Executive Auto Wholesale

My daughter had just started a new job in Alexandria and would be traveling on the beltway two hours everyday. We had hoped to find her a vehicle to make the commute a safe one for her. My wife and daughter had gone to Executive Auto Wholesale in hopes of achieving that goal. The owner of dealer at Executive Auto Wholesale (Manassas, Va.) had on his lot a 2001 Audi A6 Turbo which had over one hundred thousand miles but we were hard sold the being the car is an Audi that the car would be wonderful for years to come.
While my wife, and daughter, were inspecting the vehicle the best that they could they asked the owner if the following day they could take the car to our mechanic so that we would have an expert evaluation of the vehicle in lieu of the two ladies left with that responsibility. The owner responded «NO», that was not allowed. The smart move would have been to walk out and search for a reputable dealer who had confidence that he was selling a safe car. Obviously, we weren’t dealing with that type of honest person, instead he was someone who would sell the worse of condition cars to a young 24 year woman. Although a bad decision my wife and daughter put their confidence in a dealer who raved about the attributes of this 2001 Audi. The next day we actually had the opportunity to take this newly purchased Audi to our mechanic of 20 years. The mechanic called me and asked if I had already made the purchase or was in the process of doing so, to which we replied, «we bought it». That being said, his recommendation was to SCRAP the Audi and absorb the $ 6,000. His justification for making such bold advice was that the car required a minimal estimate of $ 8,000 in repairs. The turbos were shot, and leaking, with an estimated cost of $ 4,000. All four upper control arms were also shot with an estimated repair cost of $ 800, The CV boots/​bushings were also shot and required replacement, the rotors were rusted, obviously from sitting idle and required replacement. The remote mirror control was busted and requires replacement. The strut to hold up the front hood was broken and required that a person hold up the hold for another person to check the oil. There were many less costly repairs that were required also so you can see how $ 8,000 in repairs could have easily, if not more, attained. As my wife, and daughter, were a little bothered by the inability to take this vehicle to their mechanic but due the the dealers hard sales tactic (with women yet) he then threw in a six month warranty to put their minds at ease and take their money.
As our mechanic had thoroughly evaluated our car he then advised us that that car that was sold to us was a dangerous, death trap type of vehicle that NO dealer should ever put on the lot for sale. When we advised our mechanic of the six month warranty they were advised that they would only cover $ 600 of the $ 8,000 of repairs. In essence the warranty was WORTHLESS.
When the owner was contacted, the day after the purchase, he had absolutely NO remorse in selling a car for $ 6.000 that subsequently required a minimum of $ 8,000 in repairs. Nor was there any remorse or offer to assist in making the warranty good which is the only reason that the ladies went thru with the purchase and were the victims of his lies and deceit. This is a very low life person that could take advantage of a young lady such as he is. He made his profit at the expense of pushing a problem to an unsuspecting buyer.
BEST ADVICE FOR ANY POTENTIAL CAR BUYER, STAY FAR AWAY FROM LESS THAN REPUTABLE DEALERS SUCH AS THIS ONE AT EXECUTIVE AUTO WHOLESALE, I’M SURE THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST CUSTOMER THAT HE ABUSED. LOW LIFE PEOPLE, LIKE THIS, GET THEIR DUE AT SOME POINT OF TIME IN LIFE

Sean the owner is great to work with and the whole process in person was really quick and easy.
My husband was looking for a long time for a VW GTI VR6 and he found one at this location. We live in Philly so he called to get more information on the car. After a couple conversations and lots of questions we decided that we would go down and see the car. The listing price was also very fair for what we had seen from other locations/​states and for the conditition of the car.
~~Financing — Watch Out (–1 star)~~
Ed started the financing approval process over the phone, and at a follow up conversation he found out that they added in an extended warranty without asking. When he asked why the price had gone up by over $ 2,000 he was told that the financing company required it… however Ed being in the load business prior knew better and challenged him on that — they ended up taking that off. But if you are looking at financing a car just make sure you watch the price.
~~Car Checking (+2 stars)~~
Ed ended up talking to Sean the owner and he immediately felt better about the buying process and the car. When we came to the location in Manassas the showroom floor was nice and clean and they have a great stock of all sorts of higher end vehicles. All of the cars in there were beautifully cleaned up.
Ed got to the GTI and he looked through every nook and cranny inside and outside the car. He started the car and took it for a test drive with no problem. He also asked to put it up on the lift to make sure there was no rust under the vehicle and they were great, the mechanic took off the car he was currently working on to put the GTI up there, which was really nice.
~~Buying Process (+2 stars)~~
After the test drive and checking out the engine Ed decided he wanted the car… we looked at the financing and decided that with all of the interest and extra fee’s that we would just pay for the car. So I gave them my card, they did the paperwork… and we were all done with this process in like 30 minutes… amazing!
We would for sure use them again and would even send other’s there to try and find the car that they want… it seems that Sean has a great network and would be able to find any car that you may be looking for.