Buyer Beware! Do NOT buy a used a used car here. One year ago, I bought a 2007 GMC Acadia with 91,000 miles from Tom Leo. It had brand new inspection and emission stickers. He stated this was a GREAT car, drove it himself for a few hundred miles and had no issues. But he did push the extended warranty HARD, which I did purchase, and now I know why.
Three months later, I had an air conditioning issue which cost me $150. Six months and 4,000 miles later, I needed an ENTIRE new transmission. I took it to their shop and got the run around for 3 days before they finally told me they could not fix it. I understand they are not a transmission shop but that information should have not taken three days to come to that conclusion. While the warranty did cover a good portion, I still had to pay $900.
And now, ONE year after I bought it, with only putting 7,000 miles on, I have an estimate for $2,500 worth of work just to pass inspection. This is absolutely unacceptable. How could a car that was inspected with NO issues just 12 months earlier have that many issues now? These issues were NOT caused over the last 12 months with so few miles put on it Some of the issues were rusted engine cradle, rear parking brake cables/equalizer/adjuster, RF tire rod end, both rear forward upper control arms and more. I would question the validity of the inspection sticker that was placed on the car by Leo's Auto shop. It appears their inspection technician did not do the proper review of the vehicle. It should be against the law for a used car dealership that also has a shop/inspection center to inspect their own cars. I feel as though they merely threw a new sticker on it to get it off the lot.
When questioned, his reply was that it sounds like a lot work that needed done and that I should get a second opinion. Or I could take it down to his shop for them to look at it. Which after my dealings with them thus far was not going to happen. After pressing him further, he was rude, unprofessional and told me I was getting nothing from him. He did nothing to help solve the situation. read more