Audi North Miami Lied To Me and Cost Me Over $1000…

This is the forum thread on Audizine about the car I was going to buy:
www.audizine.c...
My current RS7 was not the first one I tried to purchase. There was another vehicle, a Certified Pre-Owned 2016 Audi RS7 Prestige from Audi North Miami. I discovered that Audi North Miami lied to me and mislead me about the condition of that vehicle. I am making this post hoping others will learn from my experience. I will never do business with this dealership and have lost trust in the Audi CPO process.
I found this car on March 25th, reached out to the dealership and expressed interest the following day. The car had a perfect CPO report, clean one-owner Carfax with no accidents and regular maintenance. I assumed a CPO car from a major Audi dealer would be a safe purchase, just like my CPO S4 (which was essentially perfect over 2.5 years and 30k+ miles). My friend went into the dealership to take a look at the car for me, he discovered severe damage to the underside of the front bumper and carbon splitter. The dealership refused to fix this damage, since it was underneath the front end of the vehicle. Every single time I brought up the damage to the front end the response I received was “this car is beautiful, it’s like new, super clean” and “you're getting such a good deal, I can’t touch the car at the price you're getting it, can’t put it in the air to fix that”. I eventually give up on this and decide I would have it fixed once the car was back in Michigan.
After some difficulty with basic math on the purchase price, dealer fees and taxes, we finally get everything finalized. Money and paperwork are exchanged, I book a trip down to Miami to pick up the vehicle and drive it home.
On the afternoon of April 2nd, I am browsing Audizine and come across a thread about the exact vehicle I was purchasing. Another forum member had taken the vehicle for a test drive and found very clear evidence that the car had been in an accident, and very poorly repaired. He posted pictures of the paint around the fuel door and rear quarter panel, showing cracking paint which indicated the vehicle had been in an accident, poorly repaired and repainted. I contact the dealership and ask if they were aware of this on the vehicle, the answer I get is “You are getting such a good price on the car, you are not financing through us and we gave you a $1250 discount, therefore we are making no money on the car”. I respond that my price and discount are irrelevant to if the car’s condition and how it has been represented to me. The car has a clean Carfax and passed your CPO inspection, the dealer insists that the car is “perfect and beautiful.”. At this point I had completely lost trust in the dealership and requested that the deal be cancelled, the dealership agrees to return my money and cancel the deal.
The next morning, a different sales manager from Audi North Miami calls me. He wanted to see what went wrong, what happened, since the deal was so close to being closed, why did I want to cancel it. I explained the entire situation to him, and he says “Oh, we were supposed to disclose that this car had been repaired in that area and had damage”. He then apologizes and assures me that he would make sure the deal was cancelled and I received my money back. This confirmed that multiple sales people and managers at this dealership lied to me and purposefully mislead me about the condition of the car. I count myself extremely lucky that I discovered the forum thread about the car and will never do business with Audi North Miami again. I spoke with the forum member who test drove the vehicle and he echoed my experience; the dealership would not answer his questions about the paint cracks and damage to the vehicle and refused to give him the CPO inspection report.
This ordeal was extremely stressful and frustrating, my trip was non-refundable, and I still had to go into the dealership to meet with a finance director and pick up my check, then rent another vehicle to drive home. When I reached out to the dealership afterwards to try and resolve the situation, they informed me that I have no basis to complain, I still came to Miami and filmed some videos. Obviously, I had to make the best of the situation, I was not going to sit in my hotel room and sulk. I did the best I could with the situation, but I went down to purchase a car and drive home, which did not happen.
I have owned multiple Audi’s and love the vehicles and brand, I find it extremely unfortunate that I had to go through something like this, and I hope no one else has to deal with something like this either.

[@larjkok1184]

Well done Audi North Miami, you’ve had 700,000 see how you operate. You just can’t buy that sort of exposure.

[@averagejoe2686]

I've driven past this place for many years and it has always seemed to be a pretty high end dealership but I never thought they would try to pull something like this. I guess if i ever become fortunate enough be able to afford a car like this, I know where where not to go! thanks for the heads up!

[@entertainmentmachNO1]

800,000 now

[@mathewsmepp]

842,204 now

[@brentlaurin]

863,248

[@averagebritishcar2335]

Oggy Oggy wow I live close there

[@qmccall0328]

Never do business with South Florida dealers. They are known for dishonesty.

[@nnface2023]

It took me eight months to accept the reality and how bad dealerships are here.

[@EddieX]

I had not heard about the south Florida dealership reputation prior to this. Lesson learned.

[@qmccall0328]

@@EddieX I am surprised you did not know this being in the car culture. This is truer if buying an exotic car with the exception being Excell Auto. So, when you buy an exotic in the future avoid South Florida as well.

[@recon_ron7746]

@@EddieX South Florida is just a scummy place in general lol, I was born and raised in Miami and no one theres really gives a shit about you

[@venom5809]

Yep, South Florida is scumbag central.

[@ErikSamuel1988]

The dealership trying to argue math with an asian. Lol

[@mjmash007]

I didn't see that coming LOL.

[@samueljackson856]

Dealership: "you came all the way down here with a minivan and camera around your neck! Are you a youtuber??"

[@scerif]

Right

[@timbarito5586]

Lmaooo

[@usernamealreadytaken770]

I’m Asian and I’m terrible at math. Though to be fair, I’m sure Eddie is great at math since he is/was an engineer.

[@rlunderwood2]

Thanks for the post....I'm looking for an Audi and was looking in North Miami...... Not anymore thanks to you. You saved me!

[@morphsuitman7067]

rlunderwood2 my parent shave bought a q5 and a4 from north Atlanta and they have amazing service and polite staff if they have what you are looking for then I a teen who is about to start driving would recommend north Atlanta

[@jonasf1275]

4 sure

[@bbigrocker1]

Try Audi Tampa......

[@carlosfigueroa6166]

they are great dealer, bought over 10 cars from them.

[@ChazMcMahon]

Same!!!

[@KHender]

Wow! Audi North America needs to investigate this! This is totally unacceptable!

[@Ollen1982]

Something happened to me in oregon. I've been getting emails for a car they tried screwing me on saying they are taking it down from 16,500 to 13,990.

[@markm0000]

Like Audi cares. The dealers are completely disconnected from the manufacturers. That big sign on the roof is meaningless.

