Doesn't Recommend

maureengene

Joined 2 years ago

ripped off by joe melhem. Bought the car on 7/1/11. paid cash in full, contingent on passing PA State Inspection. The car "passed" 7/7/11. Picked it up on 7/9/11. About half way home the rear brakes started to lock. Immediatly upon arriving home, my husband called Mike at the dealership and he was asked to drive back to Easton. with brake problems!We got an appoinment with our mechanic on 7/13/11.Turns out the brake line had snapped, and both were rusted and completely shot! Also, the fuel line is shot, front brake pads barely passed but the rotors are shot! The tires are dry rotted, gas gauge doesn't work, 3rd brake light is out, there is a hole in the frame and it doesn.t even have working hazard lights!How on earth did this car pass inspection? I'll tell you how, a lick and stick, for profit! Joe Melhem, the owner, is refusing to pay for the repairs, because our mechanic gets "considerably more"(his own words) than his guy. He even tried to get our mechanic to cut him a deal,because he only cares about his profit margin!Both the salesman and Joe knew this car was for our 18 year old daughter to drive to college!Have they no conscience? We've started the repairs, and our mechanic said the fuel line was leaking and could have caught on fire! We could have lost our only child for profit!Thank God no one was killed in this car!A life is far more important than anyone's profit margin! Shame on them! We have the printed out mechanic sheet and we kept all the parts, so we can prove our case!