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Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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CarGurus flat out sucks! They have an automated email lead generator that send you GARBAGE LEADS! At the end of the contract, they tell you how "well you are doing" and then double your rates! They are focused on SEO search engine optimization and use dirty tactics against the dealer. Out of 100 leads you receive via email, 99 are FAKE! Fake names and obviously fake email addresses are the dead giveaway. Any customer that purchases a vehicle from us, we ALWAYS ask, where they saw the vehicle advertised. We would sell one unit approximately every 3 months and at almost $1,000 a month, it is an obvious loss of profit. If they removed the email contact and only allowed phone calls, you would see how little leads you actually receive from them. Good riddance CarGurus, one less monthly expense saved!

Date of experience: April 13, 2020
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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They favor dealers on their "Good deal" "Fair deal" ratings. As an independent seller, your ad can say "bad deal" and a dealer post something exactly comparable, and it will say, "Good Deal". I would not waste my money on this classified site unless you are a dealer.

Date of experience: June 5, 2020
Illinois
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I've bought 2 cars and sold 2 cars on CarGurus. Both experiences were simple and efficient, especially selling a car. They handle EVERYTHING when selling. No fear of fake checks or fraud, CarGurus is the go-between and handles all the funds. A great company to deal with.

Date of experience: August 25, 2021
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Awful Experience
February 8, 2023

Wasted months searching cars in CarGurus and calling dealers about the cars I was interested in. The 'price' listed on CarGurus was not the sales price…not even close. Add 20%+ as the 'actual' sales price in all cases. Tried to write reviews on these dealerships to help future consumers, and was rejected by CarGurus trying to leave honest feedback. What kind of site doesn't allow consumer reviews to be posted? Scam Artist site. Don't bother wasting your time!

Date of experience: February 8, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Even for $5, cargurus is a ripoff. You cannot edit your location, than after you pay they want you to provide you VIN or license plate, and there is no way to get a refund. You can't even email them.

I regret forgetting to check out reviews before I committed.

Date of experience: April 30, 2021
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Easy
December 18, 2018

I looked for my car using price and it showed me everything in between my range. I found a few good deals but if u don't move fast you'll miss it. I don't suggest you go looking unless u have the money right then. So I found a great car with great milage and I was open to distance so I traveled an hour out to pick it up. They gave me a deal on taxes and tags and I went home same day with a vehicle.

Date of experience: December 18, 2018
District of Columbia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Easy search!
March 22, 2020

Car Gurus is a great site to search for a specialty car. I was able to compare many cars and narrow my search to a few good choices. I choose a used car out of my state, however, it was the best choice out there. Thank you Car Gurus for the easy navigation of the website.

Date of experience: March 22, 2020
Kentucky
1 review
8 helpful votes
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This probably works good for a deal but a private individual selling a car on here will be very disappointed. You cannot give your number or contact information to someone who is interested in your car. It was a waste of $30 let alone the aggravation,,, I was pissed,, I had 4 people who wanted to buy my car but couldn't get my information to them.

Date of experience: March 19, 2020
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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If you are a private seller, the odds are stacked against you. They freely admit their ratings on pricing are skewed for dealers. I understand the points that dealers spend time and money prepping their cars, but they do not mention that you can save thousands of dollars on taxes and fees, buying from a private party.
I listed a car that was in the price range the same or lower than comps in my area. They listed my vehicle as overpriced and put it on the bottom of their listings. Dealers cars that were comparable were classified as high priced or fair priced and never overpriced. A local dealer told me what I should sell it at.

Date of experience: December 14, 2022
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Car shopping
May 14, 2023

I needed a new vehicle and I found my newest love BMW X5! The whole experience was awesome and went so smooth and efficiently! You need a car contact these guys! Used Luxury auto sport! Trust me I promise you won't be disappointed!

Date of experience: May 13, 2023
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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1st off I contacted Greg via text in CarGurus main site. Greg responded within 3 mins of my text. Greg is an agent with CarGurus but he did get me in contact promptly with exactly whom I needed to speak with at SS motors Seattle Washington. See I was helping a friend that lives in Washington find a vehicle and I currently live in Savannah Georgia. I told all this too Ryan the salesman that was able to answer all my questions and trusted that I was not a trolling him from another state. I can't say enough how perfect the experience was cause it was just that "Perfect experience ". When all was done my friend Brad went to SS motors that evening and by the next morning he was in his dream car cruising the streets of Seattle feeling blessed for a change. Thanks a million Ryan

Date of experience: April 28, 2019
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Last Wednesday I purchased a 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-550! This was the most pleasant car buying experience in all of my 50 years of life! Robbie Abbas and Jimmy Alomia were wonderfully helpful during the selection process of the perfect vehicle for me! They were great during the financing experience and ultimately through the delivery process! I would highly recommend Luxury Auto Selection located at 4580 N. Elston Avenue in Chicago!

