My old car wouldn't pass smog and I couldn't afford a new car. I was on the fixed budget and thought it would be impossible to ever drive again. I call Steve Fuentes at Karz Plus in National City and explained my budget and what kind of car I was looking for. He told me to come by and check out what he picked out. I was amazed at his choices and thought I could never afford those cars. After I test drove a few of his picks I fell in love with one Kia Sportage. It was a perfect fit for me. Affordable, roomy and clean. Stephen help me get it financed and kept my monthly payment lower then what I initially said. I am so pleased with the service and satisfaction with Karz Plus and with Stephen Fuentes. I told my son, and he bought a car from there too. Thank Stephen for everything!!! I love my Kia. Sincerely, Susan Hayes read more

Karz Plus - This is what I got at Karz Plus in National City. - Car Dealers Near Me - National City, California

Within just three months of purchasing my car, it started having serious issues. The only time this company communicates is when they want money -- otherwise, they completely ignore you. I have a warranty and followed their instructions to take the car to a specific mechanic. It's now been over a week, and I've received zero updates or communication. On top of that, the mechanic they sent me to can't even work on the vehicle. My car has been sitting in a lot uselessly, and I've had to spend $80+ per day on Ubers just to get to work. This entire situation is unacceptable. I will be filing a formal complaint with the appropriate consumer protection agencies, and I am now considering getting legal representation to handle this. Do not trust this business. Save yourself the stress, money, and time -- go somewhere reputable. read more

My widowed daughter wanted to buy a car and establish some credit in her name but needed a co-signer. I agreed. The salesman/finance guy didn't ask for all my income and I told him I had much more income. He said it wasn't needed. It turned out I am the car purchaser at 13% interest. That is awfully high for someone who had an excellent credit rating. My credit union would give me the loan at 5% but not with my daughter. I think I was deliberately steered to a high interest loan. So this is elder scam and fraudulent financing. Do not deal with this car lot. read more

Helps me getting a vehicle and always answer when there's questions I'd refer this place to relatives and friends anytime

This place scammed my son out of $3000. Very friendly and helpful upfront, with his credit issues etc., but overall sheisty in the long run. The Jeep they bought had transmission issues the week after. KarzPlus mechanic "fixed" it, but it never ran proper. The monthly payment was 21 days late for the third months payment and the car was repossessed, on a Thursday from work, without notice. When my daughter-in-law called the "finance" company the very next business day, she was informed the car was already sold back to the dealer and she would need to follow up with them. What the heck? The Jeep is sitting in a tow lot and now they are charging my son $200 to get their belongings from the vehicle. All the way around this was a rotten deal, very suspicious. This company takes advantage of people with bad credit. After reading other reviews, I really believe a class action suit is a serious option to deal with this company. Planning to seek legal advice. read more

They are non-responsive and only there to make a sale. Sold me a faulty car and I still owe $6000 on it and it's not close to what it's worth. Transmission is going out and only had the car for a little over a year. Definitely won't recommend anyone to buy a car from here. Honestly a bad investment. Oh yeah, they won't refinance and put me as the co-signer even though I'm the owner of the vehicle, so no credit towards what I've paid actually shows. read more

I'll try to make this short, but I originally went to the national city location and got a vehicle with Stephen and over the course of time, the car had so many issues with it and was costing me so much money out-of-pocket and time away from work and the transmission failed twice And at that point I had no idea what to do and so I reached back out to Stephen and he gave it his all the ultimately he couldn't help me out so he passed me along to Freddy, who works at the Escondido location. Within days he was able to get me approved and we worked something out with the other car that had a failed transmission and was able to get me a car ASAP and they were able to take the failed transmission car off my hands! Freddy was so kind and very responsive to anything that I needed and for that I thank him very much and highly recommend to go to the Escondido location and work with Freddy! I definitely will be giving references to anyone that I know that needs help getting a vehicle read more

Freddy was amazing quick and efficient gave me the best I could possibly get me. Happy leaving a lot. With a beautiful car

Save your time. Jeremy is definitely a nice guy trying to make an honest living, but everyone else here is terrible. Including the manager. Seems to be no set of instructions to follow and all they do is go back on whatever the other says. The car had already needed repairs prior to purchase, said repair later broke AGAIN. The inquiry following was terrible. Incredibly condescending and passive aggressive. Not wanting to do a simple task under the guise of "because I don't want to", how unfortunate is that. Imagine refusing to send an email for a verification on what was said and needed during the inquiry??? Seems like they're out here to take advantage of people with bad credit thinking they'd just put up with it :( I hope this place shuts down, immediately! read more

I was able to get a great deal with not so perfect credit within a hour. Thank you Stephen! Stephen made this process so easy and fast.

