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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don't tell you up front that the money you bring in cash, and the first 3 months of payments do not go to anything but they're program fee. I returned the car being one month ahead on my payments... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buyers beware the absolute worst customer service. They are so money hungry they don’t care about their Customer. They tried to repo our car over four dollars being owed on a down payment that we didn... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will not by another car from them. They don't stand by their warranties. Plus if they hear someone cussing in the back round they give you the attitude the person wasn't even talking to them. They... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am the beginning of my third year financing a van from JD Byrider and I would highly recommend them to anybody who may be having a hard time finding someone who will finance a vehicle. We had the pl... See more

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  1. Car Dealer
  2. Car Accessories Store

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J.D. Byrider has been in the business of buy here pay here used car selling for over 27 years. We’ve helped people with all types of credit histories get the financing they need for the car they want. If you have bad credit, not credit, bankruptcy, repo or other negative marks on you credit, we may be able to help you find a reliable car that matches your budget and payment schedule. The J.D. Byrider Difference Here are just a few of the things you can expect if you become a J.D. Byrider customer: Easy credit approval process, Affordable payments that match your payday, 92 points inspected on every vehicle, Serviced, computer-tested and reconditioned cars, Clean-title verified, Limited warranty or optional service agreement, Low-cost on-site service and repairs, Will help put you in a position to possibly improve your credit score. J.D. Byrider encourages you to stop by any one of our 155 locations or get started by viewing our inventory by visiting us online at www.JDByrider.com.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a lousy dealership

What a lousy dealership. First I have to drive over 100 miles to talk to a dealer. I had planned on doing so, UNTIL they waited until the LAST MINUTE, to tell me, that I couldn't take the vehicle home that day! Absolutely careless and ridiculous on their part. Now they will NEVER get my business, nor will I EVER tell anyone I know. However I will make certain people avoid them at all cost. Good job JD Byrider, pissing off customers is not going to keep you in business!

7 May 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be careful buying a car here

Be careful buying a car here. We've had 2 vehicles in less that 2 years. The scraped the first one after so many problems and now the second one isn't any better. It's in the shop ALL THE TIME! In March they had it a week. Got it back and service engine light would not go off. Left messages, no return. Less than 2 months later it won't run and have it towed there. They've had it since Wednesday and diagnosed the problem with 3 different things, none that fix it. Now they've towed it to another dealership and STILL have no answers. But to make matters worse after asking for a rental (since they have given us one before) we get an email from the new manager telling us to get an Uber.

Good Afternoon, Shawn, Julian here at Byrider reaching out to you. In regards to a loaner vehicle we legally cannot do them due to state laws with dealer licence plates etc. The best thing we tell our customers in this situation is to rent a vehicle if possible or utilize UBER, LYFT etc. 

Julian B
General Manger 
Byrider Saginaw 
989-401-8860

3 May 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just purchased my second car from the…

I just purchased my second car from the JD Byriders in Palmyra today. My first car was a 2009 Kia Optima, which I had for 4 years til I just decided to up grade to another car. I had absolutely no issues with the service or my vehicle. I purchased a 2015 Chevy Cruze today. As always the service was excellent. Also your credit score does go up when you go through them. Your payments need to be made on time. If ya all saying that purchasing from them didn't help your credit score. Ya probably didn't make your payments on time or ya lying just cuz something happened that you were not approved. I would advise anyone that needs a car and is trying to better there credit score to go through them.

13 April 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't do business with them they have…

Don't do business with them they have held my last paycheck since Feb. And not responding to my unemployment. Also stopped taking my calls . Had to have my daughter in law 3 way call to get them to talk to me. Am waiting in outcome of claim with the SC labor and wage board.

6 April 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Jason at the location off 35 said bring…

Jason at the location off 35 said bring him 500 deal done since i was in the computer. The salesman come back you need a co signer....not when you said and i drove out there. They play games....got approved for a 18 Toyota Camary.....sad to lie and miss a good sale. I wish you nothing but the worst Jason

30 March 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've only had my vehicle since may 2020…

I've only had my vehicle since may 2020 about 9 months since then I've had all 4 tires replaced 1 engine mount 1 transmission strut mount car doesn't go in reverse and needs transmission work done and they messed up the transmission pan bolts they're stripped and stuck in the pan too for only 9 months in this is complete bull I would never recommend anyone use this place as they will only rip you off.

