Our factory trained master technicians are here to perform the most difficult work for you, or to just change your oil and look your car over. Lee Auto Malls is Maine's No.1 Auto Dealer. Family owned and operated since 1936, Lee Auto Malls now operates 19 car dealerships in Maine, with stores in Auburn, Portland-Westbrook, Bangor, Lewiston, Topsham, Waterville, Augusta and more.
We sell more cars than any other dealer in Maine because we have spent decades building relationships with our valued customers. From new and used auto sales to vehicle financing to quality auto service with genuine OEM parts, Lee gives you the highest quality service for all of your vehicle needs. Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you.
We sell more cars than any other dealer in Maine because we have spent decades building relationships with our valued customers. From new and used auto sales to vehicle financing to quality auto service with genuine OEM parts, Lee gives you the highest quality service for all of your vehicle needs. Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you.
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The company that would become Lee Auto Malls was co-founded by Joseph Lifshitz and Lewis Bernstein in Auburn in 1936. Starting with $1,100 in cash and three used cars on consignment, "Advance Auto Sales" quickly grew to be the largest DeSoto-Plymouth dealership in Maine. Under the leadership of Lifshitz's son, Shepard "Shep" Lee, Lee Auto Malls grew to become one of Maine's largest car dealership groups.
Lee Auto Malls has Maine's largest inventory of used cars and trucks. See our Used Cars Specials and view our complete inventory of Certified Pre-Owned Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and GMC vehicles available at most of our locations including Westbrook, Auburn, Bangor and Augusta, Maine.
You don't want to wait, and you won't have to. Schedule a complimentary LEE appraisal of your car and you can be confident it will begin on time and be completed in 30 minutes or less. We conduct a thorough appraisal to ensure that we make the most competitive offer possible for your car. We will give you our very best offer immediately, so there is no need to haggle.
LeeCars Augusta stocks a wide inventory of used cars, trucks and SUVs to fit a variety of lifestyles and budgets. Our inventory always includes affordable options for everyone, and it is refreshed weekly with fresh purchases and trade-ins. As part of Lee Auto Malls, LeeCars Augusta can access more than 1,000 used cars located at 19 locations throughout Maine.
There are four "big" areas to consider for the ongoing maintenance and longevity of your vehicle - batteries, brakes, oil changes and tires. All are important and all can feel overwhelming when trying to choose the correct ones for your vehicle. Your battery is what keeps your vehicle running, like the heart, and a weakening battery can reduce the overall performance and longevity of your vehicle.
Reviews (19)
Erin P.
Jul 20, 2021
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Understandable that the price of the truck was higher due to Covid. Unacceptable that damage the truck sustained wasn't disclosed to us. Long story but here goes...
Purchase the certified used RAM truck, drive it home one hour away. Go to get in truck next day, sunroof won't open. Call salesman, he puts me through to service. Service tells me two weeks before they can take a look. I opt to bring to my local dealer. Truck is under warranty, right? Local dealer says they can take a look the next day. Next day, local dealer takes truck in. Asks me if I know if anyone has tried to fix it
Purchase the certified used RAM truck, drive it home one hour away. Go to get in truck next day, sunroof won't open. Call salesman, he puts me through to service. Service tells me two weeks before they can take a look. I opt to bring to my local dealer. Truck is under warranty, right? Local dealer says they can take a look the next day. Next day, local dealer takes truck in. Asks me if I know if anyone has tried to fix it
Michael L.
Jun 10, 2021
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Purchased a new jeep from a great salesman. Check engine light was on when we took delivery of it. As it was after service techs had gone home we were told take it to any dealership and they will reset it. Needless to say 2 weeks later we took it back to Lee for that issue as was the earliest any dealership we called could get it in as well as installing a few items we purchased which had come in. They had the vehicle for a day and a half. Was told vehicle had been on the lot since November and that was the issue is the computer had to be updated. We drive an hour and a half home and check
John F.
Jan 20, 2021
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I went there for a lower ball joint recall years ago. They tried to send me on my way without doing it. They said it had been done. But, the OEM ones were a different color than the supposed replacements under the recall. Easy to tell just by bending over to look. Caught em in a lie. 2003 Jeep Liberty.
JStar F.
Dec 22, 2020
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I was able to have a good conversation with the General Manager, Josh at Lee Auto Mall. I am happy to say that the dealership team promptly corrected the situation by refunding and mailing me a check for $500. I appreciate that they apologized and followed up with me in a dedicated and sincere fashion, which is not easy given that the end of the year is the busiest time for me work wise. Although I have now purchased a vehicle from another dealership in the Boston area, I would consider Lee Auto Mall again for a future vehicle purchase now that I am living in Maine.
