| Flemings Ultimate Garage |
| flemings ultimate garage I cant believe these people rockville, Maryland |
| 13th of Jul, 2011 by User893185 |
Please read the whole story before you decide to purchase from Flemings Ultimate Garage. I am writing this in homes that Mr. Fleming will right his companies wrongs and bring a good name back to his business. I cant believe these people. They claim they are enthusiasts, and that they sell a quality product. I bought a 1972 Chevelle SS pro touring in March, and could not more disappointed with this purchase. I have had nothing but problems since they day I walked into the dealership. Lets start from the beginning. I drove to hours to look at this Chevelle, and I stood around for 45 minutes without any help until I lifted the hood on the car. Thats when Rich (the salesman) came out to tell me not to touch the cars. I explained to him that I was interested in this car, and asked him about any mechanical issues, leaks, or other problems. He laughed at me and told me all cars have leaks (I wasnt born yesterday) and he told me this car was just fully restored. This salesman was very rude during this process. I asked about the damp carpet and he said it was just some condensation. I took the car for a test drive, and told him I would be back the next day. The next day I found out it was not in fact a real SS as advertised. But they were very convincing in the fact that it was still worth over 30000 dollars. I also found out that it did not have the 500 hp as advertised. Despite these discrepancies, I decided to buy the car. I even purchased it from Rich, who told me in front of my girl friend that she and I would not last long. (What kind of salesman says that?!) Here is where the real problems start. The next week, I drove over two hours to pick up the car, and when I got there, Rich told me it needed to be aligned, it needed interior pieces put in it, and a new fan module put in it, and they would not have it ready until the next day. I was a bit annoyed until I talked to the owner. He told me Rich misinformed me and the car would not be ready for a week! I was very upset! This was the third time I had driven down there, and I was not going to do it again. I went home and emailed Mr. Fleming himself. He agreed to have the car delivered, and throw in a new air cleaner for my troubles. He also agreed to get the advertised heater installed. It has been three months since the car was delivered and Ive put only 500 miles on it. After detailing the car, I have noticed that it is mostly bondo under the paint. The paint itself looks like it was done by a 12 year old and there is already rust showing at the bottom of the driver side door! The car ran out of gas once despite the gauge showing of a tank. I went to get a car wash and almost drowned! The window seals are all junk! My carpet seems to always be soaked. I might as well have the windows down. Speaking of windows, the window cranks fell off and are junk. The back dash has warped. On inspection, I found that it was made of cheap cardboard. The fabric on the sail panels near the back windows came apart and I had to repair those along with many other interior pieces. The rear ashtrays were not even secured into the arm rests. The passenger seat does not slide back and forth. The center console is broken. This car needs to go back to the shop so the interior can be re-restored the right way! The exhaust leaks horribly (at least thats what I hope that ticking noise is), and it still leaks oil! It is consistently running hot and the transmission slips going into third gear. The gas cap was defective and was spilling gas every time I accelerated. Dangerous!! They still have not called me to get the heater installed. Theres no way I can show this car in the condition its in, and Im afraid to drive it because I fear it will either overheat or the transmission will go out. Ive been tempted to drive it back to Flemings Ultimate Garage, but Im pretty sure it will leave me stranded on the free way. Overall, I am very unsatisfied with this purchase. I paid over 27000 dollars for this car, and its junk. Ill be surprised if its still in one piece by the end of the summer. I cant believe I was ripped off this bad. This is no way to run a business and by the looks of it, these people are doing this all the time. Im so disappointed. I hope no more people get treated like I did
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| thanks for telling me and future buyers.Im frustrated very frustrated that is, they look so professional and it seem they care about for us(costumer)specially muscle car lovers.oh well your story look sureal but i beleive you and i will never, never, never go for fleming crapy garage.thank's men and God bless. |
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I've watched some of their videos (Flemings), about LS6 Chevelles and since I know quite a bit about those cars, I did notice, quite a few were not authentic, but fakes pure and simple. I'm sorry about your car, but I guess the lesson about "buyer beware" is something to always keep in mind about buying a used car. I did check the BBB (better business bureau) and they have over a dozen complaints. So, if you have not done so, please file a complaint. The thing you have to remember about buying old muscle cars, is there are more fakes than real ones. You really need to research your purchase, and use the online forms (Chevelle club, etc) and get some expert opinions about what you are purchasing.
My advice, contact an attorney and see if you can get him to take your case on conditional settlement. He may be able to file a lawsuit and you can split the winnings. This seems like a good case, document everything with pictures and receipts.
Good luck. |
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I purchased a car from the same guy Rich and the whole deal was a scam. They told me many things about the car that turned out to be completely false. These people are scam artists and should not be in business. I have driven the car barely 30 miles and the whole thing is falling apart despite being told it was put together by a specialist.
AVIOD THIS DEALERSHIP |
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