On July 30th, I was referred to this company by my Uncle Walter to go to AutoSource to purchase my vehicle because they would offer me a better deal. I went to them under the impression that this was a good dealership. I asked for Gwen, she was referred by my uncle. I found out that Gwen was a new saleperson in training and that a Mr. Michael Vaughns would be helping her handle all of her transactions. I gave Mr. Vaughns $3,650.00 towards the downpayment of a 2000 Gold RX Lexus Truck!
In August, Mr. Vaughns contacted me and told me that I would need to send in my bank statements so that the finance company can draft payments from my account. I sent them in bank statements with my daughter and my name on it as the beneficiary. I later received a call back from another representative stating that they couldn't use this account, because I was just the beneficiary on it. I told them that I would have to open up a brand new account just for this. I opened up another account and faxed on more than once occassion my new account information to a Mr. Lamechia, to whom I also found out was no longer employed as well as Michael Vaughns.
These documents however where never forwarded to the right office after they left the company. On Septemeber 26, I received a frightening call from a Investigator Browser, telling me to bring the vehicle in, because it was reported stolen. I immediately brought the vehicle into the dealership. He told me to sit and wait for an officer to take my report. At this time, I had no idea what was happening to me. I spoke with Gwen and she told me that Michael Vaughns was recently arrested for stealing company money. They stated that the FBI etc were all involved. I still didn't understand, what this had to do with us. There was another buyer there going throught the same situation I was in. As I was sitting, I realize that no one else was coming over to me. I left and came back with my children, mother and sister. When I arrived the other buyer had called the police. The police were already there when I arrived back to the dealership.
The police had already stated that the dealership was a very shaddy dealership and there has been lots of complaints against them. The police told Mr. Alex Mahdavi to honor the contract in which I had on me. The contracted was signed by myself and the finance person, stating my downpayment of $3650.00. Financing does not take place without money in hand first!
I later found out, that the reason I was called in, was because they employee Michael Vaughns has stolen the downpayment. The dealership said that they would refund my money towards the vehicle ONLY if I now find a co-signer! They claimed that they had financing for me and that the financing company terminated my contract because they did not received the bank statements. I later found out throuh AutoLoans 1-800-737-9780, that my contract was terminated by the car dealership and not them. Auto Loan (Lisa C) said that my application was there, but never approved by them. Now, I have NO VEHICLE AND NO MONEY! On the back of the BUYER'S SALES AGREEMENT, it states, that if a deal is cancel or if I can not get financing, they are to refund all of my money back to me. I have not received any monies, returned phones calls or anything. I wrote to the Better Business Bureau and found out through the BBB, that this dealership is not a place anyone wants to do business with.
I critically advised consumers to not go to this dealership... They are a big rip off and it seems like they only cater to drug dealers! Please stay away from this dealership
Auto source
4740 st. Barnabas road
temple hills, maryland 20748
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