Oregon Car Connection
Complaint 254738 Details

I have been looking to replace my 1995 F-150 pickup with something smaller and with better mileage. Decide on a 2001 or newer Nissan Pathfinder, found a good looking one at OCC and wrote to them, they said it was a 5 speed and I wanted an auto, but they had a 2001 Infiniti QX4 same car different name. We are in Eastern OR so it 300 miles to see the car. We make sure it is still there the morning we leave for Portland in my pickup. We get there find the car look it over and go for a test drive. It runs good no smoke or noise (from a cold start) seems OK. Well the air cond doesn't work, noted, the windshield has a stone chip, noted, rear windows don't roll down, noted, the rear bumper is slightly damaged, noted and the rear win deflector is missing, noted. Asking price was $6995.00. We said we have a draw from retirement of $4,000.00, we want $2,000.00 for the pickup and we want $1,000.00 off for the items noted, ten minutes they come back and say OK done deal, we sign the papers they take money to process the DMV transfer, easiest car lot buy ever. 4 days pass, we get a letter from OCC that they unexpectedly had to close the business and we need to contact this other car dealership to get our title. Turns out OCC was taking cars on consignment from this other dealership, also turns out they sold as many cars as possible took the money, (did not pay the consignor dealership and did not obtain the titles) closed the OCC dealership locked the doors shut off the website and have my (and many other people's) money and my pickup to boot. Bad men, also Oregon A.G. has fined them in the past for many unethical business practices unbeknownst to me of course.