East Bay Auto Brokers

Came by on a Sunday afternoon, after calling on the phone and speaking with Tony.
Michael was the only sales person there and stated he was busy with a client. I explained my interest in the advertised 2011 BMW 550IX and he gave me the keys, so I can start it and look it over.
I did just that and upon starting, the vehicle had a immediate screeching noise. Also noted poor detailing, as it obviously had been sitting for awhile. When Michael came around again, I mentioned my experience and his comment was, «We have more cars in the back.»
We looked around at the very small and cramped lot space in the back and found another vehicle of interest. I ran in to Michael again, who was still busy and mentioned we had a trade-​in and wanted some purchase details. He stated he would get back to me with all the requested info., after finishing up with client. I gave him my business card and left the premises.
Never heard back and just wanted to share the above.
F.Y.I., Walnut Creek Auto Sales is where I ended up and had a great car buying experience.

We will only buy a car with the help of Tony Martin! He tells it like it is, always listens to what we want and never tries to sell us something we don’t want. We’ve worked with him a few times before today. Today we finally decided to get rid of 2 older cars and get a new one. He found us the new car we wanted and in less than 24 hours the title and loan on our other 2 will be transferred. They take care of it all. Really makes the whole process easy. Buying a car should be exciting not stressful. So go to the dealerships to peruse and decide which cars you like, but when you know, call Tony at East Bay Auto Brokers!!!

It’s really sad to get defensive and attack me. I actually thought I was being nice in my review and that my feedback could help East Bay Auto Brokers improve their customer service. I even waited two days after the encounter with Michael so I could cool off and write a constructive review. Instead of apologizing for putting a misleading ad on cargrurus (no mention of water damage), being rude to us, and for wasting our time, they instead go after my credibility.
Total clown operation.

A++Michael was great. Straight forward, transparent, and to the point. No fluff. Just a solid car buying process all around. nice trade in explanation as well. Thank you

I will never buy a car from a dealership again!
These guys are amazing and made the process quick, simple, and without any of the shenanigans you find at the dealerships. I was literally out the door with my brand new car in 15 minutes. The last time, I bought a car from a dealership it took me over 8 hours. Never again!
Ryan Foley came highly recommended to me and he is one connected guy. He was able to solve all my car problems with an email, a few texts, and 15 short minutes to sign all the papers. Amazing!
I learned Ryan has extensive contacts in the industry and could get me a great deal on any kind of new or pre-​loved car I wanted. Once I told Ryan what wanted, he started the search. He quickly found exactly what I wanted in both a brand-​new and almost-​new car with a few thousand miles on it. I loved having options and being able to pick what worked for me with no pressure. I was going to save some money with the pre-​loved car, until I saw what a great deal Ryan could get me on the brand-​spanking-​new car with 0% factory financing. That’s right, he was able to offer me all the same dealer incentives and financing without me setting foot in the dealership. It was a no brainer! Ryan got me the car, with the options I wanted, at the price I wanted to pay, with NO HASSLE!
Ryan was simply great to deal with and is both super knowledgeable and very easy to get along with. If you need a car Ryan is your guy. I not only saved a ton of money, but I didn’t have to waste my whole day in a dealership.
I should also say I was also able to trade-​in my old clunker and got a more than fair price. Most people know they can sell a used car to a broker, but I think it’s obvious that I was also really impressed with what they can do with a new car as well. That said, the trade-​in process was just as smooth as the purchase and couldn’t have been easier.
I can’t recommend Ryan enough. He will take care of you!

Search this word for the phrase: shady — It will come up at least 4 times.
Lets start with the easy part — Buying the car. I found my car on Craigslist and was able to text with Mike to get information (I really like this part!). The price of the car couldn’t have been better, but the up front information needs work. Long story short, the price of the car + cost of immediate repairs required to avoid severe damage to the engine equated to the actual KBB value of the vehicle. After quite some time, Mike provided me the inspection report which indicated a small oil leak and a non-​functional driver side mirror and a broken driver side visor.
1– The car did not have an oil leak.
2– The water pump leaked and the car overheated on me (luckily i noticed).
3 — The oil leak was actually a power steering link due to a cracked hose.
4 — There was a cooling fan simply MISSING!!!
5 — After you sign, do not expect these guys to go out of their way to make you a happy customer if you have a problem.
M&N Auto was responsible for the inspection.
2k in repairs later I have the car I wanted, but not for the price I expected.
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While the price was good for me, do yourself a favor and pay couple hundred and have the new car dealer (if you buy a BMW, have BMW do it) complete a full inspection of the vehicle before purchasing from this dealer. Any used car dealer that refuses to allow this to happen you should not buy the car from. Lesson learned for me as I’ve done this on previous vehicles and didn’t want to let this deal slip away. Visually their cars are awesome — but luxury car parts like BMW, AUDI, Mercedez and the like are EXPENSIVE!!!
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I went in a few months back to look at the AUDI A6 2012 at that they quoted $ 24 995 and said this iI A6. The owner said he will bring down another $ 200 just for me now guess what they are advertising it for $ 20 995, you decide if you want to trust these guys. The AUDI A6 in black that they have should be sold for no more than $ 17 500 you would be crazy if you paid a penny more.

