I just completed a long distance transaction for an Audi A5 with this company. The salesperson I worked with was Kory. Found car on eBay Motors for a great price, item description indicated it had been "inspected and serviced and is 100% complete." Initially, Kory was quick to reply to correspondence and was helpful re: deposit. However, about the time I got the inspection done, things seemed to change. Audi Nashville did an excellent and thorough inspection (including photos) plus fixed several issues under warranty that they identified. They also noted $1700 in repairs including a need for new brakes and rotors on both axles, wiper blades and tire possibly out of round, which is a long ways from "complete" in my mind. Kory's reply was that inspections pick up "every little thing," but having well functioning brakes hardly seems to fit that description.
Upon agreement to have these items fixed and a modest reduction in price, I made an appt to fly in from Denver to Nashville to pick up the car. Kory and I exchanged several calls, texts, and emails arranging details with Kory. Kory was over an hour late to meet me, no call, no reason and most importantly no apology while in the meantime I had been frantically working every point of contact I could. (I called Evan, the owner, who was unfortunately on vacation out of state and couldn't help me. He gave me the # of Adam, another salesperson there in the office. Curiously, he didn't offer to contact Kory himself; I realize he was on vacation but he is also the owner of the company. I too own a small business and it comes with the territory.)
Anyway, once Kory finally arrived, I asked for the receipts for the repairs (brakes and wiper blades) and he said he'd email those later. Umm...no. Not what we agreed on. So I waited while he obtained those before completing paperwork. Last but not least, I asked him right before leaving to verify when I might expect title. He had told me a week or less right before I left to retrieve the vehicle. But suddenly, due to the owner being gone (surely this was anticipated?) it is now two weeks or more as apparently there's not an alternate to take care of title work.
Long story short, I was hopeful. I wanted to love this experience. This was my first long-distance buy and I did my homework and then some getting reports, checking ratings, etc. So far I do really like the car, but can't say the same for the process. Caveat emptor. read more