j_jza80 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hi Wizepranker. You're saying things that have been long suspected by many on here. Can you provide some evidence to back up what you're saying? That way we can at least inform people of their poor trading practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wizepranker Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hi Wizepranker. You're saying things that have been long suspected by many on here. Can you provide some evidence to back up what you're saying? That way we can at least inform people of their poor trading practices. thats the million dollar question,,,they,re obviously very clever people, i had no receipt of purchase which i was told would be sent to me,,,,it never was...... all i have is the car they advertised sat on my drive and a bit of a scribble on the log book by a guy called ali who delivered the car to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 saddest thing about this whole story is i had a red uk tt 6 speed manual(rare as hens teeth i know)which needed a new big end,,i just couldn,t afford to have it fixed so when i was offered the part ex with my car it seamt like the only option i had,, after i,d complained they told me the uk car i,d provided was a virtual write off and they sold for(check this out) SCRAP VALUE,,,hahaha,, and just so happens thar 5 weeks to the day of the deal a red uk tt 6 spd manual pops up on their website for £14,9995,,,,uhm,,,wonder who,s car that is then....surely its not my scrap value heap of junk....i,ll leave it for you to decide,,,, This one? http://www.paulbrowncars.co.uk/car_Twin-Turbo-UK-SPEC-6-Speed-Manual-In-%27%27AS-NEW%27%27-condition-Toyota-_160_40_index.php Guess what, its descibed as Stunning.... No mention of the bust engine either, how stange. His catchphrase should read: "Paul Brown Cars, Never an honest deal" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlover Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 was it this "as new" one advertised: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4219655.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 saddest thing about this whole story is i had a red uk tt 6 speed manual(rare as hens teeth i know)which needed a new big end,,i just couldn,t afford to have it fixed so when i was offered the part ex with my car it seamt like the only option i had,, after i,d complained they told me the uk car i,d provided was a virtual write off and they sold for(check this out) SCRAP VALUE,,,hahaha,, and just so happens thar 5 weeks to the day of the deal a red uk tt 6 spd manual pops up on their website for £14,9995,,,,uhm,,,wonder who,s car that is then....surely its not my scrap value heap of junk....i,ll leave it for you to decide,,,, If you've filled in the part of the V5 to say it's been scrapped, hopefully they wouldn't be stupid enough to then fix the car up. Shame you scrapped it to get another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wizepranker Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 This one? http://www.paulbrowncars.co.uk/car_Twin-Turbo-UK-SPEC-6-Speed-Manual-In-%27%27AS-NEW%27%27-condition-Toyota-_160_40_index.php Guess what, its descibed as Stunning.... No mention of the bust engine either, how stange. His catchphrase should read: "Paul Brown Cars, Never an honest deal" can i please clarify that i cant 100% guarantee that,s my car but its a very big coincidence dont you think??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlover Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 but is it identical to your car from the pics you can see? Have you not got any of your own pics of the car that you could post up? (engine bay, interior?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Little mistake in that advert I noticed- Also for the UK customers these are an attractive investment as this intial premium will be returned due to lower insurance costs (as opposed the the JDM model) and obviously the resale value of these cars is certain to stay quite high if not increase in the future. In fact if it werent for the gay imports coming in these cars would be demanding the same price if not more than the Honda NSX models. Whoops!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thinks to note would be the position of the service sticker on the air intake in the engine bay, the type of batter fitted and the tax disc holder. Do you recognize any of these parts? As it's a totally OEM car it's harder to tell it apart especially as they don't quote the mileage. I take it your car was a 1996 model? Really feel gutted for you, must be a horrible feeling knowing this has happened. Just a shame you never frequented the forum more often, there may have been people who could have helped you to get it sorted out cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlover Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 regarding recognising the car: The front number plate has that blue bit on the left (as you're looking at the car) - did yours have that too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wizepranker Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 guys thanks for all the feed back i really appreciate it but the point isn,t (is he selling a car that was potentially mine) but the fact that he part exchanged me a car that was sold with 12 months warranty 2 months later the engines knocking and he,s denying it has any warranty and refuses to do anything about it.... i just want the car fixed,,is that too much to ask??