Really nice salesman here. Got a car they bought at auction with one previous owner. Provided the Experian report on the car without me asking for it first. Mailed the license plates to me without being asked to do so. read more

Public Warning: Unethical Practices at University Motorsports. It is with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility to the community that I share my disheartening experience working with Darryl Gallaugher at University Motorsports. Despite being a loyal customer who has purchased multiple vehicles from him over the years, my recent employment at the dealership has revealed a side of Darryl that goes beyond the "aww shucks," "harmless little old man" routine he employs. The narrative began when I agreed to purchase a 1982 Datsun 200SX for a project car, with a down payment of $500 and a total cost of $2000. Darryl assured me that the car had no major issues and would be up and running soon. In an effort to assist his struggling business, I offered to work for him, not only to work off some of my balance but also out of genuine concern for the chaotic conditions of his shop and office. Despite my efforts to contribute positively and make him money by selling other cars on the lot, Darryl consistently refused to apply the cash payments he gave me for my work towards my outstanding balance, providing vague assurances like "we'll take care of it later" or "don't worry about that yet; we still need to get it running." However, when it came to the small commissions he offered for selling cars to customers, I insisted on at least applying that money to my owed balance, to which he reluctantly obliged. The breaking point occurred when promised repairs to the Datsun were continually delayed, and the car remained inoperable. Despite my attempts to schedule repairs, I was met with vague promises that never materialized. This led me to explore the option of finding a buyer for the Datsun who was better equipped for the project. When I informed Darryl about potential buyers willing to purchase the Datsun for up to $2500, his demeanor shifted. Suddenly, he claimed that the repairs needed were extensive, suggesting I take a different car and transfer the credit towards it. Agreeing to this, I opted to take a 1987 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe at his suggestion, a vehicle I had been helping him find a buyer for even before it was offered to me, as I am an active Chrysler LeBaron enthusiast and owner of a LeBaron convertible. However, the situation took a turn for the worse when, after agreeing to purchase the LeBaron, at his suggestion, Darryl deceitfully claimed he had no temporary license plates for multiple days and later changed his mind about selling me the car altogether. His objection was based on my intention to invest time and money into the car over the next year, enhance its value, restore its paint, and eventually sell it for a better price after I had some time to drive and enjoy it. This abrupt change in attitude revealed his greed and a complete lack of respect for our agreement and working relationship. Furthermore, his disrespectful remarks about African, Indian, and Asian customers or "those people" as he put it, coupled with a derogatory comment about potential "black" buyers for a Cadillac, or "boys coming up here that are just going to try to talk me down" were beyond the pale. This, combined with his manipulative behavior, left me with no choice but to reevaluate my association with University Motorsports. His refusal to take my payments for the Datsun and his attempt to renege on the LeBaron deal indicate a clear desire to monopolize potential profits over everything, even fair treatment of his own employees. He wanted to ensure that any hypothetical profit from these deals would go solely to him even thought every car he sells on his lot is bought for far less than $1000 and sold for $3 to $4,000 or more. This is about my employment and our dealings, I haven't mentioned the hiding of rust under spray paint, the high milage vehicles with leaky engines and transmissions filled with leak stopper products that will fail once you get home and he has your money. Buy with caution and plan for emergency because he believes "what they don't know won't hurt them." In our final conversation, he attempted to shift blame, claiming I hadn't even paid anything for the car and should have forced him to take the payments when he refused. However, it was evident that he never wanted me to pay for the Datsun because he would have had to fix it, and there was a chance I would have made a profit if I sold it and as a new car collector, I would have only sold it after I had a little fun in it and got to experience driving it, filmed and photographed it for my records. In conclusion, Darryl's actions have exposed a level of greed and manipulation that I never anticipated. I worked diligently for the dealership, only to be treated as competition rather than a valued employee. This cautionary tale serves as a warning to anyone considering employment or business dealings with University Motorsports. Exercise extreme caution and be aware of the unethical practices that may tarnish your experience with this establishment. read more

I bought a technical that had tires that were so bad they were not road legal, the oil filter hadn't been changed in years, the back breaks were bad and needed to be replaced, there was no radio, the following day the heater stopped working and the absolutely worst problem was the right ball joint was so bad I was told I should not drive it 3 miles to my house because it could snap at any moment. When I went back to address these Issues with the owner his comment to me as "well geez why would they tell you all these things are wrong if all you did was go in to get a new battery?" Well because they cared about my safety and the safety of other motors vehicles on the road. I asked him to please just take the truck back and give me something that was road safe and he refused to. He said he would fix it but then wanted me to get the parts and everytime I would try to schedule he told me his mechanic wasn't available. He basically stole my money and sold me a very unsafe vehicle. DO NOT TRUST this dealership they will rip you off. read more