[@henrytheotama107]

@@markm0000 Audi in North America sucks maybe idk i live in Indonesia i have a B9 A4 they're so honest

[@orangeradios]

Utterly embarrassing for the company

[@71MWhite]

Maybe stick to Mercedes as their dealers (in UK at least) are all manufacturer owned and controlled

[@chrisd6736]

Buying a used sports car over the phone from a dealer in Miami... what could go wrong? 🤔

[@staccatoglock]

Chris D 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rbatista20]

For real 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@Chris-hw4mq]

More money than brains, he paid sticker price on a car not test driven or seen

[@renaldomariano8612]

I agree but it doesn't justify their lying

[@ktf61]

Blame the victim instead of the seller when clearly the seller is not being professional. Just WOW.

[@hellotube3]

Breaking news " Florida man takes advantage of trusting mid westerner"

[@EddieX]

hahahahaha. "Florida man takes advantage of naive Michigan native"

[@johng.8600]

I had a similar experience in Orlando on a camaro ss. Nearly identical.

[@marvi1515]

I used to own a dealership in South Florida, this is true. Usually no one does a thorough inspection and they get super screwed. I have many stories, It is a zoo down there.

[@baggedjt]

Lmaaaaoo

[@thisisnightshop2037]

You mean "Florida man tries to outsmart Asian, fails miserably."

[@MrzBadaBing]

The way they text pissess me off and sounded so dumb and unprofessional like you’re selling luxury cars and he texts as if he sells 1995 Nissan altimas

[@Michael-jq5pf]

It's become so unprofessional at a lot of places. Luckily my dealership is still cut-and-clean, without being hasslers.

[@Bebe-xn4tk]

The last part got me lmao. Not the Nissan Altimas 😂😂😂

[@sverduijn1]

That's because at Audi they actually believe that customers should be thankful that they are allowed to buy the car...

[@MrzBadaBing]

Joseph Domenic hell yea my 2012 Hyundai Sonata engine already had to be rebuilt meanwhile 40 year old cars are still on the road doing just fine

[@loud3718]

MrzBadaBing was it under warranty? Hyundai is under major fire because of their gdi engines randomly seizing and knocking even with regular oil changes.

[@Elias_S650]

This video is now the first result when you look up “Audi North Miami”. I don’t think they’ll like that. Maybe you’ll receive some compensation 😊

[@po.russki]

He should never remove this video though

[@oddieboi]

@@po.russki That's the first thing they're going to ask, probably with a cease and desist letter from a lawyer.

[@po.russki]

Bryan Dunn yup, I’m shore

[@milosilic23]

@@oddieboi if they did lie to him (haven't finished thr video yet), they can't do Jack squat

[@oddieboi]

milosilic23 They can send the letter but it wont hold up in a courtroom.

[@JoshsDigitalinteractions]

I literally just called this dealer 2 days ago to get a 2019 Audi s5 fully loaded. Screw thatttttt. Thanks for the video

[@glovercarvalho1930]

Well, if it's new, not much can happen.

[@Evoxdonii]

Glover Carvalho it’s not about the car, it’s the dealership customer service that should prevent you from buying the car.

[@DB-fn3fz]

Same! looking for the same car but will surely avoid this place

[@sardille]

dont you think is dumb as F to trust one review for a guy making money doing the video? I have bought over 10 cars from them, best prices everywhere. Google them, 4.6 stars out of 5.0. 2600+ reviews. This is review from a ball buster that thinks buying a 3 year old car performance car was gonna be buying a new condition car. He is buying at 50% off with warranty. wtf

[@ioman1]

@@sardille I trust Audizine which validates this users experience. Once is an incident, twice is a coincidence, three time - you're fired.

[@FallingAsteroids]

Your first problem was going to any dealership in MIAMI lol

[@SendItMediaCo]

Renato G yeap, Miami is shady af

[@daduncker20D]

That's exactly what I was going to say. I was looking for a BRZ and a Porsche and whenever I found a dealer in Miami, they always had .5 stars out of 5.

[@watershed44]

@Qu_ Hectic Indeed I would bet many businesses are built on dirty money from drug money laundering.

[@petoria300]

As a Miamian dont buy anything here

[@eddygutierrez33]

Yea bunch of scammers. Let’s say a car is 20k. They’ll list the car at 15k & in fine print somewhere on the listing It say “price with a 5k down payment”. Like are you fucking stupid? The down payment doesn’t change the price of the car you fucking morons. I’m still heated about the situation

[@foadrightnow5725]

I would NEVER shell out $70,000+ for ANY vehicle without inspecting and driving it PERSONALLY first!

[@SilvaDreams]

Seriously if you are willing to pay 70K for a car you can fly your ass down there to look at it, inspect it and drive it yourself before buying.

[@archangelz558]

Yeah, i draw the line at $69,999

[@austin549]

Yall dumb he had someone look at it n That’s why he never bought it. N im sure he would of seen that the day of pickup, but for $70,000 ud think they no be playing games like that but thats big money for u

[@kyprisdragonscale257]

yeah i understand but that guy got a LOT of money, u do the same if u were a millionaire, Car are a distraction for them, its just a toy

[@Galster12mX]

Our time isnt worth what his is, were peasants hes ballin on rich asian family money

[@RolandKaos]

A shady car dealer in Florida. Who would have guessed.

[@kallmejay3662]

Right!

[@Floridarollin]

Miami is the bigger flag here

[@anthonyace7351]

You guys need the Lemon Law like we have in Massachusetts

[@downwind4final]

You spent $70+k on a car unseen? You learned a good lesson. Count that $1k as tuition in life.

[@motorcityoctane6713]

This makes no sense buying a $70k car & not spending $150-$200 on a Pre Purchase Inspection. And never seeing the car in person before you wire them $70k. Maybe a little less time worrying about new rims & tires🤔🤔

[@rolandgunner1015]

Yeah, he should go work at a dealership and find out why he is the problem.

[@jackjohnson7396]

Losing a grand is not too bad now. Heard of others losing tens of thousands. Used cars!!!

[@edwindominguez2548]

Lmao i bought a 1k vehicle and didn't even wanna buy before seeing

[@AVelez-zq5hf]

People buy cars all the time without seeing them. It's actually very common. Unfortunately when it comes to common cars as this, there's always bound to be shady dealers.

