Maybe, I helped some girl buy a GSXR last year with a DIY HID job, looked like **** and the guy didn't know what he was doing, but for the money you are paying you know you are going to have to fix a few things.
Bought bike from a shady stealership. Need advice.
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I think an argument can be made in defense of having taken the bike somewhere else - you can't blame the guy when the dealer already appeared to have short-changed him. I wouldn't trust the people who sold me a dis-repaired bike to then do a good job of fixing it, after the fact.
Will make it harder getting something out of it though, that's for sure.
A little update:
Took the bike to local bike shop, told them the story and perform their safety check $42.
-Rear pads (Would not pass)
-Rear brake fluid was low. Couldn't see it in the reservoir. (Topped it up)
-Front tire has cracks in grooves (Wouldn't not pass). Made in 2010. Weird.
-Steering bearing have a click (Needs to be tighten and possibly changed next season)
Owner wouldn't give me the checklist because she doesn't wanna interfere with that shop/dealership. Kinda no good for me.
So add all that to the starting/headlight issue I had to fix.
Took the bike to local bike shop, told them the story and perform their safety check $42.
-Rear pads (Would not pass)
-Rear brake fluid was low. Couldn't see it in the reservoir. (Topped it up)
-Front tire has cracks in grooves (Wouldn't not pass). Made in 2010. Weird.
-Steering bearing have a click (Needs to be tighten and possibly changed next season)
Owner wouldn't give me the checklist because she doesn't wanna interfere with that shop/dealership. Kinda no good for me.
So add all that to the starting/headlight issue I had to fix.
vociferous
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not uncommon for people to think the fluid levels are low when the pads are worn out.
You made a dumb mistake when you explained the situation to them.
You paid $42 for nothing.
If you had kept your mouth shut, you would have gotten a safety that showed the bike unfit.
I think you should get your money back.
And do not bring that bike back to the original dealer.
If they cannot sell a certified bike, what makes you think they can actually fix a bike?
You paid $42 for nothing.
If you had kept your mouth shut, you would have gotten a safety that showed the bike unfit.
I think you should get your money back.
And do not bring that bike back to the original dealer.
If they cannot sell a certified bike, what makes you think they can actually fix a bike?
+1000
stevestang
Well-known member
This Woodbridge shop sold the bike with safety papers? But it really wasn't? Correct me if I am wrong But isn't that like selling a vehicle with a fake safety? Then wouldn't you want the government to know about this so they can't screw someone else?
EaZ8
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damn.. im fairly sure i know which bike it was, and im sorry it was in the set of links to bikes i sent you as price comparisons.
i would have walked the second that i saw the km listed and it popped up as miles, then add up all the other things they did pre purchase..
if you feel you have a legitimate complaint then click this http://www.omvic.on.ca/services/consumers/file_complaint_info.htm
file a complaint with OMVIC, the mileage listed in km for sale but showing up in miles when you get there alone is enough to file a claim. if the dealer turns out to not be insured properly and compliment with omvic rules then they will be heavily fined.
use your digression with what you choose to do.
i would have walked the second that i saw the km listed and it popped up as miles, then add up all the other things they did pre purchase..
if you feel you have a legitimate complaint then click this http://www.omvic.on.ca/services/consumers/file_complaint_info.htm
file a complaint with OMVIC, the mileage listed in km for sale but showing up in miles when you get there alone is enough to file a claim. if the dealer turns out to not be insured properly and compliment with omvic rules then they will be heavily fined.
use your digression with what you choose to do.
Dresden
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Since you've dodged the question repeatedly...
WHY DON'T YOU SHARE THE NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION TO WARN OTHER MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR SHADY PRACTICE?
Pedagogue
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Feel bad for the OP, but as others have said it was an impulse/emotional purchase which is a "no-no" when buying big ticket items. Always go with your gut. Riding a faulty motorcycle can be the difference between life and death. On another note, the OP seems like he/she had a lot of coin to toss around. Based on what you said most people would have took the bike right back to the dealer and tried to get their money back or raise a huge stink. This bike will probably soon end up back on the used motorcycle market.
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Thing is, I dealt with that shop in the past and pretty much wanted to be honest on the story. Seriously didn't think of that they wouldn't give me the paper. I texted one of the mechanics there to see if he can get me a copy.
This whole experience is being a learning curve. My first bike I bring from states and it could have gone smoother. Here, I buy a bike somewhat local and issues.
Fml
This whole experience is being a learning curve. My first bike I bring from states and it could have gone smoother. Here, I buy a bike somewhat local and issues.
Fml
Ill name the dealer's name when I'm done dealing with them or when they refuse to pay. Should be in a day or so.
2500Express
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It got ugly because he told me over the phone that he was willing to do better on the price of the bike (around $950 taken off the price) and when I showed up hours later he crossed his arms and said "the price is the price, no discount, buy the bike or not". I don't roll over for that ****, he thought I was going to just outright buy his overpriced POS just because I made the journey there.
I wish you just walked away at the point where they didn't know who you were, or km issue, or the battery issue, or the light issue, or when you decided to take your plethora of knowledge and check out a bike and diagnose that it was only "sorta ok".
I wouldn't be surprised if you don't get laughed out the door when you request they pay for services preformed somewhere else, especially when they asked you to bring the bike in.
If anything you can try omvic or small claims but this falls into the category of "WAAAHHH, I didn't do my due diligence, and now I want someone else to pay".
I wouldn't be surprised if you don't get laughed out the door when you request they pay for services preformed somewhere else, especially when they asked you to bring the bike in.
If anything you can try omvic or small claims but this falls into the category of "WAAAHHH, I didn't do my due diligence, and now I want someone else to pay".
This is the email I got at 1am last night from the owner. I sent him photos of receipt, my rear brake pads and my buddy's '11 CBR600RR rear brake pads as a comparison.
By the way, I'm no mechanic and neither is he.
I might actually make a trip down there :-/
"The bike was safety and passed inspection Like I said before the bike was a good deal
And in perfect working order when it left the shop.
U had inspected the bike before it was purchased.
And we looked it over together in the show
Room and everything was working as it should .
If there had been a problem the bike should
Have been brought back ASAP not to another
Shop. I would have inspected it a gain and once
A conclusion was met. Then a solution could
Have been met. This leads me to believe that
Your shop is working on your behalf and looking to
Gain profit and advantage. If u would like us to take
A look once again please shedual a appointment
And we would be happy to look at it
Thanks "
By the way, I'm no mechanic and neither is he.
I might actually make a trip down there :-/
"The bike was safety and passed inspection Like I said before the bike was a good deal
And in perfect working order when it left the shop.
U had inspected the bike before it was purchased.
And we looked it over together in the show
Room and everything was working as it should .
If there had been a problem the bike should
Have been brought back ASAP not to another
Shop. I would have inspected it a gain and once
A conclusion was met. Then a solution could
Have been met. This leads me to believe that
Your shop is working on your behalf and looking to
Gain profit and advantage. If u would like us to take
A look once again please shedual a appointment
And we would be happy to look at it
Thanks "
lol Amazing.
Pretty sure this falls under "They let me drive off with Mickey Mouse safetied bike."
I wasn't gonna ride the bike from Kitchener to Woodbridge with no headlights. That's a ticket/really unsafe. This had to be fixed locally.
To get bike on the back of the truck is more hassle, more gas, not a lot of my friends own pick ups, busy with work.
I wish I walked away too, but it is what it is. Just happens.
Sorry, I don't just bend over and let someone F me like that. If you're sheeple....that's cool. Not me.
