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Art Varela Collector Car Finance Consultant

Art Varela

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  • 949-783-7464
  • Arturo “Art” Varela is a 15-year seasoned finance professional with recent experience in the exotic, collector, and classic car finance market. Working at Woodside Credit, Mr. Varela brings together expertise in the sales, valuation, and execution of financing products with dealerships, Barrett-Jackson auctions, and direct to consumers nationwide. Active in the community, Mr. Varela is involved with Autism by The Sea and Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California. Before his success in finance, he enjoyed an 11-year career as a GMP Production Manager in pharmaceutical manufacturing. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at the San Diego State University. Mr. Varela was born and raised in Palm Springs and for the past 15 years, resides in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and two teenage daughters.
William Ortiz-CartagenaWilliam Ortiz-Cartagena ★★★★★ Zelda was amazingfelix garciafelix garcia ★★★★★ Robert was a true professional and understood all details of my financing needs, i would recommend to all my enthusiast friends about Woodside!!Matthew WeaverMatthew Weaver ★★★★★ Qasim “Q” Shirazi continues to deliver on an exceptional experience! Q was attentive and thorough throughout the entire process. He makes getting deals through Woodside done easy. I will continue to return to Woodside for further financing needs and hope Q continues to call Woodside home.Jason JoskoJason Josko ★★★★★ Amazing experience! This was my first time working with Woodside and I was introduced to Qasim “Q” Shirazi, who took me through the entire process. Q was super responsive, and reached out to the dealership on my behalf to get the ball rolling. As I was working, he pulled everything together and made it easy for me. I essentially showed up, inspected the car and did a test drive… and gave him a thumbs up and he was able to complete the funding process with no stress - easiest car buying experience I’ve ever had. I will definitely be working with Woodside again and highly recommend Q!Joe GirolamoJoe Girolamo ★★★★★ Scott & Brent have been really helpful & informative.Woodside Credit made my dream car a reality. Been dreaming of a 1968 Camaro since I was 5 yrs old with my Matchbox Cars 😁 Now I have one (or almost have one)Thank you Woodside for making my dream a reality 🙏🏼😎John DurlingJohn Durling ★★★★★ You guys are awesome. Another solid experience with you all.CC ★★★★★ Qasim went above and beyond in helping move my McLaren loan along. I was in and out of the dealership in a couple hours with everything finalized in a day. Thanks Q!DarrenDarren ★★★★★ JOSH POWERSJOSH POWERS ★★★★★ Super helpful, Great to work withHenry WilsonHenry Wilson ★★★★★ Great helpJ Lin, M.D.J Lin, M.D. ★★★★★ Woodside is amazing to work with. This is my second exotic car loan and the whole underwriting process was easy and seamless. Highly recommended!Chris ThompsonChris Thompson ★★★★★ Fast efficient process. Job well done!Paolo 305Paolo 305 ★★★★★ What a great experience. Art helped this old veteran be able to fulfill a lifelong goal of owning a special car (Ferrari 458). Highly recommend and make sure to ask for Art!ken dargisken dargis ★★★★★ In all my years of buying cars this was the best experience ever. Everyone was very helpful and informative. They also gave me options that lowered my rate. They made my dream come true. Thank You.Derek KaniaDerek Kania ★★★★★ Communication was fast and clear. Chase was awesome and made the process incredibly easyrobert greenrobert green ★★★★★ Very professional and they took all the heavy lifting out of the purchase process very satisfied with the service providedBryan CrawfordBryan Crawford ★★★★★ Purchase went very smooth and as expected. Perfect for a classic car as they understand the market more then other lendersForrest PerryForrest Perry ★★★★★ We all have to find balance between responsible living & maximizing the moments we have with a little extra fun. Kevin Vegas of Woodside helped make my dream car a reality. The process was smooth & painless. Terms fair. Service & communication exceptional. This is my first loan with Woodside, but it won’t be my last. I sincerely appreciate you guys helping me achieve one heck