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  • Report:  #739685

Complaint Review: Scozak Auto Systems - Pompano Beach Florida

Reported By:
Cody - Rogersville, Missouri, United States of America
Submitted:
Updated:

Scozak Auto Systems
1021 NW 12th Terrace Pompano Beach, 33069 Florida, United States of America
Phone:
561-908-1597
Web:
www.scozak.com
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   I bought a 2003 Maserati Coupe from Neil Marcellino with Scozak Auto Systems. Neil wrote on the Ebay AD and I quote, "This car runs BEAUTIFULLY and is Ferrari Fast." Wow, what a disappointment, when I get the car from the shipper, Global Motors Co about 4 miles from my house and it breaks down before I even get home! It has a BLOWN CLUTCH! and is about $7,500 to fix.
 
  I messaged him after I saw the ad on Ebay (at link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270740713264&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT), and I ask Neil what it would take to stop the auction on Ebay and he says $19,500 with free door-to-door shipping anywhere in the USA(cause he obviously did not want me to come pick it up and then break down on my way home from Florida). So I wire him the money after researching his company and everything, instead of his name which was a big mistake. Then I get constant excuses of why it took 3 weeks to actually ship. During this long process, I even offer to come get the car or fly in and drive it back, but on many occasions, he "supposedly" already had shipping scheduled and has to ship it once its booked, I heard dozens of scammy and sleezy excuses. Like how trucks were breaking and how cars would not come off of transport trucks, just all total CRAP! After much headache, I finally get the car and before I could even drive 4 miles home it breaks down. So I then have it towed to an import place in Springfield, Mo and then they have me take it to St Louis for further inspection. Then after trailer-ing it up to St Louis, the Maserati place there says that I have a blown clutch and its super-expensive to fix.

The MORAL of the EXCUSES was that he knew that I would NEVER make it home.

Not only was there a blown clutch, but dozens upon dozens of other problems. The clutch was just the biggest one! Every single piece of black plastic in the car was covered in this BLACK, STICKY, TAR*.
Just after driving it those 4 miles my hands and arms were absolutely covered in that stuff!
Below, I will list the other multiple other problems.

2003 Maserati Coupe PROBLEMS!!!
1. Bad CLUTCH - jerks, dies, and kills itself upon trying to drive.
2. Hood has been repaired and repainted with a PAINT-BRUSH and is multi-colored, the hood is very OBVIOUS.
3. 6 Air Vents are damaged and covered in black sticky, gunk.
4. Plastic around steering wheel is covered in black, sticky gunk.
5. Glove Box compartment handle is covered in black, sticky gunk.
6. All buttons around screen and in car are to sticky and gunky to touch.
7. Mirror control unit is too sticky and gunky to fix the mirrors.
8. Interior Lights DO NOT work.
9. Headlights DO NOT work.
10. The doors will not lock from key buttons.
11. Steering wheel is un-recognizable, all covering is gone, and has a steering wheel cover which was never mentioned in the ad as well as everything else.
12. All stainless steel trim around air vents is cracked, and falling everywhere.
13. Tire has A HOLE in it! Brand New Tires?
14. Crack on Windshield is at least 12 inches, no where near a minor, small hairline crack.
15. CD plastic covering had CRACKS all the way across it.
16. Does the opposite of Runs Beautifully as displayed in the AD.
17. Title was NEVER SIGNED!!!
18. Plastic snaps to hold floor mats in place are broken.
19. Key buttons do not work.
20. Rims are severely DAMAGED all around them.
21. All buttons are not only covered in GUNK, but words are rubbed off.
22. Tread on tires are NO where near new.
23. The mechanic inspection obviously NEVER happened.
24. Black gunk is all over leather.
25. Every leather seat is cracked and in horrible shape.
26. Leather in rear-window is Torn.
27. Rear-View mirror plastic piece behind mirror wont stay in place.
28. Owners manual book is torn and shredding blue everywhere all over the car.
29. Tire-Inflator expired 3 years back.
30. Spare Maserati floor mats have white-bleach spots on them.
31. MISREPRESENTATION once again as there is no Cassette Player.
32. Also, glass is not tinted!
33. Power lock is broke.
34. Window buttons are scratched up.
35.Unlock button on both doors are covered in sticky TAR!
36. A SKI Rack really? wow stretching a bit huh
37. Map light is BROKEN.
38. Front maserati logo looks 40 years old on it.
39. Exhausts are Rusty!
40. Tool Foam Kit comes completely EMPTY.
41. Everything is covered in TAR!
      The list could go on and on.............................

Also, I cannot sue him because I filled out a ARBITRATION AGREEMENT (which keeps him from having to come to Missouri), a RELEASOR AGREEMENT (which releases Scozak from anything being wrong with the car), and an AS-IS No Warranty form. The first thing the Attorney said, was OH MY GOSH, this guy is a Scam artist and has done this to several other people, because those papers dont normally get signed!

The JUST of the story is that *NEIL MARCELLINO* and *SCOZAK AUTO SYSTEMS* are a bunch of scamming, lieing, con-men!

***I BEG YOU NOT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM, NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY, PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!

I lost $20,000, please dont make the same mistake I did.

If you want to hear more or are thinking about buying something from these low-life scam artists then call me first, my name is Cody and my number is 417-343-4397.

Thanks


2 Updates & Rebuttals

Ramjet

Somewhere,
Michigan,
U.S.A.
That's correct

#2Consumer Comment

Sun, June 12, 2011

Any used car is a 'pig in a poke' and even if you use every precaution it can still be a problem.  Even if the seller is honest there can be unforeseen problems, that's just part of buying a used car.

However, if you don't use any precautions at all it's pretty hard to have much pity.

Please use some common sense folks, even buying your mechanic a plane ticket may be a good investment if it can help keep you from getting screwed.

I just don't get the logic.


Jim

Orlando,
Florida,
USA
Incredible Problems!

#3Consumer Comment

Sun, June 12, 2011

Did you NOT notice the clutch problem during your test drive?  How about the windshield crack and damaged wheels?  When the car was in front of you as you did your walk around with your fine tooth comb, did you do it in the daytime and miss those as well?  Oh wait a minute...I feel the magnetic fields surrounding my body change...yes, oh yes...here it is:  You didn't take the car on a TEST DRIVE.  You didn't even do a walk around either, did you?  You didn't see any of the very obvious things...not because you have bad eyes...because you easily spotted them AFTER the sale.  The reason you didn't do ANY of these things a SMART CONSUMER would do is you sent your money off to somebody you didn't know, to buy a used car you never saw, to buy a used car you never inspected BEFORE the sale, to buy a used car you did not even have your own mechanic check out in advance of you putting up one red cent! 

Now you blame the dealer and we're supposed to feel so sorry for you because the big, bad car dealer shafted you.  Did they "shaft" you?  They certainly did.  And how did they get the opportunity to "shaft" you?  You were willing to send off your money to somebody you didn't know to buy a USED car you never saw, test drove or had an independent mechanic paid by you to check over.  They were sitting there just waiting for someone to be able, willing and waiting to be "shafted".  Guess who??? 

Should this dealer as well as every dealer and every human being on the face of this earth be honest?  Absolutely...positively.  Most people know that isn't the case and especially the case in the used car sales environment.  But not you!  Your common sense went on vacation and this dealer had a field day.  You threw common sense out the window for a stupid car.  Maybe you've learned something here.  Then again, maybe not.  You can get mad and call me every name in the book.  That's OK.  I do know that never, ever would I do something so stupid as send my hard earned money to somebody I don't know to buy a used car I've never seen or checked out!  Absolutely incredible!!!

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