Located a good-​looking 2011 Scion xB on the web and put in a contact. Michael Salido responded early the next day. I drove down from Sacramento to see the car there in Walnut Creek. Michael was great! …Down-​to-​earth and easy to deal with. I’m really thankful that he made purchase so smooth. The car is outstanding. For my everyday use, it appears about perfect. Better, they could work with my trade-​in vehicle.
…This was my first experience successfully locating a car on the internet, and also the first time I’ve dealt with a «Broker.» East Bay Auto Brokers is a clean and business-​like operation. I seriously appreciated not having to cope with the stereotypical dealer runaround!
I’d definitely check with them again for a next car.

Michael is one of the best salesman that I met last week. He is so kind and so humorous. My wife got the car she likes since Michael overtime work in Sunday. When we got some trouble in paying cash on Sunday, he even let us drive the car away and waited for us to solve the problem on Monday. He is the one who can be trusted.

The worst Customer service and Attitude i have ever experienced. Specially from the guy called –Michael G. Salido. Beware of this A$$Hole! First of all he thinks people who respond to him on CL can’t afford to buy a car. When i personally visited i still saw the same attitude. I asked for a test ride for which he said are you sure you can afford the agreed price! Ridiculous and such a loser! I visited several dealers and no one ever talks this way to their customer.
No Professionalism! No humanity! No respect for people! When I told him and gave feedback of his behavior the dickhead says i do this all day and people interpret it in different way!
Michael G. Salido is one of the cheapest, ill-​mannered with absolute no professionalism, person I have ever come across. He obviously has no clue that he lost a customer but also this negative feedback would alert other people as well!
People should not waste their time even contacting this stupid and idiotic ill mannered person!
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This is response to your Comment! Even if you SAY its LIE it wont be LIE. Why on earth would write this review when i had never met you before! Between I never low balled your unreasonable Price. You advertised 2009 Boxster for 40K while there is a similar dealer which is selling 2011 boxster for 40 K. When i mentioned this your greedy sales man said oh yes we can negotiated for which i proposed 35K and then your sales man responded 38.5K ! And thats the way negotiation works!
I dont know how you run your business by just turning down a negative feedback given as a LIE! And between I bought the other 2011 boxster ! First of all you need to set the right price and then decide you wanna negotiate or not!
Please stop this utter bull Sh$$T of LIE of denying the fact! Keeping aside the question of Money there is a way one reacts to people who are there to buy a fK^&*ng car and not junk! You cannot underestimate anyone.
ONCE AGAIN PPL STAY AWAY FROM THIS INSANE CRAZY and SICK ppl who dont know how to price the car, how to behave with ppl!
Imagine this happens to your daughter or son is this the way you gonna behave ??
STOP FLOODING Craigslist with WRONG PRICES! THESE PPL KEEP POSTING ADDS ON CL. please read other review from NATHAN as well! You Guys suck and dont deserve to be in business if you dont know how to respect ppl and talk with them!

I’m all about professionalism when it comes to service and honesty definitely plays a crucial role when speaking about professionalism.
Posted a CList ad selling a family member’s car for $ 11 000. Was contacted by an individual named Ryan and was told that he wanted to purchase the car for his sister. We met at a disclosed time and place. Turns out the address given was none-​other than EBAB. After meeting with Ryan at the location, he kept discussing how awesome the car was for his sister and how his family could only afford $ 10 000. Didn’t want to deal with the hassle so I agreed with the $ 10 000 cash.
Middle of all the paperwork, we were interrupted by another customer who came in to bid on an online car auction. After winning his deal and leaving, Ryan (the salesman) decides to bad mouth the customer to me (something to do with commission rates being higher if the customer didn’t come in). Really? Not professional at all bro. I’d keep my mouth shut for future reference when you’re making any business deals with clients. To add on top of all this, he never even test drove the car until after all the paperwork was signed. Who does that?
After all the paperwork was done, Ryan drove me to his company’s bank to gather the cash. The transaction was messy due to mismatched signatures; however, I was eventually able to grab-​and-​go the $ 10 000.
ONE WEEK LATER, the car is back on CList for $ 13 000. In all honesty, I don’t mind the resell and am perfectly happy with my $ 10 000; however, would have been nicer to find the intent of purchase in-​person or through a phone call rather than on CList.
EBAB has shady used-​car brokerage all over it. Good luck selling the car, you’re going to need it.

