In the 1st week I had problems with this car.. from the very beginning.. I spent so much money in the first month.. Every week something was breaking down on it.. I take care of all my cars and my mechanic could tell you that.. But the car i bought from this lot.. There was NO "taking care of" because it was junk from the start. I had this car towed so many times.. it broke down in the middle of the road so many times that i used up all my AAA just on this car. My mechanic looked at this car after i bought it and said "I'm so sorry.. but you really got taken...this car has MAJOR problems." I got pretty well acquainted with the Tow Truck Drivers in the County.. And none of them ever had good things to say about this car lot.. One of them said.. "Oh no.. you got a car from him?? I've seen so many people in the same boat!" Then one of them said he had bought a car there 6yrs ago and had nothing but issues also!! This is a small town and The tow truck drivers know what's up.. they shoot it to you straight.. because they are the ones who have to pick up all of Dougherty's crap cars off the road!! It's sad what he does to people. Anyone that has had a good experience with this Lot, They must be friends or family. But for people that he doesn't know personally.. Good luck, you'll need it. He knows which cars on his lot are good and bad.. So he knows what cars to guide the people he knows to.. Just like he directs people he doesn't know to the junk pile. Eventually i got out of my contract.. He had to let me out of it.. Because he knew if we went to Small Claims Court or ANY court.. it would be ruled in my favor. In fact, i could have sued his ass... if i really wanted to pay lawyer fees on top of all my automotive expenses. The car COULD NOT be fixed.. I replaced so many parts and i wasn't gonna spend ONE MORE DIME ON IT!! Imagine.. trying to pay your payment (on a car that isn't even running!) Plus Pay for repairs & tow trucks ALL THE TIME. It was a nightmare, i just bought this car and it can't last me a few weeks?! It was the worst experience! Everytime i had it towed to his mechanics.. they would get it rigged up to make it run just a little down the street.. then it would die out again.. He doesn't even check the cars before putting them on the lot.. He told me that one of the cars i test drove.. i asked him about the Engine light coming on..and he said it hadn't been looked at in the garage.. What kind of lot doesn't check the cars out?? HE wouldn't let you know if anything was wrong with it anyways. I saw SO many people who came in with mechanical problems.. while i was sitting, waiting in the office there.. So many women especially.. just..with pitiful faces.. coming in with car problems after they bought from there.. I can't stand MFer's like this who take advantage of people and women especially! Sicko. So i had the PIECE OF SH*T towed back to his lot for a final time, told him i wasn't paying another cent! He said he was gonna "JUNK" the car bc it had "electrical problems"..BUT GUESS WHAT THE SCUMBAG SCAMMER DID NEXT?? He turned around and put this piece of JUNK back on his lot!! THAT'S RIGHT, HE SOLD IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!! It makes me so mad to this day how someone could be that SLIMY!!! I feel so bad for the people that bought it after me.. He should've NEVER put that car back on the lot!! A few days later i see it on the lot AGAIN and on the window it says "Happy 18th Birthday" .. What kind of human-scum lets a parent buy this for their teenager?! He knew this car had problems!! What a subhuman. He wanted to get one more down-payment off this car.. I wish i knew who the people were that got SUCKERED after me. I would like to hear their HORROR story. So i drive by and the car is BACK in the mechanics garage AGAIN with "Happy 18th B-day" on the back window and all... Looks like some poor kid never got their B-day car. It's sad.. this guy preys on vulnerable people.. A few weeks went by and i finally saw the car on the wrecker to go to the junk yard.. where it belonged in the first place! He knew that car needed to be junked when i bought it AND when the person who got it for their kid after me..It's just horrible. He really knows how to bait people bc once one of the lemons he sells you breaks down then he tries to get you into a contract with another car on his lot with a HIGHER payment! I could go on.. with the trauma.. but it's just an awful experience i want to put behind me. It still gets me boiled this guy is still in business.. I don't want to see this happen again and i hope that others stay clear of this place. I will tell everyone I can about my story.. I drive by there quite frequently to go into Columbus and if i see anyone test driving his cars, i stop and warn them and they always Thank me. It's the least i can do.. i know how it feels and i don't want others to be in that situation. You can do what you want.. but you just can't trust a car from here. Bottom line. read more

Nice guy. If your car breaks down when you have signed a contract saying as is, he still fixes it anyway.