David Lavalle is the best straight face liar ive ever dealt with. My worst experience on our Subaru and its still not running after a 2nd in shop repair and over $5000. This guy needs to be shut down. Located at : 1299 Eagen Ind road Eagen MN Was called World motor cars. But do to a bad reputation David LaValle changed the name to Elite. The following comments are from this link: mnsubaru.com/threads/who-is-elite-motorsports.30793/ Member comment : There are past experiences where he wasn't very forthcoming about the salvaged history. Shoddy workmanship and repairs but charging KBB prices for the cars. A few of his cars had missing parts...parts like 'sway bars.' Member comment: Elite advertises very cheap Subaru. Owner takes $7K as down payment. Takes twice as long as promised to fix the car with 100 different excuses. Other customers with massive car problems surface. Elite owner has a BS story to explain each problem (it's always the customer's fault, not an abundance of ****ty work). Cheap Subaru is finally "ready," but runs like dog a*s. Buyer backs out and demands money back. Elite spends two weeks waffling about returning the down payment despite having promised it in writing. After lawyers are involved he finally cuts a check, but refuses to return the customer's wheels IE: steals them. The entire world understands the owner of elite is a scum-bag scammer. Member comment: I have worked on 3 of the WMC Subarus. I seen what has happened with each of them '01 2.5RS -continuous engine oil leak; rear main seal? -hammered out pass side fender apron -dash does NOT lay in straight, can't put in the air vent peice in front of dash -Passenger mirror is OLD SKOOL edgy Impreza mirror '05 STi -frontal collision pass side -passenger side head CRACKED and welded back. Silicone used to plug a small hole, but still leaks oil '04 STi -front collision 1/4 -missing front AND rear sway bars -frame is bent to where you can SEE that the pitch mount is not straight front to back. I hate working on these cars. Another WRX was purchased from WMC. '06 WRX. This particular one has electrical issues that was never fixed. I only learned later it was a WMC. Member comment: pros and cons to elite for my vehicle! Pro's: got a 08 wrx for $15 with 15k miles! yay! lol cons: hes shady bought a car with a air bag light on, with bent rims, with the wiring harness screwed up, with a brake line not tight (not like hes killing people just found it leaking slowly when it got low) intercooler clamp not tight, and not to mention the worse of all is dealing with dave!! omg!! only answers or responds to who he wants when he wants, will ignore people or certain questions, now i am VERY happy with my car but that is because i was able to fix ALL of these things after he could not because hes not a mechanic at all! theres many other things i cant remember but my car runs and looks perfect and for the price i got it for i am very happy but that in mind ONLY because i was able to fix it all myself, the repairs and time i have into my car would be THOUSANDS!! and i mean lots of these things were almost impossible to fix because he hides and throws **** together. now verdict: DO NOT buy a car from this guy! trust me not worth the headache or the annoyance his cars are crap after he sells them and need much work, i actually bought the car for more and he had to write me a check after he couldnt fix it and i just fixed things myself, the day i bought it we had to write a contract on stuff still needing to be fixed! it was over a dozen items and him not completing them i had to threaten him of suing before we finally resolved it with him paying me off then i easily fixed some problems with hours of diagnostics. Member comment: Let me speak from experience and my current situation with Elite Motorsports. I had my heads redone and head gaskets replaced. Now, less than 5000 miles later my car is pumping out white smoke and using antifreeze like it's going out of style. I have spoke with a few reputable shops in the area and they all have stories associated with Elite Motorsport repairs and cars. Dave has stated that he will look at the car and test the head gasket. Outside of that he made no promises. I am stuck working with them now because I can't afford to pay someone else to repair my car. Beware. Member comment: We've been warning people about them for years! Unfortunately, sometimes when people finally see these threads...it is already too late. DavidLavalle/WMC/EliteMotorsportsFTL. These threads all need to be stickied on the top of the FS section...and General Subaru Discussion...and Off Topic...and Welcome Mat...lol, you get the picture! You'd be better off buying from a junkyard. Member comment: To anyone still white-knighting this place, or saying that it is under new management...this was posted TODAY, he said he was working with DAVE at Elite Motorsports. That's DAVID LAVALLE. He's a hack 'mechanic' that sells salvaged cars that he buys at auction, 'fixes' them, and resells them. This place is a TOTAL SCAM! I don't know why we still need to have this discussion, but we do. I looked back over the comments and saw EXOTIC basically blowing them and typing in italics like he was being provided things to say. WORLD MOTOR CARS aka ELITE MOTORSPORTS @ 324 Concorde Exchange, Saint Paul, Minnesota is a SCAM. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO THEY HAVE HIRED TO BE THEIR LITTLE FRONT DOOR SOCK PUPPET, IT IS ALWAYS DAVID aka DAVE LAVALLE BEHIND THE SCENES. AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE d**n PLAGUE! CORRECTION! It appears they have moved to Eagan. Same name though. Google Reviews are lol-worthy as apparently they are telling people that the bad reviews are coming from competitors. Time to post a link to the WMC thread again it seems. Elite Motorsports LLC 1299 Eagan Industrial Rd # 103 Eagan, MN 55121 Member comment : Can't we put this guy out of business somehow...? Not to mention that Googling Elite Motorsports LLC comes up with the legitimate Elite for the first result and the google reviews for WMC second....Changing your name to be the same as another legitimate business is shady at best.
