I-Deal Cars

Excellent place to buy a car. Honest people
Mar 25th, 2023

Best experience Ive had purchasing a vehicle yet. I worked with Rusty, and Dave, who are both nice and honest guys. I applied for a loan with Rusty, and he worked to get me approved, and get the best rates, showed up again to sign papers with Dave, then drove away with a nice truck, and a good experience!
Jan 3rd, 2023

Awesome Dealership. Rusty is amazing! I bought a 2002 Ford F250 SD 7.3 liter 2'owner so I can eventually put a camper on it. These guys are extremely honest. Especially compared to most used dealers. They were totally fine w/ me taking the Truck in and having it looked over. They let me take for the day on 12-31-21. Bummer was almost all shops were closed since it was new years eve day. But Once I decided to purchase my Ford F250 SD 7.3 liter powerstroke the whole buying process took an hour! Maybe 1.5 hrs. Very quick. Rusty is super focused and efficient! And they use credit unions to get you the best rate. And even though there is no warranty on a 20 yr old truck they fixed 1-2 small items a week later. lol pretty awesome group. The biggest thing initially that got my attention was Rusty has been there 32 years! That is incredible for a dealership. Let alone a used car lot. That says a lot right there. I can NOT discourage anyone from buying here. They even sent me refund check for DMV fees since I was overcharged $377 initially for the whole year and actually bought it on the past day of 2021. Again, great dealership!!! Very honest! Keep in mind this is a 2nd vehicle for me and I have not even put 500 miles on this beautiful diesel but so far other than the oil leak it has been awesome. I did have to pay $185 to charge the A/C. So check the A/C even if winter. Keep in mind a 7.3 liter 4wd extra cab for $17k is amazing. These are getting realpy hard to find. So I was ok with a few issues. I will update you guys at 1 year also. Overall Rusty is amazing. Make sure he does your sale! He is very honest. And will bluntly tell you truth. Trust me he is straight forward! You won't be disappointed! In fact I usually go to Hayes Auto and have purchased several trucks from them. So it takes a lot to persuade me to purchase elsewhere. But it really came down to I-deal Cars having a inexpensive 7.3 liter diesel. And Rusty sealed the deal with his great salesmanship!
Apr 8th, 2022

I had a loan locked in prior to showing the jeep was clean an ran very strong after test drive he was very professional an made buying painless an fast made it home for playoff game
Jan 5th, 2022

This is my 100-day update on my original review, and I'm increasing their score to an unqualified 5 stars. I've now had thorough mechanical and laboratory fluid testing, and about 500 miles of use. This 6.0 Powerstroke is solid, with only one or two minor pan gasket leaks. It was an absolute bargain. My only critique at this point is that the vehicle was sold with a $5 aftermarket degas bottle cap, and Ideal should replace all such caps on all Powerstrokes with Motorcraft caps, for $8 -- this can make all the difference in the world on this design's reliability.Now, the original review follows.Bottom line: a good concept of how to run a business and a pleasant experience buying from them. I bought a Ford F-350 6.0 Diesel (on purpose). For a used car dealership, I rate this a 4.46, which rounds up to a 5. No free cappuccino, the flooring was not marble, and no mid-century modern furniture. Other than that, I had a fractionally better experience than the best I'd have hoped for. A week and three shops later, the vehicle has now checked out mechanically. I experienced zero pressure -- not even follow-up communication, other than answers to questions I sent. The salesmen, who work as a team, were forthcoming and explained the ins and outs of the Ford 6.0, allowing me to begin the thorough research I ended up doing. A month later and several test-driven and inspected trucks later (at several dealerships) I came back to this truck because it was the best low-price-to-condition vehicle advertised in the Sacramento market. They're linked in with CUDL (Credit Union Direct Lending) and got me a laughably-low rate from my go-to credit union within maybe a minute of entering my info. (CUDL rates have consistently gotten me rates at 1/3 of those of the big commercial bank lenders. Props to Lasher Volkswagen for introducing me in '15.) Add ons! These guys each waived me away from the extended warranty that a finance manager specializes on pitching. And there was no finance manager. There was no "I'll have to check with my sales manager" (the fake one) wait-times usually built into a negotiation process. No alarm to buy, no maintenance plans, no anything. This was honestly the simplest, quickest process I've ever done. Now, -0.25 points: maybe playing unaware of the (fully repaired) collision damage we both knew was on the Carfax. But +0.25 points on offering (without my asking yet) fresh batteries as part of the deal. It's my assessment these guys, as a matter of policy intend, anyway, to be completely above board in their practices. Frankly I recommend this dealer as a baseline to compare against while shopping around, and I'm guessing a decent number of buyers will return as I did. (N.b.: at the time of this writing, old, fully-maintained 1-tons are going for just under 30k nationwide. I bought this one at nearly half that. You've got to expect a lot of small repairs on a lower-priced old truck. I knew that. I saw what I was looking for. I bought a basically solid truck that needs a lot of small repairs and some upgrades. I'm very satisfied. If the positive tone sounds hokey, well, this is part of why I'm positive. I'm also an ex-evaluator for the Army, and like to give credit when credit is due.)
Oct 4th, 2022