Cross-Location Vehicle Transfers Arrive Delayed, Damaged, or Mismatched
Buyers who request a vehicle be shipped between a used-car retailer's locations report missed delivery windows, unexplained accident write-offs, and even receiving the wrong car entirely, with no proactive communication from the company. Follow-up issues like delayed license plate fulfillment compound the frustration when support is hard to reach.
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