4 years ago
Beware of purchasing used vehicles from here. I c...
Beware of purchasing used vehicles from here. I chose to purchase used from a large dealership like Surburban because I thought they would be more trustworthy. 1st of all, when I test drove the vehicle I originally went there for, it had a GIANT crack all the way across the windshield. I was actually surprised that is not something they replace before trying to sell. Then, it smelled of burning oil. We popped the hood and you could see this thing was leaking oil. When I mentioned it to the salesman he claimed "oh, it's just because it had an oil change recently". While I am a female and not very familiar with cars, my dad was a mechanic and regional manager for Firestone in Ohio for 25+ years, so I knew to take someone with me who knows mechanics and would look over the vehicle. My boyfriend who was with me is also a mechanic. So, that should have been my red flag right there that either this salesman doesn't know anything about cars or he is a liar, dishonest, and I shouldn't buy a car from here. I ended up purchasing my vehicle and while I understand it is older and not certified used, I do not feel that I should have had to drop $1k in repairs on this thing within 6 months of purchasing it. And it was something that the repair shop told me probably should have been replaced before I even purchased the car. To make matters worse, the manager at the shop told me he used to work for Suburban and was shocked that they DIDN'T repair these things prior to selling. I was aware that I was going to need new tires when I purchased the vehicle (disappointed that they didn't replace the dry-rotted tires) , but that is an additional expense as well! Also, I found out that the radiator had been leaking at some point in the past and this was never mentioned to me either.
Dishonest. Would not buy another car from them again.