IBUY MOTORS ARE DISHONEST AND UNTRUSTWORTHY

I have written two other IBUY Motors reviews. My first review detailed my experience buying a car from Phillip Potgieter, the Chief Principal of IBUY Motors in Bloemfontein.

After months of deliberation with myself and wrestling with the idea of should I buy the car or not. It was a big decision for me to make as I am not a rich man. Ultimately, I decided to buy my dream car, a Jaguar F-Type 5L V8 convertible, which had been advertised in pristine condition at R575,000. Twelve days after taking delivery of my dream car, the lower coolant hose detached itself because the hose clamp was not secured correctly or at all. This led to the bridge being broken between the radiator and the water pump. Once the bridge broke, coolant rushed out, causing the engine to overheat, resulting in rapid catastrophic damage to the engine. The cost to repair the engine is R410,000, excluding labor. IBUY Motors has refused to take responsibility or offer any assistance. I am in the fight of my life.

Three months later, I received the independent assessor's report, and my first thought after reading it was Wow! Can you believe it? Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, Bang, the report arrived, and it had some new shocking revelations! Phillip Potgieter of IBUY Motors set a new standard of dishonesty and misrepresentation in the second-hand car industry. The independent assessor's report confirmed that the Jaguar F-Type V8 Convertible I bought from IBUY Motors in October 2021 had been in a significant accident in 2020. The damage to the Jaguar F-Type was so significant that the official Quote to repair was R459,469.69 the car was a borderline write-off! Phillip Potgieter of IBUY Motors knew that the Jaguar was in an accident and made a conscious decision to say nothing, not a single word. The independent assessor also said he knew someone who was prepared to offer R200,000 for the damaged car. I told my attorney to draft a letter to Phillips's attorney, and my reason for writing the letter was simple I would like this case settled sooner rather than later. The letter stated that the car must remain with IBUY Motors and that we had a buyer who would offer me R200,000. This would leave IBUY Motors owing only R375,000 and not the total purchase price of R575,000. The letter also stated that if Phillip accepted the offer, I would pay my legal fees and other costs totaling R50,000. In the end, Phillip Potgieter of IBUY Motors didn't even have the decency to respond to our offer, which benefitted him more than anyone else.

I'm submitting this review because I wanted people to know just how devastating this has been for me and that it will continue to be this way until it is dealt with and finalized in the courts. It is the first thing that comes to mind and the last thing I think about daily. Financially I'm in for R575,000. My attorney and assessors report has cost me R50,000 as of today, and before this is over, it will be over one hundred thousand rands. The amount of time and effort it has taken from me is immeasurable. The dream situation has evolved into a nightmare that feels like with every day that passes; the dream is dismantled a little more bit by bit.

As stated before, you've been warned don't buy a car from IBUY Motors; they are a company that cannot be trusted, and Phillip has no idea what the word integrity means. Integrity is a word we hear almost daily, but we seldom take the time to think about it. Integrity is similar to ethics, honesty, and trustworthiness—they are a moral code of values that affect our behavior. Integrity is about doing the right thing in every situation, whether convenient or not.

Martin Strode 082 577 0686 25 June 2022