Driscoll Motors

I was kind of on a deadline to get a new car after an accident. I already knew exactly what I wanted and how much I wanted to pay for it. I found my new true love (2013 VW TDI) on the Driscoll Motors website. Low miles, GREAT price, and it already had a good tint job on it. The fact that it’s no haggle was just another bonus. I didn’t have time to deal with an annoying, pushy salesman. I knew I was getting a great deal. I knew exactly what I was paying for, no bells and whistles, no BS! The total time I spent in the office was probably 20 minutes. Months later I have no issues at all, thank you Mike Lacey and Wade!

No haggle pricing = go someplace else. it may be their policy but it’s not mine. It’s just an excuse to not treat clients in a fair and respectable way. Steer clear.

I haven’t bought a car in 13 years… I hate buying cars. I am also a researcher, I’ll research till I can’t see. I knew nothing about Driscoll Motors and knew no one who had bought a car from them. Today I bought that car after waiting 13 years for a new car. Mike Lacy treated me like we were old friends (very genuine). By the way Mike is just a great guy to begin with. He helped me through the process and never pushed! I got to meet Mr. Driscoll (reminded me of John Wayne) he was that kind of guy you want on your side. They were both interested in selling me what I wanted. By the way their dealership is a place you could eat off the garage floor! It’s not a 5 star expresso bar, have a sparkling water type of place, it was just a nice very clean place. Don’t expect to get the red carpet treatment. Expect to be treated like a real person that needs to fill a need and wants an honest conversation. I am sure I won’t wait 13 years to buy another car. I now will buy all my cars from Mike at Driscoll Motors. #sohappy!
Thanks Mike and Mr. Driscoll you guys rock and I want to tell the world!
Pat Henneberry
Lexus GX (;

I purchased a very low mileage, gently used, Mini Cooper from Driscoll Motors a few weeks ago. My husband and I loved the hassle-​free pricing that was a few thousand dollars below the same make/​model at competing dealers. We worked with Mike Lacy and the entire transaction took less than 1.5 hours (main delay was funding from UFCU since transaction took place on a Saturday).
Last week the car left me stranded at the market with my 3 year old. It wouldn’t start. We had driven it less than 200 miles and after replacing the battery and trouble shooting the check engine code, my husband put a call into Mike at Driscoll to see if they would take a look at it. He spoke with Mr. Driscoll and he agree to have his mechanic look at the car. I am embarrassed to admit that the main issue to malfunction was that the car was out of gas (gas light did not come one). Mr. Driscoll still repaired and reimbursed the towing fee.
I would not hesitate to purchase another vehicle from Driscoll Motors!

Just bought a car from Wade at Driscoll Motors. If you’re looking to waste a full day of your life with smoke and mirrors then go to a big name dealer. If your looking for free granola bars, soda, coffee, and water… go to a big name dealer. If you want to walk in, drive the car you came to see with no pressure, no wait, and no BS, then go see Wade. Don’t expect him to kiss your behind but I guarantee he won’t waste your time and he’ll give you a fair deal, quickly. I negotiate for a living and after doing my research I enjoyed the straight forward, no hassle, no bs, nature of this dealer and salesman. In the event things change due to performance of the car I’ve purchased I will follow up but I expect that you will not hear from me again… These guys have a great reputation!

Drove up to the lot to take a look at a SUV. Wade walked up to me and introduced himself. I went ahead and asked him a few questions. I’ve been driving the car I got in high school for 15 years and never bought a car before. Naturally I had a bunch of questions. Wade answered all my questions patiently and without being pushy.
I asked if I could take the car for a test drive and he gave me the keys and let me take the car out by myself. When I got back, he had the carfax printed out and answered more questions.
The car pretty much sold itself, I’ve been doing research and Driscoll had the best price by far. Seriously. Wade reiterated their ‘as-​is, no haggle’ policy and even pointed out that one of the tires may be flat. The price was so great that replacing a tire myself seemed like a drop in the bucket.
It’s been a week and I love my new car!

My wife and I went here with the intent of buying a used Honda CRV. Wade copied my license, gave me the keys and a license plate and we proceeded to try it out. We pulled out of the lot and gave it a bit of gas to make sure it could go, and to get moving before the traffic caught up. we went round a loop via Braker, metric, and Rutland. Stopped half way to change drivers, then returned to the lot. When we stopped in the parking space we got a huge waft of rotten eggs from the exhaust. I told my wife it was likely the catalytic converters age causing it, and it may need a new one soon. We walked in, talked to Wade and I mentioned the smell. He immediately got defensive and said quickly almost talking over me that any car that is stomped on while cold would do that. I mentioned to him that I have mechanic experience and that from my experience that didn’t ring true. He again almost talked over me, very defensively that we must have pushed overly hard… I said we pushed it a bit when we turned into traffic but not anything punishing. He immediately barked back that even his van would do it if we pushed to hard when cold. Until this point we were still interested in either the CRV or a RAV4 he had on the lot, but I told him that his defensive attitude was making me have second thoughts about dealing with him. At this point he angrily said fine, go somewhere else. For someone claiming to have an A+ rating with the BBB this kind of rudeness was a huge warning. He was extremely rude, defensive about a problem we had with one of his vehicles and gave quick blanket excuses to cover the issue. I know my Tahoe hasn’t had that kind of issues when cold since I replaced the catalytic converters, and neither has any other vehicle I have owned or dealt with that had healthy cats. I would not trust this place at all and hope if you read this review, that you too would have the wits to pay close attention to these guys so you don’t get shammed or shafted by this type of shady business.
P. S. We found a better deal at our next stop on a used RAV 4 and were treated with respect and courtesy. So me recognizing this place for its shady practices was a good thing for us, hope this review helps others.

