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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you don’t like there opinions and decide not to buy from them you will get constant texts from partner companies try to sell vehicles. Even 2 years later I still get text and calls . I recommend no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A sales rep (Scott) reached out to me by text, asking questions about my car. I was interested in selling it, so we had a conversation over a couple of days. Eventually, he made an offer that twice wh... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I got an overpriced car with damages. I bought Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG on CanadaDrives in 2022. I could've bought the same car cheaper offline e, and the car had rusty and damaged wheels. Their extended... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company needs to close their doors!!! It's like dealing with people working down a East Hastings back alley!!! So sketchy, do NOT give them any personal information. Do your OWN research for a ca... See more

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  1. Car Finance and Loan Company
  2. Car Dealer
  3. Used Car Dealer

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Since 2010 we have provided over one million Canadians an easy way to buy or sell their car. We can help you get pre-approved for a car loan online in minutes and get connected with a local dealership in your area who will show you vehicles you already qualify for. If you are selling your car, we'll give you an instant online offer. If you like the offer simply drop off your car and get paid.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealing with Canada Drive was a breeze

From the original contact that was made with Canada Drives the experience was next to perfect. Reza ( great Guy ) led me thru the process and it was exactly as stated. I received a call from Julian in Toronto who mentioned the time of pickup ( 6-8 PM ) and there was Lovejoy Singh at the door, then documents were signed and the deal was consummated. Great people, great company. By the way, Lovejoy was a treat to deal with, very business like, courteous,personable; he also led me quickly thru the whole process . He is truly a great Rep for Canada Drives. The deal was done quickly, efficiently and honestly, therefore they receive a 5 star rating from this happy customer. One last thing, Payment was made within 12 hours.
Kudos to Canada Drive.

Marty I. for Jerry I

22 October 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, Jerry! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best customer service i ever had!!

I approached different companies and also post adds on different platforms, but i got the best offer from Canada Drive. Staff was friendly and professional, whole process was simple, easy and transparent.

18 March 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, Usman!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sold my car to Canada drive very easy…

Sold my car to Canada drive very easy process from beginning to pick up my car Mitchell was amazing with the processing absaloutly amazing and Shawn who pick up my car was great just signed few papers went thru process how does it works and that's all great experience selling my car to Canada drive .

19 October 2022
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Thank you for leaving us a wonderful review, Mostafa!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Straightforward and effortless

First time buying anything as big as a car online, sight unseen. Darren from Brampton Canada Drives and his partner Jake delivered exactly on time and made the process effortless. Car was exactly as shown on the website, application process was straightforward. Great experience!

10 October 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, Annalisa!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Canada drives is great I purchased a…

Canada drives is great I purchased a 2015 hyundai Santa fe sport premiere and it runs like new. Thank you canada drives quick process of financing and the people that work at Canada drives are great and deserve a pay raise for the job they do and it is also great for the economy for everyone to get a pay raise

1 October 2022
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Thank you for leaving us a wonderful review, Massimo! We appreciate your kind words about our team.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bogus offer and fake promises

Bogus offer and fake promises on their website. Long story short. I entered my information on the website and did not spear any details. I accepted the offer thinking it will be sold. But i get an email the next day saying my car had a claim on it that is why they can not buy it but would rather trade it. My car is not rebuilt, there was a claim and repaired professionally. If i wanted to trade I would have told them. Not fulfilling the offer and not coming through to their words. Total waste of my time. Very disappointed. I am not dealing with these websites anymore. Worst experience. I will make sure i will be sharing my experience with everyone.

5 October 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

Hi Shariq,

Customer service is our top priority and we are sorry to hear your experience was anything less than positive. We tried looking you up in our system, however, we were unable to find your application with the information you provided. We would like the opportunity to address your concerns, please feel free contact me with your name, the phone number you applied with, as well as any additional concerns you have.

Thank you,
Ammera - Customer Experience Manager
care@canadadrives.ca

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sold my car to Canadadrives

Sold my car to Canadadrives. They paid a fair price and the whole process was very quick and easy. Friendly and quick customer service. I received payment in 24 hours as promised. Great experience.

5 October 2022
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Thank you for the great review, Charlene!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Had an issue with purchase. But very happy with end result.

Edited review: We hit a bit of a rough patch after my vehicle purchase. But in the end the company did the right thing and took care of it. Great work.

4 October 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

Hi Tom,

We appreciate you bringing your concerns to us, we have passed on your feedback to our teams and a customer relations representative has been in contact with you to try to resolve your concerns. Please feel free to reach out to us directly if you have any further questions or concerns.

Thank you,
Ammera - Customer Experience Manager
care@canadadrives.ca

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The processing was so easy

The processing was so easy, no hassle from choosing the vehicle, paper works up to delivery date. All representatives handle my purchase was all attentive and helpful. I will definitely use Canada Drive's service when I'm ready to upgrade my vehicle again.

16 July 2022
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Thank you for the great review, Frederick! We look forward to working with you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was a very pleasant experience

This was a very pleasant experience. Everyone was friendly and helpful I will probably look for my next vehicle from Canada Drives as well.

10 June 2022
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Thank you for the wonderful review, Robin! We look forward to working with you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience!

From explaining the process, to help with paperwork and friendly delivery, Canada Drives made the whole car-buying experience easy and pleasant. Canada Drives is truly wonderful to deal with!

7 June 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, Lizabeth!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Big decision

Big decision to purchase a car without kicking the tyres.
The process was straight forward without any issues.
The car was immaculate and I love it.
Quite a change from my 30 year old, 300000 km Honda Accord.

