My daughter's old car wasn't doing so well, and we had been searching for a replacement for several weeks. We came in to Cheema for a specific car, but found a recently listed one that we liked better. They let us look at our own pace and I never felt pressured. Mark and Ike were efficient in getting us going so that we could test drive the vehicle we liked. I did not expect to find a car so quickly during this current search, and we did not have our trade-in with us. We had to go get our trade-in. When we told them we intended to purchase the test drive vehicle, they let us us take the new one to retrieve the trade-in, so that my daughter could get a better feel test driving it a bit more. We then could not find the title on the trade-in. They let me leave a second check for the trade in difference, that they held uncashed, until I could get a new title on the old vehicle. Overall, the paperwork and transaction went smoothly. We did not need to finance and that helped quite a bit. I really was glad to work with them. As part of the purchase we got the Carfax report and a 5 day voucher to get emissions tested, so that we did not have to pay for emissions test. My daughter is very happy with her new vehicle.
Regarding other reviewers, who have complained about pricing. I don't believe those buyers were aware of actual values at the time. There were 4 vehicles my daughter liked, all small hatchbacks, a Subaru Outback, a Kia Soul, a Nissan Rogue, and the Kia Sportage which we purchased. I was very aware of bluebook values at the time, since we had been searching for several weeks. Every single one of them was in the bluebook range for year and model, and mostly on the lower end of the range. The one we purchased was actually slightly below the bluebook range for Colorado, which I attributed to the higher mileage, as we found no major issues with overall condition of the car. The average mileage driven per year dropped significantly as part of covid, and the mileage on the car we purchased was slightly high, but consistent with pre-pandemic ranges. My source of reference for mileage https://smartfinancial.com/average-miles-driven-per-year
I had a mechanic that wanted to buy our trade in, but we chose to trade in the old vehicle to avoid the hassle of selling. They gave us a fair value for the trade in which was comparable to what the mechanic was offering. read more