Too Many Changes

Con Ruffing Submitted this review about AutoStar Transport Express
Review made Live: 4/27/2012 4:25:00 PM
This is the second time I have used Auto Star. Had a quote for $698, when called to confirm pickup the representative said the driver needed another $50.... a total now of $750. I agreed but then he said to give the driver $600 cash and Auto Star would hit my credit card for $150...they took advantage of me. Then they called back after I gave them the credit car etc and said the driver had taken another load and they needed to find another trucker. Waited a few days then on a Saturday they called at 11am and said a trucker would pick the car up in an hour. Said they would only charge me $100 since this trucker wanted $650. A flat bed truck showed up with two other cars and they said they were takeing my car to a lot...something I did not want from the start. Then the car had to be unloaded an reloaded etc. Car was suppose to get to Michigan either Tuesday PM or Wednesday. It showed up late Thursday. Individual at the delivery point had never seen the car. I since have found a scrape on the lower part of the front bumper....this car is a Crossfire and has low clearance. Also think they screwed up the wheels on the car when it was transported by them last summer.

Company Response
Mike Cannon from AutoStar Transport Express Submitted this response.
Response Date: 4/27/2012 5:28:00 PM
We appreciate all feedback with regards to our service, as it does provide us with invaluable information on ways to improve. We do offer our sincerest apologies for the delay in delivery, and will address those issues with the carrier. This is the first we have heard of any potential damage to the car, and would be more than happy to assist Mr Ruffing in filing a claim with the carrier. We would like to point out that at no time was Mr Ruffing taken advantage of as we had an offer from a carrier prior to Mr Ruffing even placing an order with us, asking for $50 more than the quoted price. We would be negligent in our duties if we did not present every offer we get to our customers. Mr. Ruffing agreed to the price with no pressure from our agent. Mr Ruffing was always going to be charged $150 as a deposit, and when the first carrier we had didn’t work out with his schedule, we found another carrier within a couple of days that was asking for even more money. Since we had now contracted with Mr Ruffing for the contracted price that he agreed to, we took $50 AWAY from our deposit to honor the contracted price. We are sorry that Mr. Ruffing feels he has received a less than stellar service from AutoStar Transport, and wish him nothing but the best in the future. Mark Dugger, Operations