Welcome to my nightmare... - MaidenOregon
I wanted to share my experience in hopes of saving someone else the headache, hassle and biggest mistake I made. I bought an 03 Honda Civic SI from All About Auto less than a month ago. I was told that ALL cars qualify for warranties and that their cars are hand picked, "best of the best" I was also told that all their cars are also ran through with a fine tooth comb. THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING!! I specifically asked for a warranty, but I was not able to get a warranty on my car because I didn't qualify, even though was not given a reason why. I was in need of wheels and trusted a friend of my mom's word who works there that I'd be in safe and reliable car, he said he'd put his daughter in this car. Not even a month later my check engine light is flashing at me on my way home from work, so I had my car towed to a mechanic's shop cause there was something seriously wrong with it. The shop pulled the codes and it read misfires in cylinder 1, 3 and 4. The mechanics shop looked all the spark plugs, they were so old and shot that the one by the 3rd cylinder actually broke off. The shop also did a compression test and my 3rd cylinder has 100 pounds of pressure. Compared to 160- 175 of other other 3. The car I bought less than a month ago now needs a new engine because the broken spark plug fell in, destroying my engine. This is not a car that was went through with a fine tooth comb. When I called the dealership and spoke to Skip about this situation to see if they would rectify this one way or another, he would barely let me speak, was talking over me, telling me I was being rude and also told me that I needed to accept responsibility, even though they sold me a lemon. He also informed me that they do not do anything to the cars other than a "safety inspection" they don't check the oil or nothing and he doesn't know a dealership around that does a basic tune up or inspection cause they'd lose money. Needless to say the guys at All About Auto will do NOTHING to recitify this sitation. Even though they've been a "family business" for 23 years on the basis of their customer's wants and needs. I bet if they had a daughter who's car needed a new engine not even a month agter purchase, they wouldn't be very happy. If my car was ran through with a "fine tooth comb" like they assured me it was, any one with half a brain would have seen the condition of the spark plugs and knew they were in horrible condition. I haven't even made a car payment yet or received my license plates and am now stuck with a $7,000 dead horse that needs a $3,000 new engine. Hard lesson learned, there are no friends in business. They will tell you anything to make the sale, even if they are selling you a lemon. DO NOT BUY FROM HERE. YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK ON CRAIGSLIST!
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