Auto Trade Center

Just bought a car from Sonny in Santa Cruz and 2 weeks later while having a following a factory recommended scheduled service discovered that the head gasket and valve cover are leaking. it will cost me $ 2,500 in repairs. I doubt this car had been evaluated by a mechanic at Auto Trade Center and don’t believe that Denise S. has her story straight as Sonny himself says that EVERY car he sells is «As Is». Buyer beware.

I guess this guy runs a shop in both San Carlos & Santa Cruz. I e-​mailed (no response), called, & went to the Santa Cruz location & dealt with Sunny. He had a bad attitude on the phone & admitted to not even having a mechanic check out his cars first before selling them – Sunny says he just takes them for a test drive himself & notices anything obvious. Hmmm… Then I pulled up for our appt. & no one was on the grounds or in the office, so I called him again & he was really rude to me on the phone & was talking to someone else at the same time. Sunny had anything but a «sunny» disposition & seems super shady.

Sunny is the best guy ever! We just sold our car to his dealer and he is very very helpful and friendly from the beginning to the end! Not to mention that he bought our car with a very good price, too! He even offered to pay half of the money upfront, and let us have the car for the next 10 days before we were ready to hand it to him. He also gave us a free ride home! What an excellent service! Definitely will come back to him next time! Go check out his inventory, he has many great deals for you!

We just purchased a car from Sunny and couldn’t be happier. I was glad to have Neil’s advice that Sunny doesn’t negotiate on the price. No haggling made our buying experience so much more relaxed.
Sunny purchases the cars at auction and puts them on his lot. His integrity and continued business are on the line and it was clear to us that that really means something to him. We would absolutely return to buy from Sunny again.
He has the cars inspected by a local repair shop. If that inspection or a customer has a car inspected before purchase and something turns up, he immediately takes the car off his lot (parks it off the sales lot) and sells it at auction «as is.» At auction, everyone knows that «as is» means there is something wrong with the car so Sunny’s integrity is still intact.
Sunny was patient with our questions, personable and happy to explain all the details of the paperwork and loan process. It was definitely the lowest stress car buying experience I’ve ever had.

Just spoke to a guy name Sonny on the phone, asking about a car they have on sale. He was not willing to negotiate on the price. So I guess I will be taking my business somewhere else.

Currently paying off a car from here. They are really good about the cars they sell. I’ve almost had my car in my possession for year now, and no problem yet.
They carry a variety of cars, and i doubt you’ll see the same car or type twice on their lot. Not to mention the prices are with in reason. Also, they do print out a carfax for you to look at.
If I ever am looking to buy another car, I’ll be coming back. I’ve also told friends and aquintances about this place. After meeting with Sunny, they come back extremely interested and happy I told them about this place.