Gary Hopper of SUZUKI CARS OF McKINNEY Texas formerly owned a dealership HOPPER MOTORPLEX locates at 3210 Towerwood in Dallas Texas. He sold me a 2001 Audi TT on EBay and represented the car as being in great shape. He stated in the ad... "This car runs, drives and rides excellent, the transmission shifts perfectly and the clutch is strong. Bid with confidence its a very nice car at a very reasonable price".
The car was taken off the transport truck when it arrived in Indianapolis at the Audi dealership and the rear whined so loud the service agent was not able to speak and be understood even at speeds under 30 miles per hour! The car had been wrecked and was not disclosed, this "non-smoking" car had cigarette burns in the seat and had to be treated by a company for the smell. In all, this really nice car cost over $8000 to get it to the point it could be driven.
Throughout this ordeal Gary Hopper refused to make any restitution, as a matter of fact he was arrogant about the situation as he was in Texas and we were in Indiana. The case was taken to court and a judgement was rendered against Mr. Gary Hopper and his Hooper Motorplex. Dun and Bradstreet attempted to collect for the repairs and judgement and they could not get him to cooperate. My only recourse was to hire a Texas law firm and sue him. I have not taken that off the table. I notice he has moved his dealership TWICE since then and now sells used cars and Suzuki cars.
Bottom line, do not buy anything from this guy unless you can see, drive and have the car throughly checked. Definately do not buy anything from him over the Internet unless you are willing to get burned. Terrible business man with a proven record of not caring anything about the customer.
