Car Dealers in Tampa, FL

Talk to Richard at tiger auto in st pete. Tell him you're a friend of mine... He knows all the dealers, and which ones are crooks 727-345-9700

Angel@813 875 7636

Apple Sport Imports but its in austin tx! best dealership hands down!!!

If you don't mind a roadtrip (I take any excuse) i bought my infiniti from offleaseonly.com WAY cheaper than anywhere else in the state... and they drive was WAY worth the savings

Through infohio.org?

Wesley Chapel Toyota took great care of us on our new car purchase. Also recommend Factory Direct Auto on Wesley Chapel Blvd. Can not remember the owners name but was a good guy and helped us buy a used car after Carries accident last year. Tori Vegueria may know him too. Good Luck.

Daniel, I have always found it much better to buy a used car from the owner instead of a used car lot. You can use Kelly Blue Book .com and NADA.com to find a good buy. This way you get to meet the person that has owned the car and get a feel for how it was cared for and serviced. There are many good people and good buys out there. Just takes time and persistence. That's my two cents. Good luck

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453-0509. I don't know his name but his wife is Talia. Tell her Darlene sent you. He mainly deals with used Infiniti's, but he gets cars at the auction and I believe he can get you whatever you want. He is fair. Give them a call. He just got my daughter a gorgeous Infiniti G-35 at a great price.

Have her call Wayne Reaves at Tampa Mitsubishi. Very reliable.

See Mike Maguire at Elder Ford on Florida Ave. Tell him Papa G sent you.

I liked Brandon Ford. Their sales team was chill, and service department is very nice. I would avoid Toyota of Tampa Bay. They do have aggressive financing though, but the car I bought from there was not quality, albeit used. Sales guy were flakey, I went through 4 just to buy a car... I'd say look into a Ford Fiesta-- you can get an SE - current Model Year, for about 13K for a mid line model.

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So I'll detail our full experience in car shopping about 1.5 years ago. My first stop was at Brandon Ford. We I had talked to a sales guy who was super polite and was willing to show me around despite my wife not being present and me telling him that I'm not buying right now. Later that evening, we came back to see what we could work out on some of the cars my wife and I had agreed on. We settled on a Focus ST and drove it around, liked it and decided to see if we could make numbers work. They were completely unwilling to budge on our trade in which was worth around $18k but they wouldn't move on $12k. Like I mentioned, we walked out in the middle of the negotiation. The following day, I went to Brandon Hyundai to look at cars. I told the salesman, Bart, who was VERY pushy btw, what we were interested in. I told him we didn't want an automatic and he proceeded to ask me 6 times if my wife could drive a standard vehicle. After I basically told him that my wife is a capable woman and can probably drive standard better than he ever could, we decided to wander around the lot and look at some vehicles. After deciding on a couple to test drive he asked me if I was ready to buy today. I told him that I would need to come back with my wife later that evening so she could give a valid input. He leaned back in his chair and said, "Well, none of these cars on the lot are for you..." I politely told him to eat shit and walked out. Finally, we went to Courtesy Hyundai who was VERY helpful. We were there close to closing and had to ask for a sales person (which was the only negative thing), but they went above and beyond for us to get us in a car we wanted. they gave us more than what we wanted for our trade in and worked on our terms for the loan and got us a nice low % rate. Honestly, we had gone in just to test drive some cars but ended up buying just because they got us everything we wanted. That's my experience with dealers in the area. Hope that helps.

If you would consider Subaru, Mastro Subaru on Hillsborough Ave. is a good dealership. We bought two vehicles there and they treated us right. Stay AWAY from Stadium Toyota! They are old school predatory salespeople. Like vultures circling, waiting for fresh meat to come in.

I know personally the guys who own Jim Browne dodge, chevy, jeep etc. They are great people and I think a chevy cruze/impal or dodge charger would be right in your alley of vehicles. I've never bought from them, but I know the core values of the Browne family are good.

Do not go to Brandon Honda!!! They will rip you off!

Scott is great at http://www.autoliquidatorsoftampa.com/

I've only dealt with one brick and mortar dealership in the last 10 years or so and it was Wesley Chapel Hyundai. Granted, I had done extensive online searching, and came to this dealership with one car in mind. Dealt with a sales rep who is no longer there, and they screwed up my financing which could not be fixed until 3 months later... all in all, I got the car I wanted, for the price I wanted, but went kicking and screaming into it.

Are you dead-set on a brand new car? The smarter thing to do (if you are not in the 50k+ salary range) is to buy a used car a couple of years old, privately from an original owner (check Carfax to make sure how many owners its had in the past, plus any accidents). When you find the car you want, go to your bank and get approved for a car loan, with details of the car you want (make, VIN, etc.). They'll even run a car report to make sure it is safe to put a lien on. Once approved, come back to your bank with the car owner to do transaction. They'll get their check and you get the car, the bank gets the title. They then send you a new title with a lien on it (or these days, it remains electronic in the DMV). At the end of the day, you'll feel way better that you didn't just drown yourself in more debt while the brand new car you almost bought could've lost 25% of its value as soon as you drove it off the lot. No dealership tactics, extra fees, inflated prices, sales guy commissions. Autotrader.com would be a good place to start looking for what you want.

For this sub I know I am late to the party but I bought one this summer. What I did was go online and research the makes and models I wanted and then used Edmunds.Com to have the dealerships send me quotes to my junk mail account. I narrowed it down to the best 2 deals and contacted the rep on the email, already had a price and VIN in hand and asked whether they had that car in stock. I made an appointment and test drove the exact car I was looking to buy, arranged financing, etc. and was back out the door. You want to use your junk mail account because some of the dealerships will send emails for a while and there is no unsubscribe option. The minor spam hassle was worth it for the ease of the car purchase and easy to deal with. I would recommend prearranged financing and going when your preferred insurance company is open. I ended up having to pay for Geico for a few days until I could arrange for a cheaper insurance company and cancel Geico because I went on a Sunday when many places are closed. By doing the online they guarantee the price and sometimes throw in extras like free oil changes. You can compare apples to apples by looking at like vehicles from different dealerships and save time by not having to face salespeople in person until you are ready to make a deal (or close to it). At the least you should have it nailed down to a couple choices max and know exactly how much you are spending without haggling much. The only "dealing" I did was working out who I wanted to finance with because the dealership offered an additional cash rebate for using their financing that balanced out the slight difference in APR between them and my bank.