I don't understand the negative reviews, but noticed they are almost all over a year old. I went in to purchase a car I'd seen online. My DH and I were greeted the second we walked in the door and taken to the car immediately. The battery was dead and they had to order a new one from their warehouse. It was in the next day and we took the car for a test drive. They gave me more than expected for my trade. The car does not have all the toys, bells and whistles available, but that is not why I wanted that particular car. We are very happy with our purchase. Thanks to Tanner, Dave and Chris for all their help. read more

A few months ago, I purchased a truck from Ron Russell at DriveTime Glendale. Despite the truck being absolutely filthy inside at the time of purchase, we decided to move forward with the sale, believing the condition was something we could address ourselves. Prior to visiting the dealership, we were quoted a certain monthly payment online. However, during the sales process, Ron Russell aggressively pressured us into purchasing additional products, including GAP insurance, a Vehicle Service Contract, and LoJack. As a result, our monthly payment increased by more than $200 above the amount we had originally been led to expect. We expressed concerns about the added cost, and Ron specifically told us that we could cancel these products at a later date if we decided we did not want them, and that doing so would lower our monthly payment. After speaking directly with the finance company, we learned this was false. We were informed that cancelling these products would not reduce our monthly payment in any way; it would only be applied toward the principal balance of the loan. We feel we were misled in order to close the sale and purchase products we may not have otherwise agreed to. The discrepancy between what we were told and the reality of the financing terms is unacceptable and reflects poorly on the integrity of the sales process. We are extremely disappointed with this experience and believe DriveTime should address these deceptive sales practices. read more

I had the car exactly two weeks. In that short span the door handle has completely come off. It was glued into place. I'm not sure what happened with the door that it had to be glued back together. The low pressure tire light also came on. So I took it to get checked out and the guy told me that my tires were from 2017, and most likely the original tires to the car. He then tells me that they are not safe and need to be replaced asap. Really disappointed. Their inspection process is obviously a complete flop. I will not buy another car here. read more

DriveTime Used Cars - Glue to door handle - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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Unfortunately, all the reviews about being sold a bad car are accurate. Drive time claims that they do a very thorough inspection of the car before it's approved for sale, however that can't be true with the amount of issues that we've been having within 30 days of having the vehicle. They feel like they get out of responsibility by saying they "can't control what goes wrong on a used car after the inspection", but there's no way that they couldn't have noticed these things that were wrong with the car during the inspection. It's unfortunate that a former "marine" is working for such a dishonest company and selling bad cars to other vets. I know I'm not a mechanic but from what I understand, an oil leak shouldn't be happening, and that is a sign of failing components. Well, the 30 day warranty insurance company has decided that that's not proof of failure, and they're refusing to cover that fix. If we had known what we know now, we definitely would not have gone to drive time to purchase this vehicle. It's been to the mechanic three times now and it's been a fight with the insurance each time. There's no compassion there. There's no sympathy, they simply do not care. I myself would have a really hard time working for a company that has no integrity, and I would be ashamed of myself quite honestly if I stayed there. So do you and your family a favor do not go purchase your vehicle from this place. They do not truthfully certify their vehicles before they should be sold. Even though they will look you in your face and say that everything is perfect with the vehicle. I know that we are just one family and our one tiny review isn't going to make a difference, or close drive time down, stop people from buying there, or turn them into honest human beings. But hopefully if you're doing your research well enough before choosing a dealership to purchase from, you will think twice before buying from here and/or bring your mechanic along to review the vehicle before purchasing because you cannot trust drive time at this location. read more

If I could rate DriveTime a zero, I absolutely would. I purchased a vehicle from them in September. On the day of the purchase, the salesperson disclosed only one thing: that there was a "minor recall" on a part in the engine. That was all they claimed they were required to tell me. What they didn't tell me is that if this recall isn't addressed immediately, the vehicle can lose power, and going uphill the car will drop to 35 mph with no way to accelerate. That is not a "minor" issue -- it's a safety concern. I contacted Customer Relations, and their only response was that I'm past the five-day window and that it's the buyer's responsibility to research recalls, even though they were actively selling the vehicle to me at that time. The recall still hasn't been repaired, and I'm now waiting on Ford. I will never recommend DriveTime to anyone. Their lack of transparency, accountability, and customer care is unacceptable. read more

