I found a car I was interested in that Tyson's Ford had on Ebay. I've always been skeptical of buying anything used from the internet, especially a car. Before placing a bid I called & spoke with Chris, their internet sales manager. He said that the car (a corvette) was in good shape, save "normal age".
I then placed a bid & was successful. The next day I left a deposit through paypal, hired a truck & driver to haul the car, and was off on a 1100 miles round trip through HELL!!! After riding more than 10 hours one way & spending nearly $600 in fuel costs for the truck alone (I still owe the driver, as well), I arrived at the dealership to find a car that was a complete DISASTER!!!
Even though the carfax came back clean, the car had obviously been badly wrecked (and poorly repaired). I should point out here that carfax only reports TOTALED WRECKS. If the car can be fixed for less than book value, or was not reported as totaled, Carfax is worthless. It take a LOT of damage to total a corvette, due to their cost. That car had the hood & front bumper both obviously changed! Any car person would KNOW IT (I saw it immediately). Rough, nightmare of a car.
The interior condition was horrible beyond description, carpets, seats, door panels. All destroyed. The engine... Well, I don't know where to begin. It smoked like a train when started, & missed horribly. The miss didn't clear up at all, probably a bad cam shaft. After I noticed the miss, they had the nerve to ask if I was ready to sign the paperwork, tried to hurry me inside, away from the car. I think not! The show was just beginning. After allowing the car to idle about FIVE MINUTES longer, there was an electrical burning smell, & smoke began to rise around the distributor. The car nearly CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LOT! No wonder they were in a hurry. This car's ebay ad stated, And I quote..."fly into *airport & drive it home". Yeah, right. (I won't name the airport.innocent in this.). Only if you live within one block of the dealership!!! I got my deposit refunded only because I knew not to leave until it was. Quoting Chris "we'll mail you a check". NO WAY! I went into the office with him & watched as he transferred the money back through paypal. I'd never trust people who do business this way. You shouldn't either. If they were trustworthy, the car would've never been sold in that shape. Believe me, I know whereof I speak. STAY AWAY FROM THESE CROOKS!!! Btw, I asked the dealership beforehand about other reports on usacomplaints.com against them. Their reply was "Never heard of that website."
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