I've been on the market for the right used car for a few months and ran into some dealerships actually running a scam of putting up fake craigslist ads and when you get there they try to talk you into something more expensive. This lot is different, these are real car guys just trying to make a living buying and fixing then selling cars. You can go there and talk to the owner who has been running it for 20 years and his mechanic who was super helpful in our purchase. We had about $2k to spend for a used car which limits options quite a bit. In 2023 in Seattle that pretty much limits you to a Corolla/civic econobox with a bunch of miles or something nicer with problems but I found something special here. His website isn't up to date so you have to find his ads on Craigslist and then move quick because good deals go quick. We found a cute 1995 Mitsubishi Galant with a V6 engine here and jumped at it. Started right up, idled smooth right at 800 rpm as it should, drove straight and smooth so we bought it. Noticed the right turn signal clicking fast so they replaced the bulb before we left with it. Super quick and easy purchase and I'm 100% happy. Yes, the car had some quirks that I was aware of including being filthy in many places, chipped windshield, rusted jack and disasterous looking trunk inside but I bought it anyway because it has a strong engine and transmission and no obvious mechanical problems. What did I expect spending 2K for a car in this age of inflation? These guys buy cars and sell them, they're not scamming anyone but you need to make sure you know what you're buying. Yelp is hard to use for used car buying because you get mostly 2 kinds of reviews, either a clearly fake glowing review or someone who has sour grapes because their car didn't work out. As someone who just bought a car for his upcoming 49th birthday and has mostly only bought used cars I'll say that most of the blame for buying a bad used car falls on the buyer. It's my responsibility to check how it idles, check the CV joint boots, check ths suspension, listen to how the engine runs and how it revs, accelerates, drives and shifts. If you don't know how to check a used car then spend $100 and have a mechanic join you at the lot or private seller. Used car lots exist to acquire cars, clean/fix as much as economically possible and sell as quickly as possible. So please take bad and great reviews at most places with a grain of salt but read more

Daryll thrower is genuinely concerned about customers, not just jacking up prices like so many lots do. He will take care of you. His 22 yr. Old cat Elvis is worth the trip alone. read more

Great guys! Old school car dealership! Scott and Darrel are hilarious as well! They are the hand shake kind of guys that keep their word, even when it costs them money. I have done business with them several times and always been taken care of. Highly recommend read more

Darryl, the owner was very easy and pleasant to work with. Threw a price at him online and he agreed in less than 2 email exchanges. Setup time to see the car and the vehicle was right on the lot, ready to be test driven. Zero pressure from Darryl. He was impressed by our appreciation and knowledge of the vehicle (specifically the engine) and our straight-to-the-point offer on the car. He said he was very happy to sell us the car that he was going to close the shop for the day! I've been looking for this specific car for a few months now and it drives like a dream. The car itself was SPOTLESS. The exterior was cleaned up well and even had wax protection on it. I'm quite happy to have bought the car from this location, especially because I didn't get the typical sleaze-bag car salesperson experience. Thanks Darryl! read more

Not entirely sure who these people are as far as the ones leaving positive reviews. This place is a rat trap; the man I spoke to was pleasant enough but didn't seem to know much of anything about the cars on the lot. Every vehicle I looked at was damaged or sounded horrendous upon being turned over. I'd save your hard-earned cash and go some place reputable. read more

Darryl, you are a Rock Star!! Thank you so much for taking the time today to get me into a car that fit into my budget. I appreciate very much the timely communication and you not minding if the car check guy came to look at the car. It was a pleasure making the purchase from you and you have earned a repeat customer in me! Thank you again. Ken read more

I wish I could leave less stars but unfortunately that's not an option. These people sold a lemon to a senior citizen, and refuse to do the right thing by simply taking the van back and refunding him. Even after he offered to return the van and even give them more money for another vehicle, because he just needs a vehicle to get back and forth to medical appointments. These guys WILL rip you off if given the chance. Save yourself the trouble. read more

