Beware!!! Don't be a victim of this car scam!!!
I accompanied a friend of mine to buy a car from these people. I could not believe my eyes and ears. As soon as we walked onto the lot to look at cars, they swooped down upon us and whisked us to their finance office. They got my friends social security number, wrote it down on a napkin, and then proceeded to run her credit without written authorization.
Moments later when they came back out, the salesman said Based on your credit, you qualify for one of these 3 cars. I don't understand how ones credit has anything to do with the make and model of a car; I thought it only determined the amount one can finance. When my friend objected to the choices cars, the salesman said in a room full of people With your shitty credit, that's all you're going to get.
At this point, I was not about to stand by while my friend was publicly disrespected so I asked him How can you speak to people that way? His reply was Who the hell are you? I told him that I was a friend and that I was not going to allow my friend to be treated in such a manner. He said You are welcome to stay if you keep your mouth shut, otherwise, take a hike.
As we got up to walk out, the manager ran up to us and tried to get my friend to sign a form authorizing them to run a credit report. When we refused, they all of a sudden became very nice and said I will get in trouble if you don't sign. When she refused to sign, both the salesman and the manager stood between us and the door and wouldn't allow us to leave without signing. Against my advice, my friend signed it and we left.
I called corporate to complain about my experience and spoke with Gail Dow from the legal department. She asked me if I bought a car. When I said no, she said We have nothing to talk about. And then hung up on me.
Cars Yes, Ugly Duckling, Drive Time are all the same people. They have to change their name often because of their bad rep. You can change the name from Cars Yes to Drive time, but they are still the same predators. You can put a tuxedo on a pig and its still a pig.
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