April 2015 I contracted with Coyote Classics to purchase a 1965 GTO Convertible for $55,000.00 it was advertised to be ready in 3 weeks delivery date was 1 March 2016. Upon delivery when the driver was unloading the GTO there were no brakes and he almost hit my neighbors mail box. One of the first questions I asked Mike Sorenson when I contracted for this car was do the numbers match and is this an original car? He said “YES”. This was not true. I do believe that Chad Austin and Mike Sorenson are genuinely good persons however they are car salesmen. Later on Chad informed me the motor (“389”cui) was out of a 1963 Catalina or Bonneville (1964 Pontiac Motors was the transition year)
I later found out the transmission was out of a 1968 GM car. With this set up the transmission sits at a 15degree angle thus not allowing use of the console and the transmission cross-member installed was the wrong one. The fenders do not align with the doors and the trunk lid does not align with the top of the right rear fender. I questioned this before I received the car and was told the issues would be “fixed” at a local body shop they were not. You could hear the transmission grinding into reverse and into 1st gear as it was coming off the delivery truck. I had the vehicle towed the next day to a reputable repair shop here in Jacksonville, Fla. The mechanics found one brake line that was not tight and fluid was lost. Upon further inspection mechanics found brake shoes installed backwards and the right rear shoes did not fit properly and were not the right shoes for this modelPontiac. Left front brake drum was wore out and we had to search to find a replacement. I just bought a car that was not fit to be driven and it was unsafe. I notified Chad and Coyote Classics did pay for these repairs. When I brought the home I noticed oil drops on my brand new garage floor; the transmission was leaking and the engine rear main seal was bad. I questioned Chad how he could not have noticed the transmission and oil leaks; he could not give me an answer.
Before Coyote Classic would pay for the transmission repairs I had to sign a release agreement which I felt coerced into doing in order to be compensated for the repair bills I had to pay. This clearly shows Coyote Classics did not do a thorough safetyinspection and ignored obvious problems. The motor was rebuilt and had zero miles on it; I drove the GTO about 2200 miles and the engine startedknocking this turned out to be a bad rocker arm which caused the bearing on the crankshaft to wear needless to say I will have to have the engine pulled and install new bearings, rocker arm and crankshaft turned. Chad’s comment was “I’m sorry this happened but you have to talk to the people who rebuilt the motor”. Now I am stuck with a major repair bill. The underside of the car was full of mud when I received it. The new paint job looks good from a few feet away but a closer look you can see flaws. Here is a list of just a few of the items that were not right with this car when it came from Coyote Classics.
Brakes were inoperable and unsafe
The 3x2 carbs had wrong size vacuum hoses installed causing an air leak
Back-up lights were installed with no wiring and did not work
Driver side arm rest was installed with only one screw two are required
The convertible top had to be realigned and adjusted
Transmission had to be rebuilt
The transmission cross-member installed was the wrong cross-member
The speedometer did not work correctly
The left rear axle began leaking
The drivers door would come partially open when driving down the road
New windows installed were scratched while at Coyote Classics
I cannot recommend anyone to buy a car from Coyote Classics. I have photos and documentation to support my claims. [email protected]
Beware, this place only cares about making easy money and does not invest any time if transaction isnt an easy homerun. A few years ago they bought my 69 charger in which they gave me 16k for it, later it was on lot and had asking price of 27k. Who knows what it sold for but whatever, I obviously did not know the value of it. I understand it is a business but looking at pictures they did not so much as even vacuum it so I dont think they put anymore money in it. But, I digress, more recently I had exchanged some emails with Chad, the owner, about looking for a project car. I was close to making a decision but then had a large hail storm come through our neighborhood. I told him I would have to pause the process until we ironed out the totals with insurance company. I later explained that the damages were north of 30k to our home so I could not pursue the original car we were working a deal on but I did see a much less car for sale on his website so I inquired about it. So even after getting taken advantage of on my Charger and after an extreme storm to our house, I was willing to look into still buying a car from them. Since telling Chad of my recent hardship, they have not responded back to me. If you think a customer is too much effort, just tell them, dont ignore them. I guess since they already made 10k off me, no need to bother with. Just stay away. There are too many dealers and too many classic car options in the 15-25k range to give these people any of your money. Ignored.
