Experience like no other when your word is, your reputation and business can be flourishing operating with honesty, respect for your clients and most importantly for yourself and your reputation and of course motivation and excitement for what you do !
So I have two classic cars, Porsche and a Ford F150 truck and a situation that suddenly came to my life with medical expenses due to a southern but treatable medical issue that prevented me from working and brought a lot of immense challenges to me and my family in a matter of months. Going from being a athletic healthy person to not being able to walk with constant hospitalizations and multiple misdiagnosis, etc. it's been a challenging year. Hence the reason why I needed to sell things and sell quick listed the cars online and the strong interest was another thing to deal with as I got hundreds of people messaging day and night with no one actually going through with the purchase as selling stuff isn't the easiest of things to do nowadays especially a classic car or two. Doing some research online I came across there's a private collection and decided to reach out to See if they would be interested in purchasing my cars after a quick conversation with a very proper and respectful representative by name of Dimitri, I was able to send some photos and videos along with information on my cars via text and in a matter of hours I got an offer to buy out both vehicles at once which I couldn't appreciate more given my situation.
For those who have little experience with car sales, used cars and situation with trade-in value and dealership evaluations in these cases know that you get ripped off with crazy low offers for the car that you're trading in or selling in my case to a dealership. Besides all the other things and tricks that happen adding to the already not so good reputation of used car or car dealers in general.
Dimitri and his way of working with a customer from answering that phone call to actually willing to hear the customer out and being able to relate while still doing a business transaction that is supposed to pay his bills and his employees paychecks in these challenging times for running a business in general should be an example to all other car, dealers and businesses in general as he gave me an offer for both cars that was straightforward and definitely satisfactory with great communication in the process every step of the way and quick less than 24 hour turn around between my initial phone call and his driver being on the way to LA to pick up the cars.
YOU SHOULD OFFER MASTER CLASSES IN CAR SALES TEACHING HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL CAR BUSINESS !!!!
You have earned a customer for life that will definitely think of you and your company instantly when in need of buying or selling cars and certainly refer and recommend friends and family to do so as well and I wish you all the success in the future while enjoying playing with lots of beautiful, colorful, unique cars in the meantime.
Once again, thank you so very much for hearing a customer out and making it not only easy but actually making it happen Dimitri. ![]() V Aghayan Atasunts. Thursday 22nd of January 2026 |
I bought my Mazerati Granturismo sight unseen from Dimitri. I couldn't have been happier with it. His staff took care of all the details and it arrived in great shape. I will be looking through his inventory for my next car. ![]() Odin Anderson. Sunday 28th of September 2025 |
I had an incredible experience buying my car here. The team was honest, professional, and made the entire process smooth—even from over 1,000 miles away. I never imagined buying a car sight unseen could be this easy and trustworthy. I'm still in awe that I now own my dream car. Absolutely thrilled and highly recommend! ![]() Jordan Bjorklund. Wednesday 21st of May 2025 |
Just bought a 1936 Ford Roadster, the process was fast and simple, great service from Matias and Dimitri. I would recommend shopping here if you’re looking for a classic car! Thank You ![]() Ernie Ibarra. Thursday 6th of February 2025 |
I was apprehensive about buying a car on line just by pictures spoke to Dimitri several times he assured me the car was as shown It was delivered last week I cannot be happier,the car is everything I wanted and more.Thank you Dimitri you are a Gentleman . ![]() michael R sawicki. Saturday 24th of February 2024 |
Dimitri just sold my car that I purchased from him 2 years ago. He is a stand up guy and you can trust him on his word. Both transactions went as he said they would. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another car from Desert Classics. ![]() Jerry. Wednesday 8th of February 2023 |
I have known Holly Cooper for many years and have been continually amazed ather knowledge of cars. I have received requests from two out of state friends requesting vintage car prices and have referred them to Holly. They have found her to be engaging and informative, dependable and very helpful to them. It felt important for me to share this information because Holly is a remarkable person with an amazing work ethic for anyone intending to purchase a car. ![]() Mary Dell Barkouras. Friday 22nd of July 2022 |
I recently sent in a bad review but since talking to Dimitri he resolved all issues and I thank the team for doing so ![]() Raymond Granata. Monday 21st of February 2022 |
just met the guy today on thephone asked about the 63 vette he was helpful ,I love the car, so dose my wife we mit just buy . Thank you Demitry. David & diane M ![]() David Mcclellan. Wednesday 16th of December 2020 |
Recently sold and bought a car from Dmitry. He is fair and honest. He is very passionate about vintage cars, Porsche's especially. He knows them well and is able to explain what are the key areas to look for when purchasing a car. I would do business again with Dmitry. ![]() Ben Schulte. Sunday 29th of December 2019 |
I have recently purchased a 1956 Porsche 356 convertible ( replica ) it was always my dream car but could never afford the real one and saw this one online at the very good price from Desert Private collection , after a few phone calls back-and-forth I was satisfied that the car is what I want the pictures on the website were very detailed and when the car arrived I had no surprise at all which was a bit unexpected , The car is fun to drive everybody thinks it’s the real one :) and one of my coworkers who actually owns one told me mine drives much smoother than his original . ![]() Anna Privalova. Thursday 26th of September 2019 |
Just received my 1965 Mustang 2 days ago bought from Dimitry at Palm Desert Auto It was just as I had expected it to be and them some. Very happy with purchase I have bought quite a few collector cars over the years Dimitry did a great job answering all of my questions and followed up with extra pictures and videos that really helps when purchasing from long distance via the inter-web. I would strongly recommend Palm Desert Auto and dealing with Dimitry Very satisfied customer :) Thanks again ![]() John McCollum. Thursday 13th of July 2017 |
This is my first car purchase with Palm Desert Auto and I must say Dmitry and Roy too were both excellent, available, on point and followed through in full. They checked the car and replaced its water pump gratis, and when I drove from Santa Barbara to Palm Desert to finalize the sale but 5:00 came and mechanical stuff was still left to do, I was able to return my home and Dmitri himself delivered the car to my door, and spent extra time teaching me the basics so I could safely drive a truly showroom perfect classic Porsche. Couldn't be happier with the whole process, and kudos to both Roy and Dmitri for being straight up and thorough all the way. ![]() Sally Hughes. Thursday 31st of March 2016 |
What can I say except these guys know their cars! I purchased a Jag XK from Roy with total confidence in that I was going to get the car I had been looking for for over a year. Don't expect a carfax as many of these are classics and don't have one. You can expect a knowledgeable background of the car and all the things they have done to it prior to selling. Mine even h ad brand new tires. I highly recommend them if you are either looking for an exotic or classic car. ![]() Wayne Clark. Saturday 9th of January 2016 |
My experience with Roy was amazing. He is an ultimate professional, took care of every detail, and even anticipated some issues, which he resolved very professionally and in a timely manner. I highly recommend Palm Desert auto for your next purchase of vehicle. ![]() Clair Johns. Sunday 12th of July 2015 |
I have purchased two vehicles from Roy and have found the experience to be fun. Roy was very straightforward and helpful. I would not hesitate to recommend Palm Desert Auto - they always have a great range of cars that suit my budget and the cars have been exactly as advertised. ![]() Raymond Ancill. Thursday 5th of March 2015 |
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