Well, In august 2008 I bought Subaru 2003, from Balboa Motors. The very next day I notice that I cant open my trunk with original key, so I went back to them to see why.They told that lock is stuck and that they don t want to deal with this problem!! Hello! I bought this car yesterday!!! Also I bought warranty for the next 3 years , or 36000Miles. Also they promised me to fix anything wrong on the car in that period of time!Just 2 months after that , I notice disturbing noise from the steering system, so I came back to Balboa Motors, cause I have warranty on the car, and Ray ( owner) told me that every car in his dealership is making the same noise like my car. What are you talking about Ray? So, again, no use of my WARRANTY!! And I went to Subaru dealer and fix that , of course not for free!! A month after that turbo pipe got cracked.Balboa Motors refused to fix that to, like it s my fault... Mechanic in Subaru dealer said that car was sold to me with a small crack which after a 3 months got bigger.. Price of the pipe is $363+ taxes, and + labor.So around 600 Dollars!Again,I can t use warranty in BALBOA MOTORS! I never get CAR FAX, I never get spare key!They never mention that this Subaru 2003 has aftermarket parts whole exhaust system was after market.
I really don t recommend this dealership to anyone, they do not check cars before they put it for sale. Subaru Dealer confirm me that there is no way that they checked this car! Just in a 3 months after I purchased this car I had already more than a $1000 to invest in repairs. Really BAD DEALERSHIP, hope that you won t have problems like me. I filed already complains to BBB, and CONSUMERS AFFAIRS CA.. So states agents can invest their business. If you have same issues with car purchased there feel free to contact me:
tommy-kopas@net.hr