Date of experience: June 12, 2017
Rhode Island
1 review
5 helpful votes
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COMPLETE scam!
August 9, 2022

Run, don't walk, from this business. Weeks of confused communications and apologies on their end then the driver doesn't show on the prearranged pickup date because "she's busy." HOURS on the phone and text with their staff and no one knew what was going on, despite my having paperwork and confirmation. They need to be SHUT DOWN due to consumer fraud.

Date of experience: August 9, 2022
New Mexico
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Silicone Valley Enthusiast Auto Sales, a dealer I found on CarGurus, sold me a car that when it was delivered had an unsafe mechanical problem which they did not disclose! At first they quickly offered to reimburse me for repairs, and I shopped around to find the lowest cost of the repairs, and procured repairs at a local shop next door to me instead of having to have it transported 150 miles away to the nearest Porsche dealer. I got the job done for $425, when the dealer wanted $1082 + tax! The dealer, SVEAS, claimed they sent the payment to the mechanic, but it never showed after over 2 weeks. I contacted them and they got pissy and now have refused to pay for the repairs claiming that I am harassing and threatening them for asking where the check was! It looks like they intentionally did this to make up for a mistake they made when they bought the car at auction! I am going to file a complaint with the CA AG's Office, Consumer Fraud Division... I asked all the right questions! Full disclosure, I worked in the car business for 10 years, receiving several awards! This a condensed version, and I am not very computer literate to add a copy of the purchase order. The foregoing is correct and true to the best of my knowledge.

Date of experience: November 11, 2023
Maryland
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I reviewed a large dealership in my area with multiple locations. I have one location a positive review and another a negative review. Only the positive review was posted online. This dealership advertises on CarGurus. You draw your own conclusions.

Date of experience: December 30, 2021
Canada
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Responded to an add on CarGurus Canada. Dealer review for this add almost perfect five stars. Visited the dealer, test drive the vehicle and told the sales person
I will get back to him if I decided to buy. Next day I got 12 credit inquiries on my credit report from various finance companies and dealers. To test drive Sales person took photo copy of my drivers license use my personal info submitted credit applications to all over world without my consent. When I try to review about this dealer on CarGurus my reviews rejected, when I contacted CarGurus I was told in order to submit review I have to Initiate dealer contact using CarGurus which exactly that's how I contacted the dealer in the first place. I even send copies of sales leads from CarGurus to car gurus customer service. No response from CarGurus what's so ever. Clearly CarGurus cooking up all these dealer reviews not allowing legit customers to post negative reviews. What a scam!

Date of experience: August 4, 2020
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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AVOID
August 1, 2020

Terrible experience and a waste of money. If you post your car on CarGurus, and list it even a penny over what CarGurus software thinks it's worth, they flag the ad with a Big'OVERPRICED' alert to perspective buyers. Secondly, you better hope your car sells in the first few days as the site also alerts perspective buyers how many days the seller has been trying to sell the vehicle... so the longer it takes to sell, the less desirable it looks to perspective buyers. Guess this is the way Gurus milks the seller out of $29.95 every few days to renew and make a fresh ad! AVOID!

Date of experience: August 1, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Expirience
May 3, 2021

Tony was great in finding me the right vehicle for the right price. It was quick, easy and painless. He worked with me to get the financing approval that I needed, for the lowest rate possible. Highly recommend you visit Ziegler Chevy and work with Tony. Great guy and a big help in my vehicle search.

Date of experience: May 3, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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False advertising
June 23, 2020

The worst experience trying to buy a car from them. After talking to two dealers Alejandro got on the phone. Very uneducated and unprofessional. He said the price advertised was wrong and wanted to charge me $2,000.00 more above asking price. Not the place to buy a car from. These people are not to be trusted.

Date of experience: June 23, 2020
Florida
1 review
8 helpful votes
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This carguru, com site refers customer to unscrupulous car dealers, car dealers that' ask for deposits and refuse to return deposit if you decide not to purchase car.
Namely site shopcarsinc.com, located Cars inc. 3700 orange blossom trail, Orlando, Florida, very shady business being assisted by the carguru.com... who states they can do nothing

Date of experience: July 31, 2018

Overview

CarGurus has a rating of 2.9 stars from 366 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with CarGurus most frequently mention customer service, good deal and phone number. CarGurus ranks 7th among Car Buying sites.

service
76
value
71
shipping
30
returns
33
quality
62
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