Was looking at a 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cab at this... - Woody
Was looking at a 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cab at this Lincoln dealership; Adam H was the assigned sales person to me. Given that I am looking at this car from out of state, I am relying on the proper description to make a better determination. First off, the description are all over the place and incorrect. It stated that it has backup camera, it does not.
Then the description said that this car, and all pre-owned vehicles has been inspected by trained technicians before they go on their lot. Also not true, as I talked to Adam. Adam said they don’t inspect it, and it may be a good idea for me to get a PPI given that they are a Lincoln dealer and this is a Porsche. Sure, why not, I thought. Given that this is out of state, it would be better to have that peace of mind. I then proceeded to set up a PPI, had the car go over to a local place for inspection. The first thing mechanic told me, was that this is not original paint on the car, and it has been painted over. Additionally, the cabriolet top has issues with leaking and headliner issue that needs to be replaced.
Later that same day, I spoke with Adam, and said yeah, there are these issues that the mechanic found. Adam replied, “oh, I was talking to my shop guys, they said this is one of the best repainted job, and can barely tell”. Well, if you knew about this ahead of time, why didn’t you disclose this information to your potential customer, and I had to go find out on a PPI? On top of that, Adam said he also knew of the leaking issues of the convertible top. Just based on these two issues, I would have not gone through a PPI, if I knew about these information in advance. Very dishonest, in my opinion. If you are looking to buy any type of used car in this dealership, I’d take a hard look before looking at any of the used cars on this dealer’s lot.
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