Am I Wrong To Want This Car Dealership To Take Back Their Car? The Engine Seized Up In Less Than 20 Miles.

"Conned my 18 year old daughter out of $15,000 for a car that the engine seized up in less than 20 miles! They didn't let her drive it off the lot because "it hadn't passed emissions". Then some guy showed up the next day and handed me the keys, without having me sign anything or even identifying himself. The car was not in the same condition that we left it in. The radio screen was inoperable which made the backup camera useless, the oil light was on and all the instrument lights were flickering. Verbal agreements were made that within 3 days they would fix any issues which they did not honor. Two days later and 2 blocks from home, while on her way to a funeral, the engine seized up. We tried to call "M" the manager and he kept dodging our calls. We tried to get "J" and "F" to have him call us with no response until it was past the 3 days. Then WE had to pay some guy $100 through Venmo from "M.." Towing to have it towed back to them! "M" finally returned our phone calls and "M" accused us of doing something to it which I explained that we hadn't even put gas in it yet! We then told him to have the owner, "T" call us, which also took several days. "T" refused to honor any agreement that we made with his manager and told my daughter that he wouldn't "play games" with her and hung up on her.

I found out that they bought the car for $3100 and marked it up 420%! How can someone sleep at night knowing that they ripped off an 18 year old girl $15,000 for her first car!

Run, don't walk away from this shyster "business". You will get scammed and they will not stand behind any promise's! All of the 5 star reviews are obviously fake from people that haven't reviewed anything before this. Please spread the word and we can all stop these scammers from taking advantage of people."

-This is the Google review that I have tried to get posted but for some reason Google won't post it. I have changed some names, slightly, to keep it less directed.-

Yes, we did buy the vehicle "as-is" with a "branded" title but we were told "It was just in a certain blanketed area and all vehicles were insurance total losses. It was not submerged." We would not have purchased it if it had been submerged, I am a bit of a mechanic myself. Afterwards we found the auction information where the water line is obviously above where damage was done and they knew it.

They have changed their name on Google after their rating went down to 2.3, which somehow removed most of the negative reviews. Through research I have found that they have done this several times. The same owner has been listed on 3 separate businesses with similar complaints on the BBB and Google.

Update, we have reported the problem to the BBB where they have an "F" rating. We have also reported it to the Department of Motor vehicles which has been dismissed, due to a mechanical issue and not a dealer issue. We've appealed it because it was a misrepresentation and non-compliance to a verbal contract. I have been told by an attorney that this is binding with me and my daughter as witnesses.

We have reached out to news outlets and one reporter has taken the story. She interviewed my daughter and us about it. She is still working on the story and it is yet to be released but I am afraid that it won't get enough attention because it is only a Fox News station. We've posted on Facebook about the whole ordeal with apologies and response by reviewing the dealership on Google with useless results. I've set up a GoFundMe account to help pay for a new engine with 1 generous donation from her aunt for $30.

I don't know what else to do. It has been extremely difficult with my crippling anxiety and depression to deal with this in a clear head. I went with her during the process and I feel that I betrayed her fatherly trust by letting this happen.