V.I.P Motors Group

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!! The owner, JOSEPH SHAFIGHI, IS A SCUMBAG!!! Wish I had read some reviews before leaving my vehicle with Joseph Shafighi for consignment sale. It sounded like a good arrangement in theory. However, he NEVER SOLD MY VEHICLE after 6 months on his lot, and I never saw the advertising online that he had promised (he claimed that other dealers would «flag» his ads for removal). Whatever the case, when I returned to take my car back and sell it myself, MY CAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED :(When I left it with Joseph, I explained not to park it up against any concrete parking blocks because when the car is reversed away from the block, the low front bumper can catch on the block and rip it off the car (it happened to me a couple times before, requiring expensive body shop repairs). I shouldn’t even have to explain this common sport sedan issue to a seasoned car dealer! Sure enough, when I went to pick up my car, the front bumper had been ripped underneath where the parking block caught onto it and also torn above from its connectors to the front left fender :(Joseph explained that «things happen». I explained that when «things happen», responsible parties should «fix things», and make it right. He didn’t see it that way and threatened to «freak out» on me. He agreed only to fix the upper damage and not the lower, since he says it would have required a whole new bumper. «Take me to court if you don’t like it», he told me. Adding insult to injury, when I returned to pick up the «repaired» upper damage to the front bumper, I checked it and discovered that Joseph had NOT REPAIRED MY CAR at all. He never even took it to the body shop next door, as he had promised. He merely shoved it into place and possibly applied some glue (which was still wet because it got onto my fingers while checking it). When I call him out on the blatant fraud, he became very angry and started to curse at me and threaten me. Joseph Shafighi at VIP Motors Group is a LYING, VIOLENT, DISHONEST SCUMBAG. I am warning all Unilocalers to AVOID VIP MOTORS GROUP and DO NOT DO BUSINESS with Joseph Shafighi, because HE CANNOT BE TRUSTED. VIP = Very Ignoble Proprietor :((

If you need to sell you vehicle and don’t have time to deal with all the bureaucracy involved in the process, then I could suggest to give these guys a call. They took care of advertising, negotiating, financing etc. Of my old vehicle. All I had to do is stop by and pick up the cash.

I never thought about consigning my car but I figured it takes the headache out of me having to show my car and deal with individual buyers. I wanted to sell the car ASAP. it took a little longer than expected about a little over a month but Joseph at the end came through and sold my car in cash. I would call him every 2 weeks for an update and he was always prompt with answering my phone call and giving me an update. All in all, I sold my car and it wasn’t a bad experience.

I was trying to sell my car two weeks ago so I decided to go up and down on Lincoln blvd in Santa Monica. i tried some dealers but they all wanted to low ball me .i came across v.i.p motors group and the guy suggested that he could sell my car on consignment for me at no cost to me. he sold my car for me in a week for what I wanted and since he was fair with me I decided to buy a Lexus from him. he treated me well and I recommend him to all my friends

Stay FAR FAR away! I went to look at the Subaru in the storefront photo, and got a written quote for $ 7000. I told Joseph that I’d come back in the morning to have a mechanic look at the car. He called me 10 minutes later telling me that someone had put a deposit on the car, but when my wife called, he told her it was still for sale at $ 8000.
When I called him back, he tried to tell me someone had a deposit on it, then changed his story and said that his written quote for $ 7000 wasn’t valid any more and that it was $ 8000. He refused to honor his written quote.

This place has a rare selection of vehicles that you don’t see every day, on such a small lot! I can’t believe you can wedge that many vehicles into that small of a foot print. I believe he would have stacked vehicles on top of each other, if he could have. The salesman was at least responsive to me upon arrival and answered all my questions about the vehicles as I walked around. I didn’t find anything that I wanted for my price. But if you’re out just to look, stop by this place if you want to see a rare Italian car that didn’t do well, a Lamborghini, and Crown Victoria, all on the same lot.