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Their sales staff yesterday used bait and switch to act in bad faith. I had an agreed price of $13,383.00 when we showed up, it was now $16,000+. The car online was intentionally misrepresented. It had a description of a automatic transmission as did the sticker posted online. I have contacted the BBB and now I am contacting the Texas Attorney General. No surprise that a car dealer is continuing the tradition of the least trusted profession in the US. This is what the web ad stated
Year: 2012
Make: Ford
Model: Fiesta
Trim: S
Body Style: Sedan
VIN: 3FADP4AJ8CM165118
Stock: C5460
Mileage: 0
Engine: 1.6 4 Cyl.
Transmission: 5 Speed Automatic
Drive Type:
Exterior Color: Ingot Silver Metallic
Interior Color: Lt Stone Cloth
I was told that this car had a manual, then I was told by the manager that it was not even on the property! I then offered to wait until it got there but then the manager said that I can that car but not at the advertised price. This is fraud and they are dishonest, you have been warned!
SHE IS MAD TOO!! see
http://local.yahoo.com/profile?tab=reviews&target=a7YI2hwyrQfdx4ZQOqvoYA_LBvLNRZrWyYtulxlqG
Randall Reed's Team Ford
Humble, TXReview Date: 01/23/2012
RANDALL REED FORD/HUMBLE SALES PEOPLE ARE CROOKS. I tried to buy a car today they baited and switch from a $13,383.00 to over $16,000+. They tried to sell a car that was not even there, it was on it's way. They lied, they are dishonest. I am complaining to the Texas Attorney General and the BBB. These are who gives a bad name to honest sales people! Crooks, plain and simple.
1/23/2012 5:29:41 PM

Quality of Work: N/A

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I recommend this dealer: No
Employee(s) Dealt With: Kirk
My Review of Randall Reed's Planet Ford:
Bait and switch. Dishonest sales staff, a great reason to buy elsewhere! Crooks! Simple dishonest sales techniques. I tried to make things right with the "Manager" and I could not do it. The web ad said this vehicle for tis amount, when I showed up to buy it, whoops, that was a manual Fiesta not automatic, we cannot sell you that car for that amount. I was told that there is a disclaimer but this sales team uses that often to up sell poor fools that call there. I am contacting the Attorney General as well as the BBB. The sales team at Randal Reed Ford in Humble are crooks. Verifiable crooks.
The sales people at Randall Reed Ford…
Provided by YP.comWorst car buying experience I have ever encountered! Lo-ballers get you in and try to rip you off. Mr. Cramer the manger has zero integrity in my opinion and that runs down hill to the sales staff. I feel sorry for all the staff. Why do you advertise no-haggle inter-net price if you are un-willing to sell it for that price.
They did ever thing possible not to sell this car. This is the just the short version of my awful experience with this dealership. I will expand in detail later. I hope this will deter any one else from doing business with Randall Reed Ford. Do yourself a favor and steer clear. My ordeal is over yours may have just begun. I only hope every customer they lie to will take the time to post. Buyer Beware!
This has been the WORST DEALER i have ever dealt with. WATCH OUT PEOPLE THEY WILL SCREW YOU, HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Avoid this place at all costs. Watch your money, they will pretty much steal from you!!! They change paperwork on you and explain it a different way!!!!! They charge you bogus charges and pawn them off as mandatory!!! PEOPLE, IF YOU READ THIS AND BUY A CAR FROM PLANET DODGE, PLANET FORD, YOU WILL BE SCREWED AND DONT EVER COMPLAIN THAT SOMEONE DIDNT WARN YOU!!!! AND PLANET DODGE, PLANET FORD, IF YOU READ THIS, STRAIGHTEN UR ACT UP. AND DONT ERASE THIS, PEOPLE NEED TO READ THIS. IF I SEE IT GONE TOMORROW, I WILL POST THIS EVERY DAY AND EVERYWHERE. WELL, IM GONNA ANYWAY. YOU ARE SORRY, AARON, DERRICK, AND CHESTER
Is this really a business???