I am super not happy about my purchase. I bought a vehicle here less than a month ago. The check engine light came on immediately after my limited warranty expired which was only 1,500 miles. The car needs a catalytic converter and a water pump which is not covered under my extended warranty. The whole point of buying a car is so I could use it and already needing repairs is super incompetent and shady of a car place to do. Now stuck in 20,000 and paying out of pocket for repairs. Will not be using you guys again. read more

Christopher was super friendly and helpful. I'm in a unique financial situation where I cannot go to a standard dealership and DriveTime made the experience super fast and easy. read more

Don't ever use DriveTime period. They gaslight you...tell you're approved than make you jump thru hoops for weeks than sell the car you want from under you so they can try and get you into another piece of junk they sell. read more

No pressure buying. Cisco is laid back yet professional and very helpful. I am happy with my new to me car and plan to be a loyal customer. read more

DriveTime Used Cars - 2019 Ford Fiesta - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Avoid this dealership and ignore the commercials making car financing sound easy and affordable. I showed up in person and they gave me an entirely different monthly payment amount + the highest interest rate I've ever been quoted for a car. Classic bait and switch marketing to capitalize on buyers with average to poor credit...they are NOT to be trusted. read more

Purchased a used 2014 Ram Tradesman truck in November 2019. Had check engine light when first saw, claimed it was fixed, but did it again by the time I drove home to Mesa. Silver Rock (Drive Time puppet) told me to take truck to Brake Master near my work (on Cave Creek Road-85022). They claimed minor error. Claimed it was fixed, but came back the next day. After several hours, claimed everything was fixed, and claimed it was a technician (theirs) error and a loose connection. Lasted 1 week (after by-by warranty was over). Midas on 7/21/20 had to replace 2 ignition coils and all 6 spark plugs. 4 were original, 1 was bad and 1 was an oddball and did not match. Very poor quality work was done, and Drive Time was ultimately responsible for crappy performance and honesty. read more

This location is great, all friendly people and very helpful, Cody and Tanner helped me get into my first dealership car and I couldn't be more happy and excited! Thanks guys for your help! read more

DriveTime Used Cars - Love my new Hyundai elantra - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

After talking to this company for two weeks about putting money down on a car I spend my money for an Uber yo pay then and then I'm surprised by being told I've been flagged and need to provide more info I wasn't told why I was flagged just told to provide more info for no reason read more

I would rate 0 if I could . My personal opinion don't waste your time , they sale lemons

I went the lied about the papers they tried to make me sign and couldn't clearly answer simple questions about the loan options

