Business ProfileforGateway Classic Cars of Tampa

Date of transaction - 10/27/2023 Amount paid to business - $62,397.63 I purchased a *************************************** October. I live in *********, ** so I had contacted the business to send me pictures and tell me the condition the car was in. The man I was dealing with is ***************************. He sent me pictures of the car & assured me it looked really good, it started up on the first try & sounded good. He claimed he did not see any rust underneath. I put my trust in this company & believed they were reputable & would not be selling junk to people. I purchased the car, paying cash all at once. Upon receiving the car, I realized it had many problems. The headlights, turn signals & brake lights did not work at all. It did not start easily. It was incredibly hard to shift gears. I took it to a mechanic here that specializes in classic cars. My mechanic knew the car was in bad shape right away. I left the car with him overnight so he could do a proper inspection. He informed me that the frame of the car is rotten, the fan on the motor was completely loose & about to fall off, the engine thermometer had a bunch of holes drilled in it & was the wrong type for this car causing the engine to overheat, the alternator was missing brackets & about to fall off of the engine, the fly wheel on the transmission was grinded out & needed to be replaced which causses the car to be almost un-shiftable, the alignment & issues with the frame caused the car to be very dangerous to drive especially with no power steering, along with many other issues. I sent the ********************** back to the dealership hoping to get some money back or use the money I had spent towards another car but they informed me there was nothing they could do. They also listed the selling price on their website as $67,000 when I only paid $62,000. I feel they knew the car was unusable but sold it to me anyway. They do not operate in good faith & should be punished for their unethical practices.