South Bay Pre-Owned

Category:	Used Car Dealer
Address:	2475 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, CA 90717, USA
Phone:	+1 310-539-2600
Rating:	2.7
Working:	9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM

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Allison Jones

CAR SHOPPERS BEWARE!! I WOULD NOT SEND MY WORST ENEMY HERE!!! IF ANY OTHER CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF HERE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME IN SUING THESE CRIMINALS, I HAVE A 1 HOUR VERY TELLING RECORDING OF A SOUTH BAY PRE-OWNED EMPLOYEE HIMSELF SPILLING THE BEANS ABOUT ALL OF THE UNETHICAL AND SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES GOING ON THERE. I was also sexually harrased by one of the employees that continued to text me and call me every day after I bought the car until my husband was forced to put a stop to it ( I have all of these text messages saved on my phone as well). My next door neighbor happened to go in to this STEALERSHIP within a week of me buying my car and was asked by this employee what kind of clothes I wear around the house and if I always dress so sexy. My neighbor was so disgusted and creeped out by his comments that he left as swore that he would tell everybody he knows not to ever step foot in this place again. So let me now explain my experience..., THE WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE WAS BUYING A CAR FROM SBPO. On Feb 4th, I purchased a 2006 BMW 325i. I really liked the car but I noticed when we went on the test drive that the traction control light was on and the car had a noticeable delay in starting like the car was struggling to turn on even though it did start, the breaks also squeaked but since they wanted to close the deal Paul and Jay both assured me that they would fix any problems or issues with the car and Paul told me he would even throw in a 30 day warranty to put me at ease and I believed them. Looking back on the situation now, I feel like an idiot for trusting them and not doing my research like I would normally do before I bought a car from these crooks and now I am paying for it, LITERALLY! It is hard to condense my nightmare of an experience into one paragraph but basically, I brought my car in 3 different times to be fixed and not only did they not fix it, now only 35 days after purchasing the car and CONVENIENTLY FOR THEM, the car just so happened to breakdown 5 days after my BS 30 day warranty ended and will not even start now. I had the car towed to my mechanic and apparently it is a serious electrical problem. My mechanic told me that there is no way that any mechanic with half of a brain or any experience could have missed that when they supposedly had the car inspected before they sold it to me or during the 3 different times their "mechanic" claimed to have thoroughly inspected the car and found no major problems. I have since found out from the same employee that my car sat there all day from 9am til 5pm and then their "mechanic" (an arco oil change guy from down the street that they tell everybody is a mechanic) came over, looked at it for 30 minutes, didnt even put the car up to look under the hood-NOTHING, and applied some sort of spray that you can buy from Oreily that stops the squeaking for a short period of time and then called me to say " your car is ready, we fixed everything and youre all ready to go now!" After I complained they had me bring it back but it was always just more lies and never any actually fixed anything and now the car will not even start. IMPORTANT: THEY REFUSE TO GIVE YOU RECEIPTS FOR ANY WORK THEY DO ON YOUR CAR EVEN IF YOU ASK AND COMPLAIN AND THIS IS WHY!!! To top all of this off, I called the owner Pete Guerrero today to tell him what my mechanic said in the hopes that they would actually offer to fix it and he could not have been a bigger A-hole! He was sarcastic and condescending the entire time, would not let me get one word in and even told me and I quote " wow, you remind me of my ex-wife, you like to complain a lot and repeat yourself over and over again" and mocked me like I was an idiot. I now have to begin the process of taking them to court because they could not simply do the right thing and fix the car the first time like they promised. FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS BUY CARS FROM SOUTH BAY PRE-OWNED!!!

Yaretzi Perez

South Bay Pre Owned Scamm Artist I filled out application on line for a car listed the a price .next morning received an e mail from Pete approving me for financing I then contacted peter I to verify and set up a test drive after doing this we started the the paper work it was then I and my family realized their true intentions they raised the price of the vehicle by $1000 . when I caught this they then told me the car could not go home with me because it needed a break sensor when I told them I would just bring it back next morning they refused and then told me they could not finance the car it had to be paid in full and leave my down payment so they can hold the car or it would go back on their inventory list my husband asked what the problem was and Pete the owner got rude and nasty and demanded us to leave his lot and called the local police and made false accusations in order to even get them to come to this fraudulent establishment its almost as if this is a regular thing with them .

Sylvia Robinson

Oh it was cool when I made the purchase. Paul put on a good show. Joked and pretended to display descent customer service. I have only had the car just under 3 months and already I have had to replace the Starter, Cam Shaft Sensors (both of them), the Radiator and the Front Brakes. I have heard of "used" and "as is" but damn, could I have at least enjoyed the vehicle for at least 6 months before I pay a years worth of car payments in 3 months. If you read this, do not be like me and ignore a previous customers who warned us with her Review (Allison). I had doubts but my co-worker talked me into going there. I promise I will listen next time. I want to thank her for her review and more people should tell it like it is. Whatever you do, do not buy a vehicle from South Bay Pre-Owned. They sell real LEMONS.

James Tully

I cannot believe the owner of South Bay Pre-Owned is actually threatening me! Pete Guererro sent me a profanity-laced text message clearly stating that he will add extra fees and penalties to my loan because I left him one star here on Google reviews. Mr. Guererro, after twelve long months of threats from you (and sleepless nights), I am finally posting this review of your business. According to California State law AB 2365, I do indeed have the right to write this review, and you can no longer scare, harrass, or threaten me. The car I have bought from you shows numerous accident repairs that are not listed on the Car Fax report. This troubles me. Today I am making my final payment on my used car from South Bay Pre-Owned, installment #24, and I will have title to my Jaguar as per our sales contract.

Mario Guevara

Screwed me over. Did an even trade and 8 months later no registration....i then down graded for a beautiful convertable that broke down 10 times in one month and put a grand into repairs not including the price of towing (let me also say I am handicapped) they told me to come in and they will take care of the car and let me choose another. Well they only gave me 5 grand on a 14K deal as a TRADE IN....WTF??? In one month giving me 5 making me lose 9? then the only car i can get i end up with $600 payments for 23 months......I went from payed off car valued at 16K to nothing cause I had a heart attack and I am one month late and they threatened if the car is not returned by 5 today, the car will be reported STOLEN...im getting my lawyer.