What started out as a very good experience has turned... - mbr
What started out as a very good experience has turned very sour. I purchased a CPO Mazda from Matt Maclean sight-unseen based on his description of the vehicle. Overall I am happy with purchase and the entire remote purchase process was very easy. I was told that the less than 3 year old car with 17k miles was in perfect condition without any blemishes and was freshly detailed and waxed by their dealership. I purchased the car for asking price, plus I paid for cost to ship it out of state to my home. When the car arrived, it appeared at first glance to be exactly as described but upon closer inspection, the paint was oxidized and scratched from prior car washes and there was mild curb rash on the right rear wheel. I washed the car and could tell that it had not been waxed in a long time. I also found a 6" scratch in the windshield that is directly in the line of sight of the driver. I called the General Manager, Jesse Cicione, and explained my findings and disappointment that the car was not waxed and detailed as promised. I also told him about the curb rash and scratch in the windshield. His response was that his detail department is the best in Rochester and that I could not be telling the truth about the condition of the car. I had my professional detailer evaluate the car and confirmed that it had likely not been waxed for over 1 year and definitely not in the preceding few months. Fortunately he was able to buff/wax the car, remove the scratches and now it looks like new. The scratch in the windshield is improved with buffing but still present. The curb rash will still need repair. I asked Jesse for reimbursement for the work I had done on the car to bring it to the condition that it was supposed to be when I purchased it. He refused and called me a money grabber. I have purchased several cars sight-unseen in the past and have usually been very happy with the process as long as the vehicle was well represented and all questions about condition were answered honestly. I very specifically asked about the cosmetic integrity of the car and asked for a detailed list of blemishes and was told there were none. Had Jesse just agreed to reimburse me for my cost to detail the car, this would have gone from a 2 star experience to a 4-5 star experience. Unfortunately Mazda of West Ridge and its management do not seem to care about their online customers enough to accurately represent their cars and stand by their promises.
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