of a milestone!Matthew BradleyMatthew Bradley ★★★★★ I worked closely with Danny Popoca and the assistance was amazing! I had a very smooth and pleasant experience with Woodside Credit.Gary DrouillardGary Drouillard ★★★★★ Great experience, very professional, helpful and everything went well. When it's time to buy another car Woodside will get my business for sure. Thank You. Gary D.saruler1saruler1 ★★★★★ Woodside Credit made it so easy to pick up my Porsche 911 4S. Robert Ramos was on it from the start. Smooth and easy! Highly recommend them both!Bob BillerBob Biller ★★★★★ It was a pleasure dealing with Woodside. The process was quick and easy and the staff were terrific!Dr. Bob BillerDwayne SimmonsDwayne Simmons ★★★★★ Great experience with Woodside Credit!Igor & Georgina RochaIgor & Georgina Rocha ★★★★★ Great and easy to work with!Just got my Ferrari 812 Superfast and Debbie was amazing!!! For sure using them again for my next car.James SnyderJames Snyder ★★★★★ Applied for a loan thru Woodside. They told me no issues whatever you need were here to help. We delt with Qasim Shirazi, also known as Q. Guy, treated us like a good friend instead of a customer. We exchanged text back and forth about our cars. On our way home he asks how we were doing getting the car back. He was not only out lender but just an all-around good person. I would recommend Woodside for everyone buying a classic car and to deal with Q. Thank you again Qasim, you are awesome at your job, and the rest of the team who helped him to get our deal done. They are a 10 out of 10. Respectfully James, Debbie SnyderJohn FiechterJohn Fiechter ★★★★★ Thank you for all your helpSteven PezzulloSteven Pezzullo ★★★★★ Santiago MezaSantiago Meza ★★★★★ I worked with Robert Ramos on a loan for my classic car everything went very quickly and smoothlyKhashayar ChangiKhashayar Changi ★★★★★ Great experience. I worked with Siraj and he helped me throughout the process. Highly recommend him and Woodside creditMichael LewisMichael Lewis ★★★★★ Easiest car buying experience and I used to sell cars. I have never purchased an older automobile but knew of three finance companies I wanted to reach out to that specialized in financing. Let me just say within hours I had all the info I needed to complete the transaction comfortably and when the car was delivered the other two companies was just sending me an approval email. Woodside Credit will be my go to from now on for vintage purchases. Highly recommendRay ValenciaRay Valencia ★★★★★ Everything went super smooth!! I would definitely use them on my next Dream Car!!!Audi R8 🙏🏽Gregory YuabovGregory Yuabov ★★★★★ Smooth process, got me a loan quick and easy. Chase at Woodside was great to work with.Chip BatchelderChip Batchelder ★★★★★ Easy peasy!...the credit teaam did exaclty what they said they woudl and we were able to close on time. Thanks so muchEllen BerryEllen Berry ★★★★★ Woodside Credit was amazing! We had many questions and concerns having never bought a classic car before. We were connected with Art Varela at Woodside. We could not be happier with him, kind, knowledgeable, professional and a great sense of humor. He was just what we needed, thanks again Art!Mark RasmussenMark Rasmussen ★★★★★ Quite simply. the best in the business for exotic, supercar or classic car financing. Fast. Professional. Pleasure to work with. I have seen the light and will never go elsewhere.matt nmatt n ★★★★★ Great customer service and quick turn around on loan approval to application.Vernon CooleyVernon Cooley ★★★★★ Excellent service. Approved the loan rapidly and without difficultyMikeMike ★★★★★ Just purchase 72 Chevy pick up I worked with Art. He was fantastic to work with , Team was very responsive and helpful i if I did it again I would go back to Woodside.Dr. Josh EudoweDr. Josh Eudowe ★★★★★ Absolutely phenomenal experience throughout. Zelda, who handled everything for me, was incredible and made the entire process seamless. Will definitely be using Woodside over and over.Todd RegnaertTodd Regnaert ★★★★★ Woodside is an Excellent resource with great staff providing Top Notch service, support and follow through!Jorge BlazquezJorge Blazquez ★★★★★ Hans SoloHans Solo ★★★★★ Brian ManzerBrian Manzer ★★★★★ Amir and everyone involved made this a very easy experience for me. I highly recommend Woodside to everyone.js_loader
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