Beware of used cars form car lots: a sample

[acruz234]

Can't believe that the seller ton08 reposted the ad!

[JackFlash]

If buying from a used car lot, you're most likely to encounter buy-and-sell pros who are experts at all kinds of "magic". But it's also a case-to-case basis. May mga unscrupulous at meron matino. Swerte ako noon at nakatyempo ako ng matino. Nevertheless here are some tips:

1. Always bring a mechanic who can inspect the car thoroughly - whether you buy from a used car lot or from a private seller. Many unscrupulous buy-&-sell pros work from their homes also.
2. Ask for copies of OR & CR and check w/ LTO
3. If casa maintained, ask for service records and see if odometer readings match. Do some fuzzy math if distance traveled from last service to the time you're buying is incredible or not.
4. Check out web sites for tips on buying a used car. Most apply to US markets but many tips can be applied locally.

[speed unlimited]

Mahirap pa ngang bumili sa mga Buy and sell expert na ganyan kaya nilang remedyuhan lahat ng sira pati body at engine buti pa kung may kakilala kang tao na gusto benta sasakyan niya iyon na lang bilin mo para alam mo history ng kotse at kung paano inalagaan sasakyan.

[vito corleone]

if you know nothing about cars and car conditions (tulad ko ), huwag maglakas loob bumili na walang kasamang mekaniko to thoroughly check the vehicle. . .kahit magbayad ka na sa oras ng mekaniko ok lang yun

as much as possible, stay away from used car lots. . .tama si jack flash, maraming "magic"

[TerribleOne]

XLT 226. NOTED THAT! at rush pa! tigas ammmf.

[puruknoy]

Both analog and digital odometer can now be tampered. Most if not all car dealers does this. Kaya dont be fooled by the low millage selling point, its better to buy from direct sellers.

[redorange]

Can the mods here ban him or remove his ads? He has multiple cars for sale that are most likely tampered also.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...5295&protype=1

[JJGF]

+1. Baratin mo ng todo. Ayan ang pangit sa analog na odo, naiikot.

Not really OT, this may help other potential 2nd hand buyers too. Eh yung mga digital odometer, mapagkakatiwalaan ba ito mga tsikoteers? Pwede rin yata itong ma-tamper eh.

sir kayang kaya i-tamper ang digital nasa 4k lang last balita ko...15mins lang

[digimon11]

this is nice at least you guys are posting some helpful info's about those nasty dealers,i had a very bad experience din kasi when i purchased a used car,turns out the damn thing is a disaster waiting to happen,and it did,it was an a/t car,and it suddenly dies down while driving it..

[p_borj]

sir kayang kaya i-tamper ang digital nasa 4k lang last balita ko...15mins lang

Geez, ang tao nga naman talaga basta makabenta ng maganda.

this is nice at least you guys are posting some helpful info's about those nasty dealers,i had a very bad experience din kasi when i purchased a used car,turns out the damn thing is a disaster waiting to happen,and it did,it was an a/t car,and it suddenly dies down while driving it..

Similar experience with me, ayun nga lang, mabuti at pumayag yung owner na ibalik ko yung auto kahit kumuha ng 20k, ayun pagkabalik sa kanya, bigla nalang namatay. Naputol yata ang timing belt hahaha tapos in-i-start pa, karma niya, 56k km odo reading yun ha 1997 Nissan Cefiro hahaha.

[blacksun25]

thanks TS for the heads-up. tsk..tsk..tsk... madami talaga manloloko ngayon. medyo wala na nga ako tiwala sa mga sellers dito sa tsikot classifieds dahil most of them are buy and sell. ok lang sana mag buy and sell eh, pero ang manloko ng kapwa mo, that's another story.

[emms1121]

Kahit i ban yung seller, posibleng gumawa ulit ito ng ibang user name. Ingat ingat lang mga katsikot!

[MXFX]

great investigation here . i dealt with similar ones here in u.s. usually marked tmu or "true mileage unknown." this could be anywhere from legit repairs involving dash parts, clerical errors, or unknowns. good thing the ones i looked at showed last mileage on its history reports.

[badsekktor]

sa tabi ng shop ng suki kong talyer, meron shop na nagrerestore ng mga "totalled" na sasakyan. ang husay nila gumawa as in walang bakas. always checked a lot of units there since katabi ng suking mekaniko ko. I actually got interested kasi first time ko lang na makakita ng ganun kagaling sa body repairs and since im planning to have my ride repainted, nag-inquire ako sa kanila..... sad to say di daw sila tumatanggap ng gawa. yun ginagawa daw nila eh sarili nila at binebenta daw..... di ko lang sure kung sinasabi nila yun history ng sasakyan sa buyer.....

[acruz234]

before pic with [SIZE=2]131k mileage[/SIZE]

http://www.phadpost.com/ph/?db=ph_ve...+hi-ace+2.0+GL

[BlueJazz]

baka naman meron may kilala sa real identity nitong si TON08 para maiwasan na ng lahat.

actually ok naman bumili sa dealers, pero kailangan yung may pwesto tulad ng sa may ortigas area. got mine at goldcars, ok mga tao dun and they will tell you the problem of the vehicle, hindi itatago.

[constantine]

this also happen to me , i bought a car in one of car dealer here in Q.C. 2001 model 2 years ago with odo 45k + millage, first week, noticed some problem with steering and suspension,

i brought it in casa for repair/estimate's, to my surprise they have a record of that same car 2 year's ago after i bought it, and the odo two years ago was 65 plus k na, they estimate it that it should be 100k plus odo on the day that i bought it, no guts to complain na since it might just caused trouble and abala..

$hitty things happen's anyways with a couple of repairs, the car is working perfectly fine naman...

[vinj]

I already caught a buy and sell guy red handed. We bought a second hand Corolla 1.3 before with 26K on the odo (it was a two year old car back then). Before we bought it, we noticed the original owner placed her office address so we were able to get in touch with her through phone as she worked in the same building as a relative and turns out the mileage was already 65K. We still bought the car but the buy and sell guy gave us a good discount... i didnt mind the mileage since i got to cofirm the car was in good condition and knowing the real mileage helped me do the necessary preventive maintainance measures.

[gearspeed]

Nalala ko tuloy yung For Sale na Rav4 namin sinabi nung isang lalake nung makita niya yung tinakbo na "nakow iaatras ni Mike yan"
Ang ginawa ko pinost ko sa iba't ibang forum yung photos ng Rav4 namin kasama na yung tinakbo talaga niya.