Written by mysterynii on 5/7/09 12:00:00 AM PDTRecommend this dealer? NoPurchased a vehicle from this dealer? No
I don't know how this place can stay in business with the scamming and unlawful practices! First all you sign a contract for a car, thinking you have a done deal and 3 days they call you back asking for more money down or bring back the car and you will get your downpayment pay...wrong!!! I had to wait 38 days and my phones went unanswered...I talked to the so called general manager who was cluess! I had to report this place to the BBB, Akins Army, and the Attorney General before I could get anything out of this people everyone lies there I mean everyone! You don't get all of your money back! Because I had the car that they asked for back. PLEASE PEOPLE READ THE REVIEWS ABOUT A PLACE BEFORE DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM!!!
I just bought a car at Planet Ford on I 45 in Houston, Tx. I could not imagine a worse place to buy a car. The sales man lied to us and tried to tack on charges he would not explain when we confronted him about them. The finance guy"Timmie Dowdley" Raised the cost of the car believing no one would notice then tried to tell us a $8400 car was going to be $385 a month for 60 mo. When i called him on this, it seemed that they had tacked on charge after charge without ever discussing it with us. and then they talk about giving me a referral fee for sending them clients! I feel like i should press charges against them, not refer them! DO NOT BUY HERE!
Cons: They add charges and not tell you.These people are criminals
REFUSED TO ISSUE WARRANTY CANCELLATION REFUND
Randall Reed Planet Ford Humble Complaint by Ritaheger
I have been trying to cancel an extended warranty, issued from Planet Ford 59, since May. I sent all paper work required and was told it would take 6-8 weeks. 8 weeks later I followed up because I had not received my refund. I was then told they lost my paperwork, and needed to do it again. I submitted again, and they lost it again. I left numerous messages, and no one would call me back. Finally I asked to speak with anyone in the management level, and got a gentleman named Casey Angelich. He said that he would get it taken care of and call me back. This was at the end of August. I tried calling him a week or 2 later and left numerous messages again, and again got no response, so my wife and I drove to Humble to speak to someone in person. We spoke with Casey. He said that he had gotten our messages, and sent them to the accounting dept!. He would have someone get it taken care of ASAP!. Since then I have emailed him, and he has forwarded me to someone else, who in turn has given us the same run around, and we still have nothing 5 months later'. I'm tired of getting the run around and want mymoney!!! I have done everything requested of me in a timely fashion and have done everything in my power to attempt to get someone to follow through with this matter, however, after been given the run around for nearly seven months". I have filed with the BBB". I have called?. Since then, everyone I have dealt with has quit and I still do not have my money". I am obtaining a lawyer to get this check;. Sucks that half the money will be spent tryign to get the check that is rightfully mine. 3476859
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- Dec 13, 2011
- Feb 8, 2012I shouldn't even give them one star. I need a new air compressor and 2 new air bags. The price they told me was outrageous. It's over double what u can get it other places. I was hoping the Manufacturer and Dealer would help their buyers alot more than that. No wonder they needed a bail out, decent people who work for a living supporting there families can't afford to let them fix there purchases from them. You buy there products and cant afford them to fix it when the warranty runs out. BEWARE OF THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR!!!
- Sep 27, 2011First of all don't believe all the good reviews you see on here, they were written by the staff that works for Planet ford. I took my 2011 ford Escape in for an airbag light that came on, I asked Vickie Pscion how much it would cost me to diagnose this problem, she said around $130, I agreed to that it took them almost 2 weeks for them to get back to me and tell me the problem was the airbag module was bad, they told me that it needed to be replaced and that would take care of the problem. So I spent about $600 for a new airbag module replaced it and the light did not go away, so I took it back and complained why did the light not go off if it all it needed was a new airbag module, they said I had to pay an additional $130 for programming the new module ( based on my experience thats B.S a New Module reset the whole system its self and it doesn't need programming). So I asked her once more will that take care of the problem for sure, Vickie Pscion said yes and assured me that was the only problem, sure enough I ...
- Apr 23, 2011All they care about is their quota. I will never come back to this place again. The management is terrible. They do not know how to treat their customers.