Elite Motorsports, LLC Reviews
David Lavalle is the best straight face liar ive ever dealt with. My worst experience on our Subaru and its still not running after a 2nd in shop repair and over $5000. This guy needs to be shut down. Located at : 1299 Eagen Ind road Eagen MN Was called World motor cars. But do to a bad reputation David LaValle changed the name to Elite. The following comments are from this link: mnsubaru.com/threads/who-is-elite-motorsports.30793/ Member comment : There are past experiences where he wasn't very forthcoming about the salvaged history. Shoddy workmanship and repairs but charging KBB prices for the cars. A few of his cars had missing parts...parts like 'sway bars.' Member comment: Elite advertises very cheap Subaru. Owner takes $7K as down payment. Takes twice as long as promised to fix the car with 100 different excuses. Other customers with massive car problems surface. Elite owner has a BS story to explain each problem (it's always the customer's fault, not an abundance of ****ty work). Cheap Subaru is finally "ready," but runs like dog a*s. Buyer backs out and demands money back. Elite spends two weeks waffling about returning the down payment despite having promised it in writing. After lawyers are involved he finally cuts a check, but refuses to return the customer's wheels IE: steals them. The entire world understands the owner of elite is a scum-bag scammer. Member comment: I have worked on 3 of the WMC Subarus. I seen what has happened with each of them '01 2.5RS -continuous engine oil leak; rear main seal? -hammered out pass side fender apron -dash does NOT lay in straight, can't put in the air vent peice in front of dash -Passenger mirror is OLD SKOOL edgy Impreza mirror '05 STi -frontal collision pass side -passenger side head CRACKED and welded back. Silicone used to plug a small hole, but still leaks oil '04 STi -front collision 1/4 -missing front AND rear sway bars -frame is bent to where you can SEE that the pitch mount is not straight front to back. I hate working on these cars. Another WRX was purchased from WMC. '06 WRX. This particular one has electrical issues that was never fixed. I only learned later it was a WMC. Member comment: pros and cons to elite for my vehicle! Pro's: got a 08 wrx for $15 with 15k miles! yay! lol cons: hes shady bought a car with a air bag light on, with bent rims, with the wiring harness screwed up, with a brake line not tight (not like hes killing people just found it leaking slowly when it got low) intercooler clamp not tight, and not to mention the worse of all is dealing with dave!! omg!! only answers or responds to who he wants when he wants, will ignore people or certain questions, now i am VERY happy with my car but that is because i was able to fix ALL of these things after he could not because hes not a mechanic at all! theres many other things i cant remember but my car runs and looks perfect and for the price i got it for i am very happy but that in mind ONLY because i was able to fix it all myself, the repairs and time i have into my car would be THOUSANDS!! and i mean lots of these things were almost impossible to fix because he hides and throws **** together. now verdict: DO NOT buy a car from this guy! trust me not worth the headache or the annoyance his cars are crap after he sells them and need much work, i actually bought the car for more and he had to write me a check after he couldnt fix it and i just fixed things myself, the day i bought it we had to write a contract on stuff still needing to be fixed! it was over a dozen items and him not completing them i had to threaten him of suing before we finally resolved it with him paying me off then i easily fixed some problems with hours of diagnostics. Member comment: Let me speak from experience and my current situation with Elite Motorsports. I had my heads redone and head gaskets replaced. Now, less than 5000 miles later my car is pumping out white smoke and using antifreeze like it's going out of style. I have spoke with a few reputable shops in the area and they all have stories associated with Elite Motorsport repairs and cars. Dave has stated that he will look at the car and test the head gasket. Outside of that he made no promises. I am stuck working with them now because I can't afford to pay someone else to repair my car. Beware. Member comment: We've been warning people about them for years! Unfortunately, sometimes when people finally see these threads...it is already too late. DavidLavalle/WMC/EliteMotorsportsFTL. These threads all need to be stickied on the top of the FS section...and General Subaru Discussion...and Off Topic...and Welcome Mat...lol, you get the picture! You'd be better off buying from a junkyard. Member comment: To anyone still white-knighting this place, or saying that it is under new management...this was posted TODAY, he said he was working with DAVE at Elite Motorsports. That's DAVID LAVALLE. He's a hack 'mechanic' that sells salvaged cars that he buys at auction, 'fixes' them, and resells them. This place is a TOTAL SCAM! I don't know why we still need to have this discussion, but we do. I looked back over the comments and saw EXOTIC basically blowing them and typing in italics like he was being provided things to say. WORLD MOTOR CARS aka ELITE MOTORSPORTS @ 324 Concorde Exchange, Saint Paul, Minnesota is a SCAM. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHO THEY HAVE HIRED TO BE THEIR LITTLE FRONT DOOR SOCK PUPPET, IT IS ALWAYS DAVID aka DAVE LAVALLE BEHIND THE SCENES. AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE d**n PLAGUE! CORRECTION! It appears they have moved to Eagan. Same name though. Google Reviews are lol-worthy as apparently they are telling people that the bad reviews are coming from competitors. Time to post a link to the WMC thread again it seems. Elite Motorsports LLC 1299 Eagan Industrial Rd # 103 Eagan, MN 55121 Member comment : Can't we put this guy out of business somehow...? Not to mention that Googling Elite Motorsports LLC comes up with the legitimate Elite for the first result and the google reviews for WMC second....Changing your name to be the same as another legitimate business is shady at best.