Southside Imports

I purchased a vehicle from this lot on 1/26/23 and paid 7,650.00 cash. We test drove the vehicle and it appeared to be solid. I asked Lee and his partner was anything wrong with the car and they stated nothing was wrong with it. The car was on E. So once I drove off the lot and got to the gas station the check engine light popped on (not even 20 minutes later). I notified Lee and he stated he would have his mechanic check the vehicle out. The mechanic asked me to take the car to get the code scanned in which I did and sent him the picture as requested. Lee and the mechanic stated that the car was safe to drive until it could be looked at. The next day my 16 year old daughter was stranded on the side of the highway. The car had to be towed because it would not crank or do anything. I had to have a mechanic come to my home and he stated the car needs several repairs and I'm about to be out of hundreds/thousands more. Please take a mechanic with you before doing business with this company. I really wanted to believe they were stand up guys but apparently they are not! Do yourself a favor and save yourself time and extra money by avoiding this place. I may have lost out but maybe I can help someone else avoid this nightmare.

I bought a 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited on Tuesday, July 21st for 7014.25. Sean and Will assured me that the car would at least be fine for several days. On Friday, July 24th, the car went out on the highway. The car flashes "Hybrid battery low Do not start" and would not start. I alerted them and asked if they could get it towed and fixed by a mechanic. Will assured me it was just the starter battery and refused to help until I bought a starter battery. After I bought it and installed it still didn't work. At this point will starts to say "well I'm not a mechanic", I had to demand assistance even though the car was just bought 2 days earlier. Will assured me they'd tow the next day. It took them 2 weeks to tow the car. After they got the car, every few days they'd come up with a new possible problem and each time it was my fault. ("Hybrid battery has been drained", or "electrical issues from placing jumper cables placed incorrectly" )After 1 more week and repeatedly asking to speak to the owner, Sean Shabani, Sean called me on Saturday, August 15th, and was extremely rude and lied saying that he couldn't get an appointment at the Hyundai dealership for the next week and a half. I called the same Hyundai dealership and they said they had appointments open that upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday. I called and told Sean and he told me he would take it there that Tuesday. I called Tuesday, Will tells me they didn't take it to Hyundai, but to a mechanic, they knew who apparently didn't speak English so I couldn't call him. I call the next day Will tells me there's been an update and Sean will call me that day. Sean didn't call me that day or the next day. At this point, they start to screen my calls. Finally, I call and get through after 3 tries, Will picks up I tells me Sean isn't calling me. He tells me the engine is blown because we drove it on low oil. The car had been driven 4 times and less than 100 miles . There was absolutely no warning before it went out. They refused to assist me further and start to harass me about when I'm going to pick the car up because they had left in an unsafe location. Finally took it to the Hyundai dealership, they say the engine seized through no fault of mine. My family's financial situation has been destroyed by this situation.

Very poor place to shop for a car do not go here the service is terrible and they will scam you to buy a car that is a lemon. BUYER BEWARE SCAMMERRS!!!!

Im car shopping but not ready to buy just yet. They have a very friendly atmosphere. Was very tempted by the Honda Accord. I will definitely buy from them in the future when I'm ready to purchase.

Why does THIS MAN own a used car lot?! Let me tell y'all. After purchasing from Southside imports, I realized that Sean is well capable of being the manager of a Mercedes-Benz dealership. Excellent communication, and prompt attention is all we got during the car buying process. He was well aware of his offerings, and we received honest information about the car. My favorite part of our new Jetta is that Sean delivered it with NO Check Engine Lights after he paid to repair an error code that the car was showing. Great man, great company.

I saw online that they had really nice cars for good prices. So I contacted the dealership and they were very polite and helped me find a car that I really liked for a great price. As soon as I went to the dealership Sean helped me pick the Audi that caught my eye. I test drove it and I knew it was the car that I wanted. He made the process so easy and told me exactly what I was going to be paying. I bought the car and love it!

Hands down the easiest car buying experience I have ever had. Iman and Sean were both so helpful and helped me get into the right car. I will be back doing business with them.

They refused to refund my security deposit after cancelling the transaction the very next day. They promised to refund my 500 dollar deposit. Shawn pressured me into putting a deposit down because there were other interested parties in the same vehicle. After running a vin # check on the vehicle I found out that it had been in an accident. I cancelled the very next day and was promised a refund. 3 Months later when I finally reached Shawn and not a recording, Shawn stated that all vehicle deposits are non refundable.

I drove from Memphis to Birmingham to purchase this 4runner from Sean. Sean provided additional photos and videos of the vehicle to assure me that the vehicle was as clean as pictured. Not only did the vehicle meet expectation it exceeded expectations. The whole buying process was very easy and Sean was a pleasure to work with.

Bought a Honda From here the other day. Great car. Sean was very polite and very reasonable with his prices Lots of good looking used cars there. New and oldBir