when are these holidays? and more importantly - when will they end?

abheet #36 Posted : Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:33:48 PM
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Shame on you DON'T BUY FROM SBT JAPAN

I purchased a Toyota Rav4 from SBT Japan on 08 February 2012 with 100% payment upfront. At the time of purchase on the 8th, I was promised that the vehicle will be loaded on the 10th of Feb for delivery in early March.

A week later I was informed that the ship had no space so the delivery was postponed. The vehicle was delivered to Guyana in end April and cleared later. Before delivery of the vehicle, I also learnt that the true mileage reported at the time of purchase was significantly incorrect - even though I had insisted repeatedly on reporting of true mileage.
Upon receipt and within the first test drive, the car showed jerks, erratic shifting of gears and slow acceleration. The local mechanics first diagnosed a problem with the transmission and then with the ECU. I have been suggested to limit the use of the car as it may affect the transmission.

As a result, I have been unable to use the car and have incurred significant costs in car rentals. Even more frustrating is the fact that I sent the pictures of the ECU on May 18th and the spare parts department has been unable to locate a good quality used ECU. I understand that a new ECU is priced around $2000. Having imported cars from other car dealers in Japan, this is probably my worst experience.

I have been following up with SBT Japan almost thrice a week and for the last two months they have been promised to locate me a used ECU. They say the ECU is out of stock. I am not able to use the car for two months.

The Pakistanise owned company is officially existing but seems they have only an office and a website
. I wonder how they manage to have stocks as indicated .they don't have a yard. But as always due diligence

A credible cheap exporter http://www.jimex.co.jp/. You get what you buy

I have had small issues with delights and papera. Papera was worn out stabilizer bushes etc and delights was a faulty steering rack. i have however bought good cars from both of these dealers. my advice is this... there is no cheap car. If the vehicle is for your own use, insist on a grade 4 and above car. alternatively take a lower grade and keep aside at least 20k to sort out minor issues here or there. I think quite a number of dealers are selling very low grades/ Accident grades that have been pimped... And they usually dont reveal the grades. or simply lie. I am now only purchasing directly from the auctions but using reliable dealers. At least i have an idea of what i am getting

@Tokyo, is there anything else you can find out about Prime Motors? How long have they been up and running? Do they have any kind of reputation in Japan? I will appreciate any information you can provide.