[@ITB_E86]

“Clean title” and “Florida” rarely go together. The first GTI I was looking at 3 years ago was a FL car and went through the same fiasco with a dealer (albeit, within 100 miles of my home). Bought a different example and never looked back

[@terminal_veloster986]

Motternator least it isn’t a shitty northern car 😂

[@SoyYooo239]

Florida ok but miami nooo good bro

[@RFJersey]

KingLazTV Floriduh is a low wage hole.

[@limited50scla]

It’s Florida bro 🤷🏻‍♂️ report them to AUDI

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Mikethebutcher What? Official Audi?

[@FF-KillThemAlll]

Audi of America.. he should get corporate involved.. dealers are so shady.. I’m happy that they will be going away in the next 5 years

[@bogdyyskater]

@@FF-KillThemAlll what do you mean they will be going away in the next 5 years?

[@affixx5058]

bogdyyskater no more Audi

[@bogdyyskater]

@@affixx5058 why? They are retracting their factories from the US completely?

[@lama6736]

The way I see it there are now 88k people thus far that would never do business with that dealer. Thanks for calling them out Eddie!

[@MikeKayK]

Unfortunately, few or none of them would've bought a car from Audi North Miami. If only 88 million could see this...

[@celebritywatch386]

624,000 views 😂🤣 now thats how u make a complaint lol

[@UltraSonic73]

Milk2Percent of those 650,000, a lot of people are either not old enough, or not rich enough to buy a car or they don’t live anywhere close to Miami. So no, they certainly haven’t lost 650,000 potential customers.

[@mikebuff5693]

Dealer still won, cracks in paint doesn’t meant anything for CPO. This dude finds the cheapest RS7 for his configuration and still ask for more off?? And complains it has a cracked paint? No shit it’s the cheapest one out there, something has to be wrong.

[@v6tex]

He made that 1k back off this video as well

[@mikebuff5693]

Ash'ab R. Yup which he did on her personal time. Dealership still won

[@17vmrivas]

@@mikebuff5693 *he will continue making money off this video, fuck that miami dealership

[@threebigideas3488]

The most surprising thing for me was that Eddie buys his aquarium tickets in advance.

[@crmnl_la]

Ryan you’re one of the guys who work at the dealer huh

[@Ryan-iw8yw]

CRMNL. LA nope

[@BayatiAhmed]

It's usually cheaper

[@BChandl13]

@@BayatiAhmed Does someone who buys $75K dollar cars and flies across the country to pick them up really care to save $2.99 off their aquarium ticket?

[@thesparkster]

@@BChandl13 How do you think he buys $75K cars and plane tickets? Save a little, spend a little.

[@ddrakiel]

TLDW: Google the dealership reviews before you send them $70k

[@robfratu]

The dealer reviews are actually good.

[@coreyblacksher]

@@robfratu they probably made them fake review

[@robfratu]

@@coreyblacksher I would completely agree except in this case they have thousands of good reviews and most are before this video even came out so not related to his video.

[@coreyblacksher]

@@robfratu it can all be made up

[@A1techplus]

reviews are not reliable. some of the WORST car dealerships in Dallas manipulate their reviews.

[@ihatekpeng]

Miami in general...never EVER buy a used car there. EVER.

[@ultra_sound.]

that is totally true...I never ever in my life had so much problems with dealers as I had In Miami. it is totally disgusting.. had problems with Toyota, Lexus and Audi....they are scams...

[@gt1r]

Never buy a car in Florida in general, I’ve had nothing but bad luck while purchasing cars from Florida

[@moskai3232]

@@ultra_sound. Bro just go to Hollywood Kia

[@ultra_sound.]

@@moskai3232 kia?? Hollywood?? no thanks lol..that is fatal combination

[@djtechinics97dj37]

As a Miami native I totally agree. I drove to Warner Robins , Ga to buy my truck. saved $2,000 on the deal but woud have been totally worth it even if I only saved $5.00. completely awesome buying experience.

[@operatoncreation6396]

I found a RS5 in the color I wanted at Audi North Miami, did a google search, found this video... thanks for posting this. Will shop elsewhere.

[@deltaruin5941]

@Milk2Percent yes you have to be lucky to get a good car.

[@andrei1812]

“Sir the math isn’t right” “We assure you it is right” “I am Asian...” “We apologize for our poor Caucasian math”

[@euniotj4909]

Snyte 😂😂😂

[@_Tra_B]

@#TEAM TRUMP 🤦🏾‍♂️ comments like that is why people never come together

[@GodliRF]

Travon Burke hey man, people hate just to hate, they don’t need a reason. I just plan on becoming a ruthless businessman and not caring about anyone but my money. Survival of the fittest.

[@_Tra_B]

@@GodliRF I cant blame you man

[@aguafria9565]

@@_Tra_B there is no difference between the original comment and the one you replied to, both are racist, but you only replied to that one? hmm.

[@Rockinthehill]

Being from Miami YOUR EXTREMELY LUCKY you got your money back. Bunch of thieves down there.

[@jenniferbeatty7545]

They came in with the cuban crime wave of the 80's. , lol

[@KhiTurner]

_Definitely never do business with CPOs in Florida_

[@chazsch]

you can leave off CPO and just say "Definitely never do business with Florida"

[@SD-fg8rb]

so true, CPO are just bs titles.

[@sheldonwhite4960]

Khi Turner lol He got a lemon

[@agirbason92]

@@sheldonwhite4960 that's not a lemon. A lemon is when a car has manufactured defects and problems and you happened to purchase one with the problems. Not some asshole dealers that try to steal your money

[@DemonNutt]

What’s a cpo ?

[@chazsch]

sadly, dealerships are individually owned...Ive been to that Dealership. Glad I didn't buy anything

[@stuna101a]

They have a franchise agreement with the dealer. Audi is strict on these quality control reputation things. If Audi we're to get wind of what took place their franchise might be in danger...

[@paulkersey724]

@@stuna101a unlikely. They sell a ton of Audi's out of there to rich trophy wives and aspiring ballers. Audi is crap anyway.

[@Onewheelordeal]

Certifications are only as good as the certifier. I only buy Me-Certified vehicles

[@anthonylee2566]

Right!!

