Buyer beware! The Better Business Bureau gives Chicago Auto Place a straight up F!!! When I first found the car I purchased from Chicago Auto Place on their site, it looked VERY clean and in wonderful shape. I was wrong. As it turns out, the pix must have been taken right after it came in and was detailed. By the time I looked at it in person, the interior was dirty, the carpets had stains, and the engine was COVERED in dirt, apparently due to road construction. I drove 3 hours to pick up the car, and they couldn't bother cleaning it? Not the real problem, the real issue was the LOT ROT! As it turns out, the car was on their lot for at least a year and a half and began to rust. I found pix on CAP's site of the car dating that far back! I was unaware of this until after. After the purchase, I took it to an award winning and very reputable dealership in my city for a thorough once over. I was told the car had lot rot (rust) from sitting for a couple of years, the brakes and rotors were rusted, the oil pan WILL rust out in a year or 2 and should be replaced, the vehicle missed 2 of it's last VW scheduled/required services, passenger side window does not operate, the headlamp was cracked, secured by a single screw and had to be replaced, etc. I missed so much because it was raining and the car was outside. I know, my fault, I should have known even though I asked the salesperson and the manager if there was anything wrong. They both said, "Not to my knowledge." Needless to say, I spent $2800 in repairs the FIRST WEEK I OWNED IT! And that was just to get it up to where it should have been at the time of purchase. The window still does not work. That's next. I called Chicago Auto Place about it before the work was done to ask if they would split the bill, and after being on hold for 20 MINUTES, I was told the person I needed to speak with was busy, but he would most certainly call me the next day. NOPE! NO CALL. The car was already almost $2k above market value, but it was the only one within 300 miles, so I paid extra, and I still am. I just replaced the heater/ac blower motor for $350 and it's only been 4 months since the purchase. I would ABSOLUTELY tell anyone and everyone to avoid CHICAGO AUTO PLACE!!! They sell any and all types of cars, so they are obviously a master of none. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!! My sale person was pretty cool, for what that's worth. OVER THE WEEKEND UPDATE! I have a fluid leak now that will cost $1700 to repair. The engine or transmission must be removed to fix. $1700 and the computer thinks the tailgate continuously opens, but it's not. $360 to fix that. NEVER AGAIN!!! read more