Kevin W.
Nov 16, 2020
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Will never return. New to Maine, I brought my Jeep Patriot in for routine service. They told me that I needed new back brakes and was very close to needing new front brakes. I returned to my previous Jeep dealer/Mopar service center in NJ where they told me my brakes were nowhere near ready to be replaced. Very disappointing.
M. W.
Mar 12, 2020
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Do research before stopping by, it could save you a lot of issues and don't go in alone if you don't want to get taken advantage of especially in the service center. I will not recommend this dealership to anyone because of the treatment I received from the beginning to the end. They lie, do shady things to your vehicle, harass you, ignore you, place blame by assumptions if they feel you don't have a backbone and don't understand your consumer rights. Before stopping by be sure to research consumer rights through the attorney general office.
Janet B.
Oct 17, 2019
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I bought my Jeep Wrangler at Lee Automall in Westbrook in August 2013. A brand new Jeep and over the years maintained it according to recommended guidelines. This past August I brought my Jeep back for a tire rotation and oil change, the Jeep had 39,000 miles on it. When I drove the car out and got on 95 the car wouldn't accelerate and I could smell something burning. I immediately returned the car to Lee and it smelled so hot that sales people came into the garage to determine where the smell was coming from.
The techs looked at the car and said my brakes were locked up and the car couldn
The techs looked at the car and said my brakes were locked up and the car couldn
Kaitlin P.
Apr 05, 2019
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Communication got a little slow when the sales person I was working with was off for a couple days but I called and was put with another sales man and they were able to get the deal all put together and had everything ready to go once we got there. They even stayed late for us since we got stuck in traffic on the way there - will recommend in the future.
Thank you James, Brenden and Dan. Thank you to the sales manager and finance also!
Thank you James, Brenden and Dan. Thank you to the sales manager and finance also!
Jonathan F.
Dec 05, 2018
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Had a great service appointment and very helpful service manager, Josh McDermott. What was looking to be a very expensive repair on our 2011 Wrangler (the passenger seat belt was locking up, quoted prices were $400 - $500 for parts and labor) was fixed at no charge by Josh.
Why? Because he knows his product line - the passenger seat belt has an adjustable height attachment and when tall guys (like me) have it all the way up, if you pull it too fast, it will lock up. So just release it and move it down a bit and - presto - it's fine.
We had gone to another local Jeep dealer closer to us
Why? Because he knows his product line - the passenger seat belt has an adjustable height attachment and when tall guys (like me) have it all the way up, if you pull it too fast, it will lock up. So just release it and move it down a bit and - presto - it's fine.
We had gone to another local Jeep dealer closer to us
Iris A.
Sep 17, 2018
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Don't go to Lee unless you want to be taken advantage of by your typical shady salesmen. First I'm told by Norm that he can "easily get a a soft top thrown in" if I sign tonight on a new wrangler. Awesome. Then I explain I can't make it happen tonight as I have a second car I'd like to trade it as well since my mom just passed away and I need to get ride of the vehicle. I answer a few questions and he tells me they'll just cut me a check for it that would be between $1,000 and $1,500 when I bring it in the following week, but let's keep that as a separate
Adam B.
Aug 06, 2018
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I don't normally take the time to write negative reviews but the more I investigate my van's troubles the more frustrated I become.
I was referred to LEE and gave them a call and explained my electrical issue. They said they could put the best guy on the job who specializes in my vehicle, so naturally I scheduled an electrical diagnostics appointment a week out. When I show up the "guy was on vacation and another "guy" was doing an all day engine swap. So frustrated I rescheduled for the following week when the "guy" would be back. Promised it would get
I was referred to LEE and gave them a call and explained my electrical issue. They said they could put the best guy on the job who specializes in my vehicle, so naturally I scheduled an electrical diagnostics appointment a week out. When I show up the "guy was on vacation and another "guy" was doing an all day engine swap. So frustrated I rescheduled for the following week when the "guy" would be back. Promised it would get
Justin W.
Jun 25, 2018
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I thought that the sales person that sold me my car, and the maintenance people were generally very nice. But, there are some major issues here. This is just one person's anecdote, so take it for what it is. I bought a new Jeep in 2012, and was able to pay it off in 3 years, but then ended up putting in about $6K in repairs that weren't covered by the warranty. Perhaps this is more a problem with Jeep than Lee Auto Mall. Unfortunately, I've had several unfortunate experiences bringing my car for maintenance. The estimated time the maintenance will take has always been an underestimate
Don N.
