I purchased a 2000 Pontiac Firebird from Exotic Motors on Ebay. The car was listed in excellent condition inside and out. I was fooled by the 100% feedback.
Flew to Chicago to pick up car, they say they provide pickup at the airport for you to call them.
What they do is tell you to take a taxi which you pay for. Now he has the leverage that you just spent another $50 to get there. I am sure no car deal not taxi reimbursment.
I made my test drive in the snow storm and the car kept dying on us. The guy with me told me that it was low on gas and cold. I asked Rick the manager if everything worked and he assured me it did. Like a dummy was in a big hurry to drive my 600 mile trip home. We went into his office and he wanted me to leave feedback before I left and he would give me my taxi money and threw in another $50 towards a frontend alignment because it had a shake a low speeds.
I left out that afternoon and drove straight back that night got in around midnight. Just had a bad feeling about the car and didnt stop for any gas unless a hotel was at the exit.
Got up the next morning and tried to open car with keyless entry and it didnt work. Thought bad battery so I went and bought a new battery for it and poped it open it had no electronics in it. (that cost around $70 dollars at dealership). I put the car in the shop that Monday and wanted it checked out it was still hard to start had to give it gas. And I had my alignment problem. The repair shop called me and said it wasnt a front end problem it was a tire problem. He siad the front tires where the orignal tires and the tread was seperating. I am lucky I didnt have a blow out driving home. I also had them do a complete tuneup with new wires and plugs fuel filter air filter. With the tires and tune up came close to $800 dollars. The car still had a miss to make a long story short they determined it has a warped head and I needed a $1800 head job.
The ashtray lid was broken ($175 part plus labor) had to change out part of the console to fix it right. Both front spoilers where scratched and had been stuck back on with some type of glue that showed and wasnt holding. Fog lights dont work, the electric antenna makes a loud noise and rust on diffrent parts of the car underside.
What a screwing I have taken on this car
Another long story short I filled a complaint with Ebay and tried to use there buyer protection plan but was shot down cause I didnt get a second estimate. So ebay has done nothing. Filled a complaint with the local BBB they did nothing but show them with a F rating and do not use.
Filled a complaint with IL attorney generals office and they told me to sue in court. I still may!
Shame on the IL attorney generals office for letting a dealership operate like this in there state.
Buyer beware dealership is crooked! And will lie to you in a heartbeat!
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