I must explain that those dealers listed as “Good Guys” are far from perfect. I urge you to shop and compare prices, stick up for your rights, and do your homework in preparing to buy. South Florida is the Sodom and Gomorrah of the retail car business. Listing the best dealers is like listing the most honest inmates in Attica or Leavenworth.
I arrived at my opinion of these dealers, the good and the bad, from my constant interaction with you, the car buyers of South Florida. You call my weekly Saturday morning talk show, Earl Stewart on Cars, my cell phone, you send me emails and you write me letters about your experiences in buying and servicing your cars. You post comments on my blog, www.EarlStewartOnCars.com.
This list is not static and I will vary it regularly, adding more “good guys” and dropping the undeserving from the list. Hopefully, I will not have to add to the “bad buy” list but I will if I have to. These dealerships are the worst of the worst and should be totally avoided at all costs. You would be better served to drive an extra 50 miles to buy the make car you seek than buy it from one of these dealers. In fact, you would be better served to buy a different make from a good dealer.
I know I’ve angered a lot of car dealers (so what else is new?) by leaving them off the “good guy” list and especially the bad guys. I urge those of you who are sincere to call me personally and I will be glad to discuss with you what your customers told me about you that led me to omit you from the “good guy” lists. The “bad guys” won’t call me because they know exactly what they are doing and how they are premeditatedly deceiving their customers.
If the make car you are seeking does not show a dealer, it’s probably because not many people by that make. I listed only the most popular. I suggest that you choose a dealer a “good dealer” who is listed that also sells your make. For example, Schumacher also sells Mitsubishi and Infiniti and he is listed as a good dealer for Chevy and Buick.
The Bad Guys:
West Palm Beach Kia in West Palm Beach
Arrigo Chrysler Jeep Dodge in West Palm Beach
Delray Mazda-Kia in Delray
Ft. Pierce Nissan in Ft. Pierce
Palm Beach Acura in West Palm Beach
Napleton Nissan in Riviera Beach
Napleton Hyundai in North Palm Beach and West Palm Beach
Napleton Kia in Riviera Beach
Napleton Lincoln in North Palm Beach
Napleton North Lake Suzuki in North Palm Beach
North Jeep in North Palm Beach
Northlake Dodge in North Palm Beach
The Good Guys:
Acura
Coggin Acura in Ft. Pierce
Phil Smith Acura in Pompano
BMW
Coggin Motor Cars in Ft. Pierce
Vista Motor Company in Pompano Beach
Chevy
Maroone in Greenacres/Lake Worth
Maroone in Delray
Schumacher in North Palm Beach
Buick
Schumacher in North Palm Beach
Schumacher in West Palm Beach
Cadillac
Wallace in Stuart
Maroone in West Palm Beach
Coral in Pompano
Ford
Mullinax in North Palm Beach
Maroone in Delray
Honda
Coggin Ft. Pierce
Delray Honda in Delray
Pompano Honda in Pompano
Hyundai
Wallace Hyundai in Stuart
Delray Hyundai in Delray
Lexus
JM Lexus Coral Springs
Palm Beach Lexus West Palm Beach
Mercedes
Mercedes of Delray in Delray
Mercedes Benz of Ft. Pierce in Ft. Pierce
Nissan
Wallace in Stuart
Maroone in Delray
Toyota
Because I own and operate a Toyota dealership in North Palm Beach, I don’t feel objective if I name myself to this list and I don’t want to be perceived as unfairly biased by eliminating some of my close competition from this list. Please feel free to call me personally (cell phone 561 358-1474) for advice on the Toyota dealers nearest you.