Immunosuppressed Beware - Glendale Drivetime Lies About Wearing Mask If Requested We are a very immune suppressed household that is at very high risk for severe COVID-19. Hence, we have been very nervous about car shopping during an ongoing pandemic that has killed millions worldwide, many with suppressed immune systems just like us. As of now, we personally know multiple people currently hospitalized with COVID who have our same health conditions. Therefore, we called ahead and asked about masks. They themselves said we don't require salespeople to wear masks, but we are always happy to put them on if you request it. We didn't take just one person's word for this, but asked it again on another phone call the day before we headed down. Same response. We asked how we should go about requesting this. They said call when you're on your way and request it, we'll meet you with a mask. We called on our way and made the request. No problem, they said. We arrive five minutes later wearing our masks, locate the car we are interested in in the lot (the same car we mentioned in yesterday's and today's phone call), and wait for someone to come out. After several minutes, we call the lot to request that someone come out with a mask to show us the car. While they are saying that they will send someone out with a mask, a salesperson arrives WITHOUT A MASK. We share our request that they wear one. Instead of immediately agreeing and running on in to get one, THEY ARGUE. "Our policy doesn't require a mask." We explain our knowledge of this and our prior request that they wear one. They say they'll "CHECK INTO IT." After several minutes, they do not appear, and we are about to head out. Right then, they return wearing a mask with the key for the car we were interested in. We stay and look at it and request to take it on a test drive. As the salesperson gives directions for the test drive, he plays with his mask (making it less effective as he moves it around under his nose, away from his mouth, etc.). Nervous, we start to back out, and he treats us like school children. "HOLD ON, I'M STILL TALKING." We're so nervous, we forget to ask him why it the "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" light is on. The person sitting in the passenger seat tries getting out and back in, the light remains as is. We decide to try driving it around the lot to see if it will correct itself, it does not, so we park again and get out. The same salesperson returns and asks if we have a question. We share about the airbag. His response is that he's "NEVER seen an airbag sign in ANY vehicle before" and that we should "research this." We explain that we have the same make car that has just such a sign, but it of course registers passengers correctly. Because the worker completely removes his mask while telling us this, one of us decides to comment on this. These are our words, "By the way, we called ahead prior to coming, as we were told to do so, to request that the salesperson wear a mask. We were told that they'd be sure to do so." He interjects, "I put one on. But it's not our policy." Note, as he says this his mask is completely on his chin, not covering his nose or mouth." Our response, "It would be good customer service to wear one when requested." At this he got very angry. We then added, "You should realize that some of your customers have suppressed immune systems and are high risk." We turn around to leave, but he continues to argue. Then, his manager comes out and yells, "It'd be best to part ways." We say, "That's what we're trying to do." This seems to cool off the salesperson because he then stays quiet and enters the building with the manager. Please note that while we raised our voice, talking from several feet away while wearing N95 masks, we never once said anything rude nor used any bad words. While we did not get names of anyone, here are their descriptions: the salesperson was a young hispanic man (20s or early 30s), slightly chubby, with black hair and black beard. The manager was a middle aged white man with a military cut and relatively fit. read more

I financed a vehicle from them with the 50000 warranty and all that good stuff. Well here it is a month later and I have to replace my vtc actuator and its going to cost 1000. And of course warranty doesn't cover it and dealer won't do anything so I'm strictly writing this to tell people to stay away please. Don't make the mistake I did read more

The WORST EVER!!!! I bought a vehicle less than 30 days ago and I had to take it to the mechanics because it made a weird noise when I started the car up, it ended up being the timing gears needed to be replace, that took a week, well now its making a weird noice when I accelerate, WELL once again back to the shop it goes, now its the exhaust manifold and something about my injectors being bad, this is the type of car that drive time sells you a PIECE OF SHIT!! and the vehicle is a Toyota highlander!! no wonder they pretty much forced me to buy the warranty, because they know what a piece of SHIT they are selling you.. save your money go somewhere else!! read more

The guys here are really nice and helpful. That was the end of our good experience. The finance company they use is ridicules. They cannot seem to set up auto pay. They call several times a day and harrasses me about the payment they couldn't get set up. I would never ever again purchase thru Drive time. read more

Horrible customer service. I had an appointment at 11 o'clock I came 10 minutes early. No one greeted me when I walked in. So I sat and waited for 30 minutes. Not one person came up to me and asked what I was there for or that they were busy and it would be a minute. They have absolute no professional curtesy or a sense of the word time. I'd give you zero stars if I could. read more

If you dont have any other place to buy a car then come here. You will find the Cars over priced, with high miles and high price, and a high intrest rate. (21%) they talk a good talk but dont deliver the goods. read more

Don is spot on in his review. If you have no choice then go here. If you are in even a worse position then you will be directed to lease one of their cars. I found myself needing to do a lease with them. The car appeared fine but began shaking when I took it on the freeway. I went to their contracted mechanic 3 times. To shorten the story, the car had a bad front tire that drivetime refused to pay to be fixed. It was dangerous and pointless not to fix this issue they were well aware of on a car they own. I seriously hope they change the tire before leasing the car out to somebody else like myself who was between a rock and a hard place. I will never do business with this company again regardless of how nice the staff is. I will deter as many people as I can from doing business with this company as well. I have no issue with paying for what I signed for but this is just bad business. read more

