Unfortunately my experience was terrible.
I went there because I was looking for a VW Turbo Bug and they had one that looked pretty nice, not perfect, but still nice.
I started have suspects when they instantly dropped the price.
I didn't even started the engine and they dropped 500 bucks.
I had the feeling they wanted to get rid of the car.
And I was right, now I know why.
I talked to Alan who was pretty gentle with me and I asked him if the car had any problems or damages and he said they checked it, put the car in air, nothing wrong at all.
He's kind a former racing driver, and I am as well.
So before I was deciding if to buy the car or not I asked him:" from a racing driver to another racing driver, is this car really good and in a good shape?".
And he flipped his eyes down, like when you are going to lie, and he said yes.
I said him:"between gentlemen, you would tell me if it had any problems, right?".
And again he said "no problems, it's a very good car".
He was lying.
Hovever I needed that car, and I decided to trust him anyway.
The car had two big visible scratches on the front right and rear right bumpers, but I didn't pay so much attention to it, and I thought it was OK.
I was very wrong.
After one week the car started to leak coolant liquid, and I had to fix it for 180 bucks.
One week later the car started to leak oil, and it turns out that the gasket valve was gone. It costed me other 300 bucks to fix the gasket valve.
Then it turns out that the car had to get the timing belt/water pump redone, and Alan said the services were done properly, but he lied.
So I spent 550 $ more to replace the timing belt and water pump.
A couple of days ago I was driving back to my place and I suddenly lost power.
No throttle response and a yellow EPC light appears on the dashboard.
Imagine that: coming back at home from work at midnight, in the middle of the freeway, and the car starts to have major problem with power (almost no pression at all) I was almost forced to stop my car.
I barely could reach my place, and the following morning I called the nearest Volkswagen shop and they said the intake that connect the air filter to the turbo was gone!
I had to spend 260 bucks to fix it.
So, now, you see why the guy at Wholesale Auto dropped the price so quickly, simply because THEY KNEW the car was not a good car.
But it's not done yet: the VW mechanics said that the turbo coolant plastic box behind the front bumper, under the car (front right side) was broken.
550 bucks to fix it.
I asked him to inspect the car and the guy (very professional) said the car maybe hit some curb because there's a visible damage in the right side, underneath, and the plastic cooler is cracked.
In other words: somebody had this car for a while, they never did any maintenance, the car had many problems (oil and coolant leaks) and plus the car was damaged by hitting something that ruined the turbo coiler and bumpers.
Now, you see why I think the guy at the Wholesale auto outlet (Alan) was not honest with me: he knew the car was there because somebody damaged it and he just wanted to get rid of it.
And they didn't tell me anything about that. Instead, they lied to me completely.
You are not professional.
So I give you one star and never, NEVER again buy a car from such a creepy dealer.
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