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    I got a oil change from there and they left the vale loose and it leaked all over my engine and other things causing my car to squeak when I drive, its just horrible. I went back from them to fix it and they tried to charge me $150 just to check my car not fix it they I would have to pay more money to get it fix ‍ that's just crazy. I asked around and people say they are known for messing up peoples cars just they come back the owner is some miserable lady and she is a scammer and a thief DO NOT GO THERE UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR CAR MESSED UP!!!

    The insulting email response that I got!
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    Very disappointed with the disrespect from internet manager or owner or whomever responded to my inquiry! I inquired about a 2018 Mercedes E43AMG with over 21K miles on it and asked if they would work with me on reducing the price since there are other cars with lower miles and a lower asking price. I even mentioned that I was willing to come the same day to do business including financing part of the purchase if we agree on a lower price! Guess what the response was?? Instead of offering some additional discount or whatever, but here's what I got as an answer from Uzair Malik! "Why are you inquiring about a car if it's way above your budget" !! Really!! Maybe you shouldn't be selling cars if you expect people to pay whatever $ number you put!!

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    It was a great experience working with the team here. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable about their vehicles.

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