1, Report:
#28935
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2014
Ugly duckling Car Sales of Mesa, Az sold me a dangerous vehicle, called me a spoiled rotten little b****, took my truck for repairs for 5 days and didn't repair a thing, countless empty promises ripoff abused & mistreated Mesa, Arizona
Ugly Duckling saw me coming from a mile away. I was a first time car buyer and very enthusiastic, maybe too much! I needed a pick-up for work and was assured that the Ford Ranger I picked out was exactly what I needed. I was informed that if I reported anything wrong with the veh...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
2, Report:
#424506
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2010
DRIVETIME / DT CREDIT CORP / UGLY DUCKLING Car Sales FRAUD/ LEMONS / CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT / CREDIT ABUSE / California
I bought a 2004 Chevy Cavalier in 08/04/2007 and the vehicle wass extremly overpriced when they put their 18.8 % interest with the amount financed the total loan became 20,834.34. 2 weeks after i signed the contract the Instrument cluster went hay wire I took to a electrician and h...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
3, Report:
#444949
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2009
Ugly Duckling Car Sales Alias: Drive Time BUYER BEWARE!! illegitimate car dealer company has been forced to close and has since reformedunder a different name- Drive Time Phoenix Arizona
http://www.drivetime.com
www.drivetime.com
DriveTime / Ugly Duckling Car Sales
Phone: (602) 852-6600
Fax: (866) 271-6010
Address: 4020 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Original Business Start Date: June 1991
Principal: Mr. Ray Fidel, President/ CEO
Customer ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
4, Report:
#16911
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2008
Ugly Duckling Car Sales ripoff car sales abused & mistreated victimized many consumers Tampa Florida
I knew that my credit was not the best but wanted to get my car without a co-signer, so I went to Ugly Duckling. I stated to them that I needed a reliable car due to the fact that I was pregnant and needed good transportation.
I test drove the car I wanted and we discussed paper...
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Categories: Car Financing
5, Report:
#280531
Posted Date:
Oct 24 2007
Ugly Duckling Car Sales , Drive Time Distroyed my life AND Credit! San Antonio Texas
I went to Ugly Duckling the day after my 18th birthday. The sales guy pressured me into getting a car I didnt want in the first place becuase he knew i was a single mom that just turned 18. THE NEXT DAY!!, I went back and told them I didnt think this car was the right choice for me ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
6, Report:
#148056
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2007
Ugly Duckling Car Sales - Drive Time ripoff, scumbags, car held together with bubblegum. Orlando Florida
Call me naive, but my credit was not even bad when I started looking around for cars in 2001, I just had no clue as to what kind of credit that I had. I was fairly new to the Orlando area and driving a xcar with no A/C and melting away at quite an intense pace. On the radio i heard ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
7, Report:
#213767
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2006
DRIVETIME They sell lemon cars to lots of people and make you pay for it Ripoff EL MONTE California
I purchased a 2002 Ford Escort from the Drivetime in EL Monte on May 21, 2006. I should have known something was not right from the start when right after i bought my car I got a call from the sales guy a few days later and he started asking me very personal questions, like if I was...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
8, Report:
#25644
Posted Date:
May 24 2006
Ugly Duckling Car Sales, Ugly Duckling Credit Corp, Champion Financial Service, Cygnet Financial Service Sold a lemon and would not justify that they did Stone Mountain Georgia
I purchased a vehicle from Ugly Duckling with a down payment of 1500.00 dollars. Within 2 days of having the vehicle I tried to returned it and get my down payment money back. They would not rescind the transaction. I took the vechicle to get an emission test, which is required by G...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
9, Report:
#164001
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2005
DriveTime, formally Ugly Duckling Car Sales sold peice of junk, major car problems 3-6mths after sale Ripoff Ocala Florida
purchased car in Feb 05-after 3 mths my car didnt start: reason=dead battery. In April, my front wheels sound and feel like they would fall off when driven. I had that checked out to find that I will need to replace the entire barrel connected to the front line=major work and major ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
10, Report:
#18810
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2005
Ugly DucklingUgly Duckling Car Sales, Hugh-Mgr. and Frank-salesman sells unsafe, unreliable cars at ridiculous prices. NOT consumer friendly at all! Bradenton Florida
Last April, my fiance and I purchased a 1994 Bonneville from Ugly Duckling in Bradenton, FL. We were told at the time of purchase that even thought the car may have run ok during the test drive, if there were any other issues that showed up ...all we had to do was bring it back to t...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
11, Report:
#127866
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2005
Drivetime A.ka. Ugly Duckling Car Sales Ripoff but good advice from one customer to another Tucson Arizona
I am a current Drivetime customer on his last 5 months of a three year finance plan. They were Ugly Duckling at the time I signed on. I needed a car, had bad credit, and not enough disposable income to buy one outright.
So I bought my Corolla. I am familiar with this car, they...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
12, Report:
#104614
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2004
Ugly Duckling Car Sales Ripoff The LEMON SELLERS of America San Antonio Texas
In 1999, I purchased a vehicle from Ugly Duckling Car Sales located in San Antonio. They led me to believe that the car I was purchasing was in great working order. I explained to them that it was my first car purchase and the greatest concern for me was the safety of my wife and 3 ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
13, Report:
#95527
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2004
Ugly Duckling (Now Drive Time) ripoff refusal of payment dishonest sneaky unethical Mesa Arizona
I perchased a car from UD (now DT) in 2000, it was a 93 Toyota, ran great, looked good and passed inspection by a certified Toyota Master Technican. The interest was high but I was fresh out of the military and only 20 years old so my credit was non-existant.
