DON'T BUY FROM AUTOMAC ANYWHERE-DANGEROUS-RIPOFF-LIARS!!! - WithinAStar
I purchased a vehicle from the Orange Park location through a salesman named Josh. He seemed as nice as could be though he was pushy in some ways. After working with him for a few weeks, we test drove a few vehicles and decided on a 2003 Mazda 6. We told him of the few problems we could tell the vehicle had, right away and he promised to have them fixed within the first week of our purchase. The day after we purchased the vehicle, Josh was "fired", though he had already told us he would be quitting within a few weeks. My fiancé bought the vehicle back for the repairs and then the owner tries to tell me that we didn't finish paying the down payment. I paid a certain amount that Josh told us was approved and Tom (the owner, crook) tried telling me that we still owed $600 more and that he never approves a deal for the amount we gave. I told him that is what we agreed to with Josh and though I was willing to pay the rest, by having him add it to the loan, he decided not to bother but then proceeded to tell me that because we didn't pay the amount he requires, he will not fix the problems with the car but he would cover the labor if I purchased the parts.. I purchased two parts and his shady mechanic installed the parts and then the car was even worse than it was to start with. We contacted them again and they said that is too bad, it is a used car and there are going to be problems and you should expect to have to do repairs.
I told him that I would never have purchased the vehicle if I new there were this many problems. Bottom line is that it was dangerous, car shook all the time, wouldn't accelerate, windshield had been replaced and not installed correctly. The car had bad struts, and many other engine problems that would have cost over $2000 to start to fix, which we didn't have.
I ended up going somewhere else, finding a way better vehicle with a warranty. We are very happy now and after the purchase from somewhere else, I cancelled the insurance on the Mazda and returned it to their lot with a letter explaining why I was returning the vehicle.
This place is nothing but a scam and every vehicle there has many problems...lesson learned on my part...DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY AT ANY LOCATION UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE TO DRIVE OFF A CLIFF. THANK GOD WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!! It was a nightmare everyday and I refused to drive alone in the vehicle for fear of getting into an accident.
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