I had been looking for certain model and color car...

I had been looking for certain model and color car for some time, and these guys had one. I live half way across the country, but we worked out a deal over the phone and I drove there in my car to trade in. I had asked multiple times if the vehicle was smoked in and was assured that it had not been. Well...they lied. When I got there the smell and used lighter made it obvious. When I declined to buy it, they tried to keep my deposit - no apology and flat-out rude. So I was out about $300 in gas and hotels, plus two days off work.

It's unbelievable that places like this stay in business. If these guys are willing to blatantly lie to someone they know is coming from far away, I'd imagine they'd say pretty much anything to someone local, especially if the lie is not so easily caught.