Used SUVs for sale in Plainville, CT

I’ve driven around the block enough over 47 years on New England roads to know a thing or two about buying a vehicle. But my recent experience was a little different. I haven’t gone through the process often. I tend to get attached to my vehicles, caring for them like they’re members of the family; frequent oil changes, defensive driving, trips to trusted mechanics at the slightest ping or pop. This time, my days of working my tail off we’re over, done, finished forever as I waltzed through Medicare’s golden door. I was not going to do a one-and-done. I had time. I had 3 working vehicles in my driveway. No rush. I was prepared to listen and learn. After 2 weeks, I became rather proficient for a layman. The best option, I surmised, was doing business close to home so I could sound off about what I didn’t like in person instead of texting and Tweeting with all these modern doodads. Right up the street sits Stephen Auto Mall. “Don’t go there,” one local thundered. “They won’t do you justice.” “They’re great folks,” another cajoled. “They’ve got lotsa stock and lotsa models.” No worries. I know better than to listen to people. I put those salesmen through the proverbial wringer. One young guy said some stuff that I questioned so I went directly to the top. I made my list and checked it twice. After considerable give and take, I bought a gorgeous 2016 GMC Terrain Denali with more bells and whistles than a circus calliope. I could see those fellows exhale and wipe their brows as Lisa and I drove out of the lot! It’s not like I’m going out to dinner with any of the Stephen folks. They surely have made easier sales. It became particularly interesting when after throwing every breaking pitch in my arsenal, I signaled for my closer — inimitable No. 1 son Jason. Everything worked out to our complete satisfaction. We got through an off-color joke to which Lisa took exception, wrestled with the idea that we were better off financing even though we were inclined to slap the cash on the counter and signed our name to enough papers to wipe out the local forest. We’re all set now. We’re satisfied with the vehicle, and even though those guys didn’t buy me dinner, we’re glad to have wheedled our way to a blissful life with a gently used luxury ride. I guess when all was said and done, we’re even Stephen!

I bought this car to utilize as my every-day driver. It looks like a 3/4 version of a RAV4 and I quite like the styling. I took it on a trip to New Mexico recently and it did well. I love the radar ranging cruise control found on most Toyotas. Good gas mileage. My biggest complaint is the engine. The car is underpowered and needs to be fitted with an engine that has more horsepower. If you want this car (as I did) for around town driving then it's the car for you. However, if you do a lot of traveling or are on the road a lot I would recommend the Rav4.

Oil change and tire rotation took 2 hours. Seemed like a longtime to me. A free car wash was offered but not done.

The plastic fender skirt damages easily if parked close to standard height parking barriers. The navigation system is so bad I have to use my mobile phone to navigate. I’ve been misdirected multiple times and on 1 occasion had to be towed to a charging station after a misdirect.

Although there was a hiccup in the buying process, Raffaella DiPalma went above and beyond the call of duty to rectify the mistake. She made a special trip to me to straighten out the paperwork, instead of me having to drive to Waterbury from Branford and was very apologetic about the hiccup. Kudos

2020 Subaru Accent met all my needs and dreams. Very smooth, sleek interior, full moon roof, interior exterior lighting is beautiful. Classy luxury SUV able to tow 5k lbs, turbo engine and many safety features .

Bought a pre-owned Audi A4 and traded in my previous Mazda 6 here. Great communication with Fikret throughout. Very professional, responsive, helpful and friendly. The best sales associate I have ever met and a young man full of potential. I am a grad student and he is even younger than me! I visited this place twice. First time I just tested the vehicle and they were not pushing/forcing anything at all. After some comparisons I was determined and went on another tour of dealerships the next Monday. This was the first stop and luckily we made a deal for my ideal car. Really save my time. The car is in great condition. They installed a new set of tires and the interior looks pretty clean. Overall highly recommend this dealership!

8 years later we still love this vehicle. We plan on driving it until it goes to the junk heap. The dealership in Edmonton is excellent and this is an SUV made for cold Alberta winters. Volvo makes a great realiable car.

Always great customer service both in the service department and on the sales floor. Lionel was our sales person for the purchase of our third Lexus (2023 RX 350 edition and Michael handled all the actual transactions for the completion of the purchase

Well built vehicle drives well and is very comfortable. I would recommend this car to anyone that is looking for style and comfort in a car.

Went in to look for a used car. Salesman was not pushy. Found what I was looking for and immediately walked us out to the car and offered a demo ride. Also offered to get another one I was potentially looking at shipped to local dealer for my review. I did not purchase from them but based on my experience I will definitly go back in the future.

