New in Singapore?josht wrote: I have faced and will advise all second-hand car buyers to stay well away from this shady dealer....
And you didn't consult CASE ?josht wrote:well he laughed when I mentioned I was covered under the lemon law for defects within a 6 month period...
He said "go ahead and sue me! I've been in business for a very long and I've handled many complaints like this..."
I've taken ownership of the car for about 8 weeks, of which one third of the time the car is in the workshop!!
Leasing a car is pretty expensive too. Not really a viable option too. If you were to check the latest rental rates, a basic decent car model starts from $1500/mth onwards.pasmescall wrote:you should have leased a car instead! In Singapore it's really expensive to purchase a car.
It is most probably a continental car.menudown wrote:quite common here where car dealer provide this kind of shitty aftersales service
looks like a major transmission problem...don't mind sharing what's the car make/ model?
Opel has such a bad reputation in Singapore that you hardly see any Opel on the roads anymore. They are notorious for their gearbox issues. Another big issue is the lack of spare parts because the stockists no longer keep enough spare parts since there aren't enough Opel on the roads to justify it. Once you are involved in an accident, the insurers will be most reluctant to compensate you for your loss of use since most of that time was spent waiting for spare parts to be air flown in rather than actually repairs being done to the car.josht wrote:sorry for the late update. Managed to file a claim at small claims tribunal for damages under the Lemon Law's consumers protection act.
Claimed a substantial amount as a discounted sale price for the repair cost and lost of use of vehicle. My car is with another trustworthy workshop, KATC undergoing the gearbox repairs...
@madday5, the car is a Opel Astra 1.8 Twintop..
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