Detroit Auto Works on Hwy 99 is the best!

[Producerjohn]

So I drive in to the Detroit Auto Works dealership Sunday afternoon looking for a 911 cabriolet. As I get out of my ride, I’m approached by a tall thin man in his 50’s wearing a high tech jacket and jeans. The way he slimes his way toward me, I’m not really sure if he’s a salesman or just some customer. He moves like a slug with salt poured over him. It takes so long for this guy to silently close the twenty feet between us (his dead eyes tracking me) that I feel like I’m the one that has to break the ice. “How ya doing?” I ask. He replies through his eyelids “Can I help you?” I proceed to ask if he’s got the specific 911 I was looking for in stock, and he says “Yeah”. He then turns and walks away without saying anything else. I guess I’m supposed to follow him, so I do. No words exchanged, we arrive at two cars, neither are convertibles as I asked. “Uh, do you have any convertible ones?” I ask again. Before I’m even finished with my question he snaps “NOPE” and walks away again. Did I piss this guy off or something? I guess I’m just an ass hole, so I get in my car and start to leave the lot. I see in my rearview mirror that the goon like an electric toy with dead batteries, is just leaning up against a concrete pillar doing absolutely nothing. Suddenly I notice the exact car I asked him for parked right out in front of their lot. I stop, get out of my car, and see if I’m really seeing what I thought I was seeing. Model, price, color, everything I wanted. Sure enough, who do I notice sleazing his way toward me again? “I forgot about that one.” he deadpans as his snail trail glistens in the sun. “Is there someone else that can help me?” I ask “You seem to have something better to do than talk to me.” Now he starts to get some energy. “What? We’re short staffed! There’s only three of us here today!” he barks. He was too busy? Ten seconds ago he was staring at his Payless shoes. Most salespeople love it when they’re short staffed. More commissions for them. “Are you interested in the car?” he asks incredulously. “I don’t want to add to your heavy workload dude. No Thanks.” I say and drive away. For the life of me, I don’t know how this guy feeds himself. I guess his life is his punishment. Thanks for the great service Detroit Auto Works! I’ll be taking my $40k somewhere else.

[deafboy]

lol....lame!

[Dan-needabimma]

Wow... anyone else really feel like f-ing with this guy? I can just imagine one DTMer every couple of days showing up on this lot....

[iJowge]

wow wutta lame ass sales man
i was hoping it would have a better ending
like
him making fun of you for completely missing the car or something lol

[Jordana92]

Be very glad that you did leave!

Detroit Auto Works in Lynnwood is the best at RIPPING PEOPLE OFF!!!

I know someone who traded in their great running car, and bought a used car from Detroit Auto Works. The car ran for exactly 70 miles and broke down. So this person now has a $14,000 loan and a car that doesn't run. Detroit Auto Works refuses to return phone calls, letters, e-mail, and faxes about this matter. The repair shop said that dealerships clear bad codes from the cars knowing that they will show back up but by that time the customer's money is already in the their hands. It is pathetic that a business can get away with this.
If they were innocent, don't you'd think that they would at least talk to the person who bought the car?
You were SMART to leave so they could try to rip you off also.
Detroit Auto Works is an excellent example of why people hate buying used cars for fear that they will get ripped off.

[DTM325PWR]

good read!

[stevestarr]

when i w the title of this, I thought to myself " you have to be kidding me!" I've had a few experiences going to their lot, even when they were smaller. This is a classic example of a slimey lot that got big ripping people off. If you've seen their new location compared to the other 3 that were all split up down 99, you know what im talking about.

[mitchelrl]

Originally Posted by Dan-needabimma

Wow... anyone else really feel like f-ing with this guy? I can just imagine one DTMer every couple of days showing up on this lot....

Hey dan, lets go eat chili dogs then go do a few test drives, if it's a coupe, we can make him sit in back and he can't roll down a window.

[ihs 328i]

Yeah seriously you don't want to go there. A friend of mine test drove an e36 328i they had there and it broke down on the test drive.

[fredom5]

They buy a ton of wrecked cars and bend, pull ,and tape them back togeather. I too looked there once and cought the owner lieing twice aswell as the sales rep about a car. I asked if it had ever been in a wreck and they said nope, it's a one owner and babied all it's life. Well they for got to take off some masking tape with over spray on it off the fire wall, and hide the front end that was on it. Fools