Complaint Review: Drive Time - Dallas Texas

If I were you I would run to another "we approve anyone" car lot ASAP and buy an old Toyota, Nissan or Honda ASAP before Drivetime does the repo. Just tell the new company that you want a 2nd car & will carry full coverage insurance on it. Anyway...after you get the new [used] car...quit insuring the Pontiac [don't buy a Pontiac or Dodge ANYTHING, by the way]...go ahead & default on the other car and let them have it back. Forget about Drivetime - I know they scam people as I was scammed by them myself [back when they were called Ugly Duckling car sales]. You need to worry about yourself for the immediate future; you'll at least have a car to drive to work with when your credit gets worse. NOTES: Driving an old car with high miles isn't fun, but we all have to do it at some point in our lives. NOTE: A Camry is the most reliable car on the planet - and the Corolla's are very good too. And the maintenance costs aren't bad either. Good luck!

I realize that Drive Time did not 'manufacture' this car. God help us if they ever start. I did take someone with me to help look over the vehicle choices. Unfortunately, he didn't know as much about vehicles as he had led me to believe. My mistake. And yes, vehicles will need repairs. But over $4000 in less than a year? That's just plain ridiculous. The car is sitting in the shop. The latest round of repairs will cost $2500. *blown head gasket and other issues*. My options are limited at this point. I can't afford to have it fixed. I can't afford a repo on my credit. And I can't afford another car or car payment, and I'm stuck paying for one that I can't drive.

I realize that Drive Time did not 'manufacture' this car. God help us if they ever start. I did take someone with me to help look over the vehicle choices. Unfortunately, he didn't know as much about vehicles as he had led me to believe. My mistake. And yes, vehicles will need repairs. But over $4000 in less than a year? That's just plain ridiculous. The car is sitting in the shop. The latest round of repairs will cost $2500. *blown head gasket and other issues*. My options are limited at this point. I can't afford to have it fixed. I can't afford a repo on my credit. And I can't afford another car or car payment, and I'm stuck paying for one that I can't drive.

I realize that Drive Time did not 'manufacture' this car. God help us if they ever start. I did take someone with me to help look over the vehicle choices. Unfortunately, he didn't know as much about vehicles as he had led me to believe. My mistake. And yes, vehicles will need repairs. But over $4000 in less than a year? That's just plain ridiculous. The car is sitting in the shop. The latest round of repairs will cost $2500. *blown head gasket and other issues*. My options are limited at this point. I can't afford to have it fixed. I can't afford a repo on my credit. And I can't afford another car or car payment, and I'm stuck paying for one that I can't drive.

Drive Time does not make cars. They sell them to people who normally cannot get financing anywhere else. Do your homework and research the vehicle you are interested in. CONSUMER REPORTS prints many publications that detail a particular cars reliability history. Take the car to your mechanic for your own inspection as well. Once the car is out of its warranty period, regardless of where you bought it, repairs are always at your expense. At Drive Time the price of the car is posted on the windshield along with the year and mileage. This should not be a surprise. Drive Time charges high interest rates because they are willing to write high-risk loans. Most of our customers have been turned down by many other lenders before coming to us. The interest rate is always disclosed to the customer. Again, no surprises. Always do your research and know your options. Don't ever buy anything without getting quotes from several vendors. Take the best deal that you can get. Often, people with bad credit/low incomes are left with only 3 choices. -Choice #1: Buying a cash car with no warranty. -Choice #2: Buying from a shady used car lot. No warranty. -Choice #3: Buy from Drive Time. Get a 6mo./6,000 mile warranty. Regardless of which choice you make remember to budget for repair cost. All cars, even Toyotas, will need repairs eventually. Regards, Keith