Drove to Seattle from Camas wa to look at a car they have listed at there lot, called explaining I'm coming from a distance they couldn't answer any questions besides it "runs and drives great" so I called a second time to verify hours again stating how far I'm coming to look at the car. Upon driving 178 miles find a car that has severe cosmetic damage 3 driver side pics no passenger side....(cannot open passenger side door due to damage) hood release broken damage to vehicle exceeds price of vehicle. Very let down a simple picture of the passenger side would have been nice if I had more time I would have offered you scrap price on your car just so you know how I feel having wasted 6 hours and $100 dollars in gas if your looking for honesty you won't find it here. read more

This dealership has the same name (or very similar) as one that was in the University district but is now gone. I don't know if they are the same owners. I went to look at a couple of cars there that had been advertised on Craigslist. They looked much, much worse than described in Craigslist. But I was still interested in one of them, so I asked to drive it. He asked me if I would buy it right away if I liked it. I explained that I always take used cars to a shop for a pre-purchase inspection before buying. As soon as I uttered the words "pre-purchase inspection", he was done with me. He doesn't allow them, and he isn't interested in buyers who want them. He explained that mechanics who do such inspections don't want people to buy used cars and always describe them as being in terrible condition. I explained that I'd bought several used cars over the years after getting a pre-purchase inspection, and that I understood that many of the items they report are expected on an old car. It's just good to know what I'm getting into, and sometimes there might be something serious that would require expensive work soon. But he wasn't interested. This guy is looking for chumps who buy without really knowing what they're getting into. Another reviewer mentioned all the "fixed" items listed on the windows. Well, the used car dealer has every legal right to lie about all of those items, and the buyer has no recourse. One of the cars I looked at had a huge list of "fixed" items, many of them not trivial. Yet it was listed at only $1,995. If you believe all the stuff this guy writes on the cars' windows, I've got a bridge to sell you. Never, ever believe what a used car salesperson tells you; always, always verify. And if, like this dealer, they don't let you verify, do not buy from them unless you're prepared to have a car that soon needs far more work than it's worth. The next used car dealer I went to said he encourages pre-purchase inspections. In my experience, most of them do allow them; I've only encountered one other that does not, and that was 14 years ago. read more

Spent 2500 cash on a total lemon from this guy. He'll play the harmless old man to get your sympathy but the car I got was a piece of crap. Broke down the first week, replaced starter, broke down two weeks later and I had it towed to a mechanics shop, so, in addition to the 2500 I spent, I lost money on tow fees, mechanics, a starter. Turns out the engine was gone/no compression. I needed a car because my previous car was stolen, I didn't think I'd get ripped off even worse by this guy but that's what happened. Ended up being about 3500 just totally wasted. You do what you want, and I doubt he meant to sell me a lemon but that's what he did and I had no recourse. Buyer beware. read more

We chose to go here because of all of the good reviews, but... I waited almost a year to write this review. Daryl is a really nice man, but I will not buy from again or recommend this place. October 2018, we went here to look at a 2002 Honda Civic that the listing was boasting on the website about how well it had been maintained, one owner, pride of ownership, etc. When we got there, the car was still there and we looked at it. He mentioned that with these Civics that timing belt and water pumps are the things to keep up with and pointed out that this one had just been done in January of 2017, so should be good for another 8 years or so. We asked if they did any kind of inspection to the car or fixed anything once they had it. He said his mechanic looked it over, put new front break pads on, and everything else checked out. The only thing he recommended keeping an eye on was the rear breaks as they would need to be done soon. This car was priced at $3000 with over 200K miles on it, which was within range of what we had seen for similar Civics and KBB. We drove it and it seemed fine. This was to be our teenage son's first car. We agreed to buy and he was so excited. Right after we got it, we took it into our mechanic for an inspection. This is where things went downhill. There were so many things needed to even make this car truly safe to drive. The shop quoted us over $6000 for repairs. One of those repairs was the water pump, which we were assured was great. At this point, we came back to Daryl with the inspection report, quote, and pictures. He seemed shocked, but could have been really good acting. He offered to put in a new water pump, but nothing else. Fine, we'll take it, we knew we were buying it as-is, so I know he could have told us to go kick rocks. Luckily we have a friend who is a mechanic on the side and did all of the work for a lot less than the shop wanted, but took more time. At this point, I was going to write a better review, but I waited. We are now in September of 2019. Less than one year since he supposedly put a new water pump in and it is leaking profusely. So, we cannot recommend buying a car from here. If you do chose to go here, please have someone you trust look at the car before you buy. Save yourself the headaches that we have been through. I also would not trust any "work" his mechanic does. If they refuse to let you take it to your own mechanic for a look, WALK AWAY! read more

Quick, easy, friendly, took the hassle out of buying a car. I will definitely come back next time we're looking for a vehicle.

