Today we used the Costco Auto Program for the second time with great results. Using the Costco Auto Program saved us plenty of time and money. Here's how to use the program:
1- go to CostcoAutoProgram.com
2- research your vehicle
3- find your dealership
4- contact a Costco Auto Program Representative at your dealership
5- print your Costco Auto Program Certificate
6- go to your chosen dealership, present your certificate, pick your new vehicle, ask for Costco pricing
7- GET PRE-APPROVED FINANCING, I cannot stress this enough! Most likely a dealership will match your pre-approval. It has happened twice for us do yourself a favor, it has saved me thousands!
It is literally that easy, and I can not even tell you all the BS the Costco Dealership Program has saved us on two vehicle purchases now.
We had the pleasure of meeting Costco Sales Associate HERB RIVERA I must say I just love this guy. He made the entire car buying experience at Earnhardt Toyota enjoyable. You could not meet a nicer unegotistical guy. We were given a fair price for our trade in (which honestly I thought we were going to be seriously low balled on, because we were using the Costco Auto Program). We were given a fair price on our Toyota Tundra purchase.
So here is the only negative we waited over two hours for the finance department which is absolutely unacceptable, and then by the time we waited until 10:00pm the finance "customer service" person Marty was extremely rude, then he tried to excuse his behavior. Like they say in the Army how far will an excuse get you? The answer is zero millimeters Sir!
BUT... after our finance experience we reunited with Herb and he took us through all the ends and outs of our new truck and we ended on a positive note. Overall our experience was very positive with Earnhardt Toyota. Go see HERB RIVERA and tell him Garcia sent you.