It seems that people are having a decent experience buying new cars, but used cars are an entirely different experience. I purchased an older used vehicle from Classic of Denton about a year ago and have only put about 4,000 miles on it. I overpaid a little bit because I thought I was buying from a well-respected dealership and I didn't want to deal with any major issues/ being ripped off. It had a few minor issues that they were very transparent about and I was cool with. It is an older vehicle, so I expected there to be a few issues.
The issues below stem from the dealerships lack of quality control. Their inspection process is flawed and they have no idea what they are selling you. The vehicle I purchased should have failed the state inspection that they performed.
First, I was lied to several times while purchasing the vehicle. When I stated the shocks were going, I was told they were inspected and they were perfectly fine. I was told that my loan rate was a full percent lower than it actually was. I was sold warranties that my vehicle doesn't qualify for.
Last month came time for my annual state inspection. It failed. I was informed that the window tint was too dark for them to pass it. I called JT (who I believe is the only good guy there) and he said that he would make it right. It took 7 phone calls in total, but I scheduled an appointment to have the tint fixed. I made the hour drive and they took about 45 minutes to peel the tint off the front windows and they sent me on my way. Not great customer service, but hey, they "fixed" the tint issue.
Fast forward a week and I go to get it inspected again. This place won't even look at it because the lights are smoked. This piqued my curiosity, so I started doing some research. Sure enough, it fails if the "lamp is other than clear".
A few days later, I go get another inspection. It fails again. Parking brake this time. I have never used the parking brake so this is a new issue to me. I called the dealership again and left a message. No call back. I called a few days later and ask for a manager as I was quite frustrated at this point. The manager told me that they would never do anything like that because they have such high standards and blah blah. I explained to him that my vehicle wouldn't have any of these issues if they did a proper state inspection. He said he needed to look in to some paperwork and would contact me, by the next day at the latest.
It has now over a week later and I haven't heard anything, and I probably never will. I think I'm being given the run around.
For transparency, here is a list of the issues I have had from the past year/4,000 miles: Parking brake doesn't work, high beam lights were actually fog lights, window tint was too dark, front signal lights literally fell out, coolant leak, fuel sensor fault, brake light went out, fault in trailer wiring harness, A/C went out, rear shocks need to be replaced, differential gaskets are leaking and need to be replaced, rear brake pads need to be replaced, 4-wheel drive needs service.
I have learned my lesson about Classic of Denton. I'm done dealing with this place and I will never be back. read more