This is the type of car dealership that give others a bad name. I spoke to an older gal named Rondi over the phone as I didn't want to drive all the way from West Seattle to NE Bellevue if the car wasn't as advertised. She assured me it was a clean car, one owner, very well maintained and had recent timing belt and water pump installed. When I pull up I noticed a very similar car to the one listed but with one huge glaring exception... it was missing the spoiler that was in the pictures. After meeting Rondi and a short but odd discussion about whether or not I would sell it if I bought it from her she told me I should go look at it and that it's on the side of the building. I said that isn't the car that was in the photos, and she said absolutely it was. I brought up the fact the car she was talking about is missing the spoiler at which point she conceded she used pictures of a different car because it was so similar to this one. I then asked about the miles and pointed out there was a slight discrepancy regarding the miles advertised. In the written description it said 98k miles and another place 155k miles. She assured me no where did it say 98k miles that the car has 155k (at time of posting the ad still reads as above with same pictures). Not sure why I didn't just leave then but she went and pulled up the car and I went out to look at it. Popped the hood and the engine bay definitely had 155k miles of dirt and grime on it and no signs of recent maintenance as she said. I made my way around the vehicle and lifted the back hatch and poked my head inside and after a moment I felt something dripping on my leg. I looked up and the inside of the hatch was draining water on me... not a drip, but water was running out from the inside! I stood with amazement and asked Rondi to come over for a moment, (she busy lying to other people now) and when she did I pointed out the water that had now slowed to a drip and she said wow, and that she was going to have to have that looked at. I shut the hatch and discovered this cream puff one owner car that was so well maintained had a back hatch that wouldn't latch/lock when shut. She told me to take it for a drive that they were getting really busy now and went back to the other customers. I left the vehicle where it sat and drove away... FAST! and you should too!
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