I love this place! From the first car I bought from them over 20 years ago to the most recent (just a couple of days ago), it has remained the best deal in town. No BS sales guys, the price they quote you is already their bottom price.
This last purchase I found on their website, a beautiful 2011 BMW 5 series still under warranty and at a serious discount! If they don’t currently have what you want, just tell them your budget and what your looking for and they will find it for you. You can’t get any better than that.
Quit wasting your money at the large dealerships and let these guys get you what you want at an amazing price.

This is a true no haggle used car dealership that doesn’t even try to BS because they just want to sell good clean cars and fast.
And we mean no haggle the price is what the price says no if’s no and no buts.
The extra stars are for not being amateur BS artist, just plain and simple car sales. Do not even try to get a trade-​in value on anything used this place has no interest in buying other peoples use cars or trading.
No haggle no finance no nothing more than a car lot and a cash register.

This was the most pain-​free, car buying experience I could’ve imagined.
If you read their «About» page (
), it does an excellent job of setting up customer expectations. These are the main points:
1. They don’t haggle. Cars are priced as marked. Period.
2. You need to have your financing ready to go — they don’t mess with this.
3. They broker USED cars — you should expect to see signs of normal wear & tear.
4. They’re not here to *sell* you on a particular vehicle; they mainly broker cars to various dealerships throughout Texas, but will sell to the public as well — If you wish to buy from their lot, they’ll be happy to assist you with completion of your purchase, or questions you may have.
Now that *that’s* out of the way…
I came in last Thursday as a first-​time car buyer, to look at an ’11 Rogue with l-​o-​w miles. I’d been to four other dealerships before this one, and the experience at each one was underwhelming at best. The gentleman who helped me at Driscoll was friendly, and let me test drive the SUV. It drove well, smelled new, had a few dings in the paint, was missing its floor mats, but was a great price. My husband and I let him know we’d like to purchase it, so he pulled out a few forms for us to sign. It couldn’t have taken more than an hour to do paperwork — painless. When it came time to assess my trade-​in, he didn’t play games like several other dealerships tried with me. Others wanted to haggle and hear what I was looking to get for my old car, before offering a number. This guy took my keys, came back about 5 minutes later and offered us a thousand more for my trade-​in than the other dealerships. I would buy from this place again in a heartbeat, and recommend it to anyone looking for a great, hassle-​free deal on a used car.

Great car buying experience at Driscoll, specifically with Wade Greco. Was able to come in and look at my leisure with no stress. Went in on Saturday, let Wade know what I was looking for (SUV) and price range — he prints out a list of vehicles that fit the description and tells me to come back in when I’m ready to test drive. By Monday evening, I was taking home a new to me car! Highly recommend

Revised2: So after owning the car for a few months only did I realize this car was really crappy. I had a lot of problems with it — mainly I discovered it was a former rental car — not a car that had been a leased vehicle as I was let to believe. It was nearly worn out even though it still had warranty. I hated it. Had it less than a year. When you go in, just know that you’re buying leftovers from an auction with no quality control and no help after the purchase whatsoever. Disappointed but they’re honest in their advertising — they don’t «fancy» up the cars for a mark-​up. Heck, I didn’t even get a car wash before the test drive to look at the condition. My fault.

Friend bought a car from Driscoll. (Specifically from Fred.) She shouldn’t have purchased an SUV… but that was her fault. She liked them so much, she’s going to head back to get a more sensible gas efficient option and trade in the SUV she purchased a few months ago. (I think it was good for her to get the SUV because she needed to get it out of her system.)
She shared that she loved how they detailed and painted her old car. She was quite impressed. So I called yesterday to see who they recommended. Dub Coates, for detailing, located right behind him on the left. 10 301 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78 758
(512) 924‑3660. I already knew from my neighbor that his detailing is awesome and received the same information from Mike. (Detailing shops are NOT all the same!) Getting my car detailed next week. I’ll let you know :-)