- Jan 4, 2011I would never purchase another vehicle from Planet Ford. I'd rather purchase a Chevy before dealing with them again. (And thats a lot for me to say) First purchase went ok, but after it was said and done I felt like I could have gotten a better deal else where. The next time to buy a truck, I went back to Planet Ford armed with knowledge, they did not like this. I was not able to get my keys back from them, they would not give me numbers on my trade ins, and then they had a fit that I went somewhere else. I had to threaten to call the police. Just check out theri Better Business Rating... that says it all!
Jan 13, 2010AVOID! AVOID! AVOID! You wont get fair deal at this place! They tack on fees and jack up the price. Take your business elsewhere.
DONT GO TO PLANET FORD!!!
by root123 at Citysearch
See the bottom of this page and all FIVE additional pages of the reviews from Planet Ford's mad customers that were treated badly.
THANK YOU, to all the people that used the "Your Opinion" input area below, to tell how they got tricked. Your inputs are appreciated and will be used.
IT IS NOT LEGAL FOR AN AUTO DEALER TO RUN A CREDIT CHECK ON CUSTOMERS WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND APPROVAL!! DO NOT GIVE YOUR DRIVER"S LICENSE TO A CAR SALESMAN, LIKE I DID. You can sue them for this behavior.
This website is dedicated to illuminating the the bad, unethical and maybe criminal behavior of automotive dealerships, who lie, bait and switch, conceal and cheat their would be customers by using unethical and sometimes criminal methods to increase their profits, as is apparent by all the bad customer reviews. herein. The opinions expressed herein are from the people that had contact with a bad dealership and decided to try to keep others from being taken advantage of. All the information herein is the opinion of the original posters.
On 11-29-2011, "Is this a good business plan? Trying to hide the facts and get people to just sign anything? How's that working for you? They asked me to sign a BLANK piece of paper with THEIR sales price on it, which was a lot higher than they agreed. I guess its still true what they say about car salesman.
![]() ![]() | Why do people put up with this kind of treatment? Why do car companies allow their dealers to keep doing this? Why do legislators not regulate this bad behavior? Here is the bosses' email addresses if you want to give them your two cents Randall Reed(CEO): rreed@worldclassautomotive.com 5151 Procyon St. Las Vegas, NV. 89188-1713 http://www.potamkinautomotive.com/contact-us.htm http://www.potamkinautomotive.com/about-us.htm http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4165337 http://www.lead411.com/Barry_Frieder_6858817.html Or send an email complaint directly to Ford Motor Company: |
CALL OR EMAIL THESE OWNERS AND GIVE THEM A PIECE OF YOUR MIND!
Planet Automotive Group, Inc.
KEY EXECUTIVES FOR PLANET AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.*
| Name | Board Relationships | Title | Age | |
| Barry Frieder | No Relationships | President and Chief Operating Officer | -- | |
| David Yusko | No Relationships | Chief Financial Officer | -- | |
| Andrew Pfeifer | No Relationships | Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations | -- | |
PLANET AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. BOARD MEMBERS*
| Name | Board Relationships | Primary Company | Age | |
| Robert Potamkin | 1 Relationships | Planet Automotive Group, Inc. | -- | |
| Alan Potamkin | 1 Relationships | Watsco Inc. | -- | |
Planet Automotive Group, Inc.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Planet Automotive Group, Inc. operates as an automotive dealer in the United States. It retails new and pre-owned vehicles, as well as spare parts. The company was founded in 1954 and is based in Miami, Florida. It has retail locations in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Sacramento, California; Houston and El Paso, Texas; Miami, Florida; Manhattan and Harlem, New York; Cape Cod, Massachusetts; and Philadelphia and Springfield, Pennsylvania.
6600 Cowpen Road
Miami, FL 33014
United States
Founded in 1954
KEY EXECUTIVES

Gentlemen; 12-01-2011
Planet Automotive Dealerships may be owned by Potamkin Automotive or affiliated with Worldclass Automotive, Wcaggp Inc., Pfpp Gp, Inc. and any of the following:

In the Greater Houston Metro area, PlanetFord in Humble, has a VERY bad reputation, as evidenced by all the bad reviews on the internet. They treat their customers very bad, as is evident by:
http://www.dealerrater.com/dealer/Randall-Reed-s-Planet-Ford-review-11293/
http://local.yahoo.com/info-19108499-randall-reed-s-planet-ford-humble#overview
See any POSITIVE reviews? Do you really think that anyone that would take the time to write a positive review about anything would only write ONE LINE and not go into any detail? NOT LIKELY. MORE LIKELY FAKE AND MADE UP.