This was by far the most expensive impulse buy I've ever made. In Nov 2022,my son began selling vehicles at a different manufacturer's dealer in Elkhart, IN and told me about a 2021 Venza Limited they took as a trade-in with just over 8k miles. I never would've thought of this vehicle as an option, because I really wanted a RAV4 XLE, but I wasn't in the market yet. A few months ago, a salesman from my local Toyota dealer told me about the Venza while I was waiting to have my Prius serviced. My last two vehicles had been Priuses, which caused me to fall in love with the Toyota brand. Since I drive a lot, I was really wanting an AWD vehicle, while still a hybrid. I always thought it would be the RAV4. First, the negatives: Not nearly as much front seat storage as my Priuses. The Prius used to have an overhead sunglasses holder, two glove boxes versus only one in the Venza, and deeper middle console. My 2013 Prius had space below the front of the console to hold a small purse. I wish I had a sunroof that opened to fresh air, but don't mind the clear to opaque feature on the moon roof on sunny days. The kick open feature for the hatch doesn't work great, and I can't seem to change the home address on the navigation to my home address. Finally, my 100 lb., 13 y/o Coonhound/ Rottie mix has very weak back legs, so he can't jump in the back seat without using a ramp. Unfortunately, the back doors do not open wide enough to adequately allow for a more stable ramp placement. Oh, and I absolutely hate the car payment, but that's my fault. Now the positives: The heated and cooling seats are amazing, as is the heated steering wheel. The vehicle drives like butter and the sound system sounds fantastic. I'm in love with comfort, stylishness, and beauty of this vehicle, and in the only couple of times I've had to drive in bad weather, it seems to handle just fine. I definitely feel safer than when I drove my Prius (mostly the 2013 versus the 2008). Finally, I love that I can start my vehicle and lock the doors when I forget to, through the app, and it works even from my lower level office, which doesn't have any windows.

Thanks to CarMax services Team I can now relax and drive my car. They were so helpful and I trust them will never ever ever go to any dealer for my car repair. Special thanks to Carolyn for being so nice and understandable.

Only Issue I have it’s friction between leathers seats and middle console. Avoid leather seats, Dealers can’t do much with this issue to be fixed. Other on that it’s a great vehicle.

Very fair and reasonable. Easy salesperson to deal with. Very knowledgeable.

I have the SR model which is nice and sporty looking but as I knew before purchasing it is under powered. I am disappointed in the 12 gallon fuel tank. Even though it does get around 30 miles per gallon in the city I still feel like I'm spending way too much time at gas stations. The pump cuts off at 10 gallons and I have to SLOWLY pack the other 2 gallons in. No power seats and on power rear hatch. Just the right size for grandparents. A lot of nice options and I love the adaptive cruse control. No heat or AC vents in the back seat, could be a problem if carrying passengers. Seat material seems to be hard to clean and attracts lint. The auto headlight dimmer works good and is very handy.

I just picked up my new car at CarMax of Hartford and, I have to say, this was the best car-buying experience I have ever had. I had found a Ford Explorer that I wanted to see on their lot. I put a hold on the vehicle on their website, very early in the morning. By 9am the same morning, I was contacted by Rocco Toce, the most awesome sales person around. I have bought many vehicles through the years and he is the top of the list! We went to look at the truck and he had it clean and ready for us to test drive. We loved the truck but it just didn’t have all the options that we were looking for. I found the exact Explorer we wanted in New York and Rocco jumped right in to help us transfer the vehicle to Hartford. I have to admit, it IS a leap of faith to pay the transfer fee upfront before even seeing the vehicle in person. Rocco jumped in and took over. He spoke to the other CarMax and had them check every part of the vehicle out. I felt very comfortable after he called and told me the truck sounds good. My Explorer made it to Hartford very quickly and Rocco immediately checked it out and let us know it was perfect! I went to see it yesterday. It was beautiful and in the best shape. Rocco took us through the entire car and never rushed us through anything. He sent our Explorer to detailing while my 2009 Silverado was appraised. I received a fair price for my trade and the deal was smooth and handled professionally by the staff. I’m pretty sure I have not had a better car buying experience. Rocco and the team at Hartford CarMax could not have done more to make our experience the best. I did a ton of research about CarMax like I’m sure everyone does. I drove over an hour to work with them and I am so glad I did. We walked out of there with a great, shiny Ford Explorer and the greatest car buying experience!

I have owned my 2022 EV6 (Wind trim-AWD) for a month. I really love the car so far - it is comfortable, stylish, and chock full of convenience and safety features that make me really enjoy road trips. I waited nearly three years to find an electric car that had the features I wanted (including physical controls rather than handling tasks through a touchscreen), and this car has really done the trick. Believe the hype - this is a fun and well-designed car. Also - it has been a very good performer in the several times I have taken it out in snowy weather; the "snow" driving mode is nice.

I bought a 2017 Volkswagen Toureg. The buying process from start to finish was excellent - from our sales rep Ty, Rick financing, and Ted. Ty spent a large amount of time with us over the course of two days making sure the entire process was smooth and enjoyable. Thank you!!! Highly recommend this dealership and these guys!

Bought a used 2018 loaded Lusso Ti for a good price coming off a lease, in late 2021, for all the luxury and performance, it was a great deal, have had no issues, car looks great, is comfortable, and I just use Apple car play, and prefer knobs to touch screens ( it was funny to watch my son try to use it as a touch screen) can get 30 MPG on the hwy easy, but it's easy to go faster and get less. the DNA is Dynamic, Normal and Anemic, you do have to get used to the car not taking off instantly, D is OK, A not good for folks taking lefts on flashing yellows. Great ride and comfort for longer trips. and the backup warning works great!

