Anchor Motors

I have had the Pontiac for just one year and I can not believe how such a idiot i feel like first transmission leak then defaulty alarm then breaks then battery then tires and now power steering out and something else to do with the power steering i think its the hose oh and not to mention a rattling nose that i could not get fixed along with the fuel pump last week and the list keeps going and going and going i have spent more then i paid for the car in just one year nothing but regrets I’m sorry but truth be told anchor motors but the car I bought is trash and as a business you should do a lot more research on your cars so that people like me wont have to foot the bill just to have transportation and to put honest money in your pocket and to anyone that really needs a car and to prevent everything I have had to go through in just one year go to the dealership DO NOT BUY A USED CAR from this place
what sounds good believe me its not I have learned a Harsh lesson I understand the basic mechanic work for a used car but come on transmission leak fuel pump power steering these are serious issues Thank you for a very very expensive lesson

Hello,
My sister bought a car from Anchor motor dealer, the next day driving it the car started to released black smog. She went back and talked to the owner about him selling a car that is not working properly and is already releasing black smog. He said that the car was on sale as AS-​IS. The only thing he could do for her is paying a part from the fix. Cost of fixing it is $ 1070 and he is paying $ 400. Just one issue, yes. But the other issue is that he knew that the car had some mechanical issue. Buyer be aware before buying something from them, please take a mechanic with you for a better evaluation. Don’t trust, read the contract and ask questions.

I sent them an annoyed email in regards to a Craigslist ad they have up where they had a manual shift car listed as automatic, since it’s annoying to have things so incorrectly listed: «Fix your stupid listing. You have AUTOMATIC selected for a 5 speed.»
I got a reply from them saying, and I quote: «Thanks for the heads up. I wonder if the listing is as stupid as your face. Ha»
It’s not a very good business practice to respond with grade school insults to your potential customers who are browsing your products. Yes, I was annoyed in my initial message but I insulted the listing, not a person.
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Followup: They have resumed their childish replies. One reply simply said: «Jerk», when I mentioned Unilocal.
When I mentioned calling their manger later today when I have time, they clammed up and stopped replying. Some people forget that email communication has real world consequences. They think it’s contained to email and that won’t spill over into their lives in the form of someone calling their boss and complaining about them for their unprofessional behavior in connection with their place of employment.
Oh and for anyone wondering; yes, I do live far away from this dealership but I am browsing cars across the country because I am willing to travel to buy the car with the color, options and price I want if the price is right. That’s why I was browsing cars in Southern California when I live in Washington.
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Followup 2: I spoke to someone at the dealership on the phone and he would barely let me get a word in edgewise. I had to simply hang up because it became a one sided phone call. He said I severely insulted the salesman who posted the ad by calling the ad «stupid», as if I called him stupid personally, which I clearly did not.
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Followup 3: Shortly after the call I mentioned in followup 2, I received a «compliment» reply here on Unilocal apologizing, as well as an email saying they’d hope I’d reconsider this Unilocal review. I have changed this review from ¹⁄₅ to ²⁄₅ since I still feel this should be up, but I do give them credit for finally apologizing once they realized I wasn’t going to simply remove this. It seemed to be a last ditch effort on their part, however.

Thought I would do another update. I have had this car for 18 months now and the problems are endless. Just spent $ 700 on the car last week. Shock and struts, but that’s typical wear and tear and had to get the engine check light fixed and replace the oil pan. And when I got my oil change they said the engine is loose and the brackets need to be replaced. Who knows how much that could cost me. This car has been a nightmare but I can’t afford to buy another car. Once again I say, beware of this place and I can see why the original owner traded it in, endless problems.

Bought my car from here about a month ago and have no issues with it. Great people to talk to.

Purchased my vehicle here (2001 Honda Civic LX) in 2010 after my previous vehicle was stolen. Solid Vehicle, Solid Price. Still driving strong. As in any major investment, you have to ask the right questions, and make sure you receive the right answers. He was very forthcoming with information and even offered to let me take it to my AAA inspection center.

Its been 8 months since we bought our SUV with Anchor Motors… and so far we have never ever had any problems with our Vehicle… I give it a 100% satisfaction, just like I did On the day we bought the vehicle… I rated the customer service and transaction with John. Thx you John.

customer service may have been great. but the cars arent great. we test drove 2 cars both cars needed to be jumped started. finally got a car from this place and now 3 months later are still having problems.
if you do choose to buy a car from this joint, make sure to sign the 2 day «lemon law» paper. if something happens within 2 days you take your car back and get your money back…
also if when test driving a car and it doesnt start, leave the place.
they know stuff is wrong with the cars they just dont tell you til it happens. happened to us. he didnt tell us anything was wrong til we called him to tell him then admited to us he knew stuff was wrong

It’s been a week since I left my previous update and yesterday we took the car to our mechanic (someone we really trust and love!). So I have a few words to add.
What should I start with… maybe with the fact that the owner of Anchor Motors asked us on the phone to remove or change my bad review because it was «hurting his business»?! He left a voice mail for us to let us know the registration was there to go get it and my husband called him back to ask him to mail it since we live 2 hours drive away. The guy asked my husband to talk to me to ask me to remove the bad review! YEP! He did! I listen to the whole conversation! He said I wasn’t being objective not mentioning the price and how old the car was and that he was in business since blah blah blah and my review was hurting his business. Really? MY review? Not YOUR lies?
SO — here it is, per his request — the car is 1999 Ford Taurus, the price was $ 2,400 BEFORE tax, registration, new tires (the tires on it were SHOT but we knew that, we accepted that we would be replacing them!) and REPAIRS! It had 85K miles on it. Not sure how me stating how old the car was and how much we paid for it would change the fact that he was DISHONEST but… here it is!
The owner was also upset because I didn’t call him first when I figured out there was a leak, he said he had a good cheap mechanic that was gonna do the job. EXCUSE ME?! First you are selling me a «cheap» car with problems you are not telling me about, then you are asking me to take it to your cheap mechanic to fix them and rip me off additionally?! Are you playing this game together?! Not to mention that we live ALL the way up in NORTH COUNTY!
Anyway, yesterday we took the car to our mechanic to get repaired. Like I said in my previous update, my husband thought it was just the gasket. Well, NOPE! Turned out the car had 2 leaks! How nice! Oil pan and transmission pan leaks. $ 473.89 in repairs! Beauty! On a $ 2,400 car?!
With that being said — Sorry, Mister Owner but I can NOT remove my bad review.
You knew about those problems and you chose NOT to tell us! (go figure, we were NOT gonna buy the car if you did!). ALL you cared about was selling your car, you did not care about «after», about customer satisfaction, about honesty, etc!!!
There is one thing in life I will never accept and close my eyes for — Dishonest people! You made it to the bottom just with that — being dishonest! Next time if you want people to leave you good reviews — well — try telling them the truth! Be HONEST!
I do want to teach my teen to be responsible, that if you own a car you pay for maintenance but buying her a broken car that needed immediate repairs was not on my list. So of course we had to pay for those. Good thing she is still living with us. I would have felt disgusting if something happened to her because we bought her a broken car. This was supposed to be a nice reliable present, not a «clean your leaks from the driveway and spend hours fixing your car» crap.
I’m upset… can you tell?!
A big rip off and disappointment!