Dealer Recommendation in Los Angeles?

[EmilGH]

Any LA based Ford GT owners out there?

I'm new to the board and thinking of picking up a Ford GT. I've been watching prices and eBay auctions for a while and I think that I'll pull the trigger in the next 60 days.

Finding cars seems to be easy-ish (I'm flexible on options and color), but the question I have is service and support.

I've never owned a 'merican car and I'm a bit nervous. I've no relationship with any Ford dealer anywhere and I'd like to fix that. So, I'm looking for recommendations.

- Any owners in LA?

- Where do you get your work done?

- Any recommendations for dealers? Service writers? Techs?

- Anything else you guys think I should know here in SoCal?

 

[nota4re]

EmilGH,

I ordered my car recently through a dealer in another state. As the car is being built and shipped, my selling dealer can specify a delivery dealer. Although I may need to pay a modest PDI fee, it will be substantially less than a normal transportation fee. On the recommendation of an owner on this board, I called Neil Okun, owner of Beverly Hills Ford. I was very impressed. He was very receptive to accepting the car and even inquired about collecting the sales tax and registration "stuff" here. Seemed like a very GT-friendly guy who genuinely wanted to help. Others have been complimentary of their services experience with this dealership.

He said he has delivered 6 GT's so he might even be a good source to help you find one locally.

 

[fjpikul]

Don't forget California guys, if you buy "in state," isn't there less of a hassle about smog checks? Keep that in mind. Look back on some of the older threads about this.

 

[EmilGH]

...I called Neil Okun, owner of Beverly Hills Ford...

Excellent. That's great advice. Thanks.

I always seem to be down the street at O'Gara (Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, etc.) I think I'll stop in and say, "Hi" next time I'm over there. Working with them would be unbelievably convenient!

Have you had to service anything with them yet?

 

[EmilGH]

Don't forget California guys, if you buy "in state," isn't there less of a hassle about smog checks?

Also good advice. I found this thread:

http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558

I'll get some details about the smogging with out of state cars.

 

[nota4re]

I read the "other" thread re: smogging an out of state car in California. Definitely weird. I have some buddies who have bought new cars out of state (one was a Gallardo and the other was a Z06) and neither of them had to smog the cars to register them here. (These were both within the last 18 months.)

I think the key is that the car is new, never registered vehicle. Obviously others have had other experiences where a smog check was required.

There is a BIG (IMHO) bummer about this that has been overlooked. With a "normal" new car purchase, you have 6 years before your first smog test. If you plan to run an aggressive exhaust, cat-less, or other performance mods, you can be "unbothered" for 6 years. But, if you smog the car on initial entry to CA, then I'd be pretty sure you've started the every other year clock. Yuck.

 

[analogdesigner]

Midway Ford

Any LA based Ford GT owners out there?

I'm new to the board and thinking of picking up a Ford GT. I've been watching prices and eBay auctions for a while and I think that I'll pull the trigger in the next 60 days.

Finding cars seems to be easy-ish (I'm flexible on options and color), but the question I have is service and support.

I've never owned a 'merican car and I'm a bit nervous. I've no relationship with any Ford dealer anywhere and I'd like to fix that. So, I'm looking for recommendations.

- Any owners in LA?

- Where do you get your work done?

- Any recommendations for dealers? Service writers? Techs?

- Anything else you guys think I should know here in SoCal?

I bought mine from Midway Ford in LA. They were great to deal with when I purchased mine back in November.

Call me if you prefer: Jay (949) 366-1211

 

[BlackICE]

Take a look a www.dmv.ca.gov somewhere there the fine print says that any car bought out of state needs to get smog. I had to and my car was never titled. Some people are lucky and the dmv employees don't enforce it.

BlackICE

 

[nota4re]

Bottom right corner of this document pretty much spells it out in black and white. So, I guess the question is how to find a DMV person who would register it as if it was an "original" California car.....

 

[B O N Y]

Take a look a www.dmv.ca.gov somewhere there the fine print says that any car bought out of state needs to get smog. I had to and my car was never titled. Some people are lucky and the dmv employees don't enforce it.

BlackICE

call me Mr. Lucky :banana