[@SydneyChromatic]

Again ring a ding ding ding ding ding bingo! This guy's an idiot. You ever hear of gold check they will certify anyting dealers by that junk just so they could say a car is certified it's certified s***

[@GlambyKenya]

Thank you for making this video. Audi North Miami is the shadiest place you can possibly buy a car.

[@noamchomsky3077]

Vpierce06 I’m sorry for the Stupid immature nonsensical remarks.

[@apuapustaja3655]

@@Vpierce06 Youre a real man👍

[@Vpierce06]

@@noamchomsky3077 I'm just seeing your comment. I accept. My comments will be removed.

[@noamchomsky3077]

Vpierce06 bro I’m going through a really tough time in my life. I’m sorry. Please pray for me.

[@Vpierce06]

@@noamchomsky3077 I got you! #SideNote Mind, body, then Soul (aura) needs treated in that order. We can pray for each other all day, but Faith without Works is dead, so get active.

[@kpribramsky]

Thanks for video! I have been looking at a few CPO Audi's at this dealership and was getting the same shady feeling from my interactions with them.

[@THELOF1]

Beware, they do not do the inspection work they say they do. Take the car to a mechanic to inspect it yourself. Audi is LAZY. For example, when I had my S4 and went in for services they NEVER once checked my tire pressure. They are that bad.

[@drewskididit996]

Wow in that case. Why in the world would anyone want an Audi. Think I'll stick to my 5 series

[@bryantramirez742]

@@drewskididit996 BMW is just as bad or worse lol

[@valvodka]

CPO is just a used car like any other and it's just a judgment call on the guy looking at it. It's like a lease- when you turn it in they will tell you it's garbage, then when they go to sell it they will say it's clean. Do your due diligence

[@vistastructions]

"A stealership lied to me and cost me over $1000" Well you have your answer right there

[@EYTYXHS1995]

vistastructions he means the tickets and the car rental

[@dubgli]

didn't know he was even asking a question and that he needed an answer. just thought he was making a statement.

[@alanholmes2366]

Cmon Eddie. You don’t ever trust car dealers! Especially not with a blind 70k purchase. ALWAYS have an independent pre-purchase inspection especially when it’s a long distance deal. Carfax doesn’t disclose every possible accident or damage. Never trust the CPO process! The same dealer employees doing the CPO process are the same ones selling you the vehicle! That’s a conflict of interest all day! Some dealers will be honest and transparent many will be dishonest and look to unload their damaged vehicles on the long distance internet customers. Protect yourself no matter who you are doing business with. Business is just that business!

[@SonOvaSon]

Even then, his friend told him it wasn’t in condition and he still ignored him so what was even the point of sending his friend in the first place. There is such thing as bad products don’t get me wrong, but there is also bad consumers as well

[@FlexRogers]

He ignored all the red flags because he was so fixated on a deal that was too good to be true, this is the consequence of making decisions using your emotions and not logic

[@epicon6]

Anhelito Diez It is still good that he went through this, so others won’t have to do business with this dealership.

[@SonOvaSon]

tompparaideri oh definitely. I’d be a hypocrite if I say I haven’t done the same thing. I probably wouldn’t even posted about it either so Eddie is a real G for doing this even though it would damage a lot of people’s ego.

[@kamaboko1]

The problem was that you wanted the car so bad, you were blind to several obvious red flags. "I've got to have that car, no matter what". I've seen my dad go through this crap a gazillion times.

[@lanceshioji]

Nice name btw 🍜

[@JuicingDailyTV]

I recently done this with a 5th gen prelude. Gotta slow down and be impartial. Hard when you're excited

[@jjlwis]

Buy the seller, not the car

[@MoeDouHamitou]

Make sure to DROP A Review on their Google maps page

[@sebastianwasak4598]

Moe Dou with a link to your KZbin video.

[@saimittapalli9668]

Yha he should do that 😂

[@claytonholmes6155]

Moe Dou it’s no use unfortunately... I worked at the shittiest and shadiest Nissan dealership ever... they all practically force their poor unsuspecting customers to flood google with positive reviews, so that the negative ones are drowned out. They probably have the reviews already written out for them! I absolutely HATE large dealerships. Corrupt in every way and damn good at sweeping everything under the rug. Most of the time nobody even knows their being conned!

[@stevenk8209]

It's interesting to mention they were at 4.7 a week ago, and they're at 4.7 now. Google is clearly doing some sort of damage control for this dealer. *if you care for this guy, set a google reminder for a month or so from now and leave a 1 star review about something clearly unrelated.*

[@SydneyChromatic]

That'll teach them! It's not like they can pay Google to make that thing disappear if they cared enough. But they don't. They will still get people everyday coming into their dealership to buy cars

[@danperson1]

Thanks for sharing your experience, great story and a cautionary tale

[@VERTICALWisdom]

Welcome to South Florida, the land of scammers. Glad we moved.

[@AgroAce]

Just curious... what beautiful, crime free area of the country did you end up moving to? South Florida is really nice unless you live in a poor/ghetto area, in my experience.

[@VERTICALWisdom]

@@AgroAce Raised in Hollywood and lived in Ft. Lauderdale. Nice is not the word we would use, but we are happy you like it there. All the best

[@AgroAce]

@@VERTICALWisdom Again, where did you end up moving?

[@VERTICALWisdom]

@@AgroAce 10 years ago - now in Park City Ut

[@NotStephenColbert]

@Albert Romanov Honestly, I have been all over Florida multiple times, and the only places I enjoyed were the ones filled with old people. Those places were GREAT. The other places were about 50/50 you were going to run into an asshole on any given day. That, and the police in Florida were really pushy. I know Police mess about with out of state people all the time, but they genuinely seamed like they wanted to single handedly ruin the tourism in Florida. That said, I enjoyed my time in Florida WAY more than I would anywhere in the north east. There is a good 80% chance you will run into an asshole/shitty driver anywhere in the north east. I've gotten almost run off the road by asshats everytime I have gone to the NE as well as going up to Chicago. I used to live in Chicago, and been to NY many times and I can say good riddance.

[@gti189]

Well done Audi North Miami, you’ve had 1 MILLION people see how you operate. You just can’t buy that sort of exposure.

