Canada Drives

We bought a kia magentis from Canada drives in april 2020, on july 8th we had planned a trip to Kamloops, a 7 hour travel. 3 hours out from Kamloops our car blew up, we were left on the side of the road for two hours had to pay $500 for the tow truck and another $250 to get to Kamloops from the mechanic shop.

The car needs and entire new engine, $4,000 quote from the mechanic and Canada drives asked us how much of that we want to pay???????? We have had this car for four months, Canada drives promised a reimbursement for the tow truck and cab ride and they have now completely ignored us.

Canada drives is the WORST place to get a vehicle from, I will never recommend them. all the representatives are ignorant and rude, no resolution to any problems.

So me and my hubby were in desperate need of a vehicle. We applied through canada drives since we heard it was easy.

We got approved for a 2008 jeep compass with 224922 kms on it for 25 000$.

We and my hubby were making alot of money so even though we knew the price was ridiculous, we agreed to take it. No problem there.. once we received the jeep, nothing but problems with it! First it wouldnt start, then it would over heat, then the door wouldnt shut and now the motor light is on.

My hubby got frustrated and took another look at the canada drives contract.

He looked at the carfax and it said that the jeep had over 360000 kms on it last time it was inspected!!!!! That being said, when we received it, it had 224922 kms on it. They rolled back our kms by over 120000 kms!!!!!

We bought the jeep to get from edmonton to nova Scotia and then back again. We made it 3 quarters of the way.

I saw their ad which reads something like " Find out how dealers are getting rid of unsold new car inventory ", the implication being that somehow these people can get you a better deal on a car than the dealerships can or can at least steer you in the direction of rock bottom new car prices. Ok, I contacted them and requested access to their car inventory.

They absolutely would NOT give me inventory access without me filling out a loan application. Seriously. I told them I needed to see their inventory to at least find a car I was interested in BEFORE I discussed financing, but they are unshakable in their obsession with making you fill out a loan application. They refused to answer my questions and flat out told me that nothing will happen with them unless I fill out the stupid loan application.

I told them I was going to pay cash for the car, I don't need a car loan, they still want a loan application.

Like Judge Judy says, " If something doesn't make sense, it's probably not true ". In this case I really smell a scam.

I filled out a form online with a link through auto trader under the guise of seeing a larger inventory of cars. Later that day a Blake called me and confirmed my personal information under the guise of sending me car options.

Then he revealed his true intentions when he asked for my drivers license and a pay check. I refused and asked him if he intended to check my credit. He told me he already did!!!! He told me they can do a credit check with your full name and address.

I told him to cancel my application immediately and he better have not ran my credit. He became very rude and the conversation ended. I received a call and hour later from someone else saying they were processing my application and I was pre approved . I was furious.

She told me I could take it up with equifax or the other one (as she didn’t even know who trans union was).

I am furious. After I had asked them to stop this process they proceeded anyway.