Absolutely avoid this dealership at all costs. I received an unsolicited mailer from Thrifty Car Sales despite never having any prior contact with this business or even knowing they existed. The mailer included a lottery-style scratch-off game claiming that if you revealed three matching symbols, you'd win the displayed prize. Surprise, surprise - I "won" $2,000 in Amazon gift cards! When I called to inquire (yes, I read the fine print and knew this was likely a scam, but curiosity got the better of me), I was told that wasn't actually the case. To find out what I had "really won," I would need to schedule an appointment to attend some event within the next few days. This is essentially the automotive equivalent of a Nigerian prince scam. Here's what bothers me most: -Questionable Data Collection: How did they get my personal information? I never requested contact from this business, yet somehow they have my name and address. -Intentionally Deceptive Marketing: This isn't clever marketing - it's a deliberate attempt to mislead potential customers with a dollar-store version of McDonald's Monopoly that's designed to make people think they've won something they haven't. -Wasted Resources on Lies: Think about this - this business spent considerable time, money, and resources creating and mailing out materials specifically designed to deceive people they hope to do business with. What does that tell you about their integrity? If a car dealership's first interaction with you involves lying and manipulation, what do you think the actual car-buying experience will be like? Save yourself the headache and find a dealership that doesn't need to resort to scammy tactics to get customers in the door. There are plenty of honest car dealers out there - Thrifty Car Sales is clearly not one of them. read more

Thrifty Car Sales - Car Rental Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

I was taken by these guys on a used "as is" car and it was the worst experience with buying a car I have ever had. Get everything you are promised in writing and know that in Idaho there is no lemon law to protect you if you take the car as is. read more

Thrifty Car Sales - This was the car we got as is in Boise. We had no idea what kind of he'll was still in store for us. - Car Rental Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

Surprise this business has been shut down and they owe us about 10,000 dollars. We had been going back and forth for 4 months and spoke to about 5 different "managers". Basically they sold us a car under false pretenses stating that they would cover the remaining amount of our vehicle for trade in value and it would zero out. They WROTE the math in front of our eyes and all of it checked out. After signing at about 10 pm at night past closing, we found they charged us 5,000 for our trade in AND 4,000 for the warranty which they stated they canceled. We spoke to the warranty people and they did confirm is was cancelled but our financer stated no refund check was ever sent to them. So they pocketed the 4,000 and never refunded us. Now we are way over the 24,000 of the car and now are at 34,000. The finance people stated they cant do anything and that Thrift needed to send them the refund check in order to remove it from our loan amount. read more

Did you get a flyer in the mail asking to pull a tab which lights up a code which revealed you won a $2500 or $5000 or $25000? Just have to make that appt and haul yourself to Mountain Home ID Thrifty Car Sales to collect. It's a scam. You'll waste your time Stuck with a rude aggressive salesperson. You'll leave without a prize due to a random fine print loophole. Don't waste your time, it's not real. No matter how hard you read the flyer and every word on it, you are not leaving with any prize. If a car sales lot starts off their experience with lying and deception, do you really think they are selling quality product? Avoid read more

This is a review regarding a used car purchase from Thrifty. Please read before considering buying here. I just purchased a Tundra from Thrifty. We were in a negotiating window for 5 days because a 3rd party mechanic found an oil leak when I first saw the truck. Bret McDonald promised to have his team fix it and test for leaks before selling it. He also promised that if I found there was still a leak within the first week of owning it, he would take it back or fix it. I also spoke with Nick, the service lead for Thrifty. I asked Bret and Nick to confirm there were no oil leaks and that they had inspected the cam towers for leaks. They purported to do multiple checks and that there was no more leaks, and that the cam towers specifically were leak free. After all this happened, I purchased the vehicle and quickly noticed that I still smelled burning oil. I also got a check engine light 5 days in. had a mechanic inspect it 5 days after buying and they found that BOTH cam towers are leaking, and the check engine light is due to wiring harness malfunctions, and it was a wiring harness Thrifty had worked on. The repair bill is over $6K. I called Bret and Thrifty because I wanted him to fix the issues or take back the truck as he had promised. Bret was defensive and denied all liability, and then hung up on me before we had really had the chance to talk through resolutions. Thrifty has to this point broken every promise and agreement we made when negotiation, and has also proven that they and their service team either lied to me or are incompetent (or both). I am asking Thrifty to keep their word and work with me to resolve this but so far am not getting a response. I am working with an attorney and have submitted complaints to the BBB and the state of Idaho. If you are looking for used vehicles, please go somewhere else and work with someone who will be honest with you and keep their word to you. read more

