I've driven past Q S Auto Sales on Rice Street a hundred times — one of those tight-packed lots that looks like someone played Tetris with sedans and SUVs. It's east of Minnesota Avenue, tucked in that stretch where Rice curves and the businesses get a little scrappier, a little more no-frills. Which is exactly what I like about it.
Walk the lot and you're not getting showroom shine or a guy in a blazer hovering three feet behind you. You're getting inventory that turns over, prices that don't require a finance degree to understand, and salespeople who assume you can read a Carfax yourself. I talked to a woman there last month who was helping her daughter find a first car — she said they walked her through three options, no upsell, no pressure, just "here's what we've got in your range."
The reviews are all over the map, which honestly tracks for a used car lot. Some people loved their experience — smooth process, fair trade-in, car runs great six months later. Others had the usual gripes: communication lags, a check engine light that came back, financing that took longer than expected. It's not a luxury dealership, and it doesn't pretend to be. You're buying used cars on Rice Street, not signing papers in a glass tower on Louise.
What I respect is that they've stayed open, stayed local, and kept selling cars to people who need reliable transportation without the markup. Sioux Falls has plenty of big-name dealers — the ones with balloons and weekend tent sales — but Q S Auto Sales feels like the kind of place where you show up knowing exactly what you can afford, and they work with that number instead of against it.
— Grace