I was looking for a little first car for my 16 year old - Michele
I was looking for a little first car for my 16 year old son. They had a $5000 Corolla on the lot but it was “as is“. I did my due diligence (car fax) and I was interested.
I was talking to Sheila in the used car department and she said to me that she would get back to me Monday at noon when she got in to go over the paperwork to see if it was a solid car because I would be driving 2.5 HOURS ONE WAY to see it. I had no issues putting down a deposit if she said it was solid. But she say they don’t do that.
She didn’t call me at noon, red flag right there, I called her at 12:30 and it went to voicemail. I advised her I had an appointment that day at 2pm so I called while I was waiting at my appointment. She advised me that the car was solid. It would just need the basics which was perfect for my son and he was so excited as any 16-year-old would be. I was ON MY WAY!
We set up the appointment at 6 PM because again, I had to drive 2.5 hours away not including rush hour traffic). I made a firm appointment with her. I was actually about 45 minutes earlier than expected (that’s how I roll). I was literally 16 minutes away from the dealership and I get a call that the car was sold! Her response to me was “first come first serve“ WOW!!! she did not tell me that this could happen which is really unbelievable considering it’s a $5000 car, or I wouldn’t have risked the drive. Dog eats dog kind of dealership.
Sheila KNEW I was coming, I kept in contact with her from Saturday evening right till Monday afternoon before I left, but apparently a $5000 sale is gonna change somebody’s life at this dealership or shall I say STEALership. A $5000 used Corolla for 16-year-old kid, can you imagine that these people couldn’t hold on for a few hours and mark the car is pending until let’s say 6:30 until I arrived? Shameful
So I had a 5 Hour drive, took half a day off work, wasted quite a bit of gas and I’m very disappointed at this dealership. Again, it’s a $5000 car at Lexus dealership lol not a $50,000 car that I’m telling them to put on hold.
Both my husband and I are looking for two vehicles (Lexus). I’m going the SUV route and he is going the car route, but unfortunately, I will not do business with this Lexus dealership. I will take my business where they actually show respect.
I am confident I am going to read a gaslighting response from the dealership lol which is comical because it’s a $5000 car we are talking about here for a 16-year-old kid.
They must be hurting for money
They over promise and under deliver, not a recipe for success.
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