Complaint Review: West Coast Auto Mall Holiday Florida - Holiday Florida
- West Coast Auto Mall Holiday Florida 5251 Mile Stretch Drive Holiday, Florida United States of America
- Phone: (727) 937-0540
- Web: west-coast-automall.ebizautos.com
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After reading several complaints on West Coast Auto, I am so fortunate that my deal with them fell threw. I started my initial car search at local dealerships; test drove a couple of cars, and then went on Ebay to compare prices. This is when I saw the listing for a Lexus IS 250 that Chris Gamble had listed on Ebay for $7,245 below NADA. This should have been my first sign. Normally, a deal that is too good to be true, is too good to be true.
I called Chris Gamble on Sunday, January 24th to ask him detailed
questions about the car he was selling. After hearing all the right
answers, I gave him a $500 deposit through paypal and booked my one way ticket
to
Kristin,
Sorry I just got this message I was
out of town. I have some bad news. I told my lot guy to put this vehicle into
the sold lot before I left. When I went up to work this evening the car was
gone. One of my guys sold the car because it was not put in the sold lot. I
spoke to my salesman and he said the customer was already driving it back to
Have a great night,
Chris
(727) 432-1566
At the time, I was very disappointed. If a deposit was made, shouldn't the paperwork and keys be pulled?! I asked a car salesman at a reputable dealership about this "mistake" and he said that would have never happened at any of the places he worked because the proper documents are completed to let others know a deposit was made on a particular car on the lot.
Chris Gamble also knew I was flying down to pick up the vehicle. I called to ask him about how this would be handled and he dodged the question by telling me to keep my flight because he would buy a car if not a better one at the auction. This is when I asked for my paypal deposit back and luckily that was returned. The plane ticket was my loss. It must have been a blessing in disguise. It was a small price to pay for a lesson well learned. I could have been out thousands of dollars on a car that could have broken down on the way home.
My advice is to do your research not only on the car but on the company youre buying it from. I got so caught up in the moment of getting a good deal that I failed to do proper research on the Internet for ripoff reports or complaints from previous customers.
If you haven't read the article on Ripoff Report, report #364699, take Edwards advice! Invest in Autocheck, Carfax reports as well as an inspector. It might save you hundreds if not thousands of your hard working dollars.
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