This is by far the worst experience I've ever had buying a used car. Besides the owner being…read morecondescending, arrogant and treating customers like absolute garbage, he also seems to have an anger management problem. In addition, the car he sold me was complete garbage and it several problems were covered up (by someone??).
During my first trip here, I test drove a car that was mediocre. Dave, the owner, was very nice to me. The price was way too high for the old age and high mileage of the car. I attempted to negotiate. His anger issues quickly showed and he began carrying on like a lunatic. He then advised me that he does not negotiate at all. He continued to lecture me and repeatedly insisted that I'll never find another car priced lower than his. Not true since I found dozens of cars online much cheaper with lower mileage within a 50 mile radius. However, I was not willing to drive that far -- this was only for a beater car, not my primary vehicle. So I walked.
Several weeks later, I returned to test drive a newly listed car. Dave was a stereotypical used car salesman and pitched a great line of garbage. He boasted how great he is because he offers a 30 day warranty (which he's required to do by law) and assured me how wonderful he is with fulfilling warranty repairs. I bought the car.
That night, I went to drive the car for the first time and I found numerous lights were out. They had just performed a NYS inspection that same day...allegedly. The next day, I went in and they replaced all of the bulbs that had blown. I wondered if they really inspected the vehicle. One missing headlight could be overlooked. Not numerous lights out throughout the vehicle.
On a hunch, I plugged in my computer and some data was missing. Someone had apparently erased the data, possibly to reset a "check engine" light. I knew trouble was coming. Several days later after I had been driving the car, the "check engine" light was on. Dave scheduled an appointment and got me in a week later. He repaired the problem under the warranty, as he was legally obligated to do. However, he continued boasting what a great service he did.
Lights on my dashboard were also out. When I mentioned that to him, he began going off like a raving lunatic. He hinted to a threat by saying, "I haven't registered your vehicle yet!" (Four weeks later, the registration finally came).
Dave told me point blank he would NOT start repairing all of these problems. So much for all of his blabber about how great he is with fulfilling warranty repairs.
Since then, I've had NUMEROUS problems with the vehicle. By rights, I should've insisted that he fixed everything or went on to sue him. It wasn't worth the hassle since I know a lot more than I let onto Dave, and I was able to fix everything myself.
I still continue having non-stop problems with this vehicle - and it only has 45,000 miles on it.
I often wonder if he buys used cars from the junk yard, waxes them, and sells them. STAY AWAY.