Beware of car broker n itrust motor

[Gohtg]

Hi all,need to warn all potential car buyer of this car broker Tony n a used car shop Itrust.

On e 2nd of dec which is about 10days ago,i collected a 2nd hand mazda 6 from this Itrust.E person who delt with me was Tony.Out of these 10days i own this car,i only drove for 2days n e rest of e days it was in workshop!!!

When i first viewed e car,this broker told mi that this car everything is Ok!jus that e aircon gas no more n said that its cheap thing asking mi to settle on my own.Fine i told him.few 10 bucks i will settle on my own.After driving for 1day,i drove to a workshop n mechanic told mi that e fan is no running!so,i called that Tony n told him what e mechanic said.He then asked mi to drive to his workshop at AMK autohub.left e car that for 2days n repair cost is $240.Tony returned mi $100 which i have given him as i requested to loan from OCBC n buying my own insurance.He promised to fork out $200 from his pocket to help settle this aircon thingy but when he met me at AMK autohub,he returned me e $100 saying that "this $100 i return u".i thought he is gonna return mi $100 n foot e bill of $240 as well but he asked mi to foot e bill!Of course i talked back saying that he promised to cover up to $200!then he took out another $50 n showed mi his wallet saying that he no money liao!

Fine,$100+$50=$150 so i jus need to pay $90.since $90 is not a big amount,i went to settle e bill n drove off.

Now os e 2nd problem,when e day i collected this car,i demanded at least $20 petrol in e tank n Tony said ok but during collection,there was none!so when passing him e $100 which i promised him,i deducted $20 n he said can.First thing i do after i drove off,i went to e nearest petrol station to pump $20.after pumping,i noticed e petrol gauge din move at all!maybe too little petrol i thought so i went to pump another $20!But still it did not move at all!So i went to another workshop to have it checked n they said e fuel filter n fuel sensor spoilt.Another 4days in workshop!this time round,Tony said that he is a broker n itrust told him that they dun wanna hold any resposibilites which i reprimanded him!!!i told him will u want to buy such a car?!!if u want,i sell u!

Then he kept saying that this car is under consignment,he cant do much.Fine,i said i wanna go down to itrust motor n talk to them.but he kept stopping mi from going down.saying that he will help mi to talk to itrust bla bla bla!Ended up telling mi that itrust dun wanna hold responsibility again!Then today after collecting e car which costed $570 for e repair,i went down to itrust.to my surprise,itrust moved!n a salesman beside told mi that they moved 2days after i collected my ride which Tony also knew.

I think to finish e whole story,will take u guys at least 30mins to finish reading.To cut it short,i m gonna lodge a CASE complaint tomorrow.

This is to warn u guy not to trust this shop itrust n this car broker Tony.if u c any car ad in sgcarmart n e seller name is T.M,thats him.

[Briansoh]

Hi,

I can understand your anger but purchasing a used car always has its problems. These cars are not new and you have to go in with the mindset that they will need repairs and deferred maintenance from the previous owner/s. I am not siding with the dealer or anything but i think you should just move on. Dealers will always remain dealers and 500 bucks isnt alot of money in terms of car ownership and you shouldnt let such an incident dampen your mood and enjoyment of your new car. When I got my car a few years back, i also had to pay around 1k in the first week for typical repairs and such associated with a used car. I just bit the bullet and paid for it myself. You also do know that CASE cant do much and you would have to pay more money just to open an account with them which leads to more cost. Just treat the repair bills as an "upgrade" that will allow you to enjoy your car for many more years to come.

 

[Gohtg]

Hi,

I can understand your anger but purchasing a used car always has its problems. These cars are not new and you have to go in with the mindset that they will need repairs and deferred maintenance from the previous owner/s. I am not siding with the dealer or anything but i think you should just move on. Dealers will always remain dealers and 500 bucks isnt alot of money in terms of car ownership and you shouldnt let such an incident dampen your mood and enjoyment of your new car. When I got my car a few years back, i also had to pay around 1k in the first week for typical repairs and such associated with a used car. I just bit the bullet and paid for it myself. You also do know that CASE cant do much and you would have to pay more money just to open an account with them which leads to more cost. Just treat the repair bills as an "upgrade" that will allow you to enjoy your car for many more years to come.

 

 

 

ya agreed i m living with it but i jus want potential car buyer to look out for this shop n this car broker.of course they can still buy from them which i cant stop.i felt that i need to alert them.

Edited December 12, 2011 by Gohtg

[Gohtg]

i will sms e broker tomorrow n ask him to view this forum so he can defend for himself.i dun wanna malign anyone.