Reading these other reviews seems I probably dodged a bullet, however I will speak on my experience. First walked in and was sold a dream and explained to them I would reach out to my credit union to get the loan confirmed. Stephen informed me I would have one day, mind you this was at 3pm. Went home excited made the calls, credit union responded to me around 11am the following day. Made the call to Karz to inform I've been approved and would be down for the vehicle. Stephen says oh it's sold! I then stated you said I had 1 day to get my things in order and the vehicle will be held. You did not say overnight will be held! There is 24 hours in a day, if I came in at 3pm I should have at least til 3pm the next day. However, I'm aware it's a business and you want to sell your cars. Next time do better! Hope the next buyer has a better experience. read more

First off, trying to find an inquiry request on their webpage is nearly non-existent. Then after they send you an email saying they want to give you red carpet service, and you respond to try to get a simple answer to a question like "is blahblah car vin #1234567 stock 98765 still available" ... they don't even respond. So you email them again, and again they don't reply?! Crickets... lol no thanks. In the age of COVID you can still reply to emails but are obviously choosing not to. So, I'll take my business elsewhere. read more

Karz Plus - First class service?! Expecting you to reply to an email is obviously beyond first class service and out of your ability. - Car Dealers Near Me - National City, California

Worst place to buy a car don't come here I bought a car and took it to a master mechanic the mechanic told me the tires were six years old I had an oil leak the windshield wipers were torn the windshield rubber sealant was coming apart took it back to get fixed they said I could only get 2 tires because the back ones looked good that I don't need new tires they would fix the oil leak but after all the bs I had to cancel the loan just for the careless of the safety inspection I have kids and they come first at least I just wanted four new tires but they couldn't accept what they did and it's not the first time these issues had occurred I spoke to a lawyer and was informed that they have been sued for the same reason I wouldn't even give this place a star if I could it would be -5 stars mind you I only had the car for a week if that read more

This place illegally took my car, and never gave me a repossession paperwork, then i got tickets from the toll road,after the car wasnt in my possession, got more this year, i missed a payment and they knew i was paying late, after they took it they never answered their phone,i had my car for 2 years never missed a payment, just the first time when i notified them of a late payment they took it, i called about my toll road tickets and the man was ruide told me they dont own the car the bank does but wouldnt give me info for the bank, the man was screaming at me,i had to hang up, now i got more toll road tickets a year later they have this car registered to me ,they never sold it, who was driving it at the time of the toll idk, and now i have to request a administrative review with toll roads, i got paperwork in the mail that its up north at a tow yard and im the registered owner and they are the owners it says on the paperwork, i got to dispute this im so upset. Please be careful with this place I might have to take legal action read more

This will be my 2nd car bought from Karz Plus. About 10 years ago and then just last week. STEPHEN is the man. He does it all. He pulled many strings to make it so I would leave in a car. Friendly hard working man. I highly recommend them. Ask for Stephen..tell him Dawn Longardino sent you read more

Karz plus is still a very nice place to get a Great Car! I recommend this for people who needs great Prices, Great Rates, Great Budgeting! The Staff work hard to help you with getting the Best used car for your Money! Thank you all Uncle Rick, EddieH, all the Sales crew- Exspecially Mark Wilson -who we think is a Great LEADER of the Pack! , with COMPASSION! HAPPY holidays! Get Well SOON- Mark Wilson! Thanks again read more

I wish I could give them a 0 star. The guy I spoke with on the phone completely lied to me on the phone. And, it didn't go past there. I would say be careful of these people. Very shady business practices. read more

They sold me a car, gave me all kind of reports of how good the car was, told me the car only had work done to the driver side but as soon as I took it to the dealership they said "the bumper was painted and it was a cheap job because the paint splatter shows", the bumper is also barely still on. The driver side seat slides every time I come to a stop which means there was an un reported accident or they withheld the damage info. When I was stagnant about even buying Jose said nobody would finance me so I should take the car, I def fell for it and come to find out there were other people financing with lower rates willing to finance me. Every time I asked them about the error message on my dash someone told me to go here, next person told me to go there til now I have to come out of pocket to fix a car I've only had for 3 weeks. I'm going to pay the note for a year to build my credit and get rid of it. read more