[@YoungishC]

gti189 straight from that other guys comment 😔

[@stefanvasilev8967]

@@YoungishC and what?

[@SK-lt1so]

A used Audi has issues and a Florida dealership is "shady"? You don't say...

[@brianallen858]

Ya that's a fact, same thing happened to me and an Audi Avant !!

[@awhs5435]

All car dealers are the same. They say the car has no accidents, then you find out it had thousands in damage.

[@collinhopper7542]

This can be adverted by having a PPI performed by a reputable shop.

[@Osprey1994]

Not all dealers are the same, there are bad ones and there are good ones. There are slimy private sellers as well.

[@MaliciousSRT]

Most dealers have no clue, lots of people damage their leased cars and have body shops fix them out of pocket so that nothing goes through insurance and shows up on a carfax that the dealer would see. They return them, the used car manager gives it a quick once over (remember, he's there to make money, not be a police officer), it gets detailed and put on the used lot. Happens every day and had that been a better repair he would have bought that RS7 and had no idea. If dealers are aware of an accident then the car gets sent to an auction to be bought and sold by a general used car dealer, and who did he buy the current RS7 from? Yeah.

[@venom5809]

My dealers around me are excellent and honest, no problems in decades.

[@Rawnorthco]

Not at my carmax store. We offer 7 day return policy, only purchase cars that are newer and have 125 point inspection. We also offer 90 day warranty. No haggle pricing. I strongly recommend CarMax

[@flywm]

I bought a CPO A7 from Audi North Miami in 2016 and had a similar experience. The car was resprayed on both bumper covers and started peeling a year later. Perfect. Then the wheels started flaking as well. The deal I got wasn’t that great, definitely not worth the headache it caused. The dealership is shady at best. I would love to hear Audi North America’s response to your video.

[@Suherminmak]

I bought my first R8 from Team Autoplex in Houston Tx, I trusted them 100% ,no PPI, no test drive, no walk around , just looked thru their website , called them, paid it and sent it over to me in North Dakota, it was perfect like I was expected .

[@ceasarblackman9501]

Thanks for the heads up. I live in Orlando and have been shopping some CPO S4 and their dealership has come up. Considering this would be my first Audi I’ll be looking most any other Audi besides them if possible.

[@tikijojo]

I have a 2015 S4. Great car. Never a problem in 4 years. You'll love it, good luck!

[@Chase615000]

Come to Palm Beach and buy your Audi here. I've gone to the dealership up the street from me and they treated me very well. Good luck!

[@johncastle95]

STAY AWAY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. Go to Tampa, Audi of Orlando is wayyyy more reputable. I worked at a dealership here and for the death of me ill never spend a dime in Miami lol.

[@BillSklodowski]

I'll be very interested and curious to hear if you get a response from Audi!

[@Zealor365]

The same Audi / VW with the diesel scam????

[@johnny_123b]

Audi isn't behind this. Just shitty individuals that work in that specific dealership. It's common to find shit people every once in a while

[@dublux9878]

@@johnny_123b Audi behind this. They hired this dude, so they are responsible.

[@siege1cj1]

@@dublux9878 Audi isn't behind this. A dealership is behind this. Not the company as a whole. Might want to learn the difference

[@irugathesilent]

@@siege1cj1 They might not be behind this situation, but they are responsible for licensing to credible people.

[@richarde928]

Text from Eric: "smells great" ... gee thanks Eric, now I know this is definitely legit.

[@riorompero1314]

I know lol. Fuck that guy, you’ll schedule a service with that dealership they will joy ride your car till the cows come home.

[@scramblendan]

I’m glad that you made and posted this video because dealers are often slighting you one way or another. The red flags were waving at you early on and you got caught up with the passion of getting this car which is why you received all the headaches. Now you know who your dealing with and you probably won’t get lead that far along before backing away from the deal. Basically you can’t trust the seller in any circumstance and it’s up to you to figure out exactly what you are buying prior to purchase. Thank you for the heads up on Audi North Miami “Eric”, Rock On!

[@numbereightyseven]

4:18 - "I want this car, so whatever". Anything after that point becomes self-inflicted.

[@xFactoryUSA]

numbereightyseven preach

[@FlexRogers]

100% - already a breach of trust and he's willing to risk $70K sight-unseen, the dealership knew they had the perfect sucker

[@exoticcarfactsofficialchan7050]

That part ... 💯👍

[@kevinrosdahl441]

So his friend spots the damage under the car but not the poorly painted fueltank lid?

[@henrylam92]

You usually look at the most obvious spots and the picture from the forum it was actually under sunlight vs showroom light that his friend was in

[@OnyxCobra]

was going to comment the same thing. no way you needed that car in the sunlight to see those cracks in the paint lol

[@kenrivers9757]

Im thinking they fixed it after the forum guy pointed it out😊😊

[@jorgepujol1020]

I WILL NEVER SEND MONEY IF I HAVENT SEEN THE CAR FIRST!!! on that note, I will never purchase a car if I havent test drive it or seen it/ touch it first. Rookie mistake my friend.

[@galaxymode]

is this buying a car from another city/state an American thing? I wouldn't even drive 200km to buy a car, let alone fly out.

[@ChandlerJC]

@@galaxymode only if you have lots of money or time

[@galaxymode]

@@ChandlerJC yup, I thought of that too. But still too much effort to buy things from so far

[@kennethchew1495]

@@galaxymode i guess its a rare one... so cant get it in state.

[@galaxymode]

@@kennethchew1495 that's a possibility too

[@megaman4201]

Just incredible! I'm an auto collision and refinish expert with over 30 years experience and shocked at that repair. Definitely a ghetto alley repair, even a mediocre repair would last longer than that. Horrible business practices at that dealership, you would expect better from an Audi dealer. Blatant misrepresentation of its cosmetic condition and clear attempts to defraud you. TC Annapolis, MD

[@Keepinitreal2011]

Wired 70k without driving or seeing the car!!😂🙄

[@MarksTournaments]

You don’t know shit

[@northerntransplant6891]

Mark Rampersad he’s smart enough to know you don’t buy a car without driving it. Fucktard.