26 September 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

We appreciate the time you took to leave us a great review, AlexO! We hope you are still enjoying your new vehicle!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything was so easy

Everything was so easy! I love the friendly website, the way you can search the car that you want, apply for a credit if you need it and the way the company delivered the car is completely incredible! I loved it! It’s been a while and I still love my car!
Thanks Canadá Drives!

8 May 2022
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Thank you for leaving us a wonderful review, Paula!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Experience

After perusing the Canada Drive website, I was very excited to trade in my 2011 vehicle and purchase a newer Hybrid Highlander. However, their trade-in calculator does not require any pictures to be taken, which I believe is mistake number one, since it gives you an inaccurate estimate. When I originally decided to place my order, my trade in was valued at nearly $7K, so I signed the contract and proceeded to make plans. When they called me the next day to ask questions about the trade-in, they asked simply "Do you have anything to declare about your vehicle?". I have an average knowledge of cars at best, so without any specific questions on their end, I at least knew to let them know that there was some rust on the wheel wells on one side of the vehicle - they told me to send them pictures of the wheel wells so they could re-appraise. The re-appraisal came back in at $5,250, and they asked if I still wanted to go ahead with it. Although frustrated that now I had to sign a new contract and put forth more cash, I agreed and suggested they ask for pictures as part of their initial appraisal in the future, so potential customers have all the info they need to make their purchasing/selling decisions.

The day of the vehicle exchange, the driver was prompt; however, instead of parking at the front of my house, he parked at the end of the street, supposedly so he would not block my neighbours. I insisted that they had plenty of room on both ends, should they for some reason come home within the next hour, and that I had a good relationship with them and it would not be an issue. But he insisted it would be better to park at the end of the street, so I had to drive my 4-year-old daughter to the end of the street to wait with me outside for an hour, instead of being in the comfort of her home. This made me feel like I was at a disadvantage, as this was not what I had prepared for. He took several pictures of my vehicle and sent them to head office while I inspected the new vehicle, whose floor mats were put in incorrectly and I had to fix them. I then got a call from the office that they had received pictures of rust on the bottom interior of the doors, so it would need to be re-appraised, costing me an additional $900 so they could replace 3 of the doors. They said that I had failed to disclose this rust that I "see every day," to which I responded that this was the first time I had ever noticed this small amount of rust, and had I known it would be an issue (i.e. if they had asked me to take pictures of other places on the vehicle or asked to me to look at specific places that are known to have rust), then I would have let them know ahead of time and we would have figured it out before I was waiting at the end of the road to complete the vehicle exchange. I told them that their updated offer was lower than 2 other dealerships that I had taken the vehicle to who looked at the entire vehicle, instead of just a few pictures, and I asked if they would not change their appraisal value, could they simply reduce the price of the new vehicle by $900 so that I could submit my bank draft to them without having to come up with extra money, and they said that wasn't possible. Their new offer was $4,350, and if I didn't want to sell at that price, I would need to come up with an extra $6K to pay for the new vehicle. I asked to speak to a higher level manager, to which the man on the phone replied that they were all in a meeting and were unavailable. All of this occurred at the end of my street, with my young daughter around, with much time spent on hold. At the end of the final conversation, I chose to cancel the deal. I felt that I had been scammed and put at a disadvantage to accept less on my trade-in than it was worth, and the customer service I received was very poor. I did not feel that they deserved my business at that point, and I was extremely disappointed with how the transaction turned out.

I do not recommend this business to anyone who has a trade-in vehicle, unless they change their procedures to ask for more pictures up front and are very clear about what you need to disclose. Had they offered me $4,350 originally (after asking for more pictures), I would have turned down their offer up front and saved myself a bunch of time and effort coordinating the delivery, updating my insurance, and getting a bank draft.

20 September 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

Hi Lindsay,

We are sorry to hear your experience was anything less than positive, customer service is our top priority and we would like the opportunity to address your concerns. We appreciate your feedback about our appraisal system and we are currently working on improving our algorithm and questionnaire to better evaluate the vehicles. Unfortunately, our driving team is not able to block residential entranceways or streets instead, they are instructed to find the best area to park the truck and trailer as close as possible to the delivery address. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused you, we try our best to be as accommodating as possible. In terms of your re-appraisal on delivery, all trade-in vehicles go through a quick checklist completed by the driver to ensure all damages are disclosed and the value of the trade-in is accurate. All vehicles are manually reviewed for accuracy and the value is subject to change upon the discovery of any incorrect information. Unfortunately in this case with the additional rust our driver discovered on delivery, your trade-in vehicle required a re-appraisal by our appraisal team which is why the value was dropped by $900 on delivery. We understand your frustration and again, we are sorry for any inconvenience this caused you. If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us directly and we would be happy to assist you.

Thank you,
Ammera - Customer Experience Manager
care@canadadrives.ca

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had to sell my elderly father's car…

I had to sell my elderly father's car since he can no longer drive. Canada Drives was a pleasant experience from start to end. John Dooling was fantastic as well as Mohammad Younes the pick up driver. I 100% would recommend them to anyone looking to sell or purchase a car. All in all it was a fantastic stress free experience for me and all the staff I interacted with. Pete Jessup

21 September 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, Pete! We appreciate your recommendation and are pleased our team could assist you in selling your fathers vehicle.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

As a first time seller, Canada Drives made the whole process as easy as it could get. In particular, I found the sales executive, Annie, really helpful. She was very quick to respond and resolve any concerns. Also I found the representative who came to pick up the car, Lovejot Singh, very diligent and caring. Compared to other competitors, Canada Drives stands in a different league.

20 September 2022
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Reply from Canada Drives

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a wonderful and detailed review, Ramin! We appreciate your kind words about our team and we are pleased to hear we could assist you in selling your vehicle.

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