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14 months later and I'm in the market for a new car! It was time to smog and register car, took it to my mechanic and there is literally a million and one things wrong with this car. Including the damn engine. My mechanic told me it'd be cheaper to get a new car, as opposed to attempting to get this car fixed. Mind you, I only drive my car to work and back. The furthest I've been in this car is Del Mar. Barely over a year, smh. Please do your research. Please do not take the word of any of the salesmen, and get a pre inspection! Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT purchase a car from this place. read more

I had been looking at cars and came across this place. After both of my coworkers told me they had problems with the warranty and that this place was just rude and unprofessional about dealing with the cars and saying the warranty didn't cover anything basically. My female coworker has been having problems with her car the last few months or so she went in and they gave her a hard time and were rude. when they finally called me about a car I was looking at I said definitely not be going to you guys for a car the guy on the phone was understanding. Nice young man. Anyways ...: I had to go pick up my coworker today from there as her car stopped starting I witnessed them being completely rude. She finally spoke with the manager and she explained the problems at first she said he was nice and then I heard her saying he's being defensive and extremely rude as I saw her walk out the office upset and worked up he HUNG UP ON HER!!! Extremely rude and unprofessional and as a Person who strives to have excellent customer service this was the lowest I've seen a company act! read more

Worst car dealership ever. At first I was satisfied with my car got a good price on it and everything but who knew that a couple of days that I took it out that lot everything was gonna change. It all started with the horn a couple days from having the car the horn decided to stop working which that also affected the steering wheel. I couldn't use the buttons that were given on the steering wheel cuz either they wouldn't work or they were acting up. It's ridiculous how these dealerships just sell you the cars when they know dam well what they really have. Here comes July and the car started acting up once again. I was in LA and it didn't wanna start so I called triple A to come save me. I just go prior to my day. Two months go buy and I still have problems with the car. I even bought it a new battery and I'm still having trouble with it like what? I'm taking the car back. I either want a refund, they give me a new car, or they do something about it because I'm not keeping something that doesn't work. read more

I brought my car from kraz plus on April 1 and I explain to you guys I need a reliable car that me to work and from work and put down $2000 and made my car first payment of $507.07 and i already pay my second car payment to. it not fair at all I'm have a family and I have job that I got be their on a every day basic and I ask them many time to first my car Jose was my sale person and they gave me loan car for a week so they can find out what was wrong with my car and nobody don't know both Diamante car place just made it worse after take to them 4 and take it to Alex 2 time I final got what I need to know now they want me pay $3000 dollars to fix my car which they know the probably ahead of time but now they play head games like a lot that buy car for them don't they don't care nothing at all about you so for being my first time buy a car from dealship is a very bad experience I should took my business to better place but be turn down from many place I though they would be different but I see all this was bad I pray that you guys get everything back in return because best believe god don't like ugly and way you treat people will come back to you because my experience with you guys is bad and I had to uber around all Monday and Thursday and only thing you give me was $60 gas ticket and mark is biggest lier I every meet I got video picture and more I'm not make of money and to be a dealship like you guys or is bad but don't think one min this over never in a life time at all I just want you to understand I like Jose but I can't deal with people that don't like me so anybody that read this I hope you take you business some where else because you guys is evil and the devil and I'm caregiver and this the thanks I get it just very mess up how you work as a company but I don't give none you guys credit at all you guys is real bad and it sad to have people like you guys to help people worse company evil... read more

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Worst experience ever haven't even had my car 1 year engine blew out twice the first time was in the first month and Jose is not helpful all he does is try to act tough I never would recommend anyone to shop here they won't even give me a loner car to get to work fuck this raggedy ass lot and Jose u need to b fired you're horrible read more

Very very horrible service !!! Don't finance through them, their cars have messed up transmission and they will wait till your 30 days is up to even get it fixed. Bogus bogus bogus !! They will constantly remind you about your payment through texts and calls, thru won't stop bugging you, no dealership Is supposed to read more

I bought a car here a few weeks ago. Had terrible credit rating so didn't think I would be able to get a decent car. I saw Steve & was driving out of there with a 2018 Nissan. Great car & great service! Thanks Steve read more

DO NOT BUY A CAR HERE, BUYER BEWARE!! These guys are a rip-off, unprofessional and disorganized! They took my old car and my money and repossessed my car! Saying I had not paid I paid 3 months and paid the 4th early! After the supposed Credit Company declined the contract and sent them my refund check payment they forged my signature and deposited the check! They did not supply the finance company with the documentation I provided them... The "Finance Manager(s) are corrupt, I will be talking with the DMV also, they have an "Investigation Unit", I suggest others to go there and complain so these guys will be put out of business! The person to talk with is Oscar Vasquez @ 619-426-8070 We had the car fixed and the added more accessories they need to give back my old car and all the money we spent! Stay tuned, don't let this shoddy company get away with their unscrupulous ways! I don't want the car anymore! Nightmare! Hello lawyers. Stay tuned!! read more

