Never ever buy a vehicle from this dealership, they Are frauds.
I recently bought form them what appeared to be a legitimate Ford F450 king ranch. The engine looked absolutely spotless and had no dirt on it, they pressure wash the heck out of this vehicle when I called to say I was coming in to test drive and wanted to check availability, they covered up known issues . Under the laws of merchantability they are required to know and positively represent a vehicle as it is placarded to bear the rights of said vehicle per the manufacture. Such as my F450 is and was told to me to be a true f450, not the case after being inspected by Ford.
I bought my vehicle and on the first trip I broke down three days after purchase. The head gasket was cracked, the upper and lower oil pans were leaking heavily and so bad it was filling up with a candle wax smell and diesel oil burning smell that was nauseating inside the truck at stop lights if you didn't have cabin only air circulation on. I had my vehicle towed to Prestige Ford in mount dora where upon the initial inspection and 10147.89 work order , it was found this truck had 6 broken exhaust manifold bolts, cracked exhaust manifold, cracked oil cooler , burnt out taillight and reverse light and one side of the center brake light, blown upper and lower oil pan seals, bad filters for air, oil and fuel, bad oil with metal in it , a cracked coolant tank and broken hoses, bad shocks, a bent front left wheel, and both hub seals were shot on the front axles causing heavy vibration while driving. The hood latch that was the sensor for the remote start was broken, the windshield washer nozzles did not work and were missing hose, and the steering damper was and still is cracked and faulty. All this was a saddening and frustrating phone call to get from Matt at prestige and brian Davis and my advisor Tee. Prestige also notified me Upon inspection by the Ford technician this was and is not a true F450 and that the entire rear end is that off a 250/350 and the gear ratio of rear diff is not the correct gear ratio of a F450. The vin matches but the components of the rear are not such of a true f450. I made it clear when I bought this vehicle to them I needed it for commercial hauling. I truly thought I was buying a F450 fx4 king ranch. I thought I'd have a vehicle that can tow 17k lbs when now infact I can't haul more than 10250. Let alone I cannot register it for commercial purposes because i cannot use it to do what I needed for . I bought the truck December 28 2020, it sat in the shop for the entire month of February at prestige Ford waiting on parts and repairs and I just finally got my vehicle back from prestige on March 19 from Ford and it still sadly is not correct because the repairs this truck need beyond the 10147 I've already paid to Ford and the 29k I paid for the truck have depleted my savings . I urge you to steer clear of this fraudulent Delarrship that will cover up or clean a vehicle to hide the problems it has, my vehicle broke down 3 days after purchase driving at 67 mph on the interstate. When I came in to discuss the findings with the paperwork form Ford I was threatened and beyond rudely talked to by the owner who told me too bad all sales final you're not our problem.
I am a disabled veteran who served our country, honorably discharged and was injured while serving our great nation, I was taken advantage of by this Delarrship and urge you to stay far away from river buying form them . Such as when I made my comment on a previous post they deleted to post to hide my comments warning others based off my experience. Currently it's now been 7 months since I bought the truck and it's still inoperable because more and more problems keep arrivingz
I bought the truck form these scam artists for 29,000 the weeks later had to invest $9147.67 at prestige Ford and it still is not running right . On 6/21 I dropped my truck off after having it towed form my house to Gary yeoman Ford in Daytona for which will be yet another bill to entirely replace with a new rear end upwards of 6,000. The pinion bearings gears shims and ring, wheel bearings and tie rods are completely blown I've only put 2000 miles on this vehicle since buying it from TD trucks I urge you to bring a mechanic with you or just entirely steer clear of this business they do not care to make anything right , they sold me a unsafe unfit for service vehicle that has continual problems. These people are frauds. read more
