BUYER BEWARE! Before you purchase a SALVAGED car from Our Next Car, do yourself a huge favor and TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND GET IT CHECKED OUT.
I purchased a 2010 LR2 from Will (the owner) for $8499 and he gave me the impression that the car was in great shape and nothing was wrong with it other than some minor issues like a cracked reflector, scrapped up rims, a jammed moon roof screen, old cracked windshield wipers, a dead key that needed to be replaced, cracked rubber molding, broken hood lifts, and some other things I was willing to take care of.
But when I drove away, I started hear a humming sound coming from the back. I thought it could have been the 4WD or maybe it was the tires. It continued over the next few days, so I took it in to get it looked at by a mechanic who specialized in Land Rovers... they said the rear differential bearings and the vacuum brake pump was shot and would cost a minimum of $2400 to repair... possibly even $3800+ if they find out there are more issues.
I brought this to Will's attention and he said "it's a manufacturers defect" and it's not covered under his 30-day warranty... (which only covers airbags, engine, and transmission). Will conveniently left off the drivetrain on the warranty. I spoke with a CA lemon law attorney and he said that is not common practice. Most used car dealers 30-day warranties should also include the brakes, steering, electronics, and drivetrain. Our Next Car's Warranty DID NOT! Be informed and be warned!
After some pleading and negotiating with Will to help me since he sold me a car without disclosing that it had those issues and still needed major work ... he offered to help only if I paid back the $500 "discount" he gave me on the car and paid him back for the key he bought to replace the dead key he sold to me with the car. (Note: I had to pay an extra $100 to cut and program the key he bought with his dealers discount.)
So all in, after I bought the car... and already put $500+ into it... He wanted me to pay back the $500 discount AND pay for the key... then he would do the work on the rear differential and still charge me 50% of the cost of parts and the labor.
I have taken it to 2 mechanics so far and both said it looks like someone tried to work on the rear differential in the past and did a poor job on it. I don't know if Will and his mechanics worked it. I don't trust him to tell me the truth one way or another.
I decided I could no longer could trust him and no longer wanted to work with him to fix the car.
There were way too many slight of hand moves Will pulled on me where he wasn't fully honest that made me lose trust in him and his business. (One example I asked was, if the car had heated seats... he said, "yeah, I think so"... Then AFTER I BOUGHT IT... I asked him to show me where the buttons for the heated seats were... and he said, "oh, I guess it doesn't".
This has been a huge headache for me and my family.
Our Next Car may have some decent SALVAGE TITLE cars. Just make sure you...
1. Get it fully checked out by a mechanic BEFORE buy it. Don't take Will's word for it.
2. Read and understand exactly what is covered by the limited warranty (30 or 90 day or extended warranty) he offers with the car.
Expensive lesson learned.
My guess is Will is going to respond to this review and say he bent over backwards for me. I really feel bad for him if really believes that is what he did.
UPDATE: I ended up paying an extra $4600 to deal with all the issues the car had. I paid a total of $14,200 (including repairs) for a car only only worth $9500 on KBB. Will exceeded the used car salesman stereotype. I would not recommend. read more