Laid-back, easy process to buy a used farm truck. The owner wasn't pushy or skeevy. I felt good about his story that he sells cars to help people. He had clearly put some work into the truck I bought and it runs like a beast. Also knocked a little off the asking price for a bald front tire. Buying used cars is a pain, but this was about as painless as it gets. read more

Bought a 99 Honda Accord from here. Daryl is a laid back dude. Sold me the car for a good price. Test drove it for a couple hours. No pressure, easy going. Took the car to my mechanic. Everything was as advertised. No major problems/issues. Car will make a great reliable commuter. So far it's been 2 weeks and I'm satisfied with the car. Will update in a few months read more

I purchased a 2003 Chrysler Sebring from Darryl (or Bob) on Christmas Eve. During the transaction he was very pleasant. It was only after I took the car home that the issues started to arise. Darryl (or Bob) had assured me there was nothing wrong with the car, however after about two hours of driving the car, it began to smoke from the engine. Along with a hefty amount of smoke was the over-powering smell of coolant. After the holidays ended I took it to a mechanic on the 4th of January. The inspection showed, a leak in the sunroof, mold in the car, broken thermostat, and over heating. Since I was well-within my 14 days of purchase I took the car back to University Motorsports, today, January 5th, accompanied by my mechanic. He approached Darryl (or Bob) amicably to let him know of the problems with the car. Darryl (or Bob) immediately became nasty, swearing at us both, saying, "Who the f*ck are you?" and telling my mechanic to leave. Darryl (or Bob) then refused to accept the car back and kicked us off his lot. Really terrible business. read more

Ok here is the history .i saw a BMW 328red online for a good price with this dealership name so I call and some Brian answers ,ok that's not the problem I talk to him about the car. Well we set up an appointment for a Tuesday.but this guy Brian everyday send me a text "are you coming on Tuesday ".then is Tuesday and I walk in to the lot and is pretty much car from 500 to 4000$ the guy in the office was nice and polite ,but he said he doesn't have the car on the lot . But he can call his friend Brian to let him know I'm going to his lot to buy the bmw .i drive 45 minutes to get there and when I talk to Brian he tells me that he sold the car ,oh man I was so angry , and the funny thing is the car was parked one block away from his lot . So something smells fishy with this guys . read more

I just bought a little Toyota from this guy and I couldn't be happier! He let us take the car out for a test drive (no questions asked) and we had it out for about an hour. The car had a good price and we were aware that it needed a little work, so we went ahead and got her. The whole experience was actually not bad at all, way better than at other dealers where they call you "Little Lady", stuff like that. Nothing like that here. We talked to the owner (Darren or Darrel?) and he said he mostly concentrates his biz on offering decent transportation at an affordable price, likes to help people. Not the fanciest or prettiest cars, but they'll get you from point a to point b. Can't argue with that. UPDATE: I still love my car! I have named her Teddy. read more

I've purchased a few cars from them. The entire process is relaxed from start to finish. I got a great deal on my trade and named my price I wanted on the car I wanted to buy. No haggle, no BS, just a good old fashioned car deal with a handshake. I love my Blue Jetta and will be back read more

He was a really nice guy. He even picked up half the price of my Uber ride when I returned the next day to pick up my vehicle. He gave me a good deal on a good used car. The car had a brand new clutch and brand new tires and very low mileage for around 3 grand. I would definitely purchase a car from him again and I do recommend University Motorsports for anyone looking to buy a good affordable used car. read more

Recently bought a used Subaru Legacy Outback from University Motorsport. Couldn't be happier. Darryl is a stand-up guy! Thanks for a great deal on a great car. read more

I bought a van from them it was fairly fast process. I worked with Darryl and Scott and they were extremely helpful. The car was clean didn't have a 3rd row seat but the got one for me so I would have enough room for my grandkids. Low miles for the year. I have sent several others to them as well and they all have been pleased. Thank you Scott and Darryl for getting me back on the road. read more

i just purchased my third car from university motor sports.i want to thank darrell my kid loves the car.keep u p the good work and i will be seeing you on my next purchase. read more