I had a good paying ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
14, Report:
#89884
Posted Date:
May 02 2004
Ugly Duckling AKA Drive Time are rip-off artists that should be PROSECUTED to the fullest! Leesburg Florida
I bought a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE from Ugly Duckling Car Sales in Leesburg,FL. We traded in 2 cars for this 1 car and was only given $1000.00 for both cars. We were never told the price of the Grand Am when we asked.We also were charged an astonishing 25% interest, which I felt wa...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
15, Report:
#84093
Posted Date:
Mar 16 2004
Ugly Duckling Car Sales aka Drive Time Rip Off! Fraudulent Vehicle Sales! San Antonio Texas
I bought my car from Ugly Ducking right out of High School because i had no credit and had no one who would co-sign for me, I bought a 1992 Mitsubishi Eclispe, it was a really pretty car, but that is about all it was. I left the lot with it and it ran very well for the first two da...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
16, Report:
#12063
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2004
Ugly Duckling, Garland TX - Another crappy car...another rip off
I have been ripped off by Ugly Duckling twice, my mother-in-law once, and my brother once, as well.
The only reason they can get away with selling these cars is because they know they can get people financed that can't get financed anywhere else.
It's always the last place...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
17, Report:
#17794
Posted Date:
Nov 28 2003
Ugly Duckling Car Sales ripoff dishonest lying Tampa Florida
First of all, they lie to you saying that they make their prices affordable for their customers. Price for my car before interest was close to 200% above blue book when I bought it, if not more. Second of all, they say they will work with you. Yeah, they call you when you are a day...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
18, Report:
#69831
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2003
DRIVETIME - UGLY DUCKLING ripoff Phoenix Arizona
I am another VICTIM of Drivetime/Ugly Duckling car sales. First, I guess I should have know NOT to buy a car from a place called Ugly Duck. The Jeep Grand Cherokee I bought as like everyone had extremely high interest rates. Which is not my problem, I signed the contract so I have n...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
19, Report:
#66416
Posted Date:
Sep 02 2003
Ugly Duckling Car Sales Aka Drive Time ripoff Lakeland Florida
My mother and myself purchased a car from Ugly Duckling in 2001. It was nothing but problems from the start. The 1st month the vehicle worked great. The 2nd month we had to change the head gasket, car would overheat even with collant in it, smoke coming out of the tail pipe, nothing...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
20, Report:
#63008
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2003
Ugly Duckling Car Sales Aka DriveTime Initial rip-off is now haunting me ripoff business from hell Atlanta Georgia
When I was 18 I purchased my first car through Ugly Duckling Car Sales. I did not really know what I was doing. I gave them my tax documents and traded in an old 78' Corolla in exchange for a 90' Cavalier.
Only having the car for 3 weeks I started experiencing problems with the...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
21, Report:
#55834
Posted Date:
May 06 2003
Ugly Duckling, A.K.A. DriveTime ripoff consumer fraud ripoff fraudulent ripoff business Orlando Florida
Life is unfair series (The Adventures Of A Woman On Her Own)
Part I- The used car dealership/ Ugly Duckling A.K.A. Drivetime
I have been struggling with the phenomenon call life for more than twenty-three years, in which I have laugh, cried and learn for my experiences. The wor...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
22, Report:
#48960
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2003
Drive Time, Ugly Duckling Car Sales Bradenton Florida
My boyfriend and I bought a 95 ford truck in March 2002. We had the truck a couple weeks and the motor started knocking.
We called the duck and they came and got it. They said the oil sending unit was bad on the truck and put in another one and everything was supposed to be ok. ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
23, Report:
#44053
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2003
Drive Time Aka Ugly Duckling Car Sales still sitting in the driver's seat ripoff abused & mistreated ripoff Tampa Florida
The Ugly Ducking is still sitting in the driver's seat at Drive Time Auto Sales!
After having lost 2 cars in a matter of days, due to accidents, I was forced to purchase a car from, then, Ugly Duckling Car Sales. It has been a disaster since. From the very beginning, the sales p...
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Categories: Car Financing
24, Report:
#41963
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2003
Ugly Duckling Car Sales AKA Drive Time Rip-off Glendale Arizona
In December of 2001 I purchased an Isuzu Rodeo. Don't get me wrong I've never had one problem with the vehicle it runs great never put a dime in it. But, when I purchased the vehicle I was told by the Asst. Sales Manager (who no longer works for them, big surprise) that our emission...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
25, Report:
#39235
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2002
UGLY DUCKLING AKA DRIVETIME RIPOFF SCARE TACTICS & ILLEGAL ACTIVITY Mesa Arizona
I will not boreyou with the details of the begining. I bought a car, the transmission went out, I put in 1500 dollars to fix it. Sounds similar, huh? Well, this is where it gets interesting.
I moved to another state, bu kept my car in Arizona with some pepole. Right after the ...
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