I bought my vehicle here and was helped out by Ryan. I purchased a 2005 4runner with 187,000 miles on it. The price that I paid out the door was around $12,500. Not a bad price for such a nice looking 4runner considering they will last a lifetime! Well to the naked eye the car was almost perfect. Just a few minor dents and scratches, but looked really nice considering its a 14 yr old car. I was told that it would pass emissions and that everything was in great condition on the vehicle but that if it didn't pass, then to bring it back and they would fix it. When I drove the vehicle off the lot it was good except for one thing which was the back window wouldn't roll down. I figured it would be a minor fix and something that I could easily get taken care of considering I work at Toyota.
Well I had three days to take it in for emissions, and the day after I drove it off the lot, all my check engine lights came on. I had Toyota take a look at it and turns out I had a bad catalytic converter and a HUGE front end oil leak. Toyota told me to take it in for emissions and that it wouldn't pass, and with it not passing, 5280 Motor Company would be responsible for fixing the damage. Well I took it for the emissions test and surprisingly enough it passed. Come to find out that the only reason it passed emissions was because 5280 motor company had cleared the diagnostic trouble codes, therefore leaving me 100% responsible for fixing all the things wrong with my 4runner I had just purchased from them.
After Toyota having to work on my vehicle for 5 days to get it fixed, I ended up spending over $2000 just to fix all the problems with my vehicle. Keep in mind that I am an employee for Toyota, therefore I was given an extremely huge price discount on parts, labor and services. Although I spent $2000 to fix my 4runner, a normal customer would have paid well over $3500 dollars to fix the vehicle that I was told was in great condition.
I have had my 4runner for about 3 weeks now, and there is not a day that goes by that my check engine light doesn't come on. This is a trouble car with many issues that I am having to personally fix and pay for. A 2005 4runner that's in great condition is well worth $12,000, but this vehicle wasn't in great condition.
The drivers side catalytic converter needed replaced, the rear wiper motor was broken and needed replaced, the wheels needed aligned, balanced and rotated because my steering wheel shook at high speeds, the AC needed recharged, the front timing cover needed replaced, the front of the car had a huge oil leak, the oil and oil filter needed changed, the vehicle needed a power steering service, and it needed a cooling system service. These are all the services that I had to start getting looked at only 2 days after purchasing the vehicle. And in all these services cost me over $2000 out of pocket.
To the naked eye, and face to face, this place will have you fooled. I would highly recommend NOT GOING HERE because you will get extremely fucked over once you leave their lot.
Sneaky ass car dealership. Watch your back here. And good luck to anyone in the future who gets sucked into this places bullshit!
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