Select Motors of Tampa

Everyone was very polite and helpful! I drove away in the car I wanted and I’m very happy!

This is a dealership with quality cars well maintained and look amazing so I traveled all the way from charlotte North Carolina to purchase from them as recommendation of a business associate. After being told by my sales person Benny I was approved by the bank due to my good credit so I commuted, purchased a vehicle and brought it back home. Here is where I have and issue with this dealership. When asked how much deposit I was willing to put down I said $ 2,000 and the sales person agreed and I paid that in cash when I got to florida. When I arrived the paperwork was drawn up and I signed as instructed in haste as I was attempting to get in and out of tampa and back to Charlotte NC. Two weeks later l received a call from the dealership saying that I had a $ 500 balance on my deposit So be sure to read the agreement as I didn’t so I paid the additional $ 500 with my debit card over the phone that was added after the fact. I accepted that lesson due to my lack of due diligence and because I neglected to read the agreement carefully. Thats was my first issue… one weeks later I was told that the bank no longer was financing the deal and I was to return the vehicle so I complied and took the day off work and brought the vehicle back prior to leaving NC I was told on the phone by linette the administrative person that Benny couldn’t talk and that the dealership would be more than fair with refunding my deposit since the deal falling through was no fault of mine. Well when I returned the vehicle I was only given back the $ 500 that I paid via my debit card and was told they were keeping my $ 2,000. This same thing happened to several other of Benny’s previous sales as advised by a known associate of the dealership. Coincidence? I think not. Had I know I was going to be swindled and treated so «Fairly» as told by lignite and received so little of my down payment back I would have made them send a recovery company to get the vehicle. The lesson here is before buying a vehicle from these guys do your due diligence read the agreement and make sure that the agreed deposit is what was discussed in writing and not assume that the sales personnel will honor their word, ensure that the deal is in fact finalized before leaving with the vehicle so that you don’t lose you hard earned down payment. I’ve since contacted the BBB and sent in my receipts & Contract showing what I paid and what I was refunded. I’ve also contacted Consumer affairs and reported these guys. Proceed with caution when buying from this dealership.

I over shop and analyze large purchases. I met Benny at Select Motors a few months ago when I was researching what car to buy. He was open and honest with the details of the car and let me test drive with zero pressure to buy. I ended up not buying because I didnt need a new car until a few months later when my lease ended.
A few months later, I was ready to buy, I drove to Ft Laud, Ft Myers, Orlando and two dealers in Tampa to find a deal but couldn’t get the car I wanted, with the packages I wanted, for the price I thought was fair. So I went back to Benny’s lot to see what he had around 6pm on a Monday and Benny actually remembered me.
I knew exactly what I wanted but it wasn’t on his lot. He wrote down all the details of the car I wanted, along with what packages I had to have, packages I wanted and which packages would be nice to have but not necessary.
By 10am the next day he got back to me saying he bought a car for his lot that had nearly everything needed, almost everything I wanted, and a few things that would have been nice but weren’t necessary.
I stopped by the lot at 7pm and the car was coming off a truck when I pulled up. I drove it and liked it so he asked how much I think I should pay. Based on months of negotiating with other dealers I gave Benny an out the door price I thought was fair and he agreed.
A total of 26 hours from telling him what I wanted, to signing papers on pretty much exactly what I wanted for the price I wanted!
I have purchased 8 cars and this is the first time I’ve walked away saying «I will only do business here from now on.»
Benny,
Thank you for an incredible buying experience. I name all of my cars, on this one my wife says I need to name it «Benny» the Beamer.