Wow!! After reading some of the other reviews, I was Blessed.
Mine is kind of an unusual story, as I did not set out to either, go to an auction, nor, buy a vehicle on that day, 4 months ago.
I was on 95 headed home from down south, and I had my GPS on for traffic alerts etc. The tragic was flowing smooth, when all of a sudden, my GPS(waze) redirected me telling me to take the upcoming exit. Why?? No traffic, straight shot on 95 back to Philly. I had a choice to make, so I took the exit. At the top of the ramp was a stop sign, so I made a left and not even a hundred feet after making the turn, I saw an auction as I was driving by. There was no traffic on the road, so, I backed up and drove into the auction lot. Apprehensive, I drove slowly, and I saw where other cars were parked &I parked. I was interested in what was going on. Mind you, I'd never been to an auction before. I parked, and saw some other people heading that way, so I went into this building that had all of their doors open, and there were plenty of people in attendance. The first car came out, people bidded, and when it was won, they clapped. I was still standing there kind of in wonderment, like, why am I here? For Real. The second car came out, the same scenario. Then, the third car came out, and it caught my attention immediately. The guy started talking about the car, unlike the other two he had done ankle I was there. This was different, this car, he said, brand new, runs for $70,000. (Actually, brand new, $53,000), so, anyway he started the bidding, and 2 people bidder, then, all of a sudden, my hand went up. I'm dead serious, I was shocked, then someone else bidded, which gave me a wave of relief, then he called put another number, and my hand went up. (sidebar.lol now, I say my hand went up like that, because I had nothing to do with it, my hand was on some involuntary thing of its own accord. Lmao
The announcer didn't see me as he was looking across the room, so he started saying, "going once, going twice...when someone pointed him towards me, and it was sold. (Wtf??!!) I jus bought a vehicle?!! I'm driving, by myself, and I'm like a little over two hours away from home. So, the people were clapping, and the announcer Alex for my registration and I had a blank stare on my face, like, what registration? I told him that I had just walked in off the street. So, he had me fill out the paperwork etc etc
Ok, so, I paid for the vehicle, a Volvo, which, from others who came up to me saying, they wished they had gotten it. I got my keys and I opened the door, because up to now, I haven't seen this vehicle before. I started it up, and it was quiet, real smooth. Then I noticed a message came on the dashboard about some kind of Failure. Ohhhhh Sh!T!! But, the vehicle was still running quiet. Another guy and his wife saw me and the husband said they'd had Volvo's, and how the message might be something minor, so I was a little more at ease.
Dilemma, this was Saturday, and 24 hours would be Monday at 5pm. I wanted the vehicle to be checked. I called Volvo dealerships, mechanic shops and no one could see me. I drove home and came back for the Volvo the next day. I got the tags, registration and plates the day before. I had just drove away from the outside of the lot, headed to a gas station not even 5 minutes away. I turned the car off. After fueling, the car wouldn't start. Oh Sh!t!! Fortunately I had jumper cables, jumped it, and it started up, and made the complete drove to Philly.
. Monday, I got the car in my mechanic's shop, and he told me that he would have to do some deep diagnostic work, because the computer was disconnected. Wth??!! Dilemma, today is Monday, he still needs to dig in, and it's a 2 hour drive back to MD. I went through all the details because other reviews said their vehicles were completely faulty, and that seemed to be a general consensus. There is some shady stuff going on there, because, why was the computer "Purposely" disconnected. What they were trying to hide is the fact that there were Power Failure codes in the computer, and those guys couldn't figure it out, soc they disconnected the computer. That way, no return. They return for engine and transmission, and if it can't be diagnosed and seem within 24 hours, it's a win for them. I mentioned earlier that I was Blessed, well, as it turned out, was a simple fix. It cost me $1500 for the labor and parts altogether, but, in the end, I got a great vehicle unbeknownst to them. With that said, LET THE BUYER BEWARE!
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