We went to Austins Affordable Autos looking for an affordable used car. We found them on the web and printed some cars we wanted to look at. When we arrived - they said there was a misprint and the priced quoted was not correct. They proceeded to show us a variety of cars - all of which were junk. One car they said was great - but didn't stop - but with breaks would be wonderful. Once car had the steering column striped (obviously had been hotwired). There was no apparent effort made on the part of the company to even make the cars presentable for sale - not even washing them or fixing even the basic things. About half the cars had broken or missing side mirrors. When we commented on the ""quality"" of the cars - we were told you can't get much for under $3000. We went to another lot in Portland where we found a huge selection - the cars were at least washed, detailed and basic repairs made for under $3k. Last night we found an add from this dealer as well that confirm our opinion: cheap: it had a young woman with a bikini top and short shorts (maybe 17 years old) posing with a car. When I say posing - that is putting it kindly. I wasn't sure what they were advertising.
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