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Buying a car from Japcars.ie(Dublin)

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    #92
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    Thank you all for your advises and comments. It's great to see people care for others in a way they can!
    What happened today. The guy I was dealing with wasn't there, but anyway I went straight to Darren/the mechanic there/. I've told him what's the story with the car, he checked if he has the parts, removed the car he was working on at the moment and began fixing mine straight away. It took about 2h. I did a test drive, not a sign of the problem - he's replaced the shafts and cv joints. Now car drives, sounds, looks great and is ready for NCT. Look I may not be mechanic myself, but I know thing or two about cars.
    I see on their web page that my old car is already up for sale and it will be gone soon as it's a great car to have. Only reason to replace it was I needed small, reliable 5 doors car that goes easy on petrol.
    I may not leave a positive comment about Jap Cars, but it won't be a negative one. I was more stressed and worried than I should. Yes, some/many/ people have had troubles with them, but come on... do you really expect to find a good old car every time you check a garage. I went to 12 garages before I called JCD and believe me - all Yaris's, Vitz's were crap for silly money and anywhere I've tried to trade-in my Honda HRV I was given SILLY money. One clown has told me 1950 Euro for my car when only alarm, sound system and sound deadening costed me 1500 Euro/ and I've done it myself, haven't paid to someone to do it/...
    Fair enough deal I got from them, fair enough service, lovely little car in very good state now/clocked or no, whatever/.
    So I'd say I'm neutral.
    Be careful what you're doing and what you're buying, it's only up to you where to spend your money.


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    #93
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,703 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    And it has no NCT!


    Jesus you got shafted, excusing the pun.

    Did they pay to fix everything, and I hope they're paying for the NCT too!

    Did they clarify the mismatched mileage?

    And just because you spent so much on doing stuff doesn't mean you'll get it back.


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    #94
    homer90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    peposhi wrote: »
    Be careful what you're doing and what you're buying, it's only up to you where to spend your money.

    Erm ......

    Have you read through this thread ??


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    #95
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    Midnight_EG wrote: »
    And it has no NCT!


    Jesus you got shafted, excusing the pun.

    Did they pay to fix everything, and I hope they're paying for the NCT too!

    Did they clarify the mismatched mileage?

    And just because you spent so much on doing stuff doesn't mean you'll get it back.
    This car has just been imported, I'm first owner here. Have no worries about NCT, at all.
    Haven't paid anything to fix it and wont' pay anything...


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    #96
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    homer90 wrote: »
    Erm ......

    Have you read through this thread ??

    Exactly what I've done. Read, think, decided to risk, satisfied now.
    I've said, everyone makes a decision for himself, so I did. And I think was the right one.

    If the car ot JCD service prove me wrong, I'd be the first to come and say out loud that!!!


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    #97
    homer90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    peposhi wrote: »
    Exactly what I've done. Read, think, decided to risk, satisfied now.
    I've said, everyone makes a decision for himself, so I did. And I think was the right one.

    If the car ot JCD service prove me wrong, I'd be the first to come and say out loud that!!!

    Fair enough I guess


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    #98
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    Keep us updated on how it gets on at the NCT etc, this thread is keeping us in laughs here in the office.


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    #99
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    TwoShedsJackson wrote: »
    Keep us updated on how it gets on at the NCT etc, this thread is keeping us in laughs here in the office.


    In fairness if the chap has been caught by a dodgy dealer it's not really funny. The thread should ideally be used to inform him if he runs into further difficulty about how to best deal with it. I'm all for taking the p but when someone has maybe bought a lemon it isn't really amusing.

    I can imagine all the lads in the office chuckling away at this while the expensive autos ye drive are depreciating like a carvery lunch at half two.


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    #100
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    peposhi wrote: »
    This car has just been imported, I'm first owner here. Have no worries about NCT, at all.
    Haven't paid anything to fix it and wont' pay anything...

    Have they changed they tyres to a compound more suitable to this country?


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    #101
    Zulu
    Registered Users Posts: 10,965 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Sorry to hear you bought from them op.

    I had the misfortune of buying my first car from them. I got it at about €1000 off the market value at the time but with no gaurentee. I figured I was taking a risk, but the €1000 would couver that risk.

    A coil pack, and gear box later I was down. I also found out someone blown the warning lights on the dash so you couldn't see a warning light notifiying you that the lamda sensor (?) and the fuel air yoke-a-me-bob were gone.

    I put it down to a good (albeit expensive) lesson.


    They are a shower of cowboys who I wouldn't go near with a barge pole. Anyone else thinking about them - forget it.


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    #102
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    TwoShedsJackson wrote: »
    Keep us updated on how it gets on at the NCT etc, this thread is keeping us in laughs here in the office.

