California Cruisers

I came here to look at cars. They had one I liked and I asked if I could test drive it. He (Peter) made me wait while they brought around «another car I might like». I liked a white 1992 toyota celica. He brought around a black Paseo with double the miles and fucked up paint and a sun roof. I hate sunroofs. I asked if the white car was not ready yet because he seemed to be trying to sell me on something else and it didn’t have a price sticker on it. He said it was ready and we went for a drive. Everything seemed OK except the clutch. When I asked about it he told me that every clutch is different and I might need to change it in a few years. So I bought the car and within the first few days the clutch starts slipping when I try to go up hill from a stop. I called and he says «The Clutch is maintenance, and the warranty doesn’t cover that. I drove the car and it wasn’t slipping for me» then he tried to explain what a slipping clutch is like I don’t know. Funny thing is during the test drive I specifically asked him if he drove this car and he said NO. He also says that if the clutch was bad we should have discussed it before the purchase which I tried to do.
One other thing I didn’t really like was the owner came in while we were doing paperwork leered at us and walked into his office. I would hope the owner of a place like that would smile, introduce himself, and thank us for our business, but everybody has bad days I suppose.
I told Peter I would give him and this place a good review but it is what it is. I wouldn’t try to discourage you from going there but just keep your wits about you and know what you are getting into.
UPDATE: I took my car in to get my clutch replaced at the cheapest place I could find because the warranty doesn’t cover it, and they found out that the engine mounts were cracked and it was leaking oil. So that’s another $ 700 on top of the price of the car… I called to ask a question about the warranty and he says to me «Didn’t you get that paper when I sold you the car? everything that is covered is listed on the back» They have NO sense of customer service whatsoever. I have heard that if you have a good experience you’ll tell one person and if you have a bad one you’ll tell 10… well with a business that small you’d thing customer service would be a priority so they can get referrals instead they are totally screwing themselves because I would not recommend them to anyone now.
UPDATE#2: So it has been 16 months since I purchased the car and it has broken down multiple times. I had to replace the distributor (which AAMCO was charging $ 800-​$ 1200 for!) and its time to renew the registration and it failed smog, overheated and blew the radiator. This is by far the worst purchase I have ever made. Don’t buy a car here.