Central Auto LLC in Columbus, Ohio

Don't let the location of this business deter you!! I must admit, when I found a car listed online and googled where this place was located, I almost didn't go. But hey, a deal is a deal and I am so glad I went (it really isn't THAT bad down there). The good: *I bought a car about $1900 under the list value. It's my 16 year old's first car and this was the ONLY Focus that had low miles (under 50,000) for a descent price (under $6000). Every other car lot was charging the same price or more for cars that had OVER 80,000 (some over 100,000). *After purchasing the car, I took the car to a mechanic to have it checked out and the only thing wrong with it was the tires were close to needing replaced. He told me all the systems looked good and all the filters were nice and clean. *Their document fee is $100 less than large dealerships. They charged me $150 whereas the larger dealership I was dealing with was $250. *The people here are very nice. I had many interactions with Nathan and G. All were pleasant. The not so good: *I am used to dealing with big car lots that have long hours (open til 8pm everyday, including Saturdays). This car lot says they are open from 10-6pm everyday, but a couple of times I tried to go look at the car and they were closed due to getting cars from auctions or because no one was going to be in the office (it's a small lot so there aren't a lot of employees to cover the hours). I would definitely CALL before you go. If he or his assistant is not going to be there, they will let you know when they will be available. *After my son test drove the car and decided he wanted it, we drove back to the dealership (located in a house) and told them we wanted it. I told them all I needed was a PO to get to my bank (because I was already preapproved for financing) so they could finish up the loan and we'd be on our way with the car. The problem was the car hadn't been loaded into the system yet (even though they'd had it for about a month...I asked) and the person there didn't know how to do it (WHAH WHAH). So I had to wait. *They don't keep a lot of gas in their cars for test driving. The time we went back for my son to drive the car there was so little gas I was afraid we were going to run out. I told him to pull into the 1st gas station he saw. I didn't make a big deal out of it because I understand they are a small business (and I pretty much knew he would love the car as much as I did and we would buy it) and you wont' get all the amenities that the larger dealerships offer. I would definitely recommend this place is you are looking for a great car well under book value. The buying process will probably take you a little longer than the dealerships but you will get a better deal.