Centennial Leasing & Sales

After 2 weeks of visiting Honda & Toyota dealers in the Phoenix area and contacting numerous more online I found Centennial Leasing & Sales on Yelp and Google with high reviews!

I had always walked by their location and seen cars come in and out but never thought of coming here and using an auto broker until we had terrible experiences elsewhere at dealerships! (These included lying about prices, damaged cars, high-pressure tactics, non-transparent pricing, and more)

I'm glad I did.

From the beginning, our consultant, David Van Ruler, was transparent and trustworthy from start to finish. He didn't push any sales tactics, explained what he was doing every step of the way, and made our first auto-buying experience an awesome one!

I can't thank him enough or Centennial Leasing & Sales for helping us buy our Lexus Hybrid! There were no inflated document fees, used car restoration, "nitrogen" inflated tires, or ceramic clear coat add-ons here!

We went from giving up and not buying a car, paying 5-10k over MSRP at Valley dealers to getting an amazing deal and experience at CLS!

What you see is what you get here with MSRP prices, great service, and well-maintained vehicles. I'll be back to purchase future vehicles!

I started an application with Ryan. I canceled the contract before signing. I have received an email welcoming me to a Sirius Radio trial period. I have also received a welcome email with a Vin to the Toyota family. What the hell is going on?????? This is bs that I have to deal with.

What's there to love about buying a car? Mostly nothing. If you go to a regular dealership, there's the feeding frenzy when you step foot on the lot, the high pressure, the undercurrent of competition and machismo, the song and dance with the finance manager.
At Centennial you'll get none of that.
If you're tired of being treated like a paycheck, come to Centennial. You'll be treated like a human being. My husband and I worked with Eric Wilson and were impressed from the start. You work with one person, from start to finish. This company is great for finding fairly priced vehicles, both new and used.
My parents and my mother-in-law have both used this company. It's the way purchasing a car can and should be.

I bought another vehicle from Eric Wilson. I bought a Jeep a little over a year ago. I had a car I need to get rid of. I looked on the web site and they just got a 2019 F150 in. I Calle Eric and set up a time to meet him. Something cam up and I could not come in. I came in the next morning, drove the F150 and aToyota Tacoma. I chose the F150. If the car was not there that I wanted, he would find the right one for me. Eric made the whole process very easy for me. Thank you so much for the great service Eric and Centenial Leasing and Cars. I will always be a customer of yours.

I purchased my vehicle from them in early 2021. It was a brand new Kia Seltos (2021). Centennial brokered the deal between a Kia Dealer in Tucson to a Kia Dealer in Scottsdale and then brought me the car. The vehicle IMMEDIATELY had electrical issues. Scottsdale Kia wanted nothing to do with me (zero help) and Gilbert Kia was the same. I texted the salesperson many, many times about the issue, about potentially returning the car, etc. etc. He was of no help. After EIGHT times of documenting the issue I was finally able to get Kia to help.

Fast forward two years and the car is stolen. Insurance deems it a total loss. I like my credit union so I return to them for financing and they again push me to use Centennial to buy a new car. Centennial does not have a car I want. So, I go to a dealer. I pull out my old paperwork and based upon any rational person's thinking I am due a refund for the extended warranty I paid for as well as GAP.

The car was deemed a total loss on March 26, 2023 and here it is May 31 and we are still bickering.

Long story short - don't buy a car here, don't "finance" a car here, and most certainly don't buy any of their craptastic add-on coverages.

This was, by far and away, the best vehicle purchasing experience I've ever had. I typically dread car shopping because of all the chess games involved. Centennial Leasing & Sales is a no-haggle dealership, so don't expect to get anything less than what is advertised. I already did the research and the price for the vehicle I was interested in was fairly priced. David Van Ruler was the gentleman that I dealt with during the transaction. This was not a high pressure experience at all and David did not try to sell me any scam products like most dealerships do. (ie. Window tint, Nitrogen-filled tires, VIN window etching, LoJack, etc.) They are very straight forward with what they do - tax, title, licensing, reasonable documentation fee and then the option for GAP coverage and extended warranty. More importantly, NO GAMES. While they do offer financing, I was already pre-approved through my credit union, so the process was even more simplified. They don't have a HUGE selection, but if they don't have what you're looking for they can reach out to their network to find it for you. I'm happy to say that I've found a dealership that I will glad recommend and return to in the future. David Van Ruler at Centennial Leasing & Sales was awesome to work with and I will not hesitate to reach out to him for my next vehicle purchase.

I was looking for a Toyota Corolla hybrid for under $30,000. They had a used one on their used car list at Arizona Financial credit union. Consumer Reports rated this car very highly and I always go by their advice.

That car was sold, so I called Centennial Leasing and Sales directly. (They are who Arizona Financial c.u. work through with their vehicles.) I worked with Noel Rooney who was able to get me a *NEW* car from Larry H. Miller in Mesa AZ! He said they had the best price!

He drove the car to my house in Glendale AZ, I drove the car around the block, and we did all the paperwork on my kitchen table! He even indicated which extended warranty was the cheapest! What more could you want? Yay!

Would not recommend going here at all. I've never been to any place that does not negotiate prices and this is one of them. Came with my mom to look at a used 21 Corolla and they priced it $3K higher than what I paid for my brand new 22 Corolla a year ago. They claim that this is 'a fair market value price' and that 'people will pay it.' Attempted to negotiate further but no results whatsoever. Didn't even want to budge an inch so we walked and went to Bell Road Toyota where my mom bought a brand new 22 Corolla LE for $4K less than what these jackwagons wanted. To anyone reading, go to a dealership and get yourself something not used. I promise you, you will pay less than what you would at this place.

Well worth the price! All the vehicles were in superb condition, everyone we dealt with worked to a high professional standard. The sales guy we worked with, Rodger W, was honest, pleasant, and straightforward. Can't emphaisze enough the value of a dealership that you can trust.

I called Arizona Federal Credit Union to follow up and review my pre-approval. Before we finished our conversation, he mentioned using CL&S to purchase my vehicle; I would receive another discount on my interest rate. So, I started researching the CL&S website and reviewing the available inventory. The inventory wasn't like a "Big" dealership (ie Earnhardt-"YUCK!"), but the vehicles available were competitively priced, and some prices were even better than most other sites and dealership I've been researching. I found a great deal on a 2015 GMC Acadia. It was priced exactly within my price range and the vehicle condition (ie CarFax, Mechanical reports, etc) was excellent.

I called CL&S and worked with Noel Rooney. I told him my intention to purchase and finance through Arizona Federal Credit Union. He was familiar with AFCU, and he made the purchase process AWESOME! It was so easy to deal with Noel, and using Docusign made the purchase process extremely smooth. To be honest, I've never had an easier time purchasing a vehicle! Noel wasn't pushy, or try and upsell me. He completed everything and even drove the vehicle to my house! How awesome is that! I think it took me about 1-2 hours from the time I first called AFCU and then seeing Noel drive up in my new GMC Acadia.

I HIGHLY recommend using CL&S, especially if you bank with AFCU. The relationship between the 2 companies is seamless and smooth. Noel is the man to talk to, he's as easygoing as anyone I've dealt with when making a big purchase.

PS: I'll update this review with a pic of our GMC Acadia later.