Mark Soberman

Review of Acura of North Toronto

0 stars/NEVER DEAL WITH THESE FRAUDS! don't believ...

0 stars/NEVER DEAL WITH THESE FRAUDS! don't believe the 5 star reviews they are written by the dealership in all likelihood

A month ago, I was interested in purchasing a BMW 335i from 2007 from them after test driving it. I was told that someone already had a 500$ deposit on it, and as I was excited to buy my first car, they told me they could return the depositor s money to him as he had not come forth with the financing if I placed a 1000$ deposit on the car. They told me it was being sold as safety and e-tested.

I then asked if I could have my mechanic inspect it, and they made a big deal about how far it was and how they preferred me to have it inspected by their mechanic, or at the Active Green & Ross beside them. I refused, believing them to be in cahoots together. Salesperson PETER KIM complained that he would have to take time away from the dealership. I paid the deposit and signed the bill of sale. Shockingly, there were additional fees in the Bill of Sale that had not been disclosed to me when I agreed to the purchase.

10 days later, upon arrival at my mechanic, Art Shekarchi (great guy, highly recommend), the mechanic first told the salesperson they should be ashamed of themselves for trying to sell this driver s car with the cheapest tires you could possibly find. Peter said that it arrived like that, to which Art replied NO IT DID NOT . Next thing you know, he came in and asked how DARE THEY sell this car as safetied, given that it had a MAJOR TRANSMISSION LEAK THAT WOULD COST OVER 5000$ to repair. I was appalled. As we were leaving, Art charged me half price for the inspection, saying he PREFERED ME NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON A PIECE OF GARBAGE I WAS NOT GOING TO BUY. On the tense ride home, I asked Peter if I should bother trying to find financing or whether they would return my deposit and get back to me, as in our contract it said that they would have to fix the repairs. He said they would get back to me the next day.

I returned home and examined the bill of Sale to notice that MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 4000KM since I signed the bill of sale, as per the mechanic s inspection. I drove up the next day, and they promptly refunded my deposit. I asked for them to pay for my inspection too, as I had come to them in good faith and they had tried to defraud me in every way imaginable. Peter said NO, so I asked to speak with the manager MASOUD HAFIZI, who SAID that the ADDITIONAL 4000KM WAS NONE OF MY CONCERN since I was not purchasing the car. I told them it would be their concern since I was going to report them for FRAUD. He then unceremoniously kicked me out of his office. I reported them to the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) the following week because I want it to be on the record that they tried to scam me. For the record I am 21 years old, and would have faced bankruptcy had I not been more diligent when dealing with these FRAUDS. If you don t believe me, send me a Google message and I will happily email you a scan of the Bill of Sale and the inspection 10 days later so you can see the flagrant discrepancy for yourselves. Shame on you and your business Acura of North Toronto.