Awful!!! Had to pay 3,100 just to get my car to work again. Less then a year I had the car and the cylinder shaft was broken. Everything was misfiring and the car was running horribly. I literally put in 4,500 miles on it and all this happened. They don't care about you or the fact you purchased the car less then a year before all this happened. They just care about money. Save your money and time and go to a reputable place. That actually cares if they sold you a shit vehicle. read more

I wish I could give 0 stars. I was looking to purchase a vehicle but the cars they had to offer me and the amount of miles on them for the price was insane. They told me with my credit they could only finance me for a 2008 chevy cobalt with 85,000 miles or a 2009 kia rio with 100,000 miles. and those were my only options with a huge down payment. and the cars were over $10,000!! SO..... I went to KEARNY PEARSON FORD AND KIA and got a 2012 Kia soul for $13,000. this place tried to rip me off and the car was all shaky. the lot looks dirty and the sales man was like so are you gunna buy this car so are you gunna buy it are you gunna buy it you should buy it. so annoying. read more

This dealer ship is legit trash. Hence why the ratings are stupid! I purchased a car from them last year in May the following month after my 30 days a little after maybe a week the check engine light came on. It was a cylinder that was messed up. A year from may now the whole entire engine is blown! An the warranty they gave was trash and bullshit. I will have to pay for tear down an of they don't cover parts of the engine I HAVE TO PAY an that's a God 8k! I'm so upset that I can't even be mad! Cheap ass dealers like this are NEVER here in your best interest! They just there to sell trash cars they mechanics can't even fix up correctly! This type of business hurts people's pockets with kids. Tryna getvthem to appointments and school games etc. Drive the fuck past them! If your credit is shit, fix it then go to a full dealership! Don't waste your time on a place like this! Don't waste your money! If giving the car back was a option I woulda took it back! They half ass fix cars then sell them then get fuck a month or 2 after! This shop needs to be out of business! Every last mechanic need to be fired!! read more

If I could give a no star I would. I bought a 2010 Chevy Aveo from them. The sales person was awesome (so I thought). I will admit it was my fault for buy a car out of impulse because I was with out a car for a good year and I just wanted a car. My biggest concern was a reliable car, something that would get me from point A to point B. The salesman told me that their mechanic looked over the car and that the car was in great shape. Come to find out, the car I was getting just came in a THAT SAME DAY (as in someone traded it in). I didn't put two and two together when he told me that. Car was running great, for the first month (after the month warranty was up), I paid out of pocket the wheel hub bearings, new tires (the ones on the car were showing thread). Two months after I had the car it over heated on me, on the side of the Freeway in rush hour. I was pissed, because I just filled up all the liquids in the car. Thank God for Alex (will be reviewing him), helped me out, even gave me a rental while my car was being fixed. Their customer service is horrible, it seems once when they get your money they want nothing to do with you. I went in because I had not received my license plates (this is my second car I bought, my last car they mailed me new license plates). So I went and asked the manager about it, he talked down to me like I was stupid, apparently they put their logo over the plates. I have never heard of that nor has my friend who is someone that buys cars and flips them, so he knows his stuff. The manager told me "if I had any common sense than I would have know where to look." he also kept walking away from me when I was talking to him, he wouldn't even look at me when he was speaking to me. I don't care if you are having a bad day you don't like that to ANYONE. I bought the car at night, HUGE mistake on my part, because when I was expecting it the next day it looked like a murder scene inside my car. The interior of my car is stained with red stuff (not sure it is blood or not, honestly don't want to know), pieces are missing off of it. I will have to say that this is a real eye opener, I will for now on do my research before buying a car anywhere. read more

Karz plus gave a me a great opportunity to finance a car for myself, and now I have my very own wheels! I had been to a number of different dealerships and they all told me the same thing: your credit score is too low to be considered financially viable for a loan. This happened at at least 3 or 4 dealerships. The guys and gals at Karz were both supportive and reassuring. I could tell that they really wanted to give me an opportunity that I couldn't get elsewhere. The people here really know how to do business. I wish you guys all the best! #lovingmycar read more

Once again Adriana did an outstanding job getting us a auto from them. Finally a truck to meet my daughter's finances the best outfit we've have visited in the past years of searching for help with purchases. She and the owner Ryan are top notch to deal with. read more

