Gateway Classic Cars of Nashville — Attraction in Smyrna

BEWARE!! DO NOT sell you classic car with this company!! This company is an absolute scam.

They make you sign an agreement to get a fixed net amount once your car sells. For example, Let’s say the price of your car is listed as $40,000. You sign an agreement at that you will take home $32,000. But even if your car sold for $70,000… you still only take home $32,000

On top of that, you can only lower your net… not raise it. And once you agree to lower it, it’s stuck like that. The company won’t even disclose to you how much your car sold for!!!

This allows them to manipulate you into lowering your net, so that they can make an even higher commission once your cars sells for more.

My personal experience as a woman at this shop made me feel extremely diminished. Once my car was sold, I was not even given the courtesy of being let known for OVER TWO WEEKS! I finally received a call from the office letting me know that I had a check ready, and was not even contacted by the associate I had been working with. Technically, there is no breach contract… but this is simply just unethical business.

When I called Bob, the associate I’ve been working with, confused to ask him when the vehicle was sold… he refused to answer any of my questions and abruptly transferred me MID-SENTENCE to another worker that had no information on this deal and was just there to get me to sign documents.

I then contacted Bob over text, to which he never responded. So I asked him again A few days later for more information… to which he still refused to answer any of my questions… and told me “you’re welcome for getting your car sold” & “i don’t understand why you are not happy”

Bob would call me multiple times in a row expecting me to be able to pick up the phone at any hour of the day whenever I would get an offer. He would leave me rude and entitled voice messages saying that I needed to pick up the phone. I work during the day, and always got back to him within a reasonable timeframe. I felt that he was more concerned with making his quick commission, than giving me any sort of bare minimum respect that anyone deserves. Overall I felt extremely patronized and taken...

I've been waiting to buy my first Vette for a few years and found a beautiful '75 Stingray on Ebay, which lead me to Gateway Classic Cars in Nashville. My main concern was that I live 4 hours away and was wondering if I should have trust in driving the car back home. Understanding the emphasis that Gateway disclaims that all cars are purchased "as is" should have been my first red flag. So, I called Cody and asked him if he were me would he feel comfortable driving the car 4 hours to get it home. He said he would feel confident driving it to California. Needless to say, I made it 46 miles before having to have it towed back to Gateway Nashville. The engine was shot. I then had to pay an independent carrier $650 to have it towed back to a garage in my home town. Guess what, the car broke loose in the trailer damaging the nose of the car. This was taken care of by the carriers insurance, which is more than I can say for Gateway. They finally contacted the seller, since these cars are on consignment, and I was reimbursed $1000 from the seller...not Gateway. They do not take any responsibility for anything, so BUYER BEWARE! They wouldn't let me test drive the car, which I should have known right then that this was a mistake. Long story short, I have had to pay out another $5200 for a new engine and brakes all the way around. In dealing with Cody, be cautious. At one point, in one of our numerous conversations, he asked me if I wanted to talk to Cody the car salesman or "Cody" Cody. I told him I've been waiting for the real Cody to show up from the very beginning. A lesson learned, but I will never look at making a purchase from Gateway in the future. If you are looking for a classic car, find a local car rally and walk the crowd to see if anyone is...

Got a 67 Chevy few weeks ago from Nashville. Said it ran good. New everything! Well for the price it was a great deal. My friend told me not to do it.Like a dumb ass I did. First off. It wouldn’t start. Not a big deal. Wrong battery so they had to jump it.prob every time they started it at the dealer. Wasn’t tuned with a new Fitect, so ran like shit. Oil pressure was at a 2 at a idle with a new motor! Ya right! Rear main is blown so leaks like a civ! No oil on arrival. But they said no leaks and ran good. So needs a motor not a motor. I get it they are trying to sell these but when u ask them and they lie there asses off it’s bs. Painted over rust. Obvious to see but they said paint was nice and new. Trans. Was supposed to be 350 turbo but was really 700r4 witch is a good thing but shifts so hard prob needs rebuild. That’s just under the hood!!!!! The interior! The dash on top wasn’t even bolted down and it was in the seats when it arrived at my house. The bucket seats are bolted down by wood that someone framed on the bottom of the truck on the floorboards and just bolted onto wood which I would guess it’s not very safe and probably will not pass a safety inspection. Center consul is just sitting there floating around so I could just pull it right out. So basically a disappointing buy. I thought I got my dream truck and now I’ll have to build from start. Thanks guys. Your lucky your 5...