Jazelle Gee felt excited after she bought a 2019 Honda Civic at Tricolor Auto in Fort Worth — and relieved she finally had a reliable ride after her last vehicle was labeled as a hazard.
The car wasn’t perfect. The inside smelled like marijuana and the front seat had a cigarette burn, Gee said.
But Tricolor Auto and its sister brand, Ganas Ya, made car ownership possible for many who couldn’t qualify for traditional auto loans. Tricolor, one of the largest used car companies in Texas, marketed specifically to Hispanic people with its in-house financing…