[Unfair]

You buy car you never check? 2nd hand car sure have its problem.

 

No warranty from the dealer when you take over?

If so then anything spoiled is your problem.

 

The dealer out of goodwill come help you settle already, what more you want?

You expect them to know the car inside out?

So company 100 cars must go drive all of them for a few weeks then can sell ar?

 

[Calvin79]

Honestly, Ur dealer at least gave u the 150 bucks... Most dealers won't even give u a cent... For a 2nd hand car, expect to set aside 1-2k for repairs...

[Edwardthy]

no point posting inside this stupid forum. STUPID PEOPLE just like to flame one and other.

[Alim]

When I buy a used car, I will have it checked by my workshop.

 

Just pay $80 and that's it.

 

All used car will have the initial maintenance costs depending on the mileage. For me, I will change most of the wear and tear parts.

 

In one instance, my workshop spotted one of the used cars that needs repair mounting to $5k, I rejected the used car.

[Blackyv]

Like that also complaint, I think my ex manager have to kill someone already... He spent more than 8k to repair his second hand beemer on second mth of ownership...

[RelaxLah]

..2nd hand car is like that ...I used to buy >10yr old car n the first thing I do is to throw @$2K to get it ok at my mechanic..u name it - air con, engine mounting, brake disc, radiator, radiator fan, coolant reservoir, fuel filter, fuel pump, drive shaft, undercarriage corrosion etc etc..Most important the chassis not bent (due to previous accident).. Mazda 6 is still a hardy car..

[ChickenMob]

Yah sometimes 2nd hand cars got to depend on luck.

some problems will on surface maybe a week or month after you get it.

my friend spent about 3k on the gearbox overhaul for his volvo.

 

i was lucky that my car did not gave me so much problems.

relax bro try to get a familar mechanic to give your car a through check.

[Bhauto213]

U r consider lucky, u haven meet those who bought 2nd hand car with gone case gearbox, ECU problem. I saw a few and there is nothing much the owner can do about.

recently a customer of mi bought an 2nd hand Audi A6. Drive a week check light on, car engine dead off couldn't start. Tow to Premium Automobiles, repair cost $5K plus!!!!

Owner LPPL have to fork out and pay for himself.

[Gohtg]

most of e car dealer will have a so called "warranty" for at least 1 month or so.b4 i purchased this car,i already have e mindset that i need to spend some money on wear n tear.e problem is this Tony said that this car "everything's ok" but 1 day after driving,problem came.when i called him,he asjed mi to settle myself.

of course i dun expect him to know e car inside out but if u dun know about e condition of e car,dun say "everythings ok"

[Gohtg]

Yah sometimes 2nd hand cars got to depend on luck.

some problems will on surface maybe a week or month after you get it.

my friend spent about 3k on the gearbox overhaul for his volvo.

 

i was lucky that my car did not gave me so much problems.

relax bro try to get a familar mechanic to give your car a through check.

 

 

 

hopefully no more problem after spending about 1k in repairing.what pissed mi off is that no one from itrust call mi to at least talk to mi on this issue!

[Shox87]

why not jus post his ctc no here as well.

 

makes it easier to identify him and siam him.

[Gohtg]

think it wont b that gd to put his contact openly.i also dun wish to break his "rice bowl".i jus want people to b careful b4 paying deposit for car cause after u signed on e dotted line,there is no returning.

Edited December 13, 2011 by Gohtg

[Obscurest]

Folks,

 

I tink you guys shld stop firing at TS.

 

If I'm him I will do the same. Pls understand the whole situation before saying 2nd hand car is like tat.... Shld chk the car before signing etc etc etc etc .....

 

Mind u now the case is that he drive away n on the 2nd day some fault discovered n after is fixed another prob discovered immediately after he drove out of workshop!!!

 

I mean so what if is consignment so what if is he din chk? The fact is that the dealer shld assist to solve this. So what if he paid $150??? Just imagine if this is ur ride?

 

So what if so and so also pay $$$$ to fix his 2nd ride but mind u is not after 2 or 3 mths is 1 day.

 

Pls I know I will kena fire but pls dun fire for the sake of firing. Let's try to understand from cases to cases.

 

Else this forum will become another stupid stomp just to fire.

[Xers007]

think it wont b that gd to put his contact openly.i also dun wish to break his "rice bowl".i jus want people to b careful b4 paying deposit for car cause after u signed on e dotted line,there is no returning.

 

thanks for sharing....