Scott-Rodes Auto Group

Sid runs the place and isn't someone I would work with again. I can only assume he knowingly lied about the mechanical condition of the vehicle I was interested in. I took him on his word, placed a $1000 (nonrefundable) deposit and then waited. And waited. And waited some more. Multiple excuses as to why the vehicle wasn't ready by the most recent date he scheduled. Whether those reasons were legit or not is kinda irrelevant... So finally the day comes when he says the car is ready and doesn't change the date so I purchase expensive last minute tickets $$$ and fly out from central Texas to his lot in North Carolina. Once I arrive, I naturally ask to take it for a test drive. It was at this point that he mentions that he took the vehicle for a test drive the previous day and on the way home the check engine light came on... Again, highly unlikely but irrelevant now. The body is ok but not anywhere near the condition he or the photos had me believe. Despite all this we took it for a test drive and we were ultimately disappointed. Vehicle fell flat on its face and underwhelmed in every mechanical category. In the end we had to pay even more for transportation back home as the vehicle we planned on was buying was not the vehicle we were met with. Quite frustrating and expensive experience. All in all I lost the $1000 deposit and another $1000+ in travel expenses...not to mention the 3 days in nonstop travel. I hate to only state negative despite my overwhelming negative experience. The receptionist and dogs were really nice and the fall scenery thought the Eastern states was a nice change from central Texas. Lesson from the experience, don't trust a used car salesman unfortunately.