Hi, my name is Evan Anne Contreras. My 20 year old son works at In and Out and goes to school at COS in Visalia. He saved his money for a year and a half to buy his first car.
My son had picked out the car he wanted online, then went to LA to visit his great grandmother, on March 24th I took his money to the car dealership “D & D Sales” located in Madera and met with Dean Hoffinger one of the owners.
I test drove the car and noticed a few things wrong with it. The oil light was on and some other minor issues. I told Dean about the oil light and the other issues. He told me “just add a quart of oil” and then wrote down on the “as is” buyers guide that he would have the car checked out and fix the issues that were wrong with it as I was very concerned about the oil light.Signed it and dated it.
I gave him the $3000 and got into the car to leave. I hadn’t gone more than 5 miles and the dashboard alerted “STOP DON’T DRIVE OIL PRESSURE”. I pulled over and called Dean. He did not answer. I texted him several times and he finally responded. He said he would have the car towed to his mechanic in the morning and he would take care of it.
Over the next 5 days I texted him multiple times to find out what was going on with the car, he rarely responded, when he did he threatened me that he wasn’t going to fix the car and he wouldn’t tell me where the car was.
On March 30th I finally got the name and location of the mechanic and when I went there it turned out to be somebody’s house. The “mechanic” said it was the oil pump and that he replaced it. He demanded money from me. I paid him and left.
Not 1/4 mile away the car did the same thing, dashboard lighting up and so on. I called the mechanic and he said to bring it back. I brought the car back, he gave me my money back and told me that the car’s engine was blown and it was like that when I bought it.
The mechanic called Dean who once again didn’t answer. Finally Dean called back and the mechanic told him what happened. Dean asked if I was still there and the mechanic said no even though I was. Dean told him “f**k her, get that car off your property but don’t send it to my lot either it’s her problem she shouldn’t have trusted a used car dealer”!
I called Dean and he said to me, “Too bad for you it’s your problem take me to court” My son is now stuck with a car that doesn’t run and he’s out his $3000.
I went online and looked up D and D Sales and read that this is not the first time Dean or his partner Dave have done this. You can look up D and D Sales and click on the “superpages” link and read the reviews. Please help us to expose these crooks before they do it to someone else.
I also Googled "Dean Hoffinger" and a channel 26 news report came up about him ripping off more people and using fake names. Then your "Rip Off Report" came up with your story about him. I know where to find him and I have a personal phone number.
D&D Vehicle Sales Inc Reviews
Hi, my name is Evan Anne Contreras. My 20 year old son works at In and Out and goes to school at COS in Visalia. He saved his money for a year and a half to buy his first car.
My son had picked out the car he wanted online, then went to LA to visit his great grandmother, on March 24th I took his money to the car dealership “D & D Sales” located in Madera and met with Dean Hoffinger one of the owners.
I test drove the car and noticed a few things wrong with it. The oil light was on and some other minor issues. I told Dean about the oil light and the other issues. He told me “just add a quart of oil” and then wrote down on the “as is” buyers guide that he would have the car checked out and fix the issues that were wrong with it as I was very concerned about the oil light.Signed it and dated it.
I gave him the $3000 and got into the car to leave. I hadn’t gone more than 5 miles and the dashboard alerted “STOP DON’T DRIVE OIL PRESSURE”. I pulled over and called Dean. He did not answer. I texted him several times and he finally responded. He said he would have the car towed to his mechanic in the morning and he would take care of it.
Over the next 5 days I texted him multiple times to find out what was going on with the car, he rarely responded, when he did he threatened me that he wasn’t going to fix the car and he wouldn’t tell me where the car was.
On March 30th I finally got the name and location of the mechanic and when I went there it turned out to be somebody’s house. The “mechanic” said it was the oil pump and that he replaced it. He demanded money from me. I paid him and left.
Not 1/4 mile away the car did the same thing, dashboard lighting up and so on. I called the mechanic and he said to bring it back. I brought the car back, he gave me my money back and told me that the car’s engine was blown and it was like that when I bought it.
The mechanic called Dean who once again didn’t answer. Finally Dean called back and the mechanic told him what happened. Dean asked if I was still there and the mechanic said no even though I was. Dean told him “f**k her, get that car off your property but don’t send it to my lot either it’s her problem she shouldn’t have trusted a used car dealer”!
I called Dean and he said to me, “Too bad for you it’s your problem take me to court” My son is now stuck with a car that doesn’t run and he’s out his $3000.
I went online and looked up D and D Sales and read that this is not the first time Dean or his partner Dave have done this. You can look up D and D Sales and click on the “superpages” link and read the reviews. Please help us to expose these crooks before they do it to someone else.
I also Googled "Dean Hoffinger" and a channel 26 news report came up about him ripping off more people and using fake names. Then your "Rip Off Report" came up with your story about him. I know where to find him and I have a personal phone number.