[@AndrewKidd14145]

i got them keys alert lol not goin to say what dealer but a porter crashed a q50s and it wasn’t reported and fixed for the customer who already bought it. Thing is they don’t even know it was crashed. Nothing exists anywhere. No PPE, no CPO, no PPI. Most times it’s bullshit. Just a quick inspection and if it looks good move along

[@joeblow6591]

Whaa Whaa OMG car salsmen lie ...

[@wizkhalifa1268]

It's not that dumb, if you don't inspect it the car will have an express warranty by default so it has to be exactly as described. If you inspect it there's no express warranty anymore.

[@bruces12]

Never buy a car through phone calls...lesson learned.

[@roccobro]

I've done it 4x in the last 6 months. Worked out great every time.

[@DoctaM3]

Caveat Emptor. Enough said. It still blows me away that dealers try to pull stunts like this (I guess enough people fall for it so they keep doing it). Thanks for sharing your experience. Like I said, Caveat Emptor.

[@lambo199721]

DoctaM3 It's very sad to see people getting taken advantage of like this... but not all Florida dealerships are bad. In fact, I just bought a used Kia K900 from a dealership near Miami with 88,000 miles on it, but it's in great condition.

[@EddieX]

You are right. Lesson learned. But hey, this ended up allowing me to stop by and visit you in Pittsburgh!

[@lambo199721]

EddieX You should check out Prestige Imports next time you're in Miami. So many amazing supercars and hypercars there! 🤩

[@EddieX]

@@lambo199721 I visited them when I was down in Miami, amazing inventory! They were super nice, had a great conversation with a Lamborghini sales guy

[@d-block6136]

You are correct that dealers still try/pull these tactics, but the reality is enthusiast/savvy/knowledgeable/informed buyer are a MINORITY. Most people are ignorant to these scams and use emotional cues to guide them in major life decisions....its sad but true!!

[@globaldayz]

Bought my 1st car recently from this pregnant couple in Tampa..08 335xi n54 twin turbo in "Mint Condition" w/ 65k mi..1st week turbos go then following turbo replacement I find out it's a salvage n54...Now $20k & 2 yrs later it's an anchor in my driveway because I'm unable to afford valve cover leak repair..odometer still the same 😭😭😭

[@StebanHern]

Never go non-dealer my guy.

[@Trucho001]

I bought an Audi S4 from these guys back when they went by the name of Prestige Imports. STAY AWAY FROM PRESTIGE IMPORTS/AUDI NORTH MIAMI.

[@BeethovensLaguerreRacing]

There is a Prestige import in jersey as well with similar dirty tactics .I had to treat them with physical harm before they gave me my money back, after i discover the car i was buying had a salvage title instead of the clean one they posted online

[@palominokid3002]

stay away from MIAMI

[@amill1563]

Dealerships and their tactics must go!

[@ericf3688]

not all, Austin TX ones (north and south) are awesome (no , I don't work there) and been very trust worthy for the past 6 years. Hopefully they'll continue being honest but until now. Great.

[@Jay-ds2eu]

Tesla ftw

[@Osprey1994]

Have some really nice dealerships in my area. There are some shit ones too.

[@devildogentertainment4904]

Should be federal mandates that stop this

[@LemonViper00]

That’s a ridiculous thing to say. Dealerships create competition. Everyone loves the Tesla formula, but it means you can’t negotiate at all.

[@jimmyjimmy7333]

and living next to that dealership.... when the cars come in for delivery the sale people drive them like they stole them no respect for their products or customers

[@victorgomez7738]

That's all dealerships lol

[@jamiesmith6838]

Yes! This is exactly what I'm talking about! I witnessed a service guy drive a clients newish Audi RS7 rear wheel up over the curb??? I even cringed! A friend of mine had the dealership refinish his Q7 rims on three different occasions!!

[@blackjedi954]

I almost bought a RS3 from them, I live in Sunny Isle, they don’t care...

[@luisjimenez2400]

That’s MIAMI lol.....#1 reason I got out of that superficial place.... everything is great BUT the species that inhabit it.

[@williambiggs2308]

Iguanas? What's wrong with iguanas? And parakeets?

[@thechazz8080]

@@williambiggs2308 And the lizards walking about and in pools, I don't mean the crocodiles or alligators.

[@Takis_Koll]

I mean sorry for what happened to you and shame at that dealership.... But who the hell sends $75k over internet for a car that didn't even see in person?? Make a call, take a plane and go check BY YOUR SELF the car. Who trust the dealers? BTW send me $65k and I will send you a perfect R8

[@sheva_sd]

Thank you soo much! I was looking into one of their CPO S5, won’t go ahead 👍 thanks for letting other enthusiasts know! Enjoy your gorgeous RS7!

[@acorntree404]

CPO just means audi will cover anything covered AFTER you discover it. I had one and had to fight them to get 2 keys. They lie, cheat and dont check the cars at all.

[@fabletty10]

Wow you just stopped me from buying from my next car there!! Not far from my home! Sorry you had to endure that horrific scenario. At the end you save yourself a huge headache! Thanks for warning the people that is very noble of you. Good luck with your new ride!

[@z28trance]

Thanks for posting video Eddie. Love seeing dealerships or any business exposed for shady practices !! If no one ever speaks up it would never stop !!

[@letsgodancin1]

Florida is the capital of boiler room crook operations..

[@availabledark]

The Audi CPO program is only as good as the dealer CPO'ing the vehicle, and dealers are independently owned. Do your due diligence on the dealer first, before signing deals and sending any money. This one was completely on you because you researched the dealer AFTER the deal. Big mistake.

[@iiiEazyiii]

Always ignore CPO. Just take a professional to inspect it (even better if they have an expensive diagnostic computer). Dealer could always have good and bad cars so protect yourself. For a Dealer it's easier to get away with a few bad cars & exploit them than having a car lot full of bad ones.

[@981_pdk3]

kind of lucky he did research afterwards as he found the exact car on the forum and we now know

[@Νίκος-ψ2η]

My brother works in an Audi independent dealership. The quality you get is second to none i can tell you that the stuff is working really hard and the waiting list for appointments is somewhere around 3 months because they are too busy. My point is that it is not to the Audi or BMW or Merc but to the owner of the dealership.

[@moman0166]

Spending that kind of money on a car would make me inspect it before I made another move. Car salesmen, real-estate sales and insurance people I do not trust.

[@EP-336]

Anyone who makes commission off a sale.

