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Econo Auto Sales

3.0 (14 reviews)
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Hannah R.

BUYER BEWARE! I WISH WE DID NOT PURCHASE OUR USED VEHICLE AT ECONO! CAR LASTED 3 MONTHS 1 DAY. We purchased a Prius 3 months ago yesterday. Within 24 hours after our purchase, the car would not start. Turns out it needed a 12v battery. We were able to get them to agree to pay for it...(estimated $200 value). Should have returned the vehicle then. This last week I noticed fluids on our driveway, turns out the engine is leaking. Last Friday we noticed the vehicle acting strange, as if it was struggling to switch gears. Between the noises and jolting, we crossed our fingers we'd make it home ok. We barely made it before every light notification popped up with beeping. Had the car towed to the shop. Turns out, the car NEEDS A NEW HYBRIB BATTERY, ENGINE, and TRANSMISSION amongst other things. The quote was for over $7,000 to repair and that's before they investigated the cause for the dozens of error codes they received. I called Econo and spoke to MIKE. He was not sympathetic and offered no assistance at all. NEVER AGAIN. UPDATE 6/27/18 - I've attached a photo of the estimate from the shop. $7,600 is the minimum as they didn't look into any additional issues because they didn't believe anyone in their right mind would pay for fix this car. After seeing my review, the owner called us today. It seemed like he was going to try and help fix the issue by sending a tow truck to pick up the vehicle so "his guys" could look at it. When he called us back, he gave us a quote of the battery and engine and said the cheapest towing he could find was $150. He then handed the phone over to one of his employees, Jim (who has nothing to do with our issue nor does he have the authority to be able to resolve any of our issues) and the boss is never to be heard from again. The boss also said we denied the extended warranty....UMM?? We do not recall being offered such warranty. #1 - WHY ON EARTH WOULD WE PAY FOR THE TOWING #2 - WHY WOULD WE TRUST "YOUR GUYS" TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU SOLD US A PIECE OF JUNK? #3 WHY WOULD WE GIVE YOU ANY MORE OF OUR MONEY?

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I went there with my family to purchase a new car and spoke with Sandra, she was a great help and very knowledgeable

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I recently traded my car at Leith and was pleased to have a female salesperson who worked…read moretirelessly to get the right deal for me.

I do not recommend using their service shop. We bought our car there with the add-on service…read morepackage. Of the 3 of my last 5 visits, we've had to wait 2+ hours for SCHEDULED SERVICE. My most recent visit, I made the appointment for tire rotation and fluid change. I booked the appointment (indicating I would wait at the dealership while the service is completed) online through the Toyota app 2 weeks ago. The day before the appointment, I received notification about my upcoming appointment, in the form of an automated phone call, email, and text. Today, I show up at 8:45 for a 9:00 appointment. The gentleman who checked in just before me was unscheduled maintenance repair. Needless to say, he was able to get his repair done and left maybe 30 to 40 minutes later. When I showed up, I was greeted by customer service representative (CSR) who let me know they were backed up 2 hours (I would recommend the service shop start calling clients morning of and advising the client there is a wait of 2 hours. I drive 45 minutes to get there only to find out about the 2 hours wait even though I have an appointment. This would have given me the option to reschedule the appointment for another day). I informed the CSR I would wait inside while the service was complete. 2 1/2 hours later, I decided to walk around the dealership. I saw my car outside the bay with 4 vehicles ahead of it. I went back in and asked the CSR for my vehicle. He advised me it was being worked on. I informed him that it wasn't even in the bay yet. The CSR retrieved my car. I understand things in life happen, but to have it happen with the amount of frequency at the same business and to which I paid money up front for is just unacceptable, not to mention the loss of my time, the cost of my gas (120 miles round trip) for a service I will now have done elsewhere. Leigh and likely Toyota has lost a customer today.

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