If you are thinking about buying a car from Drivetime, take the car to an outside mechanic for a thorough inspection. The 5 point inspection is not something that you can trust apparently, because I started having problems with my car just a few weeks after I bought it and only one thing was covered by the warranty. The check engine light came on (carbon cleanout=not covered), the brakes were squeaking (brake replacement=not covered) broken motor mount (future repair=not covered), brakes are making a horrible noise (future brake booster replacement=not covered) starter went out (covered!) and today the battery died (not covered.) None of things were MY wear and tear. These things had to have been present within the car when I bought it. All of these things, except the battery (which should have been new) presented in a matter of 7 weeks. I have spent $500 dollars on repairs and I will have to shell out $1,100 before the end of the year. Not how I wanted to spend my extra money. You will find that when you are at the desk purchasing the vehicle, the warranty company and Drivetime are very closely related, but when you want to make a claim, Drivetime will throw the warranty company under the bus....immediately. Get your car checked out immediately and either bring the car back or have the stuff fixed within the first 5 days. read more

These high 24% interest rate should be illegal, they claim to fix credit but so far in my experience with 84 payments made on time they only report when a payment is late ,so my on time payments are unaccounted for. Easier to just save $3500 and by a car cash. read more

I would like to give a zero star but I can't so one will have to do. Over the phone I was quoted a low down payment. They ran my credit so they were sure that was what I needed. I spoke with them and they verified everything was good and the down was accurate. After I arrived, test drove, they wanted 3 times the amount down. No thanks scammers. It was a waste of time. Don t recommend unless you love to over pay for high mileage vehicles. read more

Worst customer service ever! Made an appointment at the Glendale Az location, arrived on time but was told there was no one to help me at that time. They had me wait 45 minutes without even coming to talk me, even though there were 4 of them just standing around. One of the receptionists came over and tried to have a sales man help me, but he just rolled his eyes and huffed and kept walking. One of the other sales associates decided she'd at least "get me started" and told me they couldn't do anything because I had an out of state license. Such a waste of time, they definitely didn't care about getting my business! read more

I wiah i could leave a negative star, after they received payoff on my account march 3rd, they still charged me with an autopay on march 7th, call them they said 2 weeks for refund, so you charged me for money i dont owe you guys and going to take 2 weeks to refund me!!! Thats not right read more

I went to Drive Time to get a vehicle and not having super great credit, I figured I would give it a try. The associates help me and got me into the vehicle I wanted. They even kept my payment at around the area I waned. Thanks, Drive Time. read more

I had a great experience with Drivetime, right up until I took my 2005 Volvo V50 to the shop over this past weekend. I purchased this vehicle during the first week of April 2013, and by the last week of the month, we knew something was very wrong. Drivetime convinces you to use their services over other dealerships, due to a "multi-point inspection" and warranty that they ensure will result in only quality vehicles. The dealer we went to at 51st/Glendale in Glendale, AZ told us all about the 30 day warranty - "If anything at all comes up during your first month, just take it into the shop and we will cover it 100%". He left out the part about the 1000 mile limit. It seems that our fully-inspected Volvo has some HUGE, GLARING ISSUES. Namely, it needs a completely new transmission ($3000, covered by the limited warranty), a new PVC valve ($500), and a new Fuel Pressure Gauge ($300). Somehow, Drivetime's mechanic team missed almost $4000 worth of issues with the car on their "inspection". Note that this is nearly 1/3 the cost of the vehicle. They are attempting to blanket themselves in a layer of protection, and avoid liability, by engaging a company named Avarex to handle the warranty work. Avarex is denying our repair claim on everything beyond the transmission due to the 1000 mile limit that we were never told about in the dealership at 51st/Glendale by manager Marko, another manager Regina, or the sales rep that sold us the vehicle. DT Customer Service has basically told my wife and I to go jump in a lake - they take no responsibility for missing all of these huge, glaring issues in their inspection, and have no interest in retaining a two-time customer who they've made thousands of dollars off of (and probably would have made more off of in the future). So, we are left with a car in need of serious repairs, and a company that won't cover these repairs less than a month after selling us the car. I understand that it is not directly the dealership's problem, but an endemic issue throughout the company, due to multiple issues. If Drivetime chooses to continue upon this path, they will not only lose our business in the future, they will lose the good recommendation of two customers that have pointed multiple people in their direction. My sister-in-law went to DT on our recommendation, as did two of our family friends. The ball is in your court now, Drivetime. read more

