Once of the best choices I have ever made was going here. I have taken some time to write this…read morebecause I did not want to write a review that was without merit or value. In other words I truly wanted this review to be full of truth of experience and worth. Couple of things I was worried about. Buying a Car off Holt. Lets be honest there are not a lot of things that I have known that are good to buy off Holt other than street tacos. Not exactly the place I would think I would have an amazing customer service experience with great people and great product. Steve, and the Team here is what I would call Magnificent. I was not exactly what you would call an easy sale. I was also a bit strangely organized financially because of my type of business so I proved to be a bit of a challenge for them. Calm and collected they were never worried. Only me. I left this place driving an excellent car with great milage and what I would call no buyer remorse. Mostly because of the experience which I thought would or could get salted over time but it has not. There were a few issues with my purchase that involved the navigation and control module. Steve assured me he would help me take care of it and another minor issue was that the lights are so fogged up they hardly look they are on. Once I get to a place where I can drop this car off I will have it handled but either way I can say this. There is reason why this organization is 5 Stars. They do everything right. They have the cars you are looking for and more importantly the attitude needed to make a good experience. In sales its about the CAN DO attitude. I was frustrated and felt a bit hopeless and they made me feel like I mattered. Steve Knows Sales and the Finance Guy not only knew finances but also computers. It feels good to be treated with respect. This is going to be the place my entire family and friends get their cars from. Here are the reasons. GREAT PEOPLE GREAT PRICES STAND MY THEIR SALES AFTER SALES AND AFTER SALES CARE WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE WHATEVER THEY CAN HAPPEN THEY GO THE EXTRA MILE. THEY WORK WITH BAD CREDIT / ISSUES WITH CREDIT THEY WILL DO WHAT IS IN THEIR POWER TO MAKE THINGS WORK I won't share what Steve did for me as I closed the sale with him and took my new used car home but it was very kind and I think he does it for alot of people. A Little bit counts and goes a long way. I am thankful and grateful for LA COSTA Sales and look forward to more reviews and my family buys their next cars here. There is NOTHING and I do mean nothing that could have done better. Excellent work guys. Sorry for the delay but I really wanted this review to be full of truth, reflection and longevity. CONS: Holt Ave is not somewhere you want to be late at night. CONS: A Little Stuffy in the Sales Room CONS: Issues with Car / PRO - Not an issue for a team of people who want your experience to be a good one. They know what to do, how to do it and where to go if anything does come up. Used Cars are not exactly iron clad anything can happen but they seem to have most of the things you need covered or can handle any minor issues you need to take care of or the direction to point you to. 30 Years + Years of Business and Integrity and Experience makes this place a no brainer to shop for your next used car. If you are going to buy a used car and have no choice the good part is the choice of where to buy it has already been made up. Reviews like this for a car dealership like this is unheard of. Truly A Diamond in the Rough. BUY YOUR CAR here!

I have very early childhood memories of La Costa Auto Sales. My parents might have been coming…read morehere, even before I came along into this world. The 2 Lacosta brothers running this business are the most honest and trustworthy salesmen you can find in the area. They specialize in affordable used cars! Come here to buy, sell or trade! My family has been coming here since our struggling origins. When I say struggles, I mean, we were a ONE CAR household. My dad would drop my mom off at work in the mornings and either he or my aunt would pick my mom up from work. We had a humble living and even with one car, we couldn't afford anything too new. The La Costa brothers were there to provide their automotive knowledge and extremely reliable recommendations. The cars we purchased from them throughout the years had no headaches. When it was time to afford to budget a second car into our household, it was legendary. We felt extremely blessed and fulfilled to have what others would imagine to be basic necessities. La Costa Auto Sales was a major factor in making that transition possible for their reasonable rates and reliability. I will always always feel grateful that they were able to be there for us during tough times. Pass forward to the present, we are blessed to afford to buy newer cars from the Honda dealership, but that leaves us with an "old" car on hand. Honda offered quite an insulting value, and my dad immediately said No thank you! We knew selling it to La Costa Auto Sales would be an honest amount, whatever the offer would be. We saw Steve, and he did a thorough inspection and pulled up the car's official reports, and gave us his professional opinion. We knew it wouldn't be much, but we definitely trusted and appreciated any "value". That car has been good to our family for two decades, and it was really hard to let go. We trust that it will be good to its' new owner, and still keep the car in our prayers. As a family who has bought, traded and sold cars with La Costa Auto Sales for nearly three decades, I can in all honestly give them the ultimate seal of approval. When we have relatives or friends who are just starting out, need a used car for a beginning driver, or looking for a reliable used car, we would always direct them here and trust that a positive transaction would take place for both parties.

