Anyone dealt with this company or know anything about them?

amn88

http://limitedcars-sales-direct.com/

Seems to good to be true to be honest! I want to buy both the a5 and bmw 320d coupe on their site... But i am waiting to hear from someoine that has already dealt with them??

Sobanek

sounds too good to be true

And it probably is

John:
Where are you located?
Welcome John! Your request has been directed to the Live Chat Support department. Please wait for our operator to answer your call.
Call accepted by operator Maria. Currently in room: John, Maria.
Maria:
Please check the "About Our Company" section.
John:
Hi there, I'm interested in buying one of your cars, but how can I do it?
Maria:
On what vehicle are you interested? Please send the code#.
John:
883031100
John:
883031100
John:
883031100 - this one
John:
the chat froze, sorry
Maria:
The vehicle it is still available.Please register on our website and apply to buy the vehicle. Thanks
Maria:
You must pay £5,400.00
John:
And how am I to pay?
Maria:
We accept just bank to bank wire transfer.
Maria:
There are no hidden fees (NO REGISTRATION FEES, NO PURCHASING FEES, NO INSURANCE OR SHIPPING FEES). The price listed on our website is final. YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LISTED PRICE.
John:
I'd like to take a look at the vehicle first though.
Maria:
We win vehicles at auctions all over the country. The cars have been taken over by the government or by financial institutions or banks from people with financial woes and cannot pay for the loans that they made.
Local pick-up is not available. Most of the vehicles are stored at the parking lots of banks and financial institutions. They don't have showrooms or specialized people in order to offer this service. They are pressing us to take the car from there as soon as possible. In order to avoid unnecessary shipping costs, we prefer to find a buyer and deliver the car directly to his address.
You will be able to inspect the car at you home and if you decide not to keep it, we are going to refund your payment and take the car back free of charge.

I'd suggest you stay away.

http://limitedcars-sales-direct.com/2002-bmw-3-series-330i-sport-5dr-auto-touring.html

That's the one I reffered to and it doesn't seem to be parked on a parking lot...

coylemj

1. Poor English: We win vehicles at auctions all over the country.

2. Inconsistency: They buy the cars at auction yet they're still parked in the banks 'parking lots'. The link posted by Sobanek is of a car in a residential housing estate??

3. Implausible business model: They will ship the car to you free of charge and if you don't like it they will take it back with a full refund. Nobody could do business along those lines, you would attract tyre kickers galore and be out of business in no time.

Don't walk, run.

andyseadog

coylemj wrote: »

1. Poor English: We win vehicles at auctions all over the country.

2. Inconsistency: They buy the cars at auction yet they're still parked in the banks 'parking lots'. The link posted by Sobanek is of a car in a residential housing estate??

3. Implausible business model: They will ship the car to you free of charge and if you don't like it they will take it back with a full refund. Nobody could do business along those lines, you would attract tyre kickers galore and be out of business in no time.

Don't walk, run.

although i totally agree with the point you make, i think the correct english is to 'win' cars at auction. if i outbid you, i am the winning bidder after all :pac:

no1beemerfan

Sobanek wrote: »

...............That's the one I reffered to and it doesn't seem to be parked on a parking lot...

And they don't have the correct details. In the ad it says left hand drive. The pictures are of a right hand drive :rolleyes:

coylemj

andyseadog wrote: »

although i totally agree with the point you make, i think the correct english is to 'win' cars at auction. if i outbid you, i am the winning bidder after all :pac:

True, technically it's correct English but it's not common usage hence the suspicion that it's a crowd of scammers.

coylemj

Sobanek wrote: »

That's the one I reffered to and it doesn't seem to be parked on a parking lot...

I tried warrantydirect.co.uk to check the registration number, they used to ask for a UK reg. for a quote but now they only ask for make, year and model. Anyone able to check that reg. (SV02 UES) to see if it's a March '02 BMW 330 touring?

Sobanek

coylemj wrote: »

I tried warrantydirect.co.uk to check the registration number, they used to ask for a UK reg. for a quote but now they only ask for make, year and model. Anyone able to check that reg. (SV02 UES) to see if it's a March '02 BMW 330 touring?

Registration SV02UES Make BMW Model 330 Description I SPORT TOURING AUTO Fuel Type Petrol CO2 (g/km)* 235 VRT % Rate ** 36
That's all I could get for free.

Tragedy

Domain Name.......... limitedcars-sales-direct.com
Creation Date........ 2011-11-09
Registration Date.... 2011-11-09
Expiry Date.......... 2012-11-09
Organisation Name.... Patricia Bory
Organisation Address. PO Box 61359
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Sunnyvale
Organisation Address. 94088
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. US

It's also a central US IP(Kansas to be specific).

eringobragh

Had a bit of fun with them resulting in them blocking my IP :rolleyes:

419er wrote:

Maria:
We win vehicles at auctions all over the country. The cars have been taken over by the government or by financial institutions or banks from people with financial woes and cannot pay for the loans that they made.
Local pick-up is not available. Most of the vehicles are stored at the parking lots of banks and financial institutions. They don't have showrooms or specialized people in order to offer this service. They are pressing us to take the car from there as soon as possible. In order to avoid unnecessary shipping costs, we prefer to find a buyer and deliver the car directly to his address.
You will be able to inspect the car at you home and if you decide not to keep it, we are going to refund your payment and take the car back free of charge.

Marty:
OK I'm curious to the spec of the car I wand code#883031223

Maria:
The vehicle it is still available.Please register on our website and apply to buy the vehicle. Thanks

Maria:
The total price is £9,999.00

Maria:
There are no hidden fees (NO REGISTRATION FEES, NO PURCHASING FEES, NO INSURANCE OR SHIPPING FEES). The price listed on our website is final. YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE LISTED PRICE.

Marty:
Does the Mercedes have a flux capacitor installed?

Maria:
Yes, of course.

Marty:
Is there any issues with the car..how does she handle around 88mph

Maria:
* Contrary to popular opinion, repossessed cars sold through repo car auctions are not damaged nor are they old. They are not, therefore, sold, simply because their owners have found them no longer road worthy. Because of this the vehicles are in very good condition.
* Like many things in life, repossessed cars come in all forms ... the good, the bad and the ugly. We only buy the good. How do we know this? Well, our company has bought and then resold literally thousands of vehicles that had been taken back by their lenders. We cannot be tricked, we have a lot of experience, and we inspect the cars. We also buy only non-smoker cars.

Marty:
That doesn't answer my question...does the car do anything funny at 88mph

Maria:
Not that were aware of.

Marty:
is it possible to get a custom licence plate?

Maria:
Yes, of course

Marty:
Is 'OUTA TIME' Available

Maria:
Yes we can provide this

Marty:
OK I need 02-D-OUTA TIME

Marty:
How do I pay for the car?

Maria:
We accept just bank to bank wire transfer.

Marty:
OK firstly I need to borrow the car to go back in time and buy a sports annual so I can win the price of the car, Is this OK?

Maria:
No, sorry.

Maria:
We accept just bank to bank wire transfer.

Marty:
Your a ****ing idiot

Maria has left the conversation. Currently in room: Marty.

Sobanek

Haha, just brilliant.

Bodhan

This is an example of the new wave of selling cars, some people believe that people sill buy anything (even a car) on the internet.

Don't

Always get the car inspected, always buy from reputable suppliers, always think of the catches.

Take the advice of the above posters and stay away.

I've heard good things about these guys http://www.autodirect.ie/ if you must buy on-line