Carsforsale.com Reviews

Pros

I was a former employee of this growing company back when it started. The success does not surprise me because this was one of the best experiences of my life. The[SENSITIVE CONTENT] is an awesome man who is fun and business at the same time. They are the go-to site for finding your next vehicle. You can trust them and their product with no inhibitions.

Cons

The only con I know about Carsforsale.com is I don't work there anymore. Best job and best people I've ever encountered.

Pros

The loan application process is very simple

Cons

Pictures are blurry when they export to other sources

Alternatives Considered

Frazer

Reasons for Switching to Carsforsale.com

Website looked a lot better and interface was way better

Pros

If you're looking for a VERY simple, barebones site, Carsforsale.com is fine.

Cons

The customer service and onboarding process was atrocious. First, it took well over a month for them to get everything set up. Then, when they did, they didn't tell me the site was live with tons of incorrect information. We had leads already coming in with no one to follow up because we didn't know that the site was live.

Pros

1. Communication from CS from start to finish.2. Listens to your needs and builds your website to your vision.3. Pricing4. Knowledgeable CS reps that can help you with any issues you may have. 5. How easy the paperwork process is to navigate. 6. Easily being able to print your current inventory. 7. Adding and Deleting inventory to your website, and FB page. 8. Lead tracking is a great feature. 9. I know there are many more positive pro's that I haven't mentioned.

Cons

At this point, I haven't found a con. If I have a question, or an issue I can pick up the phone and the problem is solved. I might in the future have a con, however, at this point, I do not! Coming from the website I had before..... Cars for sale has been a dream.

Pros

its simple to use and i think as a start off for a new dealership like a small mom and pop its very economical and easy to use.

Cons

its not always updated correctly when doing a price comparison with vehicles. Many of the rankings are off because they say a cheap price but the dealer who is posting it is trying to use click bait pricing. You have to check the add for other dealers to see if what they are saying is true especially when it comes to miles. Also there is no way of knowing if the products there being compared to is a salvage title or clean so that is very inconvienient when comparing.

Pros

The process is easy to use, it integrates with our website and the customer viewing experience is pleasing.

Cons

Once a vehicle is SOLD, we'd like for carsforsale.com to display a bold SOLD Message across the the photo of the Sold vehicle.

Pros

This is a tool that is very effective for professionals or for those who wish to have systems that allow them to carry out tasks related to their means of transport, it is an easy tool to understand, especially for those who have not yet used this type of tool, it also allows even create comprehensive reports

Cons

It is not a tool that is used by everyone, but it is still necessary to have this type of system to have greater opportunities to innovate in all sectors.

Pros

carsforsale is an easy platform to navigate. Communication is easy with notifications sent to make response time almost immediate.

Cons

We feel the marketing strategy could be a little better which in return will bring more hits on vehicles listed for sale.

Pros

Easy to upload inventory to website.... would like vehicle pictures to be able to made bigger...

Cons

Don't like that it shows vehicle that was listed at another dealer before I got it.... With prices the way they are it could show another dealer had it 2 years ago and it was 2,000 cheaper.... that should never be on there...

Pros

Carsforsale.com is a great company. It is very easy to work with. The product is very simple to use. It drives many customers into our store.

Cons

I really like everything about Carsforsale.com. Super easy to use and brings the customers into our business.

Pros

The software allows you to complete the task of adding new inventory, or editing existing inventory simple. The step by step process assures that you don't forget any of the important details. The ability to scan the VIN barcode and automatically display vehicle specifics is a real time saver.

Cons

The need to input mileage and price for each vehicle when you are displaying "email for price" or "email for mileage is a waste of time. Although the ability to display videos of inventory is available, you have to first publish the video elsewhere and input the URL into CarsForSale, which is too much trouble and time consuming. Being able to instantly take video and upload directly would be very helpful. Additionally I have been unable to find a way to bring a "SOLD" vehicle back into inventory, except to completely reenter everything. If this feature is available it is not clear how to use it.

Pros

It keeps my inventory in line, helps me keep track of the time I have my vehicles and helps me price them according to the market at current. I can print out inventory sheets with all the info "i want" and give them to customers which is so nice. I can also do my paperwork right here and know my profits individually or all together.
This company offers a easy to use program that helps me manage my inventory and my expenses with each car and even posts to facebook for me which in hand helps me get it placed in other groups, and on my facebook page and my website looks awesome.

Cons

there is nothing i do like about the software .. nothing at all

Pros

Easy to add inventory with photos on my desktop PC or from my phone with the app. I appreciate that they continue to add functionality to their website. Customer service is great!

Cons

Some of the features from a higher priced software out there. Would like to be able to add our own custom webpages for vehicle donations.

Pros

Very easy to use. It gets the job done for small dealerships starting out. Very easy to post vehicles and software is relatively glitch free.

Cons

All of it's features are as basic as they come. When adding a vehicle, you are only able to log 1 cost for the vehicle and doesn't give you the option to add more. Just 1 cost line. CRM is very basic and does not have the ability to distinguish where the leads are coming from.

Pros

The most I like about this software is that offers a mobile app that allows you the flexibility to be effective in updating inventory selection the website carsforsale.com designed for us.

Cons

Not much I don’t like about the software. The app stays updated the functionality is as effective as it can be
The only thing I would Integrate would be Craigslist automated posting, and google plus automated posting

Pros

EASY TO USE
CFS PAID ATTENTION TO THE MINOR DERTAILS FOR THE APP THAT MATTER FOR TIME MANAGEMENT( ID DINT REALLY NOTICE UNTIL I COMPARED TO A COMPETITORS APP.