-Told me I won 2500 -Instead tries to give me a smart watch because of the fine print -they RAN out of watches tells me to come back on rhe 7th -i asked for rhe value of the watch and rhe manager told me thats bad negotiation technique DONT WASTE YOUR TIME read more

Stop scamming people. I called over the phone twice to make sure that I didn't drive an hour for nothing. They said that I won a Prize because of the mail that I received and it turns out that only one code out of the "winners" was actually the prize winner. Nothing on the mail that I received stated that winning would only qualify me for a final confirmation code verification. I drove an hour with my injured wife just to find out that it was a scam. They were just trying to get my Car information to try to get a shady buy offer on my car. Pathetic. read more

We recently purchased a van, only to immediately find it was leaking through the back hatch after washing it when we took it off the lot. They said they would fix it, but its now been two weeks without progress and they are insinuating that we may be charged for off-site repairs. We are coming up on our first payment and still don't have a van. read more

They sent me a card in the mail that revealed that i won a $2000 amazon gift card. I came to find out that this wasn't true. They just lured me into their place to high pressure me to trade in my 2013 Ford Mustang in for a 2021 Ford Mustang convertible that was way overpriced. They gave me a good deal for my trade in. However, in my opinion,they gave me a very unfair deal for the 2021 Ford Mustang convertible that they sold to me. They sold it to me for about $57,000 after taxes,warranties and other fees added. I later found out from my local Ford dealership in my town that the blue book value of the car was only about $33,000. The dealership said they were fair to me for the trade in value because they gave me about$3,000 over the trade in value for my 2013 Ford Mustang. However,the Ford dealership in my town said it appears that they were unfair about the selling price they charged me for the 2021 Ford Mustang convertible they sold me. It appears that they charged me about $21,000 over the Blue book value, If this is in fact the case, i was ripped off "bigtime. " They inform you that you won a $2000 amazon gift card that they send to you in the mail. However, when you get there they just high pressure you to trading in your car and sell you a car that is very overpriced and they never give you the $2000 amazon gift card. This is obviously a scam to sucker you into their schemes to take your car away from you and then selling you a very overpriced car with significant mileage on it. This car had 41,364 miles on it when i was high pressured by one of their sm*cks for buying it. I found out that the sticker price for the Ford Mustang convertible they sold to me when it was new was $52.900. It was sold to me for about $5,000 over the retail price when the car was new. This is a total scam with the fake gift card ticket and the outrages price they charge for a used car with a lot of F***ing miles on it. Avoid these f***ers like the plague. I checked their profile. Most the other people post similar complaints about the phony git card that just lures them into these peoples unethical selling tactics. These people are traveling sales people. They operate in tents. They don't care about you because they pick up and leave. they ever see you again. A different car company with the same name told me this. This other car business which has the same name who also operates in Idaho said that they filed a complaint on Thifty car Sales of Mountain Home because they had complaints from other people who thought that they were that same car company,but they were not. The other Thrifty Car Company told me that next time to buy from them because they treat their customers good. Thrifty Car Sales of Mountain Home also had unprofessional service. Their printer printed the sales receipt very poorly and also the fax report i requested from them. Their printer didn't have enough ink to print things where you could read it. This just shows how unprofessional these sm*cks are. Do ot do business with them. You will deaply regret it. It will be the worst experience you ever had. read more

