I recently visited Moe's to possibly purchase a car advertised for sale. I emailed the owner to verify the vehicle was available for test drive before driving 45mins out. He said yes.
Upon arrival I noticed the vehicle was much more damaged than they told me. A man came out to greet me and I informed him I had emailed the owner, the man claimed it was his "brother."
I asked if I could test drive, he said not a good idea. I asked why, he said well... the radiator is possibly leaking and possibly oil too and that there was undercarriage damage. Obviously the car was not in shape to drive at all. The man said, well we dont have confirmation of the radiator or the oil leak - some "customer" claimed it did and that he had the car running for an hour with no problems. I asked if he ordered parts to fix it since it's listed for sale, he said no. Said we could take it down the road about 10mins down and come back, but not allowed to take it on the highway. We took it down the road maybe 5 miles before we noticed the car was pulling to the right, we pulled over to turn around and come back. check engine light immediately came on "turn off engine, oil level too low." Pulled over, shut the car off for a few mins and noticed a bad smell and it was leaking oil. We could see the oil dripping. Turned the car back on to drive back and the light came back on with a coolant smell. drove the car with hazards back on. Made it back to the lot, i looked under the car to see why it was pulling to the right and there was obvious damage to the control arm. (damage not told about)
Just to be clear, this vehicle is for sale online does not mention radiator leak, oil leak, or steering problems. I emailed the owner before coming out. This is not just a car lot, it's a mechanic shop too which common sense would tell me they know how to fix cars, right?
We never met or saw this "brother"
Either this mechanic shop doesn't know how to properly fix and diagnose vehicles, or they are purposely misleading and lying to consumers. Beware of this shop. I couldn't get an honest answer about anything from this guy. Super shady. Stay away!!!!! read more