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The absolute worst car buying experience I've ever had!
NYC Motorcars of Lynbrook
875 Sunrise Hwy, Lynbrook, NY 11563
I saw their car advertised on TrueCar.com for $12,990.00 with a note of "Upfront Price Available" I checked the availability of the car and got a response from TrueCar.com that the car was available and that I secured a $300 discount meaning the car would then cost me $12,690.
Ashley from the dealership contacted me confirming the price certification and wanted to schedule a time for me to visit.
In my response to Ashley I made it clear that I had my own plates and didn't need their license and registration service. Leaving only the price of the car and tax to be paid.
A gentleman by the name of Darius called me and finally confirmed the car was available on their lot and we scheduled a 9am visit on Monday.
Before I got to the dealership I contacted my bank and gave them the particulars of the deal $12,690 base price plus tax, and worked out financing, the bank was good with the deal I had no issues but to confirm the condition of the car.
I got to the dealership and repeated my desire to forgo their title and registration fees and I went ahead and inspected the vehicle and took it for a test drive.
After the test drive I gave them my banking details with specific instructions that it be sent directly to my bank and waited for the administrative confirmation of the deal.
After waiting what seemed to be a bit long I walked outside and called my bank to find out what the issue was, only to hear that the amount they requested was VASTLY different from what they advertised.
This dealership requested
Base price: $16,400
Dealership fee: $75
Tax title & license: $1782
Down Payment: $1000
Total: $17,257
Note: I only got this information from my bank after I left the dealership
I confronted them about the discrepancy and asked for a breakdown of what they sent the bank and got this made up document instead.
Base price: $12,690
Tax: $1480.35
Fees$/Lender: $332.00
AMO$/Opt: $3990.00
Down payment: $1000
Total: $17,492.35
After confronting them, I did my best to damn near beg them to correct this issue and sell the car for the price they advertised. The finance manager (Darius) was not interested and proceeded to provide me with a litany of excuses for why he needed to do what he's doing and even tried to convince me that he was finding me the best deal possible.
I waited in the parking lot for hours, while I contacted my bank, truecar.com and finally my lawyer to find out how I could cajole them to do the right thing. I failed, however it must be noted that truecar.com and my bank both escalated the issue and promised that they would reach out to the dealership's owner/manager to get to the bottom of this.
I'm an essential worker, I work daily, and because of their indifference and greed I lost a day of work and will lose my appointment at the DMV for the following day (this took weeks to confirm). They also sent my info to another bank, even though I wrote in all caps on the form instructions that it be sent ONLY to my bank with a reference number for them to use.
The car they're selling is manual transmission, Darius himself admitted that it has been on their lot for a while. I'm still quite confused as to why I currently don't own the car. It's all so unnecessary! read more