Back in 1999 I purchased a Ford Tempo from Calcars. I was very excited. My dad had to cosign and I paid well over $5,000 for it. Three days after I bought the car, it broke down. They told me they could not fix it because I bought it "as is". Well I wasn't one of their ignorant customers. I knew about the Lemon Law. So they said they would fix it. They even had their own mechanics to do it. It took them over a month to put in a rebuilt engine into the car and a few minor things as well. Two weeks after I got the car back, the brakes went bad. I went to my own mechanic this time. The car never stopped needing repairs.
One evening, my payment was due. But I had to work so I couldn't bring in the payment until the following morning. One of the salesmen called my job telling me I had to bring in the money. I told him I was at work, and couldn't leave. And I would have it tomorrow. He yelled at me, telling me I had to borrow the money from someone and bring it down. So just to save arguement. I tried and could not find someone to do that for me. The same car salesmen at CalCars called me SIX times within an hour! Harrassing me, telling me I needed to bring in the money or they were going to repoe the car.
I can't remember what I told him, but I called my mom and told her what he was doing, so she called him and told him if he didn't stop harrassing me, she was going to contact a lawyer. That's when the phone calls stopped. They did get their money the following morning, and pretending the night before never even happened.
I know a few other people who purchased cars through them, and have had similar problems. I WILL NEVER buy another car from CalCars, and I tell anyone I know, who is looking to buy a car, to buy one from them either. I got ripped off and so will everyone else who goes through them!
Nichole04
Washington, Illinois
U.S.A.
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