ONE STAR. I have dated photos, repair records, the dealership's own social media post, and our…read morewritten conversation with the seller to document this experience.
My boyfriend purchased a 2019 Ford F-150 from Dynamic Rides on August 19, 2026. The paperwork from the sale shows 162,075 miles, and Dynamic Rides even posted him with the truck on Instagram that day saying, "Thanks Manuel and enjoy your truck!"
By August 22...only three days later, I have a timestamped dashboard photo showing the check-engine light illuminated at 162,438.9 miles.
So this isn't a complaint about something that happened six months or 20,000 miles after buying a used truck. The warning light appeared within days and only a few hundred miles after the sale.
On August 23, we were already at Pep Boys paying approximately $876 for an engine diagnostic and ignition-related repairs. Manuel told the seller, Alissa, what was happening and explained that Pep Boys had identified problems involving the cylinders and that another mechanic was also concerned about the engine.
Her response is in writing.
She told him: "there's no chance it has that issue! It was at ford and yes it was inspected AND serviced."
She later said: "maybe first mistake was pep boys" and told us she had personally put several hundred miles on the truck and that her Ford technician had it for a week.
She then gave us the information for that technician and specifically wrote:
"He's the one who worked on it before you bought it."
When Manuel explained that mechanics were concerned about the engine, her response was:
"Whoever is telling you it needs an engine is a goofball. Don't worry too much. Also a misfire code isn't that big of a deal..."
Unfortunately, going somewhere other than Pep Boys did not make the problems disappear.
We have since had the truck evaluated by multiple mechanics, have dealt with misfire problems involving multiple cylinders, and have now been quoted approximately $11,000 for an engine replacement. One mechanic literally asked us, "How much do you love this truck?" before discussing what it would cost to continue putting money into it.
What makes this experience especially upsetting is what happened before the sale. We were completely open about the fact that we are young buyers who had already been financially burned by another vehicle situation. We specifically explained that we did not want to end up in that position again. We were reassured while being told how unfortunate it is when young people get taken advantage of and how wrong that is.
Then, within three days of buying this truck, we were staring at a check-engine light.
Today we're sitting with roughly a $15,000 loan on this vehicle, and haven't even had our first payment yet. Carvana has offered $8,100, other dealerships we've contacted have offered dramatically less, and we've been quoted around $11,000 for an engine replacement.
I am not going to accuse Dynamic Rides of something I cannot prove. Realistically I do not know whether they knew the full extent of the truck's problems before selling it, but what I do know and can document is this:
August 19: truck purchased.
August 22: check-engine light documented at 162,438.9 miles.
August 23: already paying for engine diagnostics and repairs.
August 24: check-engine light documented again.
August 25: seller tells us in writing that the truck had been inspected/serviced before sale, that her Ford technician had worked on it before we bought it, dismisses the engine concerns, and tells us a misfire code isn't that big of a deal. Offers us to go to the same mechanic that worked on it before our purchase
People can draw their own conclusions from that timeline.
What I find particularly insulting is being told our "first mistake" may have been taking it to Pep Boys when the actual mistake, in my opinion, was trusting reassurance instead of having this truck independently inspected before signing anything.
If you're considering buying from Dynamic Rides, do not rely solely on what you're told about the condition of the vehicle. Get your own independent pre-purchase inspection before you sign. Scan it for codes, have the engine thoroughly evaluated, and get representations about its condition in writing.
We learned that lesson in an incredibly expensive way.
I would never recommend Dynamic Rides based on our experience.
(Text message thread photos are numbered in the order they were sent, unsure if they'll upload in numerical order).
They posted my boyfriend with this truck on August 19 telling him to "enjoy your truck."
Three days later, we had a timestamped photo of the check-engine light.
Not much enjoyment going on there.