I am an out of state buyer. When speaking to them over the phone, they made a point of letting me know about some minor scratches on a rear seat that didn’t show up in the photos online. We agreed on a price and they sent up the paperwork. I arranged to fly down the following week. BART goes from OAK almost to their doorstep. They picked me up at the transit center near their dealership. I took a quick test drive and did a walk around inspection to verify that everything was as described. It took no more than 5 minutes of verifying paperwork in the office and I was on the road driving home. I was a bit nervous dealing with a small independent dealership, but everything went off without a hitch, it was quick, painless and they were very professional. The car was exactly as described, there were no hidden fees or surprises. I would not hesitate to buy from them again.

I went to the dealership to look at a used vehicle, and Michael was helpful, and provided an overall pleasant shopping experience. He readily disclosed the mechanical issues with the vehicle that were not visible (an older battery, and some trunk hydraulics that could both benefit from replacement), and he showed me the vehicle inspection report. He provided financing options, and readily lowered his price to what he said would be the lowest he would be able to offer, which was a very competitive price, especially considering the excellent condition of the vehicle. Unfortunately, it had a bit higher mileage on it than I preferred, and I was willing to pay a good bit more for a lower mileage car, despite him offering quite a good deal. I would not hesitate to shop with him for a vehicle in the future, and would recommend him to my friends, and any Unilocal readers looking to avoid the sleazy used-​car salesman experience.

Michael was very helpful. Good customer service! Highly recommend him.

I wish I could give more stars… Tony is very nice and informative. The buying of this car was very easy. I think we took more time looking at the car than it took to get it financed and get the paper work done. If you are looking for a great car buying experience, a great price and a great car don’t sleep on East Bay Bay Auto Brokers. Again I want to thank you Tony for being cool. I will definitely buy from you again.

This review is for the experience of selling my car to them.
I ordered a new car from Toyota in Marin and at the time they gave me a decent trade in quote on my old one. Well, the order was taking a lot longer than expected and they were starting to pull some sleazey dealer antics. Suddenly they were lowballing me on my trade and telling me one story after another.
A bit of googling later and I come across Tony and his consignment shop. Just thing I needed! He was very upfront about what he charges for consignments and what it would cost for the various cosmetic things like detailing, ding pulling etc. All of it sounded very reasonable and much cheaper than if I had to find all those services myself.
After giving it some thought I called him back to set things up and he ended up offering to just buy my car outright.
Perfect! Just the way I like to do things — straightforward, honest and to the point. s
The next day he drove out to my house, looked it over and true to his word gave me the price we discussed.
Could not have been happier with the deal.
I completely understood that he’s going to end up selling it for more — but in the end had I had to pay to detail it, pull the dings, etc I would have ended up making about the same amount on the deal. Not to mention I didn’t have to deal with showing it to random strangers. Another bonus is that if your car is worth a bit people can use financing through Tony which they could not for a private seller. So he has a larger pool of potential customers.
Tony — if you’re reading this — THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

After seeing my review Michael did call me back to apologize about not returning my call. I changed it from 2 stars to 3 stars.

The dealers/​buyers were honest and friendly. Thanks. Would recommend dealership to others.

These guys are shady and Ryan is a jerk. I tried to help my brother buy a car through them. We gave Ryan a $ 500 deposit to get a specific Mustang he said he knew where to get. After 3 weeks and no Mustang we asked for the deposit back. What a hassle. Of course they wanted to keep looking but we had decided against it. Ryan wasn’t available and no one else wanted to take responsibility for giving us our money back. After a week of this Ryan wanted to refund $ 250 because he had put so much effort into looking for the car. No, Thank you! We finally got the $ 500 back but I wouldn’t give them another dime even if I was driving off in the car.

Fantastic service from Dane Peters! Everybody has a reason for needing to buy a new/​used car, the least fun reason is because you totaled your other car! This is the situation that led me to East Bay Auto Brokers.
I was dealing with insurance and only had so much money to replace my car. I felt I didn’t get great prices from the mega dealerships (lots of hidden fees) and after dealing with several weirdos on Craigslist I was frustrated. Then I discovered East Bay Auto B. through
and gave them my contact info, easy enough.
Dane called me right back and since I live in Santa Rosa and work in the East Bay he was super accommodating and met me at my office! I was able to test drive the car right there which was very convenient. I hardly checked any other places because I was so pleased with the level of personal service from Dane and EBAB.
I was able to pick the car up that weekend which was also arranged around my schedule. I was taken care of very quickly and was back on the road in no time. The Prius I got to replace my scrunched one was in my price range and was in better condition! If you want a great deal without a lot of hassle try East Bay Auto Brokers and ask for Dane!