Which Salinas area car dealership do you recommend to others? Vroom, vroom
In the Salinas area, 101 Motorsports on Prunedale Road made the top 250 car dealerships list. The dealership sells all brands of used vehicles, according to the list. Freeway Toyota of Gilroy also made the list for new and used Toyotas. Seven other nearby dealerships made the list:
BMW of Monterey, 1 Geary Plaza, Seaside
Cardinale Nissan, 1661 Del Monte Blvd., Seaside
Capitol Volkswagen: 911 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall A, San Jose
Lexus Stevens Creek: 3333 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose
Capitol Toyota: 775 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, San Jose
Capitol Honda: 745 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, San Jose
Capitol Nissan: 1120 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, San Jose
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