Unikar Enterprises

Unikar Enterprises is a vehicle dealer at 21480 Mission Boulevard in Hayward, Alameda County, with Alan Ortiz recorded as owner. Online listings describe the business as a used-car lot. This listing was compiled from public business records and is awaiting the owner's confirmation.

What a small used-car dealer usually does

A business of this kind on Mission Boulevard usually keeps a changing stock of pre-owned cars, trucks and vans, bought at auction or taken in trade. Shoppers can typically test drive a vehicle, negotiate, and drive away on temporary plates once the dealer reports the sale to the DMV.

Many small lots also accept trade-ins, arrange financing through outside lenders, and handle the title transfer and registration paperwork, which California assigns to the dealer rather than the buyer.

Questions to settle before you buy

Ask for the vehicle identification number and run a history report for past accidents, flood damage or a salvage title. Have an independent mechanic of your choosing inspect the car before you commit; it is a small cost next to an unexpected repair. California generally requires the seller to provide a valid smog certificate on a used car, so ask to see it. Read the Buyers Guide on the window, which says whether the car is sold as is or with a warranty, and ask whether the dealer offers the contract cancellation option that state law makes available on many used-car sales. Check the dealer's occupational licence on the DMV website before signing anything, and never sign a finance contract with blank spaces.

Buyers it serves

The lot is a reasonable drive for shoppers from Castro Valley, San Lorenzo and San Leandro to the north, from Union City, Fremont and Newark to the south, and from Pleasanton across the hills, all within Alameda County.

Call 510-582-6062 to ask about current inventory or set up a test drive. If you are Alan Ortiz, you can claim this listing through the chamber and add your hours and stock details.