They had a promotion that had me winning a $2000 Amazon gift card. When I confirmed over the phone, my appointment I confirmed with this is a true statement and everything was correct. The person scheduling the appointment confirmed that I was a winner of the gift card when I arrived today to pick up my Amazon gift card, this was not true. I drove over an hour away hoping to use that gift card for Christmas or birthday gifts. Car salesman or car salesman they will do anything lie cheat steal to sell you a car. Don't come here! read more

Total scam with their event. Don't bother going, very shady business practices. We "won" a giftcard, called, and was told to drive told down. We drove 45 minutes to find out we didn't win. Just don't bother. read more

got a mailer from them that leads you to believe you won $1000. After visiting the location they requested, they explained that the fine print said otherwise and instead offered a $20 voucher that could only be redeemed after purchasing something. read more

Had a great experience at Thrifty Car Sales The staff was friendly, the process was smooth, and I drove away in a car I love. No pressure, just helpful service. Highly recommend! read more

I bought a 2010 Vw cc 86000 miles. Worst mistake. I paid 5,400 I put 3,000 into it since I bought it 3 months ago and still having problems. I would NOT recommend this dealership to my Worst enemy. I would not even buy a new car here. PEOPLE YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED..... read more

They sent out a mailer deceptively advertising that we had won $1,000 with no purchase necessary. Total bait and switch. Then they try and get you to buy a car. Who's gonna buy a car from these clowns after being deceived? read more

bought a vehicle about 3 months in and its been in the shop 2 times already. very disappointed.

My car was broken into and my insurance provider was less than helpful finding services in their network. When I contacted Thrifty Auto Rentals, they had me in a car that day and helped me know the right steps to deal with insurance. I highly recommend Amanda, who was personable and outstandingly helpful at a very stressful time. read more

I stopped by here after a friend suggested I do so. So far the service was great. I had a thrifty sales decal removed from a car for free. I was expecting there to be a charge but there wasn't. Most of the cars I was interested in had dead batteries because of the elements. They gifted me some nice pens and Beverly was really nice to my family and I. I plan on buying a car in the near future so depending on the price and "deal" they give me, I could possibly be buying from them since she mentioned they price match cars. Looks promising. I will update in the future. *UPDATE* Finally bought a car and BEVERLY IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Completely honest and forthcoming. She will go out of her way to make sure everything is done properly and for your best interest. She even lent me her own personal car at one point. Please try this place out. I have purchased quite a few cars on my lifetime and this truly has been the best experience buying a car. Thank you very much for your patience and honest communication with my family and I. Please see Beverly. You will not regret it. read more

I needed my rotors turned and had found this place to be fairly priced and honest for the previous three years. Unfortunately, they tried to take me to the cleaners stating I needed new brakes, rotors and tires. I actually went to the dealer for a second opinion and they confirmed what I already knew: just needed the rotors resurfaced. Not a surprise since the tires were only 20K old and regularly rotated at Costco and the brakes were over 5mm. The worst of it, they then charged me with a diagnostic fee when I only asked them to resurface the rotors (which they had done for me 40K miles earlier). Different mechanic with clearly different view on integrity. read more

A couple years ago I bought a car from them for the normal blue book price. I was pretty happy with it, and only had to have them do a couple repairs under a 3 month warranty. After the short warranty was up I took my car to the only certified mechanic that is in Boise and they asked me if it had been in an accident. I told them that the CarFax was clear but that I had noticed that the rear bumper didn't line up just right and one tail light was obviously newer. After I thought about it, I remembered that one time the Thrifty mechanic had said " Oh yeah that's the car that...." I left it alone and didn't think about it... Until my certified mechanic mentioned the badly repaired damage. Thrifty either bought the car damaged or damaged it on the lot and had it fixed without insurance which means it doesn't show on CarFax. It took $2k to properly fix the issues. Thanks to the mechanic that slipped up, I now know how crooked Thrifty is. It would have been a whole different story if Thrifty had told me what happened instead of looking out for their money. I would highly recommend NOT buying from them. They are over priced and only care about profit. read more