[@mason678w]

E P commission helps provide great service in many fields. Salesmen only take advantage dummies. I think buying a 70k car without seeing it in person qualifies you as a dummy

[@EP-336]

Mason. Not everyone who gets screwed by a salesman is a dummy. You guys have all sorts of tricks to make the deal sound legit. If you’re going to buy a car across the country you’re going to have to stick your neck out at some point. You’re out travel costs if the deal falls through. Which is what happened here.

[@humza4779]

Never buy from South Florida, Chicago, NJ, or NY. Lots of shady dealers. Especially ones that have a body shop next to their dealer lol

[@ibidu1]

Exactly!!! Also dont forget Los angeles!! Twice miami burned me! Once I bought a car clean title, that they didnt mention was cut in half and rewelded back together. Another was a motorcycle hayabusa, pics were great until I go to pick it up from the auction myself and find out half the parts on the bike were stolen.

[@XYZ-321-1]

I live in Delray Beach (30min drive south of West Palm) and I pass all dealers and went up to Jupiter (outside of South Florida) and got my car

[@ryanhouck1081]

NYC is shady, Upstate NY is much better, but cars are more expensive in Upstate

[@johnfranktullo3463]

I brought 2 cop bmws from a nnj bmw dealer no problems and great service so it’s buyer beware do your homework

[@MichaelNNguyen]

The reason they won't budge because they know you're really want the car.

[@RealBearFace]

Rule #1 of dealerships, never trust the dealer. Especially dont trust CPO. always get PPI

[@henryherrera9111]

Isaac Garcia what is PPI?

[@Ishy12]

Henry Herrera pre purchase inspection

[@laloluna6674]

I'm glad you expose bad businesses, all dealerships are out for themselves

[@marcusmendoza9354]

This is why you go see cars before buying and setting up deals

[@EddieX]

Sometimes difficult when the car is out of state. With the previous 2 I bought out of state, I waited until I saw the car to hand over the check. This dealership was pushing for the deal to be completed before the end of the month, so I made a mistake. Lesson learned.

[@freshjive33]

I def. agree, it’s not like your not buying an econobox. Buying any pricey vehicle (like a $70k RS7) I would never buy sight unseen. If you can’t make the time to check it out yourself, it’s not even worth pursuing.

[@marcusmendoza9354]

freshjive33 the fact that the dealer was so sneaky about it saying that it’s nothing lying saying the car is beautiful or immaculate is absolutely absurd and it’s terrible that there are dealers that don’t care about there customers just want to push out as many units as possible makes you rethink about the people in our society and if he would’ve not found that car on the forum it would be a shit show because a dealer was being so up tight and and not telling the truth about the car

[@TofuProductionCinema]

Sounds like a Vehicle Virgin scheme.

[@namicle]

what did he do?

[@Juanwaterbottle]

Yup he is! I have talked to him in person to! I once asked him for change for a $100 bill and then he said he doesn’t carry cash yet I see him moments later pull a bunch of cash and I confronted saying “what happened to you not having cash?” And then he said he has stuff to do! Like wtf! He was just standing there doing nothing! What stuff does he need to do!?

[@LondonHasFallin]

"And I Oop" 😮 ---Audi North Miami when they see this

[@travisussery258]

I kept saying that tdy 🤣🤣🤣

[@brucenome989]

that miami for you,

[@cgc]

Grew up in Miami.....I'm not shocked. Because, Miami.

[@MrWiskytango]

Bro dealerships in south Florida can be so sketchy.

[@MrCdrant]

Sounds like a car the dealership damaged and fixed under the table.

[@eugenevalentine925]

probably traded in, and no one caught it until the deal was done, so now they're trying to sell it without spending money to just correct the paint, probably scared of what they might find

[@Sergio-zr7kz]

I purchased A5 CPO from Audi of North Miami and finance manager add wheels protection, gap insurance $4000 extra without asking me. They are scam artis!

[@mikeyfinance2431]

Srdjan Reljin you should never finance through a dealership, go to your bank and get them a cashier check. I was a finance manager and had to quit because if the stuff the dealers had me go through.

[@PapaWheelie1]

Mikey Finance 😂😊

[@Carlife929]

You signed the papers and you mean to tell me you didn’t see the extra $4000 worth of stuff? Either you’re a dumb fuck, or you felt guilty after being up sold in finance and now you blame the finance manager for doing his job correctly!😂😂😂

[@mikekind5906]

I went to college in Miami. It is still to this day the worst place I have ever been to. I have never had any issues with my debit/credit cards, however, as soon as I got to Miami, a week or so later, there was a fraud alert on one of my accounts. I had to get my bank cards replaced numerous times living there. I also dealt with businesses that straight up lied about costs and other things. There is no reason to do business with any company in Miami. I don't even suggest going there for any reason.

[@jameswillard1]

Eddie - you put way to much faith in CPO, it is absolutely not everything it cracked up to be

[@burprobrox9134]

It’s actually nothing. The dealers are the only ones that have anything to do with it.

[@royh2618]

He did the whole deal via text. Not a great way to do business.

[@hondah35]

Exactly...it's a marketing program

[@topdog19945]

You should post a link to your video in their Google maps reviews

[@MoeDouHamitou]

Let's all post a one star review so that can see it

[@kfstreich4787]

@@MoeDouHamitou well then now, I guess there goes their 3 star rating

[@Shamus71]

Never trust BMW CPO inspection as well. I had a similar situation happen to me.

[@armandodeleon5047]

You had me at “Never trust BMW...” say no more‼️

[@mhks68]

My 08 335i was CPO. A few issues fixed under warranty. The cars been off warranty for a while now again with a few issues. HPFP of course. However best car I’ve ever owned.

[@AJ-zb4iq]

I bought a CPO 2016 Toyota Camry hybrid that was clearly in an accident after close inspection. I found out after a year later that the front hood of my vehicle wasn’t symmetrical along with reoccurring issues with my suspension. I bought the vehicle with suspension issues and didn’t realize the creaking noise until a few days later. This car was bought at 22k VS 76k and this one was by my house. I can’t imagine spending more than 3X my amount and losing 2k on top of it just be scammed. Ridiculous!

[@M-E-G-A]

There’s an old saying dealerships know about customers. “There’s a sucker born every minute” But I’m glad you caught that.

