January 14, I was looking for a Nissan Maxima online, when I came across one that I wanted to look at. This Maxima was advertised by Alta Vista Auto on their website, so I called to gather a little more information about the vehicle.
After receiving information about the Maxima, the salesman's exact words were "ya man come take a look at it, it's sitting here in the lot now, and it's hot!"
Alta Vista Auto is 20 minutes from my house, and I was there in 20 minutes. I entered the lot, and drove around for a few minutes looking for the Maxima, but didn't see it. I parked, and was approached by Joe, the owner. I asked him where the Maxima was located on the lot, and he said in a saddening manner "oh, we sold that two days ago, I'm sorry." I was upset and explained to him that I was just told it was here on the lot, and rushed here to look at it.
"I really apologize, my salesman was not aware that I had sold it, " was the BS excuse he gave me. He added, "take a look around the lot, if you see anything you like, I'll give you a good deal because of the inconvenience."
I was pissed, but decided since I wasted time, gas, and energy I'd might as well take a quick look around the lot. I spotted a beautiful Cadillac, and talked to Joe about it. He claimed it was his friend's trade-in, and it had been very well taken care of. I liked what I saw, and took it on a test drive: no problems. I didn't get it checked out first, which was a huge mistake on my part, but after an hour and a half, I was excitedly on my way home with my cool new caddy.
Within a week, I noticed a pretty distinct oil leak, and told them about it, only to be told they couldn't help me. Okay, fine. Well, after being told I'd recieve my plate in 2-3 weeks, I received my plate almost 2 months later. Also, after being told I would be given a 6 disc cd changer that was missing, the day I picked up my plate I asked about it for the fifth time and was told they couldn't get me a 6 disc anymore, and they were "sorry."
A week ago, I started feeling grinding near the front end and thought it was the brakes. I took my cool caddy to a very honest family-friend mechanic. After looking at it for an hour, he was to be the bearer of bad news: the driveshaft was shot, and needed to be replaced ASAP; the oil leak was not simply a repairable oil leak. I had leaks EVERYWHERE. My mechanic told me that I had every possible leak an engine could have. For the first time in my life, I was told by a mechanic to get rid of this POS as soon as I could, or I'd be paying close to $4,000 in repairs.
To add to this crappy caddy story, Alta Vista Auto lies, falsely advertises on the web, and does NOT live up to their word. To gather some info about Alta Vista Auto, I went to their website (www.altavistaauto.com) about 20 minutes ago, only to see the ORIGINAL MAXIMA and MY CADILLAC still advertised. I have never seen anything more conniving and sneaky.
Do not buy from alta vista auto, you will be a very unhappy customer.
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