Joe Myers

Joe Myers Kia Bobby D'Amelio, Not honest enough to tell me the car I bought had an accident Houston, Texas

2nd of Feb, 2011 by

I visited JoeMyers Kia last October 2010 to purchase a small car for my wife. We were impressed by Internet Sales associate Ian Norman's kindness as we had visited this place the previous week. No strong-arm tactic. We were thinking of getting a Kia Elantra when we saw a smaller Kia Rio 2007. We liked the interior, good price and mileage. They helped us get the price we wanted and helped us with credit paperwork.

We were so happy that we forgot to inspect under the hood. First thing I noticed was there was a hole in the windshield wiper reservoir. Water i poured in fell straight through. No problem. I returned a week after to have them replace it.

What I did not notice was the car had been in accident as can be seen in poor workmanship in the body of the car where the engine is located. Bad welding shows it had been in accident. The sales person and even the Sales Manager never mentioned that it had been in an accident. Had I known, I would not have bought it at the price or bargained for a lower price. They say it had been bought at an auction. Still, I believe they should have been honest up front. No accident reported on the CarFax though. Thats why I was impressed with the low mileage (23k for a 2007 model) and price.

I visited their office to ask for maybe a price-off and was told they couldn't do that. $100 at least? Nothing. It's a pity because the sales person was kind but the sales manager Bobby did not do anything. I was stuck with a previously damaged car that will lower the resale value of the Kia. I have never been in a car accident and now that this car is in my possession, it is easy for insurance companies to say that I was involved in an accident.

Bottomline, ask all questions and inspect a car thoroughly before buying. These people will sell you anything as long as they make a profit. I never got a call from them apologizing for the UNMENTIONED DAMAGE. I bought the car in good faith. They sold the car to me in Bad Faith. I believe in karma. They will get what they deserve.

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4642 days ago by Sheilahonig

Richard Whitt at Joe Myers is the biggest con artist I ever met. Do not buy from this dealership! Be warned they will take advantage of you or at least try there hardest to side some "options".
Go to any other dealership except this one. Frankly most of the people there are your stereotypical car salesmen. BE WARNED! We got so tired of their financing run around that we went to our credit union who had already pre-approved us. But for two days they kept telling us they could get us a better deal. No such lie. What Mr. Whitt, the sales director was pissed about was the fact that another sales manager had approved our buy price way below invoice. We went in as very informed consumers. I just wished we had gone to any other dealership for our Kia Soul.