I bought a 2006 Chevy Cobalt in September of 2019 as a secondary car to supplement the miles on my lease. I have tried to find cheaper cars in the past for the same purpose but quickly found out that you get what you pay for. I figured I'd try again and look for something that was a bit more money but didn't need as much work. I found this car, took it for a test drive and it seemed to check out well, and I went ahead with the purchase, especially since the staff at prestige auto told me about the 90 day warranty that covered the car.
A month later, the car wouldn't go into 2nd, 4th and reverse (manual transmission), which was unfortunate, but I felt like it would be fixed since the car was well within the warranty that was promised upon signing the agreement. The service staff tried to convince me that any reputable shop would do the warranty work and all I had to do was call somewhere and that shop would be paid by the warranty company to do the work. Turns out no place wants to touch the car because they didn't want to be on the hook for more money than the warranty company was willing to pay, so I figured I would just take it back to prestige to have it fixed, and this is where my experience started to be a nightmare. After trying to reach the service department and NEVER getting through after leaving message after message, I had to call and have a sales staff member physically walk the phone back to the service staff to try and get some questions answered. They finally said to bring the car in and it would be covered by the warranty. I thought I'd finally get the car I really liked in good working order, and was excited to get it back.
After a month of wondering, but still trying to be patient, I had to call and inquire about my car because I received no update. The service manager Leo said that the repair was, in fact, not covered by the warranty, and to get it fixed would be 863$. He assured me that the "stretched" cable was adjusted, so it works but could break at any time, and is still "sloppy". So, a car that I paid top dollar for and have literally have had for only a few months and barely driven, can still not be reliably driven without potentially breaking again, and I've only made two payments! I'm going to have to spend at least a thousand dollars to get this car up to standard after paying top dollar only to sell it for fear of having anything else break and being on the hook for more money.
Learn from my mistake and DO...NOT...BUY from prestige auto. They specialize in high priced sub-standard cars that are detailed only to entice people to buy. The end result for me was a car I paid top dollar for, that I got to drive less than 1000 miles before it broke, got blown off and lied to by the service department, and when I did get the car in it was inadequately fixed, and resulted in more money out of my pocket for a car I already paid good money for, barely drove, and will have to sell out of fear of more costly repairs. I've had dozens of cars and this was by far the worst experience I've ever had. Spend your hard earned money ANYWHERE else but prestige auto. This is a shady business, and the staff are only professional until they have to be held accountable for their sub-standard product and service. I only gave them a one-star rating because I couldn't give a zero. read more