Chesterfield Valley InvestorsReviews of gatewayclassiccars.com

First class experience. I love the approach Warren and the rest of the team takes. They allowed me to browse at my own pace and when I was ready with questions they were super informative. I ended up buying a car and the transaction was as smooth as the classic car we bought! I am on their site daily now, looking for a second car to add to the collection.

I bought a 1990 corvette from Gateway Atlanta . Received car with cracked windshield , didn't run well needed fuel pump, air condition didn't work power antenna does not work, radio does not work. Battery went dead ticking noise in dash. was told car was in great condition. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. I LEARNED A TOUGH LESSON

PEOPLE, PAY ATTENTION. Gateway Classic Cars has very questionable business practices. I wanted to list my 1970 SS El Camino with this company in the fall of 2020. I called and asked all the question about the process. They tell you what you want to hear, and then they send you a contract. Like most people, I really wanted to sale my car, and was willing to pay a fair commission to have someone else do it. In short, paragraph 1 of the contract is all about getting you ready for the game, it is called "NET AMOUNT". This is where you agree to the, and let me quote "Initial net amount for the sale of the vehicle". "This amount is also referred to as Net To Owner". There is some other wording in this paragraph, but here is and I quote the wording you need to understand: "Any amount earned over final written Net To Owner amount will be retained by Consignee as commission." Now, we can move on to paragraph 2 of the Gateway Classic Car contract. Minimum Consignment Commission. I am going to quote the part you need to read and understand. "The minimum consignment commission retained by the consignee will be $2,500 or 12.5% of the sale price, whichever is greater". "The consignee reserves the right to charge a buyer's Fee up to 12.5% of the sale price, although this does not create any agency relationship between the Consignee and the buyer, and the Consignee is not acting as a broker for the buyer.". Just to make a few things clear. The buyers premium is included in the asking price of any vehicle price you see posted for a vehicle sold by Gateway Classic Cars. Now, stop and read the above comments over and over until you are blue in the face and think you have understood paragraph one and two of the Gateway Classic Car contract. Now I will explain how this worked for me. I arrived for my appointment to deliver my car to the Atlanta show room. My appointment was with Dennis Vanterpool. Dennis went over the contract with me. He pulled Chris Hicks into the process when we were trying to agree to the Net to Owner price. We agreed that if we went with $35,000 as the Net to Owner, the car would be listed for just under $40,000. We knew there would be some potential negotiating before it was over, but we all agreed this price would bring potential buyers. Two weeks later, I called Dennis to find out why my car was never listed on the company website, or any of the sites they say it will be listed. Dennis was unaware the car was not listed, and said he would call me back. One week passes, and no return call from Dennis, so I call the show room and spoke to Chris Hicks. He told me he was just about ready to call me, yea right..... You see at that point my car was pulled outside for photos, but they could not get it started again. I drove three hours back to Atlanta the next day to find they had run the battery dead trying to start the 454 Blower motor. After showing Chris how to start a motor like this, we were back on track to get the car listed. A few days later, my car was listed, and much to my shock, it was listed at $46,000. Now do the math, that makes it 32% over the Net To Owner. Now they have me because the Gateway Classic Car contract states they have the right to list the car at any price. I called Dennis, and asked him about the listing price. He told me corporate set the listing price. He then told me that it was only after he did the paperwork on my car that he learned that every car was listed at 32+% of the Net to Owner because they have expenses of running a business. I told him my contact stated 12.5% commission, but he pointed to the contract that states they can list for any price above the Net to Owner price. Dennis wrote a letter to Gateway Classic Cars owner and copied me on email. Dennis told the owner that what they were doing was confusing and wrong. Dennis was no longer employed after that. After many unanswered phone calls, I found myself talking to Chis Rockwell at Gateway Classic Cars Corporate. His solution to the problem was for me to lower my Net To Owner, so they could lower the asking price. I refused, so he agreed to lower the asking price to $44,000, this would allow them to make just 26% on this sale. My car sit on the show room floor in Atlanta until I picked it up at the end of the contract. I am trying to tell you readers two things. First, if you are going to list a car with Gateway Classic Cars, the commission is not the 12.5% they talk about before you drop off your car. The only way to lower the advertised price, is to reduce your Net to Owner, but the 32% Gateway commission will not be changed. Go back to the quote about paragraph 1 where they talk about "Initial amount" for the Net To Owner. They know the Net To Owner amount is going to change, they count on it. The second point is for all you buyers. Keep in mind that EVERY advertised price you see from Gateway Classic Cars has a chump bump that could choke a horse!

This not in defense of Gateway. But if you buy a car sight-unseen you can easily be blindsided. I have a 1954 chevy that I bought after I saw it but due to my own ignorance, it needed work.

This dealer is clearly not legit. Who calls a car dealer and makes an offer and doesn't hear anything for 7 days? Who tells multiple BS stories and none of them make any sense. Come on, if you are going to lie at least do it well. Every classic car vendor and website says to stay away from these people and I 1000% agree. They are bad news. I called, texted, and emailed. They just ignore you. Part of the problem is it's a bunch of millenials who have no idea how to run a business and several used car guys that are teaching them lots of bad habits. When they do answer the phone they won't answer your questions, or they answer them in a way you can tell is not truthful. They really don't give a crap if they sell a car or not. And if, as the owner, you need to leave yourself a 5 star review to bring your average up....maybe you need to read the crap reviews and actually fix your business. Jessie in Denver is horrible.

Just arrived back in Las Vegas, from Gateway Classics, Nashville, Tn. Bob Pierce the salesman and I text each other several times about a Truck I was interested in buying. I ask him if it leaked any oil, he said no. I ask him if he thought it was a fast build or a solid truck, he said he didn't think so. He did try to sell me a different truck that I didn't want. I ask him for more pictures which never came. So after spending about $1000.00 on a trip to look at the truck, the first thing I noticed was a big oil spot under the truck. Bob said that might be from another vehicle that was parked there, so I got under and verified it for myself. Sure enough transmission leaking all around, when I told him, no reaction. I will never deal with Gateway Classics again. Wish I would have read all the reviews before I went there, could have saved my money.

After I bought a car there, they damaged the car before pick up. After that, no answer from anyone. They didn't assume responsibility nor did they answer any emails or calls. Eventhough I wrote the general manager, the operations manager ... no answer. No after sales. Stay away from that company.

I bought a car from them on September 14 and I still can’t get it titled. I need the cowl tag and the x owner has it but won’t give it to me. Gateway Motors says the x owner won’t return there calls and they won’t do anything about it. Ca. DMV says it still is under review. If I can’t get it registered it’s worthless. Also there is so many problems, and I have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix it. The restoration shop took the interior out today and found a dead decomposed rat with a bunch air fresheners around it. The manager says there is no warranty as is and so on.They said you looked at and you bought it. Most everything wrong you couldn’t see. Also they won’t let you drive on highway and if I had I definitely wouldn’t have bought it. Scary bad vibration! I could go on, but don’t have enough time! If you are thinking about buying a car from them BUYER BEWARE!!! Dennis Scroggs