicle's value and address their concerns about the appraisal. Yet each time I provided further information or clarification, there seemed to be another objection or explanation for why they couldn't come close to the competing offers. It became a frustrating cycle of moving goalposts rather than making meaningful progress toward a transaction. To make matters more frustrating, I'm located several hours away from the dealership. I was upfront about that from the beginning and was willing to make the trip if we could establish a reasonable deal beforehand. Instead, I spent weeks going back and forth, providing information and addressing concerns, only to be met with additional objections rather than any meaningful progress. I fully understand that dealerships have different appraisal practices and aren't obligated to match another company's offer. My issue was never simply the dollar amount. It was the repeated dismissal of legitimate competing valuations, the shifting explanations, and the unnecessary hoops I was expected to jump through. Ultimately, I feel this dealership wasted several weeks of my time. Had they simply been upfront about the fact that they couldn't compete with other offers, I would have respected that and moved on. Instead, I spent weeks trying to have a straightforward conversation about a transaction that apparently wasn't going to happen. I ultimately decided not to proceed with the purchase. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this dealership to anyone who values straightforward communication, transparency, and respect for their time.

Well, I bought a CPO 2025 Mazda CX-30 last week from this dealership. When I got home I saw that the window tint on both front windows was delaminating. I took it back to the dealer to have them address it. After I was kept waiting for over 2 hours today, I was told there was nothing they would do about it! So just be sure to check EVERYTHING on any car you buy from them before taking delivery. I will be sure to let all my friends and family to know they should avoid dealing with this enterprise. Very disappointing to say the least!

A big waste of time. I spent the entire morning negotiating an online car price with a sales associate, until we agreed upon an out the door price. Explained that I was serious about purchasing a certified used vehicle and was willing to purchase that same day if the price was right. When I arrived to see the vehicle we had agreed upon, after waiting 30 minutes, was informed that the vehicle had been sold a week ago. It was explained to me that it was oversight and not an attempt at a bait in switch. While this may be the case, it was still a major waste of my time and energy and the dealership needs to pay attention to their inventory before negotiating deals.