As an industry veteran, I sincerely hope this post...

As an industry veteran, I sincerely hope this post can help a future buyer. I read the reviews about bait and switch with this dealership and sincerely thought I could avoid it knowing most of the tricks of the trade. Unfortunately, that did not occur. I paid a deposit and received paperwork for a $60,000 vehicle to have it reportedly sold out from under me. I was told by both The BDC manager and GM that the vehicle was damaged by a porter and would be going to auction. I was later informed by another employee (Mutual friend) that it was actually sold the prior day on the last day of the month. This was later confirmed by a VIN check. A common scam in the auto industry. Neither the GM or BDC manager that I worked with for over a week on this transaction would allow me to see the vehicle the same day the damage was reported or send me photos. It was reportedly sent to the collision center and surprise they did not have any record of the vehicle. This is only after reportedly they could not locate the phone number to their collison center after several hours of requesting it. How is that even possible? At any rate, please be cautious of this dealer. I was warned about them by several auto industry friends with 20-30 years experience. In addition, their doc fees they don t disclose are not properly advertised under the FL statute. This is another common method to raise the sales price by adding over $1000 in hidden charges to the list price, called a pre delivery service charge . As a consolation, they tried to hold my deposit for a vehicle that was a year older and higher mileage. Please be smart and beware as an informed consumer.