Complaint Review: Samuel G. Laken @ Hot Ride Motors - Andrei Losev - Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Had the same problem with this guy, he modified a power of attorney, lied about the condition of the car, car leaked transmission fluid would never made it home with the car, another person (I have name their name) never rec'd ther car from this guy, when they had a transport come pick it up they gave the driver the run around. Auction insurance with Ebay is worthless ,,they also couldnt get the money back from this guy on this car. These guys are smart,,they dont bank in Philly ,,they have their account in NJ. need it the info can provide,,so if you take them to court you may have to go after their asset in NJ as well. File complaint with the state ,,provided records they did nothing..thanks attorney general office..your worthless office

I am currently in a dispute with Sam Laken of Hot Ride Motors. Do not pay any money or sign any documents until you are totally sure this vehicle is what you want. Have the car checked by your own mechanic. I filed a complaint with the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs, Lance Haver and hope the new Philadelphia Used Car Lemon Law has enough teeth to stop dealers like Hot Ride Motors and Sam Laken from ripping off others.

Yes, you are right. No dealer SHOULD let a customer drive off with one of their plates. At least, NOT on the vehicle that you have just purchased due to their not having 'your' title in house in order to process your registration. They are, however, allowed, to offer you a 'loaner' car and allow you to drive off in a loaner car, on a dealer plate, in the event that the vehicle you have just purchased is not yet ready to be driven off their lot - example, unfinished repairs, inspection etc. And in that instance, customers are given a form to fill out stating the reason you are given the plate and supplied with the dealers insurance etc. But this is not what is going on at Hot Ride Motors. Customers are being allowed to drive off with dealer plates and these plates are being put on the 'purchased' vehicle and not on any 'loaner' car, and I'm not the only one this has happened to. I've been in contact with no less than six customers of Sam Laken whose title was not available at the time of purchase and were permitted to drive off on a dealer plate. They are given a 'pre-paid' over-night' express mail envelope and told to return the dealer plate once they receive their own registered plate. I'm happy to hear that you are one of the few happy customers of Hot Ride Motors and actually purchased a vehicle with no issues. All I can say to that is 'even a blind squirrel catches a nut once in a while'......but having said that, there are lots more of us out here who have been 'victims' of hot ride motors and Sam Laken and Andrei Losev and if you don't believe me, all I can say to you is do your homework. If you are using this computer that means you have the whole internet at your disposal in which to do your homework, Check out these guys not only on this site but with the BBB, Ebay, CL, the state attorney general office, and the numerous other sites out here which post consumer complaints and you will discover that you are very fortunate to have been one of the few who have not been hurt or ripped off by Sam the Snake Laken at Hot Ride Motors in Philadelphia. Consider youself VERY lucky as most of us have not been as fortunate as yourself.

I'm a happy customer that didn't get ripped off and want to say that: People at Hot Ride Motors were very helpful and sold me a great car at a great price And i want to say that there is no way a dealer will let anyone use it's plates. They are financially responsible for any accidents that may occure and will never ever "give out" plates.

WHY do people buy vehicles that they have NOT seen, have NO test-driven and have NO proof that the people who have them up for sale have not stolen them in the first place? Or bought wrecked,flooded or otherwise BAD cars, patched them together enough to make them look great, but mechanically and electronically, they are GARBAGE and then they sell these fatal accidents waiting to happen to people? A "hot car" where I come from means it is either a performance car -- and those have been wrecked, rebuilt and sold more than I can think of by certain people in the car business OR it means a car is stolen as HOT is street slang for STOLEN. I guess to the streetsmart buyer, these two guys are telling you upfront what you are going to get if you shop with them. If you are going to commit criminal acts with these cars,. then you probably won't car. Ditto if you are going to sell them to various antisocial organizations overseas who intend to rig them up to do harm to our troops. Good luck on finding these guys. There are so many scams that can be pulled with vehicles and their titles, it would probably take up most of the Internet.... NEVER BUY A CAR SIGHT UNSEEN! NEVER BUY A CAR YOU DON'T TEST DRIVE FIRST! NEVER BUY A CAR UNLESS YOU BRING ALONG A MECHANIC THAT YOU TRUST ( I pay them $100 after they look) TO INSPECT THE CAR AND GIVE ME AN HONEST EVALUATION BECAUSE THE ROMS I KNOW --THEY KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR ALL THE SIGNS OF A SCAM. Maybe you have mechanics in your family or somebody in your family who KNOWS, really KNOWS vehicles. I would also take the serial number and call the State Agency, usually the highway patrol,and see if the car has been stolen.They will usually do that. Maybe it is OK for some people to buy things on eBay but after all of the horror stories I have heard, I think I will still BUY LOCALLY!