Ryan DeVita

Review of North County Hyundai

The shop itself is nice, really relaxed environmen...

The shop itself is nice, really relaxed environment, the manager also seemed really cool. It all starts when the salesman approaches ya. Cesar was a nice enough guy, some good jokes too, however they are solely to get ya interested and feel like he's on your side. They make percentage commission at this dealership so be ready to negotiate hard. I was looking at the Hyundai Ioniq Blue which is priced around 24k. He went off to talk to his manager and came back with 31k. I want whatever it is they put in Bob Baker Hyundai's water to come back at that price! I negotiated that down to around 28k then told him I'm a 2020 grad, which is a $400 discount. He went to the manager came back and said I needed proof of income over 2k a month since graduation. I thought he was kidding. I said multiple times "are you serious? We're in the middle of a pandemic." He had asked before what my job was and clearly knew film productions are shut down so I have not been making 2k a month. You'd think they'd cut a 2020 grad who had to graduate via zoom a break, not to mention having had COVID for 2 months, which landed me in the hospital. No breaks when it comes to buying cars haha! I ended up going to Poway Hyundai and buying the Ioniq SE, a 26k car (higher model than blue) for 21k and 23k out the door and they HONORED the grad discount with a photo of my diploma. Recent grads, don't let these guys take advantage of you because of your age and "inexperience," walk out, do your research, use TrueCar.com, and get that price that'll make ya happy. This was my first time negotiating a car and even I left with a killer deal. Happy car shopping!