Smart Buy Auto Sales

Okay, my boyfriend bought a car from Steve, he said because he was a dealer that he would file ALL the DMV paperwork (which still has not happened, it has been over 3 months) the registration has been expired for 4 months. We have tried to call him and days later he would get back to us with the same b.s. I sent it out already and you should get it soon. Called him yesterday to find out that his phone is disconnected. So we drove by his office only to find it vacant, now we are up s-​creek without a paddle. I don’t know what kind of business he is running, I am so upset that he thinks that he can treat people this way. We have the bill of sale but now we have to get this crap straightened out with the DMV, and perhaps seek a lawyer.

Steve, Todd and the entire team at Smart Buy Auto are awesome!
I was looking for a car for my daughter who just started driving. Im a single mom and my budget was about $ 3000. After driving all over Escondido going to some pretty shady places, we found Smart Buy. Steve had a few cars that were in my budget. My daughter fell in love with one of them. We paid cash for it and were out the door, with all paper work and transactions completed within an hour!
Not only was the process painless, these guys stand by the cars they sell. They are mechanics, buy these cars, fix them up to safety standards and stand by their work.
We brought the car back after about a week or so because we had a concern about the front wheel making some noise. They looked at for free, found nothing wrong but offered to replace the breaks (that were still pretty new) if the sound bothered us… for $ 40.00! Who does that these days???
I am very confident that the car my teenager is driving is safe and will last her a while! Is it pretty with a brand new paint job and perfect interior? No, but is it reliable and safe, Hell yea!
I would highly recommend Smart Buy to anyone looking for an affordable, inexpensive, safe, reliable car!!!

I bought a red explorer from Steve and Todd here and I’ve never had such great service! They were extremely helpful and informative and their prices are great! I even had a question later for them while getting gas and Todd answered his phone quickly and let me know to call anytime I needed help or had a question. Both were great and not like your typical «salesman» at a car dealership. If you need a used car at a great price I would recommend this place!

Update: I did finally get my title to the Geo about three months after I bought the car. Turns out when they wrote the address on the paperwork for DMV they got one letter wrong in my street name (EstA when it should’ve been EstE), therefore the post office returned my paperwork to their office as «undeliverable», and since their filing with the DMV also had the mistake on it, DMV’s paperwork also went back to Sacramento. While mistakes do happen, in my opinion, attention to detail when making a purchase of something large, like a car, is important. I had to take a day off work to go pick up the paperwork from their office in person, then sit at DMV (always a good time — NOT) to straighten out the title and registration. Not happy about that, but at least everything is in order now.
The car itself turned out to be a decent deal. I considered selling it because for awhile it seemed there was always something on it breaking. They told me up front though that they hadn’t cleaned it up or even looked at it, so I was definitely buying «as is» and I expected it would need some TLC. Unfortunately I’ve dumped in about as much as I paid for the car, but at least now it’s reliable, and overall the engine and transmission seems sound. I can’t say I got a fantastic deal on the price, but it was about average for what Geos go for on Craigslist so I don’t exactly feel ripped off either.
When I talked to Steve after picking up the paperwork, he offered to help with the mechanical issues on the car too. I ended up taking it elsewhere, but I appreciated the offer.
All’s well that ends well I suppose. The paperwork issue was very inconvenient, but the car itself has turned out okay, hence I’ve upped my rating from one star to three.
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Started out as a good transaction. I bought a 1995 Geo Metro from them at a decent price. The car was a little bit worse off than I thought, but I brushed that aside because you take a chance with any used car and they said right up front that they hadn’t cleaned it up at all (and trust me, it looked like it). What really pisses me off is that it’s been almost 60 days and three phone calls and I still don’t have the title. They keep telling me «oh, I think we filed that yesterday» or «paperwork is in the mail» or «must be the DMV that’s slow,» yet they produce nothing proving they’ve filed with the DMV. I don’t know how they could turn this into a scam since I have the car and the receipt saying I paid for it, but cripes people… the dealer tag expired 30 days ago and I want the title so I can quit worrying about it, not to mention resell it if I have to. My next step is a lawyer if I don’t get the title this week.