[@crxracer805]

Scotty Kilmer has always said that CPO means nothing, that's it's a bunch of baloney.

[@pherron7471]

Trust no one especially when money is involved. Oh and welcome to the real world. I never give anyone the benefit of doubt anymore. LOL

[@Goaltimer]

It sound like a hard life you are living. Take it easy.

[@casey7128]

Sounds like you got some trust issues you need to work out with a therapist, unhealthy to live like that

[@ARentz07]

"Trust, but verify" is a good motto, I would say. That is, for cars, "Oh, I trust, you, seller, but as a general rule I always get a pre-purchase inspection done. Just my personal preference."

[@d-block6136]

I agree with PHerron. As a general rule, I don't trust auto dealers, cops, RE agents, etc. IMO, I believe when one party has inside knowledge of any industry that the average Joe doesn't, they will (75+ % of the time) exploit you. It's human nature. It gets worse when its cross cultural or different races. Eg: 1 race will give their own a better deal than another race...again human nature. Finally, most car dealership- franchises or independent- will TRY to rip you off INITIALLY....just my 2 pesos!!

[@thegreat9481]

P Herron Who put their thumbs up your ass?

[@orangechicken5479]

Audi will strip them of their right to CPO their inventory if you contact them directly.

[@ChuckRage]

Complete dishonesty and incompetence by Audi North Miami

[@vid1fl]

South Florida Dealers are just shady especially Miami dealers period. F that dealership. I do my research before I purchase anything, including going through forums. I don't believe anyone unless I've had it independently inspected etc. Thank you for posting!

[@robert5117]

Damn. Saved me - was looking at the Q7 won’t be buying from them

[@User-notfound420]

Buy a BMW X5

[@aShamelessHigh]

Buy an Audi B5 😜

[@samulisistonen8495]

N V BMW is the last thing you should buy...

[@enoughofthis]

@@User-notfound420 buy a Tesla, no dealers needed.

[@enoughofthis]

Don't understand why in these days and age, someone would buy anything but a Tesla?

[@SuperDimeguy]

Kind of Naive to expect a dealer to be honest.

[@ll-nm4fw]

well you can lease a new car. then you are safe.

[@emre_kahraman]

$995 dollars in dealership fees ?!? They must be drunk 🤦‍♂️ here in NJ at Audi Of Princeton they charged me $300

[@newchannelsamename5905]

Emre Kahraman multiple dealers up in Lincroft tried to charge my dad 2500 in “dealer fees” for his new srt8 so we walked and got a super good deal from a wholesale dealer

[@RFJersey]

Emre Kahraman N.J. is not a shithole state like Floriduh.

[@jj-tq4hx]

Man, I remember the good old days when people like Tony Montana used to buy Porsches 928s in Miami and not having to deal with sketchy salesman.😆

[@YEE941]

Good job exposing them for tarnishing the Audi name

[@paulcarmi8130]

Audi tarnished their own name. See: any S model reliability

[@denali22]

Sorry to hear what you went through sir. I am an Audi service Advisor here in southern california, and I can say that ALL CPO vehicles (regardless of brand) are honestly inspected by a wide range of technicians. Some technicians (thankfully at my store) take pride in their CPO inspections, looking over the vehicle for ALL defects. Some other stores - the technicians treat the car just like they would a regular oil change. It comes in - and gets out within an hour. Then they just check off that giant check list without any disregard. Hell, my store even spiffs the technician CASH if they find any proof of body work or frame damage just so they don't sell the car and get it wholesaled. Honestly man, all dealerships aren't treated equal. Sorry you had a rough experience. Cheers!

[@knlacrosse]

You lost me at North Miami, even people in Miami don't buy their cars there.

[@Imgordinho]

Exactly i live in Miami and i went to Audi Boca Raton to buy my mom her car

[@osmarl1317]

I’m not from Miami can someone explain why everyone in the comments are saying Miami dealerships are bad?

[@jakeccr]

@@osmarl1317 Miami in general is full of shady people trying to make a buck, and not just car dealerships. so that is probably what they are talking about

[@PRproduct]

Holy crap talk about dodging a bullet

[@huracanian3051]

THANKS ! I was looking at that car too .. Was going to trade in my CLS 63 AMG .. Foreal ! Thank u !! Like really thank u !!.. Looks like someone picked it up

[@EddieX]

That exact car?! Goodluck to whoever bought it

[@huracanian3051]

@@EddieX Yea I was talking to them like 3 or 4 weeks ago .. I just looked it's not in their inventory anymore... That sucks if someone paid full price for it... I was looking for it cuz I was going to tell them I got 50k cuz I know everything that's wrong with it lolol

[@huracanian3051]

@@EddieX like that could have sucked really bad for me cuz I wasn't even going to go down there I was just going to have it shipped to me in Ohio ......

[@youthteenager2407]

This will ruin that Dealership entirely, it's a good learning experience for everyone. Eddie, I'm glad you did this. Thank you for letting us know!

[@BigKing17]

I live down the road them cars be sitting there forever, they just trying to sell them bitches

[@sdpikapp]

Wrong

[@a.c.6475]

Excellent video! This is priceless information! Glad you were able to rectify the situation. Unfortunately....most in sales today have ZERO integrity!

[@Brisoup1]

Most in sales has NEVER had any integrity...

[@TheNewMeVideos]

My man, I understand your frustration. But at the end of the day, it’s your own fault. TRUST. NO. ONE.

[@s.flanders]

I've had dealerships try to take advantage of me (especially since I am relatively young and look even younger). However, showing that you know what you want and what that's worth and that you're willing to walk away at any point (as I had to do after several levels of salespeople told me that I was asking for something unreasonable) is likely the best approach. It's more difficult when you're trying to purchase a car you're very excited about because emotions can easily lead you to be irrational, but you should plan ahead of time what you are willing to accept/pay. Good for you for not feeling pressured to go through with the deal, but I think I would've backed out earlier if I were you and thus avoid a bigger waste of time and money.

[@EvenStevensss]

I'm in Florida myself and was planning on getting a used Audi myself! After watching this I will stay clear of Audi of North Miami completely! Thanks for the details b.c this could of happened to another person and they would of not seen that forum and would of been screwed!