This is far the worst place to buy a vehicle for a first time buyer or somebody trying to get a vehicle no lie they can sweet talk and do whatever they may be please to get there money but inask this place be shut down for good like the chula vista location . Bought a vehicle from them not even a month not even warranty up yet nothing was driving on the freeway and the brakes went out and i crashed if it wasnt by the grace of God i wouldnt be alive today ! I asked Jose and eddie what i should do since they sold me a death trap vehicle they said " pay off the bank first then will get you into a new vehicle" thats it they don't reimburse you or nothing come on now folks Jose and eddie by far the worst people ever to communicate with they dont take care of there people they sale cars to they get there people out one hole and put them into another hole so please if you have kids or first time buyers or in need of a vehicle dont come here they will be getting shut down hopefully Death trap vehicle ! No customer service skills ! Take your money and leave typical ass mexicans read more

Full of SHIT car dealership, I got my car in May of last year, it didn't come with a car alarm & there was paint chipped on top of the car, I went back plenty of times trying to speak to the car salesman JOSE & he was never there, they always said "he's off today" I went back today trying to talk to the manager, to see if they received me car alarm & they told me "it's over the warranty, there's nothing we can do" they didn't even wanna help me. DISRESPECTFUL & they only agree with each other, they don't work there to satisfy the customers. DO NOT GET YOUR CAR FROM HERE!!!! read more

There's clearly some negative reviews on here, but my past couple experiences here haven't been: #1] Back in 2009 I bought my first car here, and didn't have any problems with it at all. I got financed quickly, the guys were pretty cool, and I got in and out within an hour or so. I did have to get another set of tires once, but that's because the tread wore down a few years after my purchase. My car ran totally fine up until it was totaled by a hit and run driver on Superbowl Sunday. #2] Despite all the negative reviews, I ended up taking my insurance money back to Karz Plus & placed a down payment on a Honda Civic. I didn't feel ripped off or pressured or anything- I got a competitively priced, gas efficient car with affordable monthly payments. I've recommended this place to a couple of my military buddies, and they have been pleased with their purchases as well. read more

This Is Tha Worst Place To Buy A Car In San Diego County I Had Got Ah Car From Karz Plus & My Breaks Went Out Two Days Later They Didn't Pay For It Or Try To Help Then A Week Later I Had Found Out My Registration Would Be Up In Ah Month, I Called Karz Plus & They Treated It As If It Was Not There Problem & I Had Jus Bought Tha Car From Them Two Weeks Earlier, This Is Tha Worst Place, I Say Tha Worst Place In San Diego To Even Want To Risk Your Life In One Of There Cars Or Your Money On One Of There Death Mobiles read more

Bought a car from here only to find that the car had frame damage. I took it to a mechanic to get it looked at and it had so many problems that Kars plus didn't disclose to me. You have a better chance of beating Usain Bolt in a race then to a buy a good car from here. No wonder it's spelled with a K. This place is ran by uneducated people. If I could give them negative stars I would. read more

Too bad theres too many negative reviews... But My experience has been nothing but Great ! Due to my bad credit and unfortuntnate turn of events I had to come out and purchase a car unwillingly !I was turned away from a couple of the bigger name car dealers on the same street and happen to LITERALLY WALK IN about closing time, Instaed of being turned away I had an awesome customer service Rep "Julie" walk me through the lot game me a chance to give her all my info & still contacted me within 12 hrs us showing up ! Was able to drive a way in a newer Expedition the next day Haven't had any issues since , But was assured if I were to have any problems to contact them ! I appreciate all the help KARZPLUS was able to provide , I've already told friends& fam where to go ! I really love the way the treat you here Julie was the best Awesome customer service very personable ! read more

Omg! Eddie the car guy is the best I had been searching the website trying to narrow down my options. I decided to actually go down and take a look around and that's when I met Eddie. He was polite, pleasant and knowledgeable. I didn't buy anything that day but knew who I would come back to work with. Im so glad I did. Eddie is efficient, helpful, will work with your situation ina timely manner. Great experience. Thanks Eddie the Car Guy( that's how you ask for him). read more

Worst Dealrship out there. I was 18 when i first bought a Car here. They took advantage of me, they added all these charges with out me knowing & I ended up needing to pay about 2k cash in 2 months from purchase. 2 weeks later check engine light comes on, and all these other issues start to Happen. I go to talk in person with them to see if we came to an agreement for a fixing or exchange. Boooooooy did that go bad... He said i signed papers , shrugged it off & then kicked me out of his office and answered a call laughing saying "its that one customer i told ya about" . The name said it all "Karz Plus". Ghetto, Ghetto , Ghetto!!!!! read more