I bought a used Mercedes Benz E350 from them and the buying process was smooth, professional and painless. Alex and Joe were great to work with and I'd recommend them hightly. Thx

I bought a 2012 camaro ss convertible from here i love it. I drove 2 hrs from RI to look at it. I was the lowest price online in the usa for this rare car. Im glad i drove to abetterway.

This vehicle checks off ALL of the boxes. It is the PERFECT family car! Stylish, comfortable, and affordable. This is my favorite SUV of all time!!

I had a great experience dealing with Michael Kather at Shakers CDJR during the purchase of my 2019 Jeep Cherokee back in late October 2021. He was very patient and made arrangements to have a few cars pulled for test drives despite the cramped space as the dealership is going through a big renovation process. During the purchase process there were some snags that he was very helpful in resolving and got the deal done. I am a very satisfied customer and can confidently recommend asking for Michael when shopping at Shakers!

I’m satisfied with my beautiful new car. I get pretty good gas mileage, much better than my non-hev car, 27 mpg. The drive, comfort, interior, styling, handling, safety, cabin and cargo room, sound system, driver assist features are all A+. I can’t judge reliability because I just bought it.

Anthony was very helpful and listened. I went in thinking I knew what Audi I wanted but in the end was matched with what would meet my needs. I love my Q5.

I love this car. It is fun to drive. I am still learning how to use everything, but I am having fun learning. It gets great gas mileage which is important since I drive 100 miles a day. I feel so spoiled with all of the features that it has.

A great experience felt like white glove service from the beginning, entering the dealership to our leaving the dealership (greeted with great attention but not overbearing very hospitable). We went in for an oil change as we waited in the very clean waiting room, offering complimentary snacks, water, soft drinks, coffee and tea. My husband, grandson Logan and I decided to look around going into the showroom meeting a very pleasant, informative, intelligent young man named Lex. We spoke with Lex for quite some time about this Sensory QX80 beautiful vehicle and also general conversation. My husband and Lex exchanged phone numbers and long story short 5 to 6 months later we're back to see Lex and praise God leaving with 2021 Sensory QX80. Lex is a true asset to George Harte Infiniti. We received exemplary service from Lex from beginning to end. George Harte has a great team at the Wallingford dealership. Mostly everyone is very friendly, service department is great, actually phenomenal from prior service with our other vehicle thanks Matt and Miguel thank you tremendously for keeping us updated when our vehicle was serviced. 5 stars George Harte Infiniti Wallingford "Lex you're more than a sales person you truly have a natural flow "excellence". Even the tablet informational for our vehicle was great🤗 Last but not least Courtney Assistant Business Manager you made the whole process of paperwork painless, comfortable and pleasant. Kudos George Harte Infiniti team for an exceptionally outstanding experience 👏🏼 God bless you spectacularly and completely always 🙏🏼

Only had this QX55 for a few days, so cannot comment on reliability yet. Very high quality fits and finishes. Interior is very high end with real leather, carbon fiber, sensible instrumentation, peppy engine, very quiet and smooth ride, despite having run flat tires. Quality of paintwork is excellent, white tricoat is really eye catching, wheel finish is well done. This Essential model is a bit pricey compared to the Luxe model, but does have several nice extras. We traded in our 2016 Infiniti QX50, which was super reliable; so hoping for the best.

I love Mercedes of North Haven. I have purchased four cars from this dealership and I always have a great experience.

My wife and I recently purchased an Audi at North Bay Imports and would highly recommend this dealer. We are from central CT and looked at similar vehicles at dealers along the shoreline and in the Hartford area and found the quality of the vehicles to be above and prices to be below all others. Everything was done contactless from the initial viewing to the final transaction making it an extremely smooth process during trying times.

The interior is gorgeous and I love all of the fun “toys”! I drove everything from the BMW X5 to the Lincoln Aviator and this was my favorite car to drive. It’s amazing!

My favorite dealer by far. I have bought 4 cars from Carter Chevrolet, and have always service my cars at their service department. I bought 2 cars there last year. Great team of people, very knowledgeable about their products, and that gives comfort to a customer.

I love my 2018 GMC Acadia just wished windows were tinted and had a tv for kids and grandkids overall I have had this truck for 2 years and I Love it and use it for family drives cuz of how much room it has I have even used it for work meetings and we all travel to the meeting together .

Easy to work with staff and kept you in the loop about progress of your purchase

This vehicle was my sons first car that he saved up and helped pay for. The performance material on seats was nice to have the heated seat option with it. My son totaled his Escape after rear ending a car at a red light going over 45 mph. The car kept him safe and he walked away with no injuries. I was impressed with how safe this car kept my son and am thankful. We had no mechanical issues during the time he was driving it before the accident. It was fairly expensive for a small used car but it is mighty.