Posted by
axptguy38
15 yrs ago
I recommend Vin's Motors (google it). Good selection and great service. Also one year labor warranty on ANY used car. They do mean it. I called because the A/C stopped working after six months. They picked up, fixed it, and dropped off. I called and asked for an invoice but they said not to worry about it. :)
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We bought from Vins as well, back in October. They gave one year labour and 3 month parts warranty. So far one small issue with the car, which was fixed for free under the warranty. Otherwise all good.
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A useful tip: always take your car of choice to an independent garage for a thorough inspection before buying. Even if you buy from Vin's, trust me I have been there. Avoid the HKAA if you want a truly honest opinion of the car. The HKAA only ticks a few boxes on a form without sharing their professional opinion of the car in question. The problem with independent garages is that they may be befriended with the car salesman, so best to pick a garage that you can trust. Caveat emptor is very applicable to buying a secondhand car in HK!
Btw, a service history helps in confirming the odo meter has not been tampered with, but does not tell you anything about any (hidden) defects. Even then it is not necessarily about the mileage the car has done, but the condition of the car, which the independent garage comes in play again.
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I am writing this as a warning about Vin's Motors. You'll see my username tells part of the story. We purchased a Toyota from them only to subsequently discover a couple of year's later when we had the car serviced at a Toyota centre that they'd wound back the mileage around 40,000 km. The Toyota centre also told us this practice is rife in HK.
Would give Vin's (and good ol' Tommy Siu there) a very very wide berth.
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Sorry - also wanted to add that they serviced the car in the intervening period. And surprise surprise - very poor job which ended up costing us a lot of extra money. Please - don't trust them.
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