Following a serious highway collision some years ago, my ex-wife and our 14-month old son at the…read moretime were permanently impacted, myself with neurological issues. For a sleep issue, nearly nine years ago I started on a hypnotic sleep medication. I only recently realized that it can impact cognitive function through long-term use, but not before having bought an Audi Q7 here from Mr. S. in 2023. The $875/month price tag was more than I ever thought I'd spend on a vehicle, but I was able to manage it. Fast forward to early this year with five years left to pay off the Audi. My 14-yr old and I went out to look at trucks for fun -- which we did every month as he is a truck enthusiast. He chose Import Car Centre. As we entered the lot, we saw a 2023 Toyota Tacoma beside the trailer, which my son started talking about with Mr. S. My mind is still reeling as before I knew it, I was signing papers to buy this. I do know this: - I had 5 years left of payments on the Audi - I had recently retired (and told Mr. S. this) - Mr. S. told me they would put on the application that I was still working (so lied to the credit company) - I was not offered the Carfax report (I paid for it myself later) - According to the report, the 2023 Toyota Tacoma had actually been sitting on their lot for nearly a full year - When I asked for the weekend to consider this, I was told there is a lot of demand for the truck and it could be gone over the weekend. BS. - The cap over the bed has a huge tear in it - The tires were nearly gone (confirmed by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation) - I gave them $5000 down payment, and now pay $550 every two weeks for the next seven years for what amounts to a debt consolidation loan. When following up with me to finalize, and I talked about the vehicle, Mr. S. rudely said, "The only thing I am interested in is your direct deposit information." This says all one needs to know about this place. Stay clear of the snake pit.

This was my second experience at this dealership. The first experience the owner went above and…read morebeyond for my Wife and I and although we were not ready to purchase a vehicle we said we would be back. We did end up going back to the dealership and putting down a deposit of $500 on a vehicle. We were super excited and were looking forward to picking up our new vehicle. We decided 2 days before we would remove the winter tires and rims to lower the payments and winter is soon ending. I reached out to the salesperson and they agreed to have them removed from the sales agreement but would charge us a re-stocking fee. We both understood the inconvenience, although were never under the impression that we were doing anything wrong by deciding to have the winter tires removed as there was sufficient time and we were already spending over $50K on a vehicle and would have certainly provided positive feedback to friends and family. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when we overheard a conversation between the staff on a voicemail that was left on our phone without their knowledge as he forgot to hang up the phone. The voicemail consisted of many insults and was extremely unprofessional with use of swear words towards us. When the decision was made to back out, there was no apology or consideration given for how we felt following the voicemail. My wife and I are left uneasy and in shock over what could have been a civil end to the deal. I have sent two emails to Import Car Centre requesting a refund of my deposit and to this day have not received the deposit or simple an apology for the way we were treated.