Purchased a box truck here on New Years Eve. Jared was very friendly and accommodating during the sales process. However, we were told that the vehicle had a through look over before listing it for sale. 6 months later, the transmission is shot. I took it to a mechanic who found shards of metal in the transmission fluid and showed me the fluid itself was dark and should have been replaced before sale as these transmissions last a long time usually.
The mechanics told me this sort of damage does not happen in 6 months. Either it was missed during the look over, which gives concern to quality of work, or they knew something was wrong and chose to sell it anyway, knowing it would make it 3 months and be out of warranty. Asked if they were able to contribute a portion of the $7000 to fix the transmission, which they were not legally obligated to do but I felt it would be fitting for the independent mechanic’s review of this being not addressed, but was told they would not.
Either way, I wouldn’t in good conscience recommend this place, being it’s either not very good at best or downright unethical at worst.
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Ownership claims there are extended warranties. This is a lie, we were told we were ineligible for this with our vehicle. As for their claim of never putting a bad vehicle on the road, that may be true, but their lookover policy is lacking as box truck transmission breakdowns are very uncommon. When I approached the team about a partial refund due to no eligibility for an extended warranty and negligence in regards to the lookover, I was told the owner directly said that nothing could be done. It is revealing to the type of person who works at, runs, and owns the business, unaccountable and trying to get one over on customers. If you’re in the market for another vehicle, I’d recommend going down the road to new holland auto or anyplace else.
PS- saying I should have just gotten an extended warranty when it was made clear I was ineligible feels like a bit of a slap in the face. $7k to fix a missed transmission almost put my business under.
Logan,
I'm sorry you are dissatisfied with your experience here. We strive to inspect and road test our vehicles at a level above the industry standard before we put them up for sale and we would never consider selling a vehicle with a known transmission issue. We unfortunately can not always predict an issue that can come up or shows itself after 6 months of use but do have extended warranty options available that extend well beyond our standard warranty period for those unfortunate possibilities.
- Keystone Quality Motors