4 March 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is the worst place in the world to…

This is the worst place in the world to buy a car from. They would not give me a carfax report and gave me a car in default and added me as the pass due customer and the vehicle is valued at $3,300 and have charged me $9,000 for it. Well above the 18%. Why are these scams allowed under Florida usury law. When I asked for a copy of the contract, which was never given to me, the email had such dangerous malicious Spyware that it would complete destroyed my cellphone and computer. STAY AWAY FROM ALL JB BYRIDER IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE RIPPED OFF! I give a "0" rating for this business.

25 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Will never buy again from Jdbyrider of…

Will never buy again from Jdbyrider of Kalamazoo Michigan (Westnedge) I’ve had the best costumer service when it comes to paying for for car, of course, But office people are nice to work with. I’ll give the office people 4 stars! Like Marcus he is in Sales great guy so helpful and honest! Dave he takes sides to easily doesn’t help to much.

When it comes to the mechanical part of of the service department is terrible, I bought my car in May of 2020 and I have had nothing but problems. Within the first two months of having the car it was in the shop I do believe at least twice. Nothing was accomplished Every time it went in everything I asked Chris to look into specific things he never did what I asked. Chris works for himself only does what he feels is necessary so by me saying Chris does everything to kiss the company’s butt to get himself higher and save the company money. We started having problems in end of July and realized that the car was loosing oil somewhere when u checked the oil dipstick there was no oil so it wasn’t a good sign. We contacted Chris and told him what was happening and made an appointment to get it in once we finally got it into the shop they looked it over and I never got a return phone call regarding that situation until at least a week. Chris said the motor is bad and they ordering a new/used motor and they would be swapping it out but due to covid they weren’t sure just how long it would take before they had everything they needed to complete the job. Chris mentioned it could take up to a week before receiving the motor. At that time we understood and let it go. Weeks had past no call to keep us informed we always had to call Chris everytime. By this time everything was always something on why he was taking so long. After a point it become ridiculous. Chris is full of crap and has no understanding how to talk to customers and properly explain situations or Chris only tells u what you wanna hear! By this time it had been over a month and they ended up pulling out the current motor tearing it down from top down to replace what was needed to get the oil back in the correct part of the engine. Never put or had any intention on putting a different motor in the first place. During the time they were pulling the current motor out they severely damaged the front end of my car not putting anything back or replacing parts they broke. Nope once they called me after a month and half of having my car telling me oh we want to give u a complete detailing, my car had been gone for over a month I couldn’t afford to have it for any longer. So They lied and all they did was caused severe damage to the front of my car bumper was cracked in 4 spots and the air pieces were cracked and not reattached, everything was just hanging like the battery box that hold fuses and such yes just hanging. But yet they called us to tell us the the car was ready to be picked up. when we got the car back. I knew right away that they lied about replacing the motor due to it did the same exact same when I pulled it off the lot in May. Thought the hole waiting game that has us truly believing they changed out the motor. But No! (Chris lied) Oh I’m not done yet, I had two other issues on this car that I talked with Chris several times about this problem. At this point my car has been in the shop 4/5 times by now. When I first got the car in May 2020 I had realized then my tire sensor light was coming on and off religiously. Never one time has this issue been addressed. And it’s pretty simple to fix again Chris doesn’t want to do anything the customers need him to do it’s all about him. And last but not least my idle on my car drops considerably everytime u are approaching a stop light, sign if u didn’t know the car you would think it was goin to stall out. Mentioned that to Chris many times and again his favorite words keep an eye if it gets worse let me know. Two minor repairs and the first thing Chris says to my husband while making an appointment well it’s gonna cost 100 to fix the tire sensor and I’ll look into the idle issue.
Well I’m done I will not take my car back to him!! Best of luck to all others who think goin to Jdbyrider is a great idea!!! Chris need to find another career in stocking shelves! He is useless. We have an appointment on January 21st at 9am well I’m not taking it in. I’m done dealing with a moron.