Apr 23, 2017
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WORST sales team EVER!!! I called and made a deal for a truck @ 2:30 this past Friday afternoon, I was preapproved for $70,000 dollars BEFORE I called to make the deal. I told the salesman this and that my credit score was in the 700's. I even offered to put $$ down to hold it until I could get there today (04222017). The salesman left a voice mail on my cell phone at 7:30 PM (After they had closed for the evening) telling me that the truck had been sold. VERY POOR business model. I am telling EVERYONE I know NOT to buy anything from them EVER!!
Marc B.
Jan 11, 2017
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Jeremy S.
Nov 18, 2016
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Me and my then 9month pregnant wife bought a van in August of 2016. Exactly 3 months later the transmission went out in it. We called the dealership who directed us to the shop, that got us nowhere. The guy in the shop pretty much laughed and said sorry for your loss. I will never be a customer there again nor will I recommend it to anyone. I hate to write a bad review, but I also hate taking $4,000 out of my kids college fund to pay for a new transmission for a van that I just bought. Not to mention were also talked out of a warranty. thanks for nothing Lee Auto. It's not like its close to
Chris W.
Jan 11, 2016
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After making a service appointment, they (Katrina) followed up with a solicitation call that was far too aggressive and persistent. After repeatedly asking the woman to not make sales calls to my cell phone, she repeatedly tried to convince me it wasn't a sales call and then steered me toward buying a used car from them.
I had a good experience with the service manager during my last visit, but I won't ever go back if I need to endure obnoxious sales calls afterward.
I had a good experience with the service manager during my last visit, but I won't ever go back if I need to endure obnoxious sales calls afterward.
Bill S.
Sep 11, 2015
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Great service, and great people!
I was having an issue with my check engine light coming on in my Jeep. I Took it to saco to the dealer 2 x and it kept coming on. Frustrated I asked around and went on line to my trusted friends here at Yelp and was told about Lee dodge and jeep in Westbrook.
I called them and was shocked to be told sure bring it in today and we will check it out- no problem!
More shocked was I when they came out 45 min. later and told me I was all set, the light was just a small seal that needed to be replace around the gas cap.
But more impressive. .. they gave me a complimentary
I was having an issue with my check engine light coming on in my Jeep. I Took it to saco to the dealer 2 x and it kept coming on. Frustrated I asked around and went on line to my trusted friends here at Yelp and was told about Lee dodge and jeep in Westbrook.
I called them and was shocked to be told sure bring it in today and we will check it out- no problem!
More shocked was I when they came out 45 min. later and told me I was all set, the light was just a small seal that needed to be replace around the gas cap.
But more impressive. .. they gave me a complimentary
Courty C.
May 26, 2015
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Honestly, I don't know who I feel worse for - me or the people who work here. For me, I only had to waste 8 hours of my life, for them, I fear they have much more to lose.
Lee certainly subscribes to the old mantra of "hold them captive til they buy something or leave completely pissed off" mentality. Car buying doesn't need to be like this, but I guess it still can be for some dealers who wish to torture people and not have repeat customers.
I came in with pre-negotiated pricing based on work affiliation, pre-arranged to see a vehicle online, and pre-arranged a trade appraisal
Lee certainly subscribes to the old mantra of "hold them captive til they buy something or leave completely pissed off" mentality. Car buying doesn't need to be like this, but I guess it still can be for some dealers who wish to torture people and not have repeat customers.
I came in with pre-negotiated pricing based on work affiliation, pre-arranged to see a vehicle online, and pre-arranged a trade appraisal
Shane L.
Dec 21, 2014
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This is a tale of two situations here at Lee but overall, the experience was a great one. I went into Lee Credit and was able to secure a loan for a 2014 Altima that otherwise I would have been laughed at due to some recent credit situations that my family was in.
The service that they gave me was great. They were super friendly, not pushy at all, the time period that the process took was fast as can be and they kept me in the loop the entire way through.
We went to the service department yesterday (Saturday where technicians leave at 3pm) with an appointment and although the pricepoint for
The service that they gave me was great. They were super friendly, not pushy at all, the time period that the process took was fast as can be and they kept me in the loop the entire way through.
We went to the service department yesterday (Saturday where technicians leave at 3pm) with an appointment and although the pricepoint for
