Sold the vehicle I was buying from underneath me for a $100 more, or so they claim it was only a $100 more, I don't believe them.
I went there specifically for a SUV that I saw advertised online. Test drove it, had them run my credit, was told I was approved, and they let me drive it home on a Saturday. Said they were waiting for better offers on the interest rate to come in before we completed the loan on the vehicle. Said they should have better offers on Monday when the banks are open.
Per our verbal agreement, I was to bring the SUV back on Monday to have it run through the shop since the ABS light was on, then said my SUV would be ready Tuesday late afternoon.
On Monday, I drove the car there, they gave me a POS loaner with a headlight that was out and stank so bad I couldn't get the stench off my clothes for the first two washes.
On Monday night at 8pm I got a call from Sunny, who was working with me, and he said there was a problem with my credit. Asked if I lived in motel rooms. I thought that was strange, there should be no question where I live, I have a mortgage, so I didn't know what the issue was. Thought maybe because I travel a lot and have multiple addresses, but that has never previously caused a problem with loans.
Next day I tried calling and texting Sunny to find out what is going on with my loan, finally got a call back around 4pm. Told me that he can't get a bank to approve me unless I put 2k down and accept 20% interest rate (I was previously told 1k down with 5.7% interest rate - my credit is in the 680's.)
First I agreed to the high interest, but I only had 1k on me. I figured I'll finance it shortly until I can get back home (I live out of state but travel to Reno weekly) and pull the money from my savings, and pay off the SUV. He talked circles around that, so I said fine, I'll pay cash, but I can only give you 1k now, and I'll have the rest of the money early next week as I need to get the funds transferred to cash.
His response was "I have 3 or 4 people wanting this car". It hit me what was happening. So I asked him, did you already sell it to someone else? He got very defensive and said he would never do that.
I called the Todd (I think he's the owner?), asked him if my SUV has been sold from underneath me. When Todd called me back, he told me that it had been.
I drove the POS loaner car with the broken headlight straight there. Asked why they would sell the car from underneath me, was told that Sunny was new, and not really part of the staff. But Todd was going to make it right. First he offered to sell me the POS Honda CRV for the same price... um... excuse me? How is a Honda CRV the same as a Ford Explorer? They are not even remotely the same. Second, I wanted the Ford Explorer, the one I filled up with $45 worth of gas before they sold it to someone else while I thought it was being run through the shop.
In all fairness, the owner did repay for me for my gas expenses, but I was also having a bit of a hissy fit in his office over the matter. I think he only paid me back to calm me down so the other customers near by wouldn't hear what a sleazy used car salesman Sunny is.
Todd told me that he will have more vehicles later that week, and he'll help me find something that is what I need and at the price I want, though he pointed out that the Explorer was a really good deal that is hard to come by. Yes, I know it was a good deal, that is why I wanted that one, and that is why I rushed over there the second that I saw it listed.
I was trying to be understanding that mistakes happen, so I gave Todd the benefit of the doubt to redeem himself and his business, since supposedly Sunny was new and would be talked to about the incident, and Todd was going to help me find me another vehicle by that weekend.
I patiently waited for Todd to call me back and tell me what vehicle he has for me. That was seven days ago. Have not heard a peep out of him since I left the lot.
I will never do business with them, and I highly suggest if you want a certain vehicle off their lot, watch it like a hawk and get everything in writing. Or better yet, just don't do business with them. read more