15 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nightmare

Nightmare, run as fast as you can. I will never ever again purchase from them. Cars are old, over priced, high mileage! The first 3 months I lived at J D Byriders. Always some kind of issue! I've had it for 4 years sunk 5000.00 into. They sell garbage vehicles because people have bad credit or not alot of money. They should be shut down. Try drive time their better quality cars, a little more on payments but not junk cars!!!😡

29 October 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The general manager Josh Flaminio

The general manager Josh Flaminio at the Denver, CO location thinks acceptable to not pay a mother her last week’s paycheck from working in the sales department. He thinks it’s acceptable to pay her $0 for a full week of work. The sales guys are wonderful but Josh won’t let them sell you a car unless you have a minimum of $500-$1000 down or good credit. So, don’t believe the corporate’s advertising of $199 down, because Josh terminated that. Josh won’t treat you, or anyone else fairly. So beware.

28 October 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My experience wasn't all bad

My experience wasn't all bad, but mostly bad. I bought 3 cars through them. My last 2 the mechanic was sabotaging my vehicle. He has been there for 10 years, so they would never believe me. He got mad at me cause I told a friend that was having trouble with his pcm that they will get a part from a spare vehicle. The friend took it as they take stuff off his car and put it on someone else's. He went and told the mechanic i said that. When I came into the shop the mechanic got in my face and said we don't take parts off of others cars we have junk cars outback. I just said ok. My 3rd car I took in for an oxygen sensor and came out with my engine over heating. I think he took my heater core and gave me a bad one. Later i had to pay 700 to get a new heater core. My car before that he tightened the neck on my radiator too tight and cracked it. Claimed one day he could see it leaking. Noway I had been putting cardboard under it for weeks. He knew what he did and since I gave the car to my husband he wanted to fix what he did. I'm not saying all jd byrider's are bad, but this one in Wv is!

17 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought my car in September 2019 and…

I bought my car in September 2019 and around November I had issues with my thermostat took it to the shop payed $25 for them to look at it and they said they the thermostat housing needed to be replaced so they said they did it well I’ve had on going issues with the same thing so they changed the radiator hose then came back again in February for the same reason they just added coolant here we are in the middle of August and I look back on my old paperwork comes to find out they never change the thermostat like they said I feel if they didn’t know what they were doing they should have just said that and don’t lie about fixing something they didn’t fix due to the pandemic they can’t see or even fix my car till the 20th mind you my check engine light has came on I feel if I pay 400 almost $500 a month my car should be fixed or should have been fixed before the pandemic

14 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst experience ever with car buying

Worst experience ever with car buying. Bought a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse and only had it 2 weeks before the engine locked up. They have had the car for over 3 weeks but demands payment. They do not offer loaner cars or rental insurance. If it was a simple repair then I would understand but not a new motor and no car for 3 weeks and I still have to get to work. Never again will I buy anything here.

11 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This place is the worst carlot ever…

This place is the worst carlot ever they get salvage cars and redo them and overpriced them then try to charge you a biweekly rate that's unbelievable who pays almost $500 a month for a car that got over a hundred thousand miles then it's a lot of cosmetic issues and the cars run horrible the dealer have you up there all day thinking they're going to do something for you and then turn around and sell the car and try to put you in the car that they want you in this is the most horrible this place it needs to be shut down

10 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Said there there to help people get…

Said there there to help people get into a car but then you get turned down long as you have a job income no matter what your credit is they should be able to put you in a car with a monthly payment that you can afford

13 June 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t buy

Worse place ever bought a car and within months had issues. My car has been in and out of there services repair shop. 7 times this year !!!! There GM was sure to tell me because it’s a used car the lemon law doesn’t apply. Worse company Ever

25 May 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never buy from this place,I had to,but…

Never buy from this place,I had to,but they sold me a lemon charged way to much for the car. They really hate poor people,almost a 400 hundred dollars payment for a used 5 year old car,they are the worst,really one star review is to nice!

4 May 2020
Unprompted review

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