Gage Auto Sales

Went to look at a SUV yesterday, low miles, car fax report stated NO Accidents/​damage. Once the test drive was over, we inspected the vehicle closely, only to find some kind of damage in the back end/​hatch back area. Called the Volvo dealership, as we had been told by Sergio that we could have the car for 3 days to take it to have ANYONE look at it and inspect it. When we called Jim Fisher about this vehicle, boy, did things change for us at Gage! We were ready to make an offer on the vehicle, but before we could even do that, Sergio came into the room, told our salesman, Eddie, to stop writing down anything. That Gage had bought this vehicle from a reputable owner, and that they had the SUV listed for approx. $ 2900 less than MSRP, and they were NOT going to take any offer, the price was 26,888 as it stated in their Ad for the Volvo XC60!!! They couldn’t get us out the door and off their lot fast enough. Not sure whom made the mistake on the car fax report showing no damage/​accidents, as it was totally apparent after closely inspecting the back end/​hatch back area, this vehicle had been in some kind of wreck. We were not/​are not expecting a perfect vehicle since we are purchasing it used, however, the way that they rushed us out of their office, and off their car lot, I wouldn’t ever trust these people to buy a car of any kind from! VERY shady experience, and the weirdest car test drive/​buying experience my husband and I have ever had in our entire 35 years of driving and buying cars! Be warned.

This was the first dealership we stopped at for our weekend of car shopping, and after 2 days of looking at everything on McLoughlin, we ended up returning to purchase the car we selected at Gage Auto. I wanted to pay cash, and told the salesman Sergio just what I was looking for. Their stock was a little over my price range, but he pointed one out to me that was pretty close. I drove it, I loved it, and when I came back, I was ready to buy it! When I returned, Sergio was working with another customer, so he handed me over to his cousin Julio who was just as friendly and low-​pressure. They helped me negotiate a price with Jim that we were all happy with, and I felt good about the whole process. I’ve been driving my car for a week now and haven’t discovered any hidden problems with it. Thanks guys!

Very helpful people. They work very hard to get you into a car. Appreciate all their hard work.

Love my Tahoe I got from here referred my grandma she got an amazing deal on her Honda. I had a few bumps in the road with the sales department but other then that I would go back.

With my daughter going to college I needed to purchase a new car for her to get around in, and Gage auto was recommended to me. What I found there was a good selection of decent cars, and a very good salesman, Cory. He listened to what I had to say, and worked within my budget. Can they be pushy? Sure, they are in the business of selling cars, because they know that once you leave there’s a good chance they just lost a sale. Oh, and one other nice touch, the Sales Manager Jim did a great job in helping me surprise my daughter with her new car.

Poor selection, hungry salesmen
In all seriousness I did a lot of research on this dealership before I decided to get a car through them. There was a lot of good and bad. Online reviews were pretty much ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. I’m here to tell you guys that these guys are high pressure sales crooks out to sell anything with an engine. These guys are the absolute definition of used car sales men. But what can you do? Long story short, I bought a car. Drove it for a week and it was already in the shop. They gave me my money back and did everything they could to keep the sale. Hence the 2 stars. If they offer you a full warranty… Chances are that car is fixed to fail… Unless you have time to go back and forth to the mechanics, if you love loner cars, and hearing 100 different reasons why the car isn’t working… Please go to Gage

I had cash in hand — ready to purchase a new car I found on their website that required a Call For Price. When I called for the price, I was told it wasn’t actually in inventory yet — but if I was interested come by. I then got a text saying Welcome and We Can’t Wait to Meet You… asking me for my first and last name…“so we can get you started in our records”…I drove 30 minutes there — to find that the car that «wasn’t actually in inventory» had just driven off the lot. Nobody was interested in answering questions. 100% Waste of Time.

I found a Dodge Challenger at Gage Auto Sales that I fell in love with. Thank you to Chuck for helping me with this car buying experience.
I found the lot to be clean, well maintained & stocked with every car option you can imagine. They are just a bunch of really great guys/​gals to work with.
The financing process was very smooth & easy.
You can be assured that my family will be returning to Gage to make our next automobile purchase.

Eugene did a great job, especially for a new salesman. Our experience was really good with them, and I HATE used car lots. It’s our 2^nd time buying from them and they’ll be the first place we go in the future.

