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Review of Flemings Ultimate Garage

DO NOT ever buy from Flemings Ultimate Garage or T...

DO NOT ever buy from Flemings Ultimate Garage or Tony Fleming if you care about your cars or your money. Since I know most of you will not want to read a long review, I started with my recommendation. I intentionally waited a few months to write this review to give Tony Fleming every opportunity to make this situation right. He chose not to. In a nutshell, Flemings, specifically Scott Engle, lied about the condition of the car and when presented with facts of the lies made no effort to correct any grievances. Instead Tony attacked me for calling them out. By the way everything I write in this review, I will be able to back up with texts, emails, pictures, and dealer receipts documenting problems with the car prior to delivery.
I had been in the market for a Gen 5 Viper for a few years. I had had two previous Vipers and was looking for a Gen 5. I specifically wanted a high optioned, very low mileage car in show quality condition, meaning no flaws, no paint issues, perfect interior, etc. The Flemings car was presented as such a car. It was well over a thousand miles away, and because of my work schedule I could not fly out to see it, so I asked for additional pictures and asked many questions to Scott. Here are some quotes from the conversations (all documented via text)
this car is brand new, not a blemish anywhere
The car is brand new I may be a used car salesman but I m not exaggerating the car is pristine
You will not be disappointed
So, we moved forward. I paid in full. The first sign I should have walked away was when the President of my transport company told me Flemings front office was the rudest he s dealt with in 16 years. The Fleming rep basically said doing business with them was their way or the highway.
The car was unloaded on 3/23 and on 3/24 I texted pictures of the damaged driver seat and the front shock tower oil leak. Scott never responded to the texts. As I found out later, his going dark after the sell was common (shame on me for not better researching his lack of integrity).
When I emailed the issues I discovered with the car, Tony responded that the car would not have left with those issues. When I sent him his own Dodge dealer receipt showing the car did have a leak and Flemings knew about it, he accused me of badgering the witness . I emailed him a few more times asking for the least possible reimbursement for the damages to the car, and at one point he said he made me an offer, which was lie since there was no offer in any email from Tony (again I have them all). And then finally they just went dark. I never heard from them again. I tried multiple additional times with no response, except of course the silent F U.
Let me tell you a little more about this brand new car. It showed up with Driver side front fender paint repair. Of course, according to Tony somehow in the one day I had the car I damaged it, had it poorly repaired and then blamed him. The first time the passenger window was used it fell in the door. Go price that little issue on a Gen 5 Viper, since with Dodge you must pay for the entire window assembly. The departure inspection report accompanying the car was blank. Obviously if they had done even the slightest inspection of this car either when it came in or left, then with any skill or attention to detail at all they would have found the things I ve mentioned.
I m already out thousands to make this car right again. I asked Tony for only $1,345 to cover the interior repair and the shock tower leak. They shipped, they lied, and they made zero effort to resolve.
I m writing this so you will learn from my mistakes and save yourself these problems dealing with Tony or Scott. I ve bought a ton of cars and I know a ton of dealers in the US and even outside. I d be happy to recommend ones that would bend over backwards to make a deal right and to protect their reputation when presented with facts. Flemings Ultimate Garage is not one of them. It s sad, but true, Caveat Emptor.