Patience is a virtue - read whole post
**initially posted on 6/19/21**
I recently, June 18, 2021, was in the process of buying a $41000.00, 2017 BMW X-5D from RIDENDRIVE.
The Car Fax report, evidently bogus or redacted, showed a minor accident. When I inquired of Jay, in sales, Jay told me that the rear bumper cover had been replaced and there were no issues.
I paid $10,000.00 down payment and Anthony Anquiano, finance manager, arranged, financing, registration and delivery. Upon applying for insurance for this vehicle in anticipation of delivery and provided the serial number. The agent very thoroughly researched the Vehicle's history. The Nexus lexus report lists two major accidents amounting to more than $30,000.00.
When confronted, the Ridendrive General manager, Mike Dimarcio refused to return my down payment and stated he did not agree with the Nexus Lexus report.
Ridendrive will not refund my down payment and deny their complicity in a deceptive cover up of severe damage exceeding $30,000.00. This is no longer a BMW but a vehicle having a BMW name plate and aftermarket parts.
Ridendrive has made no effort to resolve this issue, preferring to keep both my $10,000.00 and the car.
BEWARE: Nation wide there are many complaints regarding autos purchased from Rind N Drive dealers, and low ratings with the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUs.
They also failed to notify the credit union that the car was not delivered, and now the credit union is expecting payments for a car that is in their lot.
**Updated 6-26**
So more information about Ride N Drive and their admirable efforts of trying to help me work through this with the lexus report which no one can access without being a member of their services: the lexusnexis report has a lot of incongruities about the report which is really just a record of what claims *may* have existed previously on a vehicle - i say may, because digging in further i have found a massive disclaimer on their website: "Due to the nature of the origin of public record information, the public records and commercially available data sources used in reports may contain errors. Source data is sometimes reported or entered inaccurately, processed poorly or incorrectly, and is generally not free from defect. This product or service aggregates and reports data, as provided by the public records and commercially available data sources, and is not the source of the data, nor is it a comprehensive compilation of the data. Before relying on any data, it should be independently verified."
That all being said, Mike and the team at Ride N Drive has been just as frustrated as I have been and have been very patient and helping me get a local mechanic I know and trust to take a look at the vehicle and us get a report so that Ride N Drive can see what may or may not have been done to the vehicle as well. I want to say Thank you to Ride N Drive for working with me through this situation and have really tried to do right by me despite the problems caused by an incomplete
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