I agree with everybody's review not only is my car already acting up and not running right i put $4000 down on my Nissan and my registration was only good for 5 months. Everybody i dealt with was very nice but once you drive out of there with one of their cars and you try to call them about something all the sudden you don't exist. if you can go to a dealership to buy a car DO SO!!! read more

Dont buy from here. They only finance through Bridgecrest and they are HORRIBLE at helping with unforeseen situations and very rude. Got laid off and asked for a deferment of 1 of my payments and they flat out said no. I have never been late on any payment. Don't buy from here. I cant even refinance because the car isn't worth what I owe. read more

I definitely recommend this place! Michelle was an excellent person to deal with! If you are looking for a vehicle definitely talk to her! She knows what she is talking about! Thanks Michelle for everything! read more

Joseph Johnson was very knowledgeable! He was extremely helpful and got us a car very quick! Great customer service

Drive Time was great they helped me out listened to what I needed and delivered. They are with you the entire way. If you cannot afford the car then they have a Lease to Own program which makes it to you have 30 months and you own the car if you want but it is month to month and at 10 months they give you money toward another car or you can put it into your car up to you. This is the only company I know that does this. read more

Just want to say that Joseph was real nice and made sure he went over everything a couple times with myself and my daughter Kristen .. Kristen was able to get the car she wanted and they took care of her frown the time we entered the building.. we would highly recommend them anytime !! And if you want a great salesmen talk to Jospeh 5 stars all the way !!!! Thanks again Joseph for explaining everything so well and for making sure she was able to look at different cars and got the car she wanted . So if your looking for a car come to drive time in Glendale Az and talk to Joseph !!! read more

I was so excited to buy a car from here. Needed to build my credit and they helped me out so nicely. At first....found the car i loved, had to wait a day to get it. Went in the next day before work to get my car and the dealer took it home with him the night before and forgot to bring the keys back. Whatever. Got my car and was in love. Until my husband came home and noticed we had an exhaust leak. Tried the warranty and they gave us a lot of hemming and hawing and a runaround. Then the oil light went off, traction control went out and i had to fix those. Still have an exhaust leak and feel like i get laughed at when i question my warranty. Its been almost a year now and my credit is up so i went to try to trade my car in. What a load of shit that was. My beautiful car is worth $6000 at most and i owe about 20,000. No one will let you out of your loan at Bridgecrest and i am upside down on my loan. The ironic thing is that when my husband told the dealer about his concerns, the dealer told him he was a family man as well and would never put someone in the situation we are in now. So, yes, Drive time is wonderful about getting you into a beautiful car. But do your research on the car you want. Look at the Kbb value and bring a mechanic with you or take it to one before you sign. I wish i had which is why i am warning others. read more

Had a great experience with Drive time. Yes, the cars or over priced and yes, the interest rates are high, but for those of us who wouldn't otherwise been able to get into a car, its a great place to start. Now that they have a 5 year 50,000 mile warranty, the car is covered for quite awhile. And, if you make all your payments on time, when you pay it down far enough you will qualify for a much lower interest rate. Gilbert was very helpful read more

The guys were all extremely friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a good customer experience.

My salesman was Joseph Johnson and he was incredibly helpful. He and Drivetime made this an incredibly easy process and were very upfront and honest about every aspect of the service. I would recommend anyone to Joseph. I appreciate everything Joseph and Drivetime! read more

The buying process was very easy, up until I actually left the lot with my car. I initially worked with Michelle. When I test drove me car, I had to stop early because the tire pressure light came on. Once back at the dealership, the tires looked extremely low. Michelle told me that they would fill the tires up and if the tire pressure light came on once more, that the would put new tires on. The day after I drove off of the lot, my tire pressure light came on once more. So I attempted to call Michelle to no avail (just left messages with no returned phone calls). So I spoke with a "manager" who I figured could help me, but did not. I explained the situation to one manager who then transferred me to another person, who I'm not sure as to if he was a manager or not and he basically told me he could not do anything for me. He said "that is what the warranty is for." But the warranty doesn't cover tires. How convenient. Their employees cannot seem to keep promises or care about customer service. It appears that they only want to make a quick sale. I am very unsatisfied and would not recommend anyone to go there. read more