Shame on Randall Reed Ford in Humble Texas, trying to slip in hidden charges and cheat customers. I sent email to the Manager, and then talked to the Sales Manager, the next day and he agreed they have problems. Their customers that are paying attention are wise to their inflating the drive out final cost and walk away. Their "Customer Benefits Package" may added to the bottom line without the customers knowledge or consent. When the customers ask how the salesmen arrived at the added charges, they refuse to identify the charges because they know they are just inflating the customer's charges. The internet salesmen are especially unethical and have no business working at any place that values their reputation. They write in all sorts of imaginary charges on the Retail Purchase Agreement and will not explain why they are there. They agree to a sales price and then add charges to the bottom line and try to pressure the customer to sign.
Since Randall Reed Ford in Humble Texas has such horrible employees and managers that will not explain or give a break down of all the charges on the sales contract before asking the customer to sign, someone at the corporate level should make some personnel changes.
Mr. (MANAGER), 11-29-2011
Your employees do not stick to there agreements and try to defraud customers. I drove 100 miles all the way from Katy to your Humble store only to be lied to and was being pressured to pay a hidden charge of about $1200 more than agreed. Someone over there should be fired. Your staff is awful. ALL these guys made me a promise to sell me : VIN # 3FAHP0HA7CR224386 for a competitive matched price of $18595 +$295 +TTL including adding backup sensors. ALL three of the bad internet salesmen above swore to me, on the phone, and in email before I drove 100 miles, that we had a deal and that there would be no further price discussion. Before I went to the dealership, I called the main number after the internet salesmen said it was a deal in an email, at $18890, and they agreed they would include the additional backup sensors and I asked to speak to the Sales Manager to confirm the deal. The sales manager confirmed the deal.
When I got there and sat down with the internet salesman, he started with a 18755 price? and then said the TTL + documentation fee of 149 total additional would be $2651 (should have been closer to $1487), and wanted me to sign a piece of paper agreeing with a total of $21406. He got upset when I ask him how he got the additional $2651 and he said "That was the deal". I told him to show me how he got that $2651 and he said I would see it on the papers when they were drawn up after I signed his paper. They tried to add on and hide the additional $1164 saying it was standard fees!! They knew that they were going to try to pull this trick on me before I ever left home.
I went to the Manager in the main building to talk to the manager on duty. The sales manager did the same thing, He knew this was a scam and would not give me a break down of the TTL and other charges making up the $2651 add on. The other four supervisory employees sitting at the desk with sales manager were smiling and grinning and chuckling. They all knew this was standard practice of cheating their customers. Shame on Randall Reed Ford in Humble Texas. Is this what you want your dealerships known for?
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Houston, TX
Crooks. Just plain crooks.
Crooks. Just plain crooks. In fact, they pretty much embody all that is bad about buying a car. Apparently nothing has changed since they were kicked out of the BBB in 2001 because of the number of complaints.
So my experience happened this last weekend. We received a letter in the mail from Randall Reed's Planet Ford on 59 stating that we would get a $50 gift card to one of our choice of eight potential retailers if we came in to test drive one of their cars.
We are looking to either buy or lease a car, and this was our first day of going to search for the right car. We stopped in and referenced this card the moment we got there. The salesman said that he would get that done right after we were done doing the test drive. We test drove a car, talked to him some more, and then went inside to get the gift card that we were offered.
At that point, a sales manager came out (typical car sales technique) to try to close us right then, to ask us if there is anything they could do to get us in a new car that day. We said that we were just browsing for now, but would be interested in buying some time in the near future.
Only then did the salesman go up to the sales desk at the front of the showroom and come back with the sad news that they had run out of gift cards.
The flat out truth is that either there never was a gift card, or they didn't feel like giving us one because they had already qualified us to figure out that we weren't going to buy that day. Con-Artists. I will never go back to their crooked dealership.
BE AWARE, THEY ARE SCAM ARTISTS, STAY AWAY FROM THIS DEALERSHIP.



