BBL Auto Sales and Detail Salon in Yakima, WA

We found the specific make and model used car that we'd been looking for at BBL. We wanted low miles, a car that had not been modified by previous owners, and fewer previous owners. I called Robert and talked to him about the car, and he assured me what was posted on their site about the car was legitimate and that the car had been completely gone through by his mechanics. He had run a title search on the car and verified a single owner. He also assured me if there was major engine or transition issues, for example, that he would take care of them. Sight unseen, I put down a deposit as earnest money and planned to fly to Yakima the next weekend. Robert told he that he'd have someone pick me up at the airport, but that I should call that morning with my arrival information. I was met at the airport by Robert, Jr. with the car we were interested in, so I got my test drive on the way back to the lot. I later told my wife that the entire purchase process was very positive. Robert, his son, and their staff were courteous, polite, and I could tell from all of my conversations that Robert's word stands. I completely got the sense from my interactions that this is a family-run business success story (confirmed by others that I talked to in Yakima). BBL has a lot of used cars, a nice facility, and quite a few people busy working there. They buy cars from all over the west coast, and they do sell them (and ship them) to buyers out of state. The sales transaction was painless, and I was well taken care of. There was never any pressure or "slick" talk. I would recommend working with these folks. The drive home in the new car, by the way, was terrific. We got the right car from the right people.

I recently had the pleasure of getting a car from BBL after wrecking my car back in February during the crazy blizzard. I knew what I wanted and have been looking all over Washington for the car I wanted in my price range. I live in Spokane and was ready to get a car from Seattle but the dealership salesman was really lazy about it and lacked any customer service. I was getting frustrated. Luckily I found a car that had almost everything I wanted but the price was to high for me. So they met me a bit lower price that was in my range, since it was a rebuilt title and my bank wont do loans on brandished titles. I drove down to Yakima the next day. Test drove it. I loved it. Did the paper work and I was out of there in under an hour I think. Everyone there was nice and polite. And I was on my way. About to head back to Spokane and the check engine light came on and I panic, because in the contract I signed it said they aren't responsible if something happens to it since it is a rebuilt title. So I messaged them about the light and that I'd bring it back in the morning. They said ok. I get there and they already got the part they thought it needed. They replace it pretty fast and I'm on my way again. A few blocks later it comes on again. So I take it back. They plug it in, and find out what's going on. Some sensor is the issue. They tell me they will fix it and get it cleaned up for free. So I leave it there and go back to Spokane. I went down the following week and get it. It work fine no issues. They didn't have to fix the problem it had, but they did. They didn't have to work with me on price, but they did. Driving back and forth from Spokane to Yakima twice in 2 weeks to buy a car isn't hard when the team selling it to have good customer service and dont just see you as a paycheck.

Used car dealer. Some are great, some not so much. The more experience you have with them, the more you know what to expect. Unfortunately, my college age son has never dealt with used car dealers before. I sent him to Bbl because they had a car on the lot that I felt was a good deal financially. They took it for a test drive, and afterwards spotted a different car and took that one for a test drive. They fell in love and decided that that was the car they wanted. Of course it cost more than my budget, but they loved it, so I told them to request a Carfax and if everything looked good I would purchase it for them. They asked about the Carfax, and the dealer told them that he had a copy and made it seem like it was no big deal. Of course, my son didn't realize that he should have looked at it in person. I pulled up the Blue Book Value based upon the information I had. The car had abnormally low mileage and for this reason, the dealership wanted to charge extra. I felt that was reasonable. Once they had purchased the car and had driven back home, I pulled a Carfax on it just to keep in my file. I could have kicked myself! Not only was the title not clean, but there was odometer fraud listed right there in big red letters. The dealer of course, had no problem selling this car to my young son who was completely clueless about the entire process. I called Nissan to see if they could find out the actual mileage from within the computer system, but the car is too old. If I lived closer to this dealer (I'm 8 hours away) I would have taken this car back in a heartbeat! Ask to see the Carfax!!