Best car buying experience I’ve ever had! I bought my truck here. Okay prices but pretty flexible. These guys know their cars and have a decent selection. I had no problems buying my Chevy and they worked with me until we reached a price agreement that we were both happy with.
Now I drive my dream truck every day! Thanks guys @ Gage!

Every possible night mere you could imagine from a used car dealer will happen to you here. Had to exercise my right to return within 3 days

Went to check out a car I saw online and while the salesman was very nice and professional, I left the lot with a bad taste in my mouth. When it came time to close, they brought out someone else to talk. Here’s all the cliches they threw at me:
–we marked the price too low
–we’re going to lose money on the deal
-«hey, I’m on your side!»
-«Look at the normal price of this car (shows me a price $ 3000 over blue book), you’re getting a great deal»
They also tried to sell a maintenance package in their financing deal. At the end of the day, I walked off the lot without buying the car. There was no good faith negotiation to close the deal, causing me to really question the integrity of the dealership. Shop at your own peril.

Although I didn’t end up buying a car here because we couldn’t come to an agreement on the price, I felt like this was a used car lot that you can feel good about. They had a nice assortment of used vehicles, and not just they typical over 135,000 mile ones you find at many of their competitors along Mcloughlin Blvd. The vehicles I looked at were very clean inside and under the hood.
My sales associate, JR, was friendly, knowledgeable about many different vehicles and took the time to listen to my needs. He did not try to steer me to vehicles that didn’t fit my criteria. You should ask for him if you are stopping by Gage Auto Sales.

I would have given them 4 stars… because first of all, they are USED CAR SALESPEOPLE and well, I keep my expectations low for this industry as it is. The salesguy (Cory) seemed like an okay guy. We had seen the car we were interested in online and wanted to see if they could meet our needs for trade, monthly payment, etc. They did pretty good. I expected pressure and we got it — from the sales manager (owner) — who didn’t want us to leave and go to Starbucks to mull things over. I will never understand why some salespeople don’t understand that people need some alone time… my husband was about ready to walk out with no deal but once we escaped we realized all the pieces were in place and to do the deal.
Now, the reason they get 2 stars: We live in WA. We’ve never bought a car out of state and we asked THREE times if everything was good to go with the licensing costs being part of the deal and if there was anything else we needed to do. We were assured the OR trip permit in the back window was all we needed and we would get our WA plates, no problem. It is now 2 weeks later, and my husband was stopped by a Clark Co Sherriff for the permit alone and told that it is INVALID and the infraction is an $ 1100 FINE! In speaking with a manager @ Gage as well as the woman who handles the licensing, she only got the paperwork on her desk yesterday and THEY KNEW THE TRIP PERMIT IS NOT VALID IN WA. Their explanation is that «As an Oregon dealer, they are not required to provide anything more than an OR trip permit and as WA residents it is our responsibility to know the laws.» True… but we asked for their helped and trusted their response. Okay, our bad. But worse, both individuals further stated, «It usually isn’t an issue.» It is neither professional nor acceptable to mislead folks to believe that following that policy is proper or legal, especially considering such steep consequences.
I wouldn’t say don’t buy a car from them… but just make sure you know what you’re getting into.

In the past 2 weeks, we’ve seen many cars, many dealers and sales people from all walks of live and test drove many cars — yet no sales people compared to Joel and others at Gage Auto Sales and that experience was in one word: HORRIBLE! Not only did Joel and the others lack any customer service toward a new potential customer, but they also lack knowledge on both two cars we drove test that day; when asked they were giving us information that didn’t even coincide with the information on the car we were testing at the time (for exp we drove test a Ford Escape FWD and Joel was swearing it’s a AWD even though it said clearly in the cars manual that it’s a FWD!). Also, the car was listed online with a perfect looking windshield, yet when we went to test drive it, the windshield was cracked and chipped in 5 (!!!) places. When Joel was asked how is that even possible, he said that most likely it happened in their parking lot. WHAT?!? Is that how they take care of the cars they’re suppose to sell?! Or do pissed customers actually come back and throw rocks at their cars… I can totally believe the last part…
After we test drove two of their cars and weren’t too convinced that that was we were looking for and told them that, Joel walked away pissed off with an «I don’t have time for you anymore!» air, while their financing guy said, quote: «I understand, you’re rich (so not true, why would we be looking for cars at their shop if that was true!?!), you have money for gas to come here everyday (yeah, we drove there twice in one week — once by myself and the other time my husband went, cuz I was at work)» and he walked away, without even saying good-​bye!!!
Where else have you ever experienced such a terrible customer service, please do share!
So, thank you — never again will we come here again! People, please BE AWARE of these people! Go to any other dealer on McLoughlin Blvd — they’re plenty of them and some of them, like Greg from Platt Auto, super nice, friendly, knowledgeable and easy to work with!

