Husband went and test drove a Ford Expedition it sounded good drove good. He got a quote from Fred, and I went on Monday 4/13/2020 to test drive and buy car. Thought since husband drove it and they talked about it it would be fine.. I saw it said as is on paperwork but he said he had just had a big job done on it the timing chain and that it sat and he was so happy to see it go. He talked a lot of crap about people on phone and people in his lot.
We paid 3200 cash and away we went. Well 15 miles down road it died. Pulled in to get gas and it died again. Called husband he said ok he was going to call bemis and let him know. I drove another 15 miles or so and it died in lot of food place. Let husband know, bemis said maybe bad gas to get some heat and sea foam put in it and let them know after going through that tank. Didn’t need to drive it Tuesday so wednesday 4/15 630 am driving to work it broke down getting on highway..I drove 30 mph to Kwik trip on Lineville husband met me to switch vehicles. Later that day we got an engine coder on vehicle and the codes all confirmed misfire and sensors and timing chain, Now this was what got fixed supposedly.
Thursday I called at 852 to ask if he was aware my vehicle broke down and he said he was waiting for my husband to call him back with engine codes. Now we have called and left messages and he still hasn’t talked to my husband. I’m pissed I believe there is suppose to be a lemon law for this if not there should be cause the vehicle broke after 15 miles of leaving this lot..The estimates from two places is $1800.00 to fix this.. I believe he owes me some money he is false and this shouldn’t be legal to do to people.
I found the perfect vehicle for my son, a Saturn Vue with ridiculously low mileage. It was listed on craigslist, but it was 250 miles away. When I called the number, it turned out to be Bemis Auto Sales. We negotiated a price and I enthusiastically committed to buy the vehicle sight-unseen and pick it up in three days. I tried to pay for it immediately by credit card. They said they didn't take credit cards, but assured me they would hold the vehicle for three days and it would be on their lot when I came. I then asked if I could wire them $100 to be sure they held the vehicle. Offended, Fred, the owner, stressed he was a man of his word and the car would be there for me as we had a verbal contract.
Based on that assurance, my son the next day sold his 17-year-old car with 200,000+ miles on it to his boss, cancelled his insurance, removed the license plates, and delivered the old car to his boss.
The next day as my son and I were driving over to Bemis Auto Sales to pick up the car, I got a voice mail from the manager Fred saying they had sold the car for a higher price. No explanation, no apology, just "We sold it." When I arrived at the dealership after a 4-hour drive, Fred just repeated one word several times, "Goodbye."
I was enraged but also curious about what kind of redneck SOB would break a contract with no thought of the promises made or the effect on others. He wouldn't take my phone calls nor rerturn my voice mails. So I googled Bemis Auto Sales and selected "Customer Reviews." Wow, the many horrible reviews of Fred and Bemis Auto Sales told me all I suspected.
Anyone considering doing any business with Bemis Auto Sales needs to read those reviews. They also need to read the complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau, with Wisconsin Consumer Complaints, and the Wisconsin DOT. Forewarned is forearmed.
You can also sue any company which lied to you to sell a car. A legal firm specializing in these type of suits has a blog explaining how to sue. Go to their blog to find out how: https://blog.consumeractionlawgroup.com/can-you-sue-dealer-for-bad-car/
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Husband went and test drove a Ford Expedition it sounded good drove good. He got a quote from Fred, and I went on Monday 4/13/2020 to test drive and buy car. Thought since husband drove it and they talked about it it would be fine.. I saw it said as is on paperwork but he said he had just had a big job done on it the timing chain and that it sat and he was so happy to see it go. He talked a lot of crap about people on phone and people in his lot.
We paid 3200 cash and away we went. Well 15 miles down road it died. Pulled in to get gas and it died again. Called husband he said ok he was going to call bemis and let him know. I drove another 15 miles or so and it died in lot of food place. Let husband know, bemis said maybe bad gas to get some heat and sea foam put in it and let them know after going through that tank. Didn’t need to drive it Tuesday so wednesday 4/15 630 am driving to work it broke down getting on highway..I drove 30 mph to Kwik trip on Lineville husband met me to switch vehicles. Later that day we got an engine coder on vehicle and the codes all confirmed misfire and sensors and timing chain, Now this was what got fixed supposedly.
Thursday I called at 852 to ask if he was aware my vehicle broke down and he said he was waiting for my husband to call him back with engine codes. Now we have called and left messages and he still hasn’t talked to my husband. I’m pissed I believe there is suppose to be a lemon law for this if not there should be cause the vehicle broke after 15 miles of leaving this lot..The estimates from two places is $1800.00 to fix this.. I believe he owes me some money he is false and this shouldn’t be legal to do to people.
I found the perfect vehicle for my son, a Saturn Vue with ridiculously low mileage. It was listed on craigslist, but it was 250 miles away. When I called the number, it turned out to be Bemis Auto Sales. We negotiated a price and I enthusiastically committed to buy the vehicle sight-unseen and pick it up in three days. I tried to pay for it immediately by credit card. They said they didn't take credit cards, but assured me they would hold the vehicle for three days and it would be on their lot when I came. I then asked if I could wire them $100 to be sure they held the vehicle. Offended, Fred, the owner, stressed he was a man of his word and the car would be there for me as we had a verbal contract.
Based on that assurance, my son the next day sold his 17-year-old car with 200,000+ miles on it to his boss, cancelled his insurance, removed the license plates, and delivered the old car to his boss.
The next day as my son and I were driving over to Bemis Auto Sales to pick up the car, I got a voice mail from the manager Fred saying they had sold the car for a higher price. No explanation, no apology, just "We sold it." When I arrived at the dealership after a 4-hour drive, Fred just repeated one word several times, "Goodbye."
I was enraged but also curious about what kind of redneck SOB would break a contract with no thought of the promises made or the effect on others. He wouldn't take my phone calls nor rerturn my voice mails. So I googled Bemis Auto Sales and selected "Customer Reviews." Wow, the many horrible reviews of Fred and Bemis Auto Sales told me all I suspected.
Anyone considering doing any business with Bemis Auto Sales needs to read those reviews. They also need to read the complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau, with Wisconsin Consumer Complaints, and the Wisconsin DOT. Forewarned is forearmed.
You can also sue any company which lied to you to sell a car. A legal firm specializing in these type of suits has a blog explaining how to sue. Go to their blog to find out how: https://blog.consumeractionlawgroup.com/can-you-sue-dealer-for-bad-car/
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