My name is Steve and I recently purchased a used 2004 BMW 645Ci Coupe from Vancouver Honda on 850 SW-Marine Dr. Vancouver. I am a Christian Family Man with a wife and 5 beautiful children to which has been taken advantage by Victor Wong (sales rep) and John Lee (General Sales Manager). After signed paperwork to which clearly verifies the Dealership's Multi-Point inspection solidifying the Mechanical & Structural Safety of this vehicle, my wife and I had our BMW delivered to our home (by Victor Wong, our sales-rep) in Abbotsford because we needed to pick up our children from school. We insured the vehicle for ONLY that one day in order just get it in our driveway with NO intention to further insure until Summer-time. One week later I decided to take advantage of a clear-skyed day and wash our BMW so that we may put a newly bought Coupe Car-Cover on it while it sat in our carport for a few months,,,, only to find a 3ft by 3ft TROIL-RIDDLED area under the car of where the sales-rep parked it on the day of Dealership Delivery. I immediately phoned Vancouver Honda and talked to GENERAL SALES-MANAGER "JOHN LEE" in order to surface awareness as to this substantial issue in hopes to have him acknowledge and/or even make effort to investigate/rectify the problem. Astonishingly, JOHN LEE was immediately in denial, responding with a lack of sympathy and extreme ignorance. He stated that this was no longer his problem and that even though I have not had a chance to drive (let-alone Insure) the vehicle since my purchase, JOHN LEE (General Sales Manager) did not care!!! I Good night believe my ears Nor could my family understand why a certified dealership would do this to a low income family! He even had the audacity to suggest I bring it to their shop at the dealership Vancouver on the and he would give me 20% off any mechanical disruption that needed to get repaired!!???? I Decided to phone "The Vehicle Sales Authority of British Columbia" So that I may be properly advised to my best course of action. I learn to realise this dealership was in breach of a blanket bindind-contract ("SALE GOODS ACT") to which protects people against being taken advantage of by any dealership when the safety and mechanical structure of any vehicle that they certify and sell as used DO NOT meet the pertinent guidelines/requirements of the VSA!!!! They advised me to make one last (IN-PERSON) attempt to have them make good on thier own accord without the VSA initiating a "LEGAL COURSE OF ACTION"! So I ensured the vehicle for one day only to drive straight to Vancouver Honda and make my final plea, in hopes that JOHN LEE, GENERAL SALES MANAGER) would concede to making things right and NOT CAUSE ANY FURTHER GRIEF TO ME AND MY FAMILY. Unortunately his ignorance and lack of empathy to say the least remained! I was asked to leave the dealership and decided to call the vehicle sales authority of British Columbia back while outside of the dealership inside the BMW, VSA asked me to go back in and ask one final question of whether they wanted to at least look at the vehicle within their mechanic shop, or still have me leave knowing that the vehicle is unsafe for the road...... It was only once I indicated my correspondence with the VSA that Vancouver Honda (JOHN LEE) decided to accept (with great reluctance, I might add)! Another argument about a courtesy-vehicle surfaced when I was told (VERBATIM), "I DONT BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY COURTESY CARS AVAILABLE", and I responded " NO, I BELIEVE (AS A DEALERSHIP) YOU HAVE MANY AVAILABLE COURTESY VEHICLES,,,,,,WHAT YOURE TRYING TO SAY IS THAT YOU DONT HAVE ANY COURTESY VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR ME!!", only as I started to vacate the premises that JOHN LEE (GSM) somehow found an available courtesy-car for me!
NOW ITS BEEN A FEW DAYS LATER AND STILL NOT EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS?????? I HAVE INITIATED A LEGAL COURSE WITH THE VSA BY MY SIDE, FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CIVIL RESOLUTIONS TRIBUNAL, AND VSA-ONGOING.
I REALLY WANT THE PEOPLE OF THIS GOD-BLESSED COUNTRY TO KNOW THE ETHICS OR "LACK THERE-OF" THAT HAS COME TO LIGHT AT THIS DEALERSHIP, (VANCOUVER HONDA on 850 SW MARINE DR) SO THAT ANY PRIOR EXISTENCE OF PEOPLE WHOM MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, CAN COME FORWARD KNOWING THIS BLANKET STIPULATED OBLIGATING CONTRACT (SALE OF GOODS ACT) EXISTS,,, AND ALSO TO ASSIST BETTER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SAVE THE GRIEF FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND EITHER CHOOSE A DIFFERENT "HONDA DEALERSHIP" OR AT THE LEAST BE EXTRA VIGILANT & CAUTIOUS WHEN YOUR BUSINESS IS DONE THERE!!!!
SALES OF GOODS ACT;
Is a legal contract that is binding to any contract within the dealership, regardless of whether the dealership mentions them or not!!!! They Trump and/or are binding to absolutely any contract that you sign into at a dealership within our province! They are as follws;
a) "FIT FOR THE PURPOSE YOU BOUGHT IT FOR"
b) "VEHICLE IS OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY"
c) "DURABLE FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF T read more