0 stars, if only. I'll try to shorten my experience. Scammers. Don't let their confidence fool you. A little over a month ago, I test drove & decided to finance a car that same day. Fell in love & took it home. They mentioned they'd smog the car from their "mechanic" around the corer, but wouldn't give the name of business. They denied a couple times to hand over a copy of the smog certificate & that I would need to go into my county to obtain one. Why would I need to smog it again if it was already smogged & "passed?" Anyway, It was my first time so I didn't think too much of it. I'm more than likely sure they took advantage that it was my aunt & I, two females, to try and sweet talk us into the deal. Not that I fell for their sale, but I personally enjoyed the way it drove, decent price to finance with my current income, & I genuinely needed a car.
To current times, I've waited for my tags to come in & insurance to take effect, so I've driven it only about 120 miles locally. The check engine light then comes on. Knowing the males in my family being mechanics, I reached out to my uncle who is a licensed smog technician, to scan the car with his device coder. Turns out the catalytic converter needs to be replaced. Not only that, but the VIN we checked on the cars computer system was completely different than the actual on one the car. We looked it up & then pops up a totally different year and model of another car, assuming the computer system was hacked & the check light cleared to be able to "sell." Which now makes sense as to why they couldn't truly provide a smog certificate because they cheated the system. I have reached out to them the following day regarding the circumstances & of course, the owner "wasn't there" & said they'd call me back. 3 days later, still no call. I & they know they got caught red handed & I have already reported this incident to the Bureau of Automotive Repair. I don't want to lose the car, but since they are denying to comply, I am working to get my money back & hopefully they get their license taken away because what they did is illegal & should definitely not be given the privilege to sell any of these cars that have hidden problems they don't tell you about. Take my word. read more