Let me tell you, these men have no desire to sale a car to a LIVE person. Only a person over the phone and email. Seriously wasting your time walking in.
I went into the location, sat in the showroom, in the CAR i wanted to BUY. And guess nobody came to greet me, ask me if I wanted to buy a car. Expect the receptionist, who was like «I’ll get you a sales person», well guess what???
Nobody budged from their desk, just kept sitting there. So I left duh!
But not before I said «Guess nobody wants to sale a car around here»
Yeah let me tell you some more about these to donkeys, both sales persons are from the Mazda dealership on Burnet Rd, they happened to mention these two gentlemen are the laziest out of the business and rather do the least amount of work…
So seriously drive on by and forget about this place, like really don’t waste your time. Look else where…
NO JOKE, NO BULL

Let’s go back 8 years. I buy my own first car, a 1997 maroon Ford Taurus. I had had a 95 Taurus previous to this that I loved and unfortunately was totalled due to a near accident with a deer (Thanks, Illinois country roads!), so I was trying to foodheartedly replace it. I paid only $ 2500 for the car, but have had non-​stop issues with it. However, it still managed to last me another 8 years. It didn’t have A/​C. The tape deck stopped working. The cigarette lighter was broken. And the cruise control randomly decided to turn itself off. Then at 182,000+ miles, the rust was starting to take over everything (Thanks, salted Illinois winter roads!) and it was time for a new car.
I began the overwhelming online search for dealerships, but was recommended Driscoll Motors from a coworker who just purchased their car from them. I had gone to a Toyota and Nissan dealership already to test drive cars and their salesmen were fairly typical. I have to admit I was worried because of their low rating on Unilocal,but I think most if not all car dealerships have a low rating… I decided to give Driscoll a try and checked out their online inventory before heading over. There I saw a 2010 Toyota Prius for only $ 15k. I have dreamed of owning a hybrid but pretty much gave up on it, since they are way out of my price range. I messaged them, they wrote back quickly and I headed over with my boyfriend to check it out. It was spectacular.
Fred was the one who helped us. He was very personable and candid, and since he and Wade don’t make commission, they’re not pushy about their cars. We were also able to test drive the car by ourselves, which I highly, highly value.
The whole process of buying the car from the dealership end was super easy. They have a strict No-​Haggle policy, which others have poo-​pooed on, but which I HIGHLY appreciate. I don’t like haggling and I wish places would just say how much they’re ACTUALLY charging for a car. They also sell their cars «as-​is,» so they aren’t totally cleaned up and there might be cosmetic repairs to fix. The Prius I got was in great shape, though, and I will just vacuum it myself, no big deal. I understand how this can be off-​putting to some people, though.
I got my car loan through UFCU, which Driscoll recommended and when Cliff was working up getting my account started and my car loan application in, he said Driscoll was the only place he trusted to get a car in Austin. He got his car from them, 3 of his family members had as well, and another employee working that day at UFCU had gotten their car from them. This made me feel way more confident that I had chosen a good place.
Driscoll does seem to tend to have slightly nicer cars than average, so if you’re looking for something cheap as a first car for your kid, maybe this isn’t the right place, but for me getting my third car and my first time buying a car as An Adult, this was a fantastic experience.

First of all, what is it with all these dealers with «no haggle pricing»? I get it if the prices are already incredibly low, but in many cases, the prices are right at blue book and they claim they won’t negotiate (read: do their job).
So yeah, this place is one of these «no haggle» joints, but you still feel like you’re getting jobbed by your run-​of-​the-​mill used car dealer.
Stopped in yesterday to check out a 2007 Ford Focus, and because their only salesman that was there (???) was with another customer, he let me test drive the vehicle by myself.
Body of the vehicle was generally clean and straight, but once I got inside, it was a different story. The center armrest/​storage unit was broken (an easy fix, by the way… why wouldn’t they just fix this?), both of the keyless remotes were covered in grease (another easy fix) and the floormats could have used vacuuming. Presentation is everything, no?
Now, once I fired up the engine, that’s when I knew something was up. I probably should have just took it for a spin around their parking lot and said «no thanks» right then and there, but I decided to take it around the block since I had time to kill.
The engine idled very rough and when you punched the accelerator, the entire vehicle shook. I am the furthest thing from a mechanic or what y’all call a «car guy», but even I know this is not normal. The thing shook so bad the side mirrors vibrated big time upon idling.
Took it back, and spoke with the lone salesman. Told him it ran pretty rough. He reacted like he was offended (LOL) by my comment and I mentioned that I had driven an ’07 Focus hatchback the day before and it drove like a dream. He snapped «yeah, those have the 2.3 engine, the sedans have a 2.0 and that’s how they run… you can take out our other 2007 Focus to see!». I politely declined, figuring that it was just a piece of mis-​maintained piece of crap, just like the other one. (Note: the hatchback also has a 2.0… the guy was, as I figured, full of sh*t…)
Listen, Driscoll Motors, if you’re going to ACT like seedy used car salesmen, at least go with the full monty and let us negotiate a deal. What a joke. Fail.