Update: it appears Hampstead fraud cars has been trying to have my reviews removed. Good try.
UPDATE 1: I spoke to a manager, Jason. He agreed to let us bring the car in on a saturday, and his mechanic would look at it. No promised to repair were made, and that;s fine. I agreed. Update 2: Less than an hour later, the owner/GM called me. He proceeded to yell and me and threatened us. He told me he didn't give a damned what Jason told me. I have to presume Jason spoke to him before making his offer to me though. I told him I would update this with the facts that he gave me. 1) He sold this car to a friend of his, who was buying it for my friend. 2) He sold it AS-IS. 3) We still owe money for the repair that they did. 4) The friend who was bought it was supposed to handle any repairs. 5) He took a $1000 loss on the car. ALL OF THAT IS TRUE! (Though I doubt that any dealer would ever take a loss on the car. JMO, but maybe he is actually telling the truth. And he proceeded to threaten me. This review needs to come down or he will sue for every penny in small claims court! (6 or 7 hundred dollars) So, what have we learned from the company who's slogan is "Our reputation is our foundation:" Their reputation is more important than selling quality vehicles. NEVER buy a car from them that is sold "AS-IS!" I wonder how many other bad reviews got taken down because of threats of a lawsuit? Maybe zero, maybe a lot. I don't know. Will I take down this review? Nope. Will I update it, whether positive or negative? Absolutely. Here is the thing. When the radiator broke, and the car kept stalling, we didn't post a bad review. We didn't expect it to be fixed for free. We expected that they would repair the car. When the transmission was dying, we didn't expect them repair it for free. would have been nice, but it could have been a quick easy fix, or the transmission could have needed complete replacement. We just wanted them to treat us fairly. And not to be complete xxxxxxx. Maybe if Erika had offered to have her guys look at the transmission instead of attacking me for telling the world that the transmission was dying, we wouldn't be here. Maybe if they would change their attitudes, I could believe that this was a one off. My guess is that they treat all disgruntled customers like this. Yelling and threatening. Nice way to do business, guys. Nice foundation. Had a problem with a car recently purchased, working with them to see what can be done. Here is the long and short of our adventures with them: We bought a car from them. Within a month, the radiator gasket went, and the car over heated on a trip from ocean city to Rockville. In the winter. Car died on side of the road. Hampstead was "Nice enough" and picked the car up and repaired it. Repairs at OUR cost. because Erika from the business office said they are not psychic. They were also "generous" and let us drive the car away, and make payments on the vehicle. We still owe money on those repairs. Yesterday, while making a payment over the phone, I complained to Erika about it, and oh, the transmission was having problems. I also put up a one star review. She insisted I take the review down, because it was untrue about the transmission. "We don't know whether there is a problem with the transmission." Well this morning, the transmission died, on my friends way to work. She may lose her job now. The car is slipping out of gear, but she is trying to make it to work, so she does not lose her job. I left a message for Erika letting her know the transmission is dying or will be dead shortly. We will see whether they will cover repairs to the transmission. Oh, and apparently, they never bolted the engine back in properly, because it is rattling, a lot. I will update this review with any progress, good or bad. Hopefully they will stand by their slogan about their reputation. read more