    May be your 100% warranted, perfectly looked after car will suffer an engine blow tomorrow in the middle of nowhere and then we'll talk about laugh :):)


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    #103
    BronsonTB
    Registered Users Posts: 1,892 ✭✭✭BronsonTB


    Glad it worked out for you.....Was going to buy from them but found a cleaner motor not too far away instead....:D

    www.sligowhiplash.com - 3rd & 4th Aug '24 (Tickets on sale now!)



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    #104
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    RoverJames wrote: »
    In fairness if the chap has been caught by a dodgy dealer it's not really funny. The thread should ideally be used to inform him if he runs into further difficulty about how to best deal with it. I'm all for taking the p but when someone has maybe bought a lemon it isn't really amusing.

    I can imagine all the lads in the office chuckling away at this while the expensive autos ye drive are depreciating like a carvery lunch at half two.

    The laughs are coming not from him being caught by a dodgy dealer, but rather him coming on here asking about them, receiving about a dozen opinions all of which are 100% negative, then ignoring that body of opinion and buying a car which has no NCT, has the mileage incorrectly advertised, doesn't enquire about that, drives the car off and gets about ten feet down the road before the front of the car threatens to fall off.

    As long as people remain willing to deal with dealers like that, they'll stay in business laughing their holes off at anyone daft enough to hand over cash to them.


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    #105
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    peposhi wrote: »
    May be your 100% warranted, perfectly looked after car will suffer an engine blow tomorrow in the middle of nowhere and then we'll talk about laugh :):)

    I doubt you'll be laughing if you expect them to honour their warrany.


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    #106
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    TwoShedsJackson
    I bet you try this car you'd buy it... And not only for weekend shopping :):):)


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    #107
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    I bet you try this car you'd buy it

    Not with a failed engine and dodgy mileage...


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    #108
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    doublefacepalm.jpg


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    #109
    [Deleted User]
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    Max_Damage wrote: »
    Not with a failed engine and dodgy mileage...
    failed engine ?


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    #110
    the bolt
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭the bolt


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    OP have you any link to this car so we can give our opinion on it. Some of these jap import dealers ask and get mad money for cars. All I can say from my days of selling jappos ( many many moons ago ) is that they are ALL clocked. Every single one.
    how do you know this?


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    #111
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    bryaner wrote: »
    Op disappeared I smell a rat.
    Check yourself first :)


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    #112
    Absurdum
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    the bolt wrote: »
    how do you know this?

    The fact that 99% of Japanese imports are sold on without the auction sheet! They always get lost on the boat :rolleyes:


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    #113
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    Absurdum wrote: »
    The fact that 99% of Japanese imports are sold on without the auction sheet! They always get lost on the boat :rolleyes:

    :D


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    #114
    W.Shakes-Beer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    peposhi wrote: »
    TwoShedsJackson
    I bet you try this car you'd buy it... And not only for weekend shopping :):):)
    peposhi wrote: »
    Check yourself first :)



    So wait, you're now moving onto insulting other posters?

    To be honest, it seems as if you're insulting your own intelligence here.


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    #115
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    So wait, you're now moving onto insulting other posters?

    To be honest, it seems as if you're insulting your own intelligence here.
    Hold on!

    That was not an insult. It's supposed to be ironic - same as the one he's used


    Intelligence is a matter of discussions in other treads, as far as I know. Why is so difficult for you to understand that this car is good, no matter how bad opinion people have about the seller...


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    #116
    Gitb1
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭Gitb1


    peposhi wrote: »
    Hold on!

    That was not an insult. It's supposed to be ironic - same as the one he's used


    Intelligence is a matter of discussions in other treads, as far as I know. Why is so difficult for you to understand that this car is good, no matter how bad opinion people have about the seller...

    The car is not good though thats the thing, you said yourself their was immediate work needed on it and even after that it wasnt driving right and needed more work


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    #117
    ottostreet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    This thread is EPIC!

    japcars are a joke. overpriced pieces of crap on their forecourts. went looking a few times when i wanted a mirage mivec, and the state of the cars there...

    @ the OP...im in a state of disbelief!


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    #118
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    TwoShedsJackson wrote: »
    Keep us updated on how it gets on at the NCT etc, this thread is keeping us in laughs here in the office.


    Car has passed NCT yesterday.


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    #119
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    peposhi wrote: »
    Car has passed NCT yesterday.

    No offence, but that's hardly a green light saying it's perfect. If I were you I'd maybe spend a couple of quid and have a mechanic look at it to be sure. No harm knowing if anythings up while you still may have time.

    Did they change the tyres and autobox fluid?


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    #120
    peposhi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭peposhi


    EPM wrote: »
    No offence, but that's hardly a green light saying it's perfect. If I were you I'd maybe spend a couple of quid and have a mechanic look at it to be sure. No harm knowing if anythings up while you still may have time.

    Did they change the tyres and autobox fluid?

    yes, both

    I got it entirely checked by mechanic


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    #121
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    ah sure as long as your happy with it then your sorted.


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