Cons

FACEBOOK MARKET PLACE ADS ARE GENERIC, THEY DO NOT LIST IMPORTANT INFORMATION LIKE DRIVETRAIN OR TRANSMISSION TYPE
FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE ADS HAVE BUGS AND SOMETIMES DONT GET UPLOADED

Alternatives Considered

Dealer Car Search

Reasons for Switching to Carsforsale.com

IVE ALWAYS HAD CFS BUT DECIDED TO TRY DCS AT A BETTER MONTHLY RATE. THE ONLY POINT DCS HAD BETTER THAN CFS IS FACEBOOK.

Pros

The social media integration fits our model perfectly. The ease of use. Real time editing. Easy and quick integration with other 3rd Party vendors for feed exportation.

Cons

Would be even better if it had more dealer website templates.

Alternatives Considered

Autosoft DMS

Reasons for Choosing Carsforsale.com

Carsforsale.com has a more dynamic platform, and better social media integration.

Reasons for Switching to Carsforsale.com

Use of ease and informed/friendly representative.

Pros

It’s inexpensive compared to other software companies. It allows you to set up a website included with cost which is the best pro. It also connects with social media.

Cons

In general the website is not as popular as say Cars.com or Auto Trader as far as generating leads.

Pros

The software is easy to use for inputting information about our vehicles, especially after inputting the VIN. It's very nice to have the information for each vehicle already there, so I don't have to type in all the information. Several other important things about the software is: (1) Inventory: able to keep up with vehicles online and vehicles sold, get a printout of vehicles in inventory and vehicle sold, (2) Leads: it's great for customers to get in touch with us on a personal level to discuss the vehicle they are interested in, whether it's by phone, text, or email. (3) Social Media: it's very important to get our vehicle out to the public, therefore, social media is a great way to get the information out, so I don't have to go to each website and retype the vehicle information. (4) Tools: printables to print out which form is needed for each vehicle, (5) get reports for vehicles and (6) Contact: able to contact carsforsale.com when needed!

Cons

The only cons are having the wrong information show up after I've saved the information for a vehicle. I always check to make sure the information and price I typed in or the right information was automatically put in for the vehicle is right! I called and talked with someone at carsforsale.com and was told we cannot help what happens when it gets to facebook or another medica site. And for some reason by the time the information get to facebook the information is different or the price is different. I've tried to contact facebook about the wrong information and all I get is, I'm sorry but it's the information that was sent to us and we cannot change it. So, what do I do in a situation like this? No one seems to know the answer to this question!

Pros

Great software. At a small dealership where there are limited employees, I fill the role of buyer, salesman, finance manager, sales manager etc..... because of this having software that provides seamless integration to our website, social media sites, vendor sites, CRM and DMS is essential. Carsforsale.com does all of this and more. It allows me to accurately portray the options of our vehicles, manage the photos and promote the dealership simply by following its lead. It also shows me what my competition is doing, gives me the ability to see pictures and options that are available from other dealers in my area. Having this information makes hitting a price point that allows for a fair profit, while still moving each unit if a timely manner, and it allows me to do this with out having to look to other places to gather it.

Cons

I really don't have any complaints about the software. About the only thing i can find that I dislike is it requires email or text verification to log you in from time to time. It would be nice if I could verify a computer or device one time and not have to do it again.

Pros

Where do I begin? Here are a few out of many things I truly like about the carsforsale.com software. First the ability to post your inventory to over 400 sites allows exposure of a car dealers products and inventory unlimited number of shoppers . Next The "View Competition" button allows you to see where your vehicle stands in comparison to other cars nationwide. Another great feature is their custom overlay tool, check it out when you have a chance.

Cons

I guess if I must include my "least likes" regarding carsforsale.com I can only think of two. First, in some scenarios "not all' their tool which allows the user to add pictures to inventory selections will only add one pic at a time which can take forever. Second, At times logging in to the sight can be a chore, especially when in a rush as they have a multistage confirmation routine aspect than cannot be bypassed. Still an all around great bit of software.

Pros

make sure my product is price accordingly in my market.

Cons

getting the on line videos to work and online paperwork.

Alternatives Considered

DealerCenter

Reasons for Choosing Carsforsale.com

more exposure and less expensive.

Switched From

DealerCenter

Reasons for Switching to Carsforsale.com

easy to learn and master.

Pros

It was very user friendly easy to navigate

Cons

I feel like there could have been a appointment scheduler or tracker. Something quick & easy to book clients from page. Text templates

Pros

Yes, very easy
Easy to use and customer support is the best!

Cons

I dont like the fact that the number of days a car is on carsforsale is posted on the web page. There is no benefit to the seller or to carsforsale. The idea is to sell cars and if you have a perfectly good car for sale and the reason it has not sold is usually because the car price needs to be adjusted and the dealer will finally get around to dropping the price and the cars sells. Customers are many times questioning why a car has been in inventory so long and they assume it is a bad car. In reality the car has not sold many times because the price needed adjusting and the dealer will ultimately drop the price and then it will sell. You slow the selling process for the dealer when you list how many days a car has been onlline.

Pros

The software is easy to use and affordable.

Cons

I think the software would benefit from craigslist posting abilities. I also think the CRM portion of the software would benefit from adding in better ways to manage leads, via lead source tracking, making more options to help organize leads and mange lead assignments. I feel like the note section of the lead should be more easily readable, not putting it several screens back and having the system allow the user to organize and label leads would be helpful. Also adding more reporting to the system for inventory as well as SEO, and leads would be nice. Having more of an insight on how the inventory is performing as well as how the website activity is doing would be helpful in decision making.