If you’re looking to purchase a used vehicle from this dealership be aware they do not thoroughly inspect and diagnose if the car has problems before they sell it to you. They will sell you the car under the impression it has 0 issues and...
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If you’re looking to purchase a used vehicle from this dealership be aware they do not thoroughly inspect and diagnose if the car has problems before they sell it to you. They will sell you the car under the impression it has 0 issues and later on expect you to pay for all the repairs after already purchasing it. Read the other reviews about how much some people had to invest on repairs for it to be fixed. These people just buy cars from auctions and resell them for more money. When we first went to look at the car i decided to pay for a pre inspection because I noticed an oil leak burning smell coming from the exhaust when the car was started, I mentioned it to the owner Mike and he said that’s normal they already made sure the car had 0 problems. I made it very clear and clarified how important it was we don’t buy a car with any problems that could potentially happen in the future. They agreed on getting it pre inspected and a local shop diagnosed signs of a coolant leakage from the cooling system, an oil leak, and dirty transmission fluid. Keep in mind the shop who did the pre inspection didn’t check the internals of the engine which could of diagnosed and recognized more potential problems in the future. After showing the owners the diagnoses they agreed to fix the problems they said had 0 problems to begin with. We went forward with the purchase and put a downpayment. The owners told us not only did they repair the problems, they replaced the motor mounts, anti rolling bar links, camshaft chain cover & gaskets, thermostat, heater coolant pipe, and one of the coolant pipes. Less than a month later the car was leaking coolant again. We got it taken to another mechanic and they replaced one of the coolant pipes that had a leak. One month goes by again and the car is burning oil and the coolant in the reservoir is dropping below the minimum line, when I checked under the hood and there was coolant leaking all over the inside of the engine . I didn’t want to make the problems worse by driving it so we went out of our way and spent $60 on a Towing membership to have it delivered on a flatbed to the mechanic that previously replaced the pipe that had a leak. They gave us a diagnosis that 5 different coolant hoses needed to be replaced, the supercharger coolant pump, the vacuum hoses, the pcv valve, check valve, inter cooler cores and the injectors. The mechanic quoted the owners Mike and Alex $1900 for parts and labor and they refused to pay it, both Alex and Mike accused me of causing all these problems within 4 months of owning the car and barely driving it. Instead of having it done in a professional shop with multiple licensed mechanics they took it to someone’s backyard in East LA , they told us not to worry “this is their specialty”. The reason they took it there is because they preferred going to a cheaper mechanic to spend $800 instead of $1900. Keep in mind for all the work that needed to be done $1900 was a fantastic price compared to what the Car dealership would of quoted us. After 4 weeks of my car sitting outside in someone’s backyard being worked on the owners texted us and said it was ready and he would be sending us a bill of $800. Alex said if I don’t show up with the money upfront he will be retaining the vehicle from me until I pay for the repair cost, I asked him why he thinks I’m responsible for these issues when they clearly sold us the car with these problems and he accused me of causing them within the little time I’ve owned the car. We ended up picking up the car from the shop and within 10 minutes of driving it and arriving home the car begin to leak coolant again from two different spots. we then made the decision to get it towed to the same Mechanic who diagnosed the problems and he told us it’s leaking from the same exact spot he recognized before, that the work wasn’t even done. The owners took it back for the warranty on the repairs and we waited another 3 weeks to pass for the car to be finished. The owner is now denying us access to our vehicle after we’ve been making payments on time