Easily the BEST car shopping experience ever.
I wish I could leave 6 stars, they earned every one of them.
What really sets Gage Auto Sales head and shoulders above the competition is their attention to detail AFTER the sale.
Selection was good, quality was high, price was right.
They really worked hard to create a win/​win situation.
It’s like working with family.
Only no holiday drama :)

A place to look for decent cars. We have been looking for a truck for awhile and we end up at this place… we had great experience finding and dealing with the sales associate. we were able to test drive and close the business in a matter of 1 ½ hour to 2 hours. it was great i didn’ t have to seat there for a long time and be bored.
definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for cars in the sw wa area.

Everything you NEVER wanted in a car buying experience
Questionable selling tactics, typical sales games, high pressure attempts etc. Felt like I needed a shower after we left.
After out growing our «Sport Wagon» we started to research what our next dog hauler should be. We decided on an Xterra and thus the hunt began. Now for the record I have bought and sold many cars, I look high and low and all over the US for the exact model that I want when I am ready to pull the trigger I do it. I had been searching for a few weeks and then low and behold one came up on Gages site. I called an inquired about it and was told «we cant tell you if we have it you have to come and see if it is on the lot». Give me a break, I make the drive across town and of course they have it on the lot. They guy helping us seemed to be a rookie and knew nothing about the car and certainly was not in any position to be able to answer questions regarding pricing.
Knowing exactly that this was the model I wanted and after close inspection determined it fit the bill I was now ready to pull the trigger. All the typical games started. At one point they tried to connivence me that I needed to pay more then what the car was advertised for because they «made a mistake». Ugggg… So I walked. I walked away from the deal and said give me call when you are ready to make a deal and stop playing games.
Sure enough 15 minutes later they called but the games did not stop. They knew the price that was ready to sign on but they would not talk about it over the phone, once again they wanted me in the office. Sigh, so went back settled on a price and was ready to do the stupid paper work. Get ready to do the paper work and then was presented a document that the price was contingent upon using their financing. I about lost it. I had pre arranged my financing with my credit union and all they needed to do was fax a PO and they would fax a copy of the check and the send it next day. Pretty standard.
After waisting way to much of my time we finally left with the truck paying close to what we wanted to and using our credit unions financing.
Never again will I ever go back to Gage.
A car buying experience does not have to be like this.

We needed a new car because hubby’s 14-​year old Voyager finally bit the dust after 200,000+ miles. Greg, the owner of Gage Auto Sales, was recommended to us by a close friend.
I hate car shopping! I refuse to even talk to new car dealers because of the games («let me go check with my manager») and any other dealership that gives me the runaround. So it was with a great deal of trepidation that we drove to Milwaukie last Saturday.
Because we’d called Greg on the phone, he had a list of cars prepared for us to look at, though we still went out on the lot to check around. Mike, his salesman, joined us, and took over for Greg, who was very busy. But we greatly appreciated the personalized service from Greg.
Mike and Greg showed us a number of cars and ultimately we decided on one and drove it home.
I can’t say enough good things about our positive experience at this company. We were both treated with patience, courtesy and respect. We were not pressured in any way. The other buyers in the waiting room were being shown the same friendly service. Both Mike and Greg let us know that our satisfaction was their main priority, and they proved it by the way they treated us. When hubby and I needed to discuss things, we were given time alone.
I appreciated that the sticker price was the price. We experienced none of the usual dealer games we’d experienced in the past. From start to finish we had no complaints, and I came away with an entirely different outlook on what buying a car could be like.
Thank you Greg and Mike, for turning my trepidation into an experience that I can give a «Woohoo! As good as it gets!» review here on Unilocal