Hi folks, I'm Trevor Thompson, I live in Farmington Hills, Michigan. I have been covering the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Lions and every other sport that moves, for Fox Sports Detroit, (now Bally Sports) for the past 21 years.
Those of you who know me from my work there, or who follow me on my social media platforms, know that I am a very chill, laid-back, easy-going, fun-loving, kind of guy. For those of you who don't know or follow me, I'm a very chill, laid-back, easy-going, fun-loving kind of guy - until I'm not.
And after dealing with Dave, at Great Lakes Auto Superstore, I am anything but chill! I am disturbed and deeply disappointed to the point where I feel I need to share my experience with all of you in the hopes that you can avoid the pitfalls of this place.
And this really isn't even about me. It's about the experience my wife and I had trying to buy a car for our son.
We made this mistake of trusting, Dave, and taking him at his word. That's when we found he is the embodiment of that prototypical, shady, deceitful, "used car salesman" on that lot we all dread coming across.
I'll save you the blow by blow details of the 2 month period of back and forth we had trying to the right the wrongs this man's deceitfulness took us through and simply tell you what I told him in our last phone conversation:
"I do not trust," him.
He, "flat out lied to our faces several times on several issues relating to the purchase and service of the vehicle" we bought from him.
In trying to find a replacement vehicle for the defective merchandise he sold us, "we took SEVERAL OTHER CARS to our mechanic to be look over, and every single one of them had SIGNIFICANT, AND COSTLY issues that he easily spotted." I took us 2 months to find a car that was actually worth exchanging for the original piece of junk we were sold.
I told him, and I'm tell you, Dave "does not sell quality products at Great Lakes Auto Superstore, and it is a crying shame that you can spend $10 - $15,000 or more on a car off that lot, and the first thing you have to do once you leave the lot, is drive straight to your mechanic to get it fixed!"
I've been doing business in this community for the past 20 years, and this is the single worst dealing / experience I've come across in all that time. In fact, this is the first review of this kind I've ever written... I'm a pretty chill guy.
But if you're looking for a used car, or know anyone who is, feel free to shop wherever you like, but if you're dealing with Dave, or Great Lakes Auto Superstore, consider this a public service announcement from your friendly neighborhood sportscaster...
"BUYER BEWARE!"
Sincerely,
Trevor Thompson read more