Me and my dad went to get me my first car. I was going to pay for it but needed him as a co-signer due to my low income. I had heard from a lady that this place was great.
I decided on a 2006 Chevy Cobalt LT (after I was rushed) and we went inside. The price BEFORE FEES was $8900 for a car with $185,000 miles.
Then I wasn't allowed to be part of the process and the title and insurance went in my dad's name even though it was my car. The lady who was helping us (Jessica) slid me over a sticky-note that said something along the lines of "They overheard you talking about the car being for you! Shhh" and I was like "so what?"
The payments were going to be $167 x2 a month with $157 insurance. That's fucking insane. But I couldn't say anything so we went to sign the contract. Jessica told me "if anyone asks, you're 15." I'm 19!!!!
So my dad had to sign the contract and I wasn't allowed to read it until we had left. Turns out they tacked on nearly 24% annual interest onto an already overpriced car, which meant that over 3 years I'd pay $13,000+ for this damned car.
When my dad told them we couldn't afford that (I couldn't afford it because I make like $400-600 a month at college), they simply told us "drive it until you can't afford it."
I got the car a few days later (they delivered it at 10:50pm). I found out that the interior was awful, with bad shocks, and a leaking radiator. I found a constant puddle of coolant under the front of my car.
The big kicker was when I put my key into the ignition, and my key got locked in and the car wouldn't start. I thought it was my fault because they told us it had a "new" battery. Well, the next day I found out that new battery was dead. We had to jumpstart the car to get the key out.
That was the last straw. My dad and a friend of his took the car back and gave them the keys. Now my dad has a voluntary repossession on his credit score. And they even put a hard inquiry on my credit score even though I wasn't a part of the process at all!!!!
You're better off going LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE. Don't go here!!!! They'll give you a lemon car and charge you so much you can't possibly afford it. read more