I purchased my dream car, a 70 Chevelle from high octane Classics in the spring of 2025, I met with Dan the sales guy and looked over the car, I noted a few issues with the car and Dan assured me that his Service Dept would complete a multi point inspection on the car before it would be delivered to me and all of the issues would be sorted out, Dan also told me that the car was a fresh build that had been built in Van Nuys and that the dealership stood behind the cars and I had nothing to worry about.
The car was eventually delivered, and a ton of issues were located when I had the car independently inspected. The following issues were found.
1-radiator was loaded with debris and looked like it came out out of a 20 year-old car
2-the brake booster was not installed correctly and the brakes would not operate properly
3-the transmission which I was under the impression was freshly built, leaked from everywhere
4-the cooling lines for the transmission we're leaking and hanging only a few inches above the ground
5-the headlights would work sporadically
6-the wipers did not work
7-the windshield and back window both leaked when I washed the car. When I told dan about this, he told me that he never washes his classic cars to avoid this very issue?
8-the car overheated on the first warm day that I drove it.
9-the rear end leaked
10-the power steering pulley sheared the key and resulted in no power steering
11-the rear main seal leaked
12-metal shavings in the oil
13-I was told that the car had a stroker, but after further inspection, the independent shop found that it was just a regular 350 small block
Dan did initially make an attempt to repair some of these issues but the car unfortunately came back worse , the car again went back to high octane classics after starting to run extremely rough, Dan guys then put in two oxygen sensors and sent the car back to me. while the car was at high octane classics it also suffered an electrical fire while they were driving it. Dan immediately tried to blame it on an aftermarket stereo that had been installed. But he did not convey his lies to his Garage staff, which told me the truth about where the fire occurred.
The car is now at another shop and needs an engine . This is after I spent considerable time and money replacing the brake booster radiator, fixing some of the wiring and fixing the headlights.
In summary if you're going to buy a car from Dan have it inspected by an independent mechanic before you make your decision .
Dan talks a good game, but he did not stand behind this vehicle and I essentially got stuck with a $65,000 paper weight.
Matt in the sales office was very helpful, he tried to negotiate a solution, but Dan and his partner Barry Lundgren wont even answer a email.
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