David is a blessing in a half! I called about buying a new car because mine broke down. The car I…read morehave is rare and sentimental, he recognized the cars value and gave me the worlds best deal on repairing it. He could have convinced me to trade it and made money off of the situation, yet he made a heart to heart deal. Very grateful for him. I will be back to purchase a secondary car from them ASAP he's super patient and the mountian in lucky to have him here

This place is so great and honest. You can trust David to help you out and give you the best…read moreexperience! So grateful I came here.

Albert was honestly the coolest most down to earth salesman I've ever dealt with. He got me into a…read more12 year old car with only 65,000 miles. I have the worst credit in the world and still treated me like family. Any minor issue I've had since buying it Albert has taken care of without questioning it. Honestly I never thought I'd be able to buy a car with what I had in my pocket but they made it happen. Albert you're not only a great salesman but an exceptional human being. Thanks for taking care of the little guys

Save your money don't waste your time they will help you of course with a run down car that's not…read moreeven worth financing

Cris and JR were a wonderful help! They made my process super easy and was able to get mostly…read moreeverything lined up before arriving to the dealership as I had 3 children with me. They helped keep them entertained as paperwork was signed and was in and out within 2 hrs! Really appreciate their customer service and efficiency.

Ross, the owner of the dealer, was able to help me successfully with the concerns I had when…read morepurchasing the Hyundai Car. Honest man and great in sales. I can't wait for my fiancée to check out the dealer.

Terrible experience. Do not recommend! The financial manager wasted my time telling me he can do in…read morehouse for $150 payments a month just to lie and say it will be $273 a month for 2 years just to pay off $2000.00 . Mind you I was putting down basically the full entire 98% payment. I was will to put down $13,000 to a 15,000 car. How do we get that monthly rate for 2 years. They're a joke.

We just bought a used car and brought back for tires change. Now the car is not driving the same,…read morelost acceleration and braking power. In addition, there are scratches on the car and crack in the windshield after the shop had the car for 2 1/2 hours for tire change. My advice is beware when bringing your car here for service because you may come out with more issues than when you come.

Having John be my dealer was amazing! Nice guy, easy to talk to, honest, and doesn't feel like he's…read moreforcing you to buy anything. The Tacoma I bought from him was in amazing condition. I drove around for 3 weeks and all the Tacoma's I looked at were pretty beaten up. John got quality products and quality personality. Definitely recommend buying from him if he has what you like! Thanks John!

Such an easy car buying experience. John had the car I wanted, great deal, no haggling, no add ons,…read moreno hidden fees. He was easy to get ahold of and communicated with me frequently before, during and after. I was there a total of about 45 mins with test drive and paperwork. I utilized in house financing and he worked with my credit, which is important because I maxed out a lot of my credit cards during Covid, and have been furloughed for months before I got my new job. He totally understood and worked with my situation. I love my car, and I'm happy I took a chance on John & Car Hub and he took a chance on me. I can't wait to pimp my new lil ride.

I have 2 reviews to write. This one is in reference to buying my truck…read more I did A LOT of research on the truck I wanted. I also got pre-qualed from Capital One auto finance. If you walk onto any car lot (especially a used car lot) without knowing what you want and how much you are willing to pay for it, you are asking for a bad experience. Also, get pre-qualified before you go. You can do this without a hard pull of your credit. Now to the sales process. I asked for the truck specifically. No reason to walk around the lot. I already knew their entire inventory before I went, so again plan ahead. I was helped by the Sales Manager, Milad. He gave me the whole paper thing i.e. how much can you put down how much can you afford per month..all the standard car buying stuff. He came back a few minutes later with a totally hiked up price and terms. But don't get mad at them for this....that is their ENTIRE job! I gave him my bottom line offer. He came back a few minutes later and made another offer. At this time we both agreed to stop the back and forth and make the deal go through. He came down $165 dollars per month and I agreed to go $100 higher per month. I thought it was a totally fair deal. I didn't break my budget, and he didn't give the truck away for free. Yes, they add on vehicle theft tracking and window tint to the price and they won't remove it. Be expecting this. If you don't like it, go somewhere else. It's comes with a 30 day limited warranty so try and get a vehicle that still has the manufacturer warranty. If you buy outside of this, consider buying an extended warranty. However, do your homework before you walk on the lot. By the time you are there, it's too late for you to know what you're getting into. You are going to buy with emotion and not looking at it like a Business transaction, which it is. Milad wasn't able to get me better financing than Capital One, so I stuck with my prequal and original plan. All in all, I drove away in the exact truck I wanted in a little over 1 hour from test drive to ownership. BEST CAR BUYING EXPERIENCE EVER! Thank you Milad and STG.

DO NOT SHOP HERE!! They will run your credit an excessive amount of times without your permission!…read moreEven after you leave! They are crooks and scammers!