Coyote Classics Reviews
My $55,000.00 1965 GTO
April 2015 I contracted with Coyote Classics to purchase a 1965 GTO Convertible for $55,000.00 it was advertised to be ready in 3 weeks delivery date was 1 March 2016. Upon delivery when the driver was unloading the GTO there were no brakes and he almost hit my neighbors mail box. One of the first questions I asked Mike Sorenson when I contracted for this car was do the numbers match and is this an original car? He said “YES”. This was not true. I do believe that Chad Austin and Mike Sorenson are genuinely good persons however they are car salesmen. Later on Chad informed me the motor (“389”cui) was out of a 1963 Catalina or Bonneville (1964 Pontiac Motors was the transition year)
I later found out the transmission was out of a 1968 GM car. With this set up the transmission sits at a 15degree angle thus not allowing use of the console and the transmission cross-member installed was the wrong one. The fenders do not align with the doors and the trunk lid does not align with the top of the right rear fender. I questioned this before I received the car and was told the issues would be “fixed” at a local body shop they were not. You could hear the transmission grinding into reverse and into 1st gear as it was coming off the delivery truck. I had the vehicle towed the next day to a reputable repair shop here in Jacksonville, Fla. The mechanics found one brake line that was not tight and fluid was lost. Upon further inspection mechanics found brake shoes installed backwards and the right rear shoes did not fit properly and were not the right shoes for this modelPontiac. Left front brake drum was wore out and we had to search to find a replacement. I just bought a car that was not fit to be driven and it was unsafe. I notified Chad and Coyote Classics did pay for these repairs. When I brought the home I noticed oil drops on my brand new garage floor; the transmission was leaking and the engine rear main seal was bad. I questioned Chad how he could not have noticed the transmission and oil leaks; he could not give me an answer.
Before Coyote Classic would pay for the transmission repairs I had to sign a release agreement which I felt coerced into doing in order to be compensated for the repair bills I had to pay. This clearly shows Coyote Classics did not do a thorough safetyinspection and ignored obvious problems. The motor was rebuilt and had zero miles on it; I drove the GTO about 2200 miles and the engine startedknocking this turned out to be a bad rocker arm which caused the bearing on the crankshaft to wear needless to say I will have to have the engine pulled and install new bearings, rocker arm and crankshaft turned. Chad’s comment was “I’m sorry this happened but you have to talk to the people who rebuilt the motor”. Now I am stuck with a major repair bill. The underside of the car was full of mud when I received it. The new paint job looks good from a few feet away but a closer look you can see flaws. Here is a list of just a few of the items that were not right with this car when it came from Coyote Classics.
Brakes were inoperable and unsafe
The 3x2 carbs had wrong size vacuum hoses installed causing an air leak
Back-up lights were installed with no wiring and did not work
Driver side arm rest was installed with only one screw two are required
The convertible top had to be realigned and adjusted
Transmission had to be rebuilt
The transmission cross-member installed was the wrong cross-member
The speedometer did not work correctly
The left rear axle began leaking
The drivers door would come partially open when driving down the road
New windows installed were scratched while at Coyote Classics
I cannot recommend anyone to buy a car from Coyote Classics. I have photos and documentation to support my claims. [email protected]
Beware, this place only cares about making easy money and does not invest any time if transaction isnt an easy homerun. A few years ago they bought my 69 charger in which they gave me 16k for it, later it was on lot and had asking price of 27k. Who knows what it sold for but whatever, I obviously did not know the value of it. I understand it is a business but looking at pictures they did not so much as even vacuum it so I dont think they put anymore money in it. But, I digress, more recently I had exchanged some emails with Chad, the owner, about looking for a project car. I was close to making a decision but then had a large hail storm come through our neighborhood. I told him I would have to pause the process until we ironed out the totals with insurance company. I later explained that the damages were north of 30k to our home so I could not pursue the original car we were working a deal on but I did see a much less car for sale on his website so I inquired about it. So even after getting taken advantage of on my Charger and after an extreme storm to our house, I was willing to look into still buying a car from them. Since telling Chad of my recent hardship, they have not responded back to me. If you think a customer is too much effort, just tell them, dont ignore them. I guess since they already made 10k off me, no need to bother with. Just stay away. There are too many dealers and too many classic car options in the 15-25k range to give these people any of your money. Ignored.