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CarGurus Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is mixed, with notable strengths in customer service from specific sales teams who are praised for their attentiveness and support during vehicle purchases. However, significant concerns arise regarding transparency and pricing practices, particularly with hidden fees and perceived bait-and-switch tactics. Many customers express frustration over inconsistent pricing and a lack of responsiveness from dealerships listed on the platform. Overall, while some users appreciate the ease of finding vehicles, many report dissatisfaction with the selling process and the reliability of the information provided, indicating a need for improved communication and clarity.

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service
76
value
71
shipping
30
returns
33
quality
62
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New York
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I posted my vehicle on CarGurus and received 112 leads. Approximately 90% were spam. People would asked various questions about the vehicle, however never respond back. When you at your response, you clearly see the sender didn't read your response as it was marked "unread." C'mon! The remaining 10% were scams, asking for specific details like your address, banking information and personal information about the seller. I complained to CarGurus and their response was to remove my listing. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND CarGurus to anyone. BEWARE.

Date of experience: May 1, 2019
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
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great price!
April 28, 2019

Greg at Piehl Motors gave us a price we could afford on the truck we wanted! We did not have to spend hours haggling over price or trade in, just straight forward about what we wanted and how to come together to make it happen. Larry and Shawn gave us all the details and provided the customer service we expected. We will continue to do business with Piehl Motors.

Date of experience: April 27, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fantastic
April 28, 2019

I felt like I was getting the most out of my $$ cuz Car Fax showed a complete reasamae if the car.The great customer service helped me get the exact car that I wanted. Great Experience for sure. I would especially recommend Vista Auto Sales to anybody that is looking to buy a car!

Date of experience: April 26, 2019
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Convoluted
April 20, 2019

Uploading photos, typing in comments, picking the year, etc., is easy Being able to pick options and things that make the car unique is very hard- most of all THEY are going to assign the price and if you don't like the price they assign, they give you a lower ranking like a "fair deal" or or lower. If you go along with their price assignment, but you don't buy extra enhancements from them, after two or three days they lower your rating to a "fair deal" or lower when absolutely nothing has changed with the car. For example, when I questioned them about why after the third day the car was listed they arbitrarily changed the value rating from good deal to fair deal, they closed the listing and marked it as sold! It's not like the service is free - if you sell the car you pay them, which is fair. But all the other bull crap is not Don't waste your time using CarGurus! I wish I had screenshots of my listing, you could see nothing changed but THEIR rating changed... I just don't think they are trustworthy

Date of experience: April 20, 2019
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Maxx autos
March 23, 2019

Had a very good experience buying my car everybody was definitely a lot of help all down from the management to salesman to the finalized had a lot of fun and met a lot of cool people great place to buy a car at Maxx auto thanks alot to everyone

Date of experience: March 22, 2019
Virginia
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Bought a truck and the AC doesn't work, they only gave me one key, should have been two, and now they won't even return my calls. SHADY OPERATORS. If you go here, buyer BEWARE!

Date of experience: March 21, 2019
Nevada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I recently bought a 2017 Toyota Camry from Mike Foley and I trusted that he would get me the best deal. I drove from Kingman Arizona. Well he not only delivered over the phone honesty about the monthly payment and when I arrived it did not change. It was well worth the trip. Not only did he deliver on his word but he also saved my but and got a hold of me before I got too far from the dealership and called me to let me know that I left my debit card. Go see Mike!

Date of experience: February 24, 2019
Kentucky
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Bait & switch
February 18, 2019

Car Gurus is advertising a bait and switch tactic for Travers Autoplex. They are advertising a Ford truck 4x4 which they know is not available. When you call they will say it is available and will have a salesman call and try sell you something else. I believed the advertisement and drove 60 miles to their dealership only to have them tell me it was just sold. I call a month later and they say it is still available and a salesman will call me. I have contacted the dealership and Car Gurus several times -- but the fraud is still going on as of today.

Date of experience: February 18, 2019
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Every possible contact with CarGurus requires a code they didn't send. No customer support contact is possible, cannot even post a question without the code. System says "check your email" & I have several messages without any code. Checked junk mail folder. No phone contact possible. System will not reply to the text messages they sent me. Very bad system design. The entire experience feels like a scam in progress.

Date of experience: February 14, 2019
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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An Excellent Experience
February 11, 2019

My Mini Coope, r purchase from Steve at Blackbird Crossroad Motors in Leicester in January 2019, exceeded expectations. I was given all the details I needed before visiting the dealership, including a negociated price for the vehicle. The test drive, purchase, service and valeting were over in a matter of 3 days, in a most professional and friendly manner, I would recommend anyone thinking of buying a second hand call to make Car Gurus their first port of call.

Date of experience: February 11, 2019
Oklahoma
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best test drive and ability to answer anything about options. Highly recommended. Truly a great experience. No haggle dealership.

Date of experience: January 31, 2019
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This guy was honest upfront and willing to work around our busy schedule.
We bought an awesome truck for truly a fair even a steal from him, we would definitely buy another vehicle from this dealer.

Date of experience: January 30, 2019
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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CarGuru adverts are badly structured especially if viewing via a smartphone which requires you to scroll down at least 3 pages until you reach the information about the car which in this, as in all of my adverts was clearly stated in the relevant section of the advert. Unfortunately I have no control over how the adverts are structured and have passed my views, unsuccessfully onto CarGurus. I am extremely disappointed that an unjustified review of my business has been posted as it doesn't represent either the product or service I provide, as witnessed by customers who have actually visited the dealership and purchased a vehicle, leaving genuine 5 star reviews AVOID

Date of experience: January 28, 2019
Oregon
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Terrible website UX and even worse customer service. The practice of not allowing users to leave reviews for dealers who they haven't had a communication from is shady at best. Clearly they only car about the dealer relationship. You really can't trust dealer ratings/reviews from this site.

Date of experience: January 22, 2019
Florida
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Alex the dealership manager demanded for me to take down my 1 star review, as he said I bought this vehicle as-is, but I never signed any such agreement. I would of never bought a vehicle that would need over $2,000 of parts and labor to pass a government vehicle inspection to be able to get licensed to drive on the road. These guys are crooks and I am proceeding with a law suit against them...

Date of experience: January 17, 2019

CarGurus - The Showroom Corp. - Crooks
January 3, 2019
Previous review

CarGurus Showroom Corp. sold me a 2013 Ford F150 that would not even pass a vehicle inspection to get license tags. They said they would pay for the parts verbally but they would never put this agreement in writing. They even said I had to pay for the installation of these parts. Do NOT buy a vehicle form these crooks. They are a dishonest company...

Date of experience: January 3, 2019
New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Car gurus is great
January 16, 2019

I'm so happy I found a 2012 Honda Civic ex-l on car gurus. The man I bought it from privately did such a good job getting the car ready for me. The car is 2012 but is like brand new. So glad I found car gurus to buy great used car.

Date of experience: January 15, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best at what they do
January 12, 2019

The best customer service, the best price. I got the Infiniti I wanted all around the board the best

Date of experience: January 10, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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GREAT!
January 4, 2019

Very nice dealership. I like the service and they are very friendly. If you do happen to visit this dealership, please ask and do business with Earnest Norman. He is nice and very professional

Date of experience: January 3, 2019
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

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