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 guys thanks for all the feed back i really appreciate it but the point isn,t (is he selling a car that was potentially mine) but the fact that he part exchanged me a car that was sold with 12 months warranty 2 months later the engines knocking and he,s denying it has any warranty and refuses to do anything about it.... i just want the car fixed,,is that too much to ask??? That's funny ! Maybe you should direct him to the other thread about his company, I'm pretty sure he states to members on here that his warrantys cover fully built engines etc... And everyone agreed that it sounded too good to be true, have a look fella ! I'd try post the link but I'm on my phone @ work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Good place to start: http://mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?275173-Paul-brown-cars/page3 Post #34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Good man st3ven. My comment still stands lol..... Fella you will be better off f****ng yourself in the ass with a parsnip than buying a car from them, search the forum about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I wouldn't buy a Supra from the High Wycombe area, far too many (or possibly just the one ) dodgy dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbooth Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I bought a car from Paul Brown Cars last year, paid by debit card only for Bargain Cars Direct, High Wycombe, GB to appear on my bank statement! Anybody heard of this outfit?!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I bought a car from Paul Brown Cars last year, paid by debit card only for Bargain Cars Direct, High Wycombe, GB to appear on my bank statement! Anybody heard of this outfit?!!!! Thats very useful, as it proves 'Paul Brown' has been lying all along. If you can send details to the mods we can finally get rid of that clown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbooth Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Bit crude but screenshot of my bank statement attached, if it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thats very useful, as it proves 'Paul Brown' has been lying all along. If you can send details to the mods we can finally get rid of that clown! [ATTACH=CONFIG]158329[/ATTACH] Bit crude but screenshot of my bank statement attached, if it works! Good stuff. Not for you, but maybe for the club and Supra owners in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]158329[/ATTACH] Bit crude but screenshot of my bank statement attached, if it works! You SIR maybe the savior everyone has been waiting for ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 That's very good to have confirmation of the link between Paul Brown cars and "Bargain Cars Direct"/"Boyz Toyz" in High Wycombe. It's been suspected they were all related for some time. Why would a reputable company trade under multiple different names?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlover Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Bargain Cars Direct - done a search on Google for these guys, no website but an address has popped up which is a residential area?? This link shows a Google map image and says the company is disolved: http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/bargain-cars-direct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Bargain Cars Direct - done a search on Google for these guys, no website but an address has popped up which is a residential area?? Yes, which used to have a porsche parked on the drive on Google street maps IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbooth Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Good stuff. Not for you, but maybe for the club and Supra owners in general I got a good Supra out of the deal, wasn't happy with service (don't need me to repeat same stories already told) but tried to give them the benefit of the doubt as may need to sell the car in future and they understand that UK TT6's are appreciating assets! Final straw was when I met the previous owner of the car (very nice guy fortunately) and he asked if I rec'd the replacement UK spec headunit, cd changer and wire to connect it to the boot to replace the broken cd player. Answer was of course no so 11 months into my 1 year warranty period I quizzed PB on this and suprise suprise said cd equipment is nowhere to be seen and got spun a load of bollocks and at a push they may of butchered a car currently in stock (non are actually compatible as I dont currently have the autochanger in the boot) but would require my broken item in exchange, I imagine to sell on in another immaculate example knowing the cd player is broken. Having given up on it getting fixed under warranty I decided to then test their buy back policy (only reason not voiced my dismay with the service) on any stock they sell as there is a good chance I'll be working overseas for decent lenght of time, guess what wouldn't take it! Very poor service and speaking to prior owner uncovered some other untruths offered by the salesman at Paul Brown Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 http://legalhighproviders.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/banhammer_forecast1.gif Hit it boss man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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