3 Examples of Imports with odometers wound back for sale in Sydney

[tommy86]

Firstly I DO NOT work for a car yard.

I am close friends with an import yard who pride themselves on selling good quality honest condition cars. The guys sometimes let me use their access to go through the jap auctions so i can drool over all the cars i wish i could buy.

After a while you start to see cars which end up in yards here in Sydney. These are 3 prime examples of wound back cars from one of the very dishonest dealers on Parramatta road.

I once test drove one of this guys cars during which he told me he could give me a better best trade in price than any one else on my old car because he would probably get it cleaned up at the yard and then sell the car privately so he wouldn't have to road worthy the car or provide warranty.:huh:

http://www.allimports.com.au/view/detail.php?make_id=19&car_id=880
http://www.allimports.com.au/view/detail.php?make_id=19&car_id=868
http://www.allimports.com.au/view/detail.php?make_id=19&car_id=888


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I am posting this information as a service to people so they can avoid getting ripped off by this scumbag, i have seen what some people do to make money out of imports and peole like us that buy them. There are so many cars that this type of dealer sells that shouldn't even be on Australian roads:cursing:

I do have other examples of cars on this yard that are wound back so PM me if you want me to send them to you. Also for those that dont believe me you can check the engine/chassis numbers if you really want...

 

[ygoslo]

I seriously don't understand why people buy cars from dealers.

 

[kiwibstokes]

Wow, someone should tip off one of those current affairs programs, get rid of this idiot

 

[tommy86]

Yeah i'm pretty sure Auction sheets with odometer readings and engine numbers in comparision with his online listings will be all the proof i need if i do encounter any trouble, and although i hate a current affair type programs maybe i will pass this stuff on...

My quote got deleted????

 

[king_panther]

I knew it was that caryard on the corner! They just sprung up out of nowhere with those imports.
However I wouldn't buy from anyone anyways who can't even get the spelling of the suburb they're in correct on their website!
Haberfiled should be Haberfield LOL

 

[godzilla]

Wow! How the fu*k do/can you get away with that shit?

 

[naughtika]

I seriously don't understand why people buy cars from dealers.

if you know what to look out for then, why not?

 

[tommy86]

They get away with it because most people dont have access to or know about the auction sheets

 

[qball]

I'm a member on nissan elgrand.com.au think of all the families getting ripped off as they would think all the cars they look at are legit and they have stacks of them

 

[Macca]

Wow, they wound them back heaps. Dob them in man, that shit is not cool.

 

[king_panther]

I bought Grandpa off a compliance shop & he showed some horror windbacks on some cars.

He was telling me the Delicas are the worst for having it done.

 

[tommy86]

I'm a member on nissan elgrand.com.au think of all the families getting ripped off as they would think all the cars they look at are legit and they have stacks of them

I'll have a look next time i'm at the yard and can have a look at the auction sheets, see if i can find any on his elegrands...

 

[tommy86]

Wow, they wound them back heaps. Dob them in man, that shit is not cool.

These aren't the worst, just the most relevant to us being Mitsubishi cars

http://www.allimports.com.au/view/detail.php?make_id=4&car_id=926 this was sold with 152 203 KMs showing.

 

[Macca]

Wow, thats wound back more than 100,000 Km definitely not cool. Someone will be devistated if they found out.

 

[Rasi]

I would probably warn them first that if they do not clean up their act, then you will notify the authorities and/or ACA.

However, that said, that is just totally wrong. If I bought one of their cars... I would be totally pissed

 

[TME_Steve]

I normally couldn't care less about kms on a car, I just judge the car for what it is....

Even with that mentality, I would be REALLY p!$$ed at that!!!!

 

[cyber_scriber]

Report them to the Department of Fair Trading. They've prosecuted dealers in the past for winding back odometers.

All you'd need to do is to supply the auction sheets and the ads (I'd take a screen grab of the ads before the dealer takes it down).

 

[AUSVR4]

Evo Oz have a huge thread titled "Beware of Eddy and Jimmy" about these jokers. They sell on Carsales as private sellers under different names. Scum. Warning them won't worry them, they've been doing this for a long time.

 

[cittris]

question i have is how did you get the auction sheets?

 

[tommy86]

question i have is how did you get the auction sheets?

As i said in my original post, i'm friends with an import car yard/workshop often when i am around there hanging out i'll use their access to the japanese auctions. they have some sort of page which connects them to all the different auctions and translates them in to english. Like http://www.tradecarview.com but better