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First Choice Automotive, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforFirst Choice Automotive, Inc.

    Used Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/29/2003

    Years in Business: 27

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    Overview of BBB Rating

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    First Choice Automotive, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      5500 N W St, Pensacola, FL 32505-2436
      BBB File Opened:
      5/1/1997
      Years in Business:
      27
      Business Started:
      5/1/1997
      Business Started Locally:
      5/1/1997
      Business Incorporated:
      6/21/1999
      Accredited Since:
      1/29/2003
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Dan Jaquish, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Dan Jaquish, President
      • Mr. Brad Garrett, General Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (850) 437-9646
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Website Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Buying a used car

      Customer Complaints

      7 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      05/13/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      5/1/24 First Choice Automotive inc these people tell you what you want to hear they get you to sign paper work without giving you a chance to read it, falsify the amount you pay in bills put I pay $1250 rent/mortgage while I’m telling them I pay $2500 I asked how did I get approved and he said I only got approved because it’s through him if I go into harvesters bank alone they will never approve me, seat belt don’t work I asked are you going to let me take the truck off the lot with a non working seatbelt he stated sure you can promising me they would order the part and fix it it’s been 12 days still no seatbelt and promised to fix the safety system restraint esc system and other lights on the dash signed 2 separate agreements don’t know which one is accurate the bank approved the loan called them as well im thinking they work together still working on finding a lawyer so they can look over this paperwork and the 2 separate agreements they also state I have a warranty like a new car warranty I called about the car they stated 29000 then I got there they stated 37000 then he say he took it down to 34000 then the computer stated 37000 I said I thought you said 34000 he said yeah but that’s with taxes and such looked at the paperwork it’s states 39000 and something this is such fraud it has to be protection for the customer out there somewhere I’ve been searching for a lawyer for days now I’m not going to stop until everyone hear me out on this I started to say hey do all this your promising then I will come back and purchase but it’s the tactics that some car dealers use they get you to sign with out reading, they no once you sign your stuck, once the deal was done his demeanor change and he is like a ghost you can’t get In touch with him the other workers protect him I’m contacting the owner next and I can’t believe they are going into business together with some type of men’s health good luck with that, these people want have good luck going around doing people bad
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      Customer Reviews

      4 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Titus J

      1 star

      12/21/2023

      Where do I begin? They sold me a truck with the faulty transmission they gave me the runaround the whole time. I never got a chance to enjoy my truck. My transmission blew out with my nine-year-old in the car on a bridge with Cars passing by, they didn’t offer for a tow. They refused to get my car fixed stating that I had drove over the mileage exceeded, which was just a bogus reason for them not to replace my transmission they initially said that they would replace but never replaced. These guys are a rip off and I don’t know how they continue to run a business with all of these other bad reviews.

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