I Recently bought an 02 Honda Civic from Rob Dunbar (owner of R & D Motors), under an as is contract. The civic that I had purchased had a overheating problem that Rob was quick to attempt to fix through his groovy mechanics. The problem persisted and it turned out to be a blown head gasket, Knowing that I paid good money for a vehicle that I was under the assumption was mechanically sound, he made a clean trade. He gave me another 02 civic with half the miles for the same price, I couldn't believe it. Rob truly made a compassionate gesture by having me in a vehicle immediately after having issues, even though he technically didn't have to do anything under the as is clause, he proved to be a man of his word by treating me as family! <br /> Ultimately Grateful, <br /> Ronnie Laird
unogrrl
DO NOT buy from R & D Motors
I bought my car from them 2 months ago (at their 53rd st. location). 3 days after I bought it, the check engine light came on. I took it back, told them I smelled oil too. they told me it was the catalytic converter and because the car was sitting that was normal. They reset the light and told me to drive the car more. since I signed "as is" not a lot I could do except to take Chris' (the manager) word that if there were any problems in the first 30 days they'd take care of it. After the reset, it came back, 7 days later. I took it back, they kept it for two days and hadn't even looked at it. I couldn't be without my car and set an appt. with them to do it 10 days later while I was out of town for 5 days. when I picked the car up (now the 3rd time), they HADN'T EVEN TOUCHED IT. They reset the light for the 3rd time.
I drove out to phoenix and my light came on. I took it to a mechanic out there: it was the catalytic converter and I had an oil leak soaking the exhaust system. I called Chris while in Phoenix. He felt really bad and told me go online and pick out a new car, obviously the one I had was becoming a headache for both parties and in the name of the good reputation they wanted to keep, they felt a different vehicle was the best way to resolve the issue. I went to the site, picked out a few cars and emailed chris as he asked with my choices.
I went to pick up my new car and sign a new contract as the cars I chose were higher priced than the one I bought. chris says to me "yeah, I talked to the owner and we really can't get you into a new car. We can't afford it." But, we'd like to go ahead and take your car and get it fixed correctly this time and I GUARANTEE I will have your car back to you on tuesday.
TWO WEEKS later, chris delivers the car to me. Warning me they have not driven the car the 150 miles to recycle the light. but says they drove it half the mileage. When I check my mileage, I discover they haven't even driven it 20 miles.
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Ultimately Grateful, <br />
Ronnie Laird
almcalister
I mentioned were thinking about getting a medium-sized cross-over and Rob offered a great deal on a low-mileage Mazda SUV. It really looked and drove nice, so we took it. We were able to get a loan for what we paid, so there was no money down. We have loved the truck, with its high quality sound system, leather, deep tinting and DVD player, and have had no problems whatsoever in almost a year of driving over 20,000 miles including trips to the coast and both sides of the Mexican border.
Last month we decided to get a sports sedan as a second vehicle. Rob recommended an Infiniti he had just gotten in and again the price was outstanding. I'd never considered a new one of these because of the price, but we could afford this and inside it is just about the nicest luxury cab I have ever seen. The Infiniti was mainly for my wife but I love to drive it because of the way it performs. Again, no problems whatsoever.
Rob makes an effort to get high quality vehicles, loaded with options and at the top of their line, that he can sell at a great price. We have had no problems with our vehicles but understand and believe that, if we did, he will stand by what he sells and do whatever he can to make sure his customers are satisfied.
When school starts by son may be scaling down from his pickup truck to a gas-saving sedan. If he does we are going to R&D motors to find it.
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Ron12
Ultimately Grateful,
Ronnie Laird
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ckfiddle
Brakes less than 10% - they told me that the brakes were new.
Radiator leaking
Transmission & CV joint problems
Oil was disgusting
Claimed it was a non-smoking vehicle (it wasn't)
It's taken roughly $1,500.00 in repairs getting this vehicle in safe condition, and will have to fix the radiator myself (otherwise we'll be pushing up at 2 grand). Even in the used-car world, it's just not ethical to sell someone a car with this much repair needed without informing them (and flat-out lying about most of it). Hopefully they will take these reviews as an opportunity to improve their standards, but I wouldn't bank on it, and would recommend going somewhere with a better reputation for honesty.
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