View Poll Results: Would authorized dealers ever dupe buyers?
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Definitely
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No way
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Some will, some won't
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October 15th, 2009 02:17 PM #1Someone asked me if it was possible that an authorized car dealer would pass of Ondoy flooded cars as new. They said that several dealerships went under during the flood and the new cars on the floor were submerged. Would it be possible that some would clean them up and re-sell them as "new". What would happen to warranties in that kind of scenario?
What about those that sell pre-owned. Like PGA who someone said re-sold a porsche that was totalled and pretended it wasn't until the new buyer found out the hard way.
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October 15th, 2009 02:29 PM #2
I really want to get an Altis on the 1st quarter of 2010 and this is one of my concerns. I was told in another thread that Toyota Bicutan wasn't flooded but what if the factory where they source the cars were?
I do not trust dealerships at all because we already had an issue with Toyota Bel Air where we got the car that I am driving now. Is it reasonable to wait for 2011 to get a new car?
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October 15th, 2009 02:41 PM #3
Car dealers should have an extended warranty to lessen worries of would be buyers. Say fro 3 to 5 years (like Hyundai) or from 100,000 to 150,000 or even 200,000 kms.
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October 15th, 2009 02:41 PM #4
Prudential na naman?! Will never ever trust that company.
As for passing off flooded cars as new, unless car brands would offer a buy back of flooded vehicles from their dealers, my guess is some of them will indeed try to sell them off as new. Heard about dealers doing so naman with display/demo cars, or slightly scratched or dented vehicles, so there is a chance they may do it for flooded units as well, if they had any.
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October 15th, 2009 04:28 PM #5They said that the Mitsubishi Plant is in Cainta. Was it flooded? Did they have flooded cars?
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October 15th, 2009 05:09 PM #6
of course, they wouldn't admit that their factories/plants were flooded. parang harakiri.
you'll just see it for yourself
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October 15th, 2009 08:58 PM #7
If you are about to buy a car....wait for the 2010 models to come in.
Parang russian roulette if you buy a 2009 or older model right now.
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October 17th, 2009 09:23 AM #8
Depends on the dealership and company policy.
For some, those without close supervision from the mother company, they disconnect the odometers on test units, para di halata na "used".
For others, they have a strict policy on the sale of used units and test units. Ford and Honda, as far as I know, sell test and demo units at a deep discount. Honda, furthermore, will give big discounts on brand new unsold stock... but getting to the Ford and Honda auctions is usually by invitation only. These two manufacturers, at least, might dispose of flood damaged stocks via auction. I don't know about the others... the plants in the Bicutan area and in Santa Rosa are on high ground... the flooding in Santa Rosa was only on the Bay side. So for those who have factories here, most of the damaged stock will be from flooded dealerships... which isn't very many cars compared to what they normally sell.
Kawawa ka lang if your car was in a flooded dealership for PMS during the typhoon...
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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October 17th, 2009 09:39 AM #9How true yung narining ko na one car dealership in Makati had 90+ cars submerged?
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October 18th, 2009 09:09 PM #10
AFAIK, most dealerships would normally buy their stock on credit using "floor stock financing" or an Letter of Credit. One of the requirements by the creditors is that the stock be insured and this normally covers flooding.
Some were saying Mitsu in Cainta was affected but it was said by the company that only the front was affected; also if you pass by that place, its already on the elevated portion of Cainta near Valley Golf at the foothills of Antipolo.
Buhay na buhay ang BGC this evening. Bukas halos lahat ng restaurants. Sabi pa nung isang cashier...
Traffic!