Who to Trust??????

JDouble
By JDouble

Hi there - a question for my fellow QLers:

I have been here 2 years and want to buy a car as I am paying out for lease at the moment.

So...... I check on Qatar Living - I have to say I have paranoia about buying a pile of cra*!

So, I just check the contact number of the person selling and 9 times out of ten, their contact numbers pop up with various different QL User Names against loads of different cars! I phoned one which said on "Her" profile she was a Candian expat PR Manager - I ended up speaking to a heavily accented arab who wanted to bring the car to my office to show me!

I have friends who have sucesfully purchased cars online through Qatar Living but I have to say this is not filling me with confidence!

For the record, I'm looking for either an LR3 or Pajero - 70,000 to 100,000?

Views?

By stealth• 20 Sep 2012 05:47
Rating: 2/5
stealth

Go to Oasis car showroom.

By RitaR• 19 Sep 2012 12:33
RitaR

visit qatarauto.com , there you will find cars from geniune dealers and individuals. We assure they are not individual car traders. You will find alot of Pajeros as well.

good luck and please let me know how can i help you further.

By rej2k7• 19 Sep 2012 12:26
rej2k7

May be just 5% of the advts are fake, others are Genuine.

You have a lot Options,

You can test the car.

You can take the car for computer checking (they will explain a - z abt the car).

To buy or not to buy - Choice is yours.

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By vivme• 19 Sep 2012 11:29
Rating: 4/5
vivme

There are a lot of genuine sellers and some are fake. One of the ways I have used is to track their history and check if they have a number of car ads on their profile. This can help you eliminate dealers and resellers.

You can also check their QL activity in forums and Q&A to see if they are genuine.

However, it is always best to check the documents and the vehicle before purchasing.

All the best.

By anonymous• 19 Sep 2012 11:16
anonymous

go for new one :)there is no trust issue

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