Car Scams Are Out of Control

33 thoughts on “Car Scams Are Out of Control”

1. People will scam you when buying too, I had a guy say the transmission was slipping and it felt like it was, a few months later I figured out you can just make automatics do that by hitting the pedal down to downshift and let back up, then the cops called about that same car because he lost the title and tried scamming me with that too, all on FB Marketplace

2. Best thing about living in the UK and being an member of the Automobile Association (AA). If you buy from a dealership you can ask the AA to sent a patrol t meet you there and they'll do a 150-point free check as long as the dealership gives them permission. Of course if they deny the AA guy from checking the vehicle you shouldn't buy it.

3. Make sure that oil ain't milky either. Major red flag. Sometimes they will throw no smoke in it so for just a bit it won't blow out white smoke until you've purchased it.

4. 12:43 I’ll tell yah rn as a bank teller, the pens don’t work!!!! They work still on old counterfeits and bills but not new.

5. big time guys helping a small yt channel

6. why are there ads every 2 minutes bro

7. These scammers also do this for houses for rent. I remember about 8 years ago we where looking for a house to rent and I came across one on Zello (or whatever it's called) and what this guy did was basically took a house that was up for sale like 5 years before and used the pictures and posted it for rent and was asking for a deposit to be wired to him for him to send me the keys. Right off the bat it sounded funny, we went over to the house and actually knocked on the door and told the owner what was going on. Not sure what she was able to do but basically there is ALWAYS someone out there trying to scam you, just be careful and if it sounds to good to be true, it is probably a scam.

8. 19:37 I once bought a car, where the owner was so sad to see it go, he got me to take a picture of him with the car before I drove away. With his camera, not for me. That would be a good scammers move.

9. 7:20 be careful of the really dodgy ones that have just popped up. They may be a rebirth of another dodgy yard. So young, no bad reviews.

10. 5:17 I avoided it, but they tried it on me. I went to a local car yard that sold imports. The car had all the features I wanted, including leather seats. I drove it, and it was surprisingly waaaay more than others I test drove, and went away to think about it, after haggling a price. I rang & came back a few days later to buy it at the agreed price. But when I returned to pay and pick up the car, the front seats were cloth. I am guessing they sold another vehicle where the buyer had cloth and wanted leather, so swapped with mine. They did not say a word, as if I wouldn't notice the switch. I pulled out until it had leather front seats. Odometer was also cleary wound back. Even though the car looked very well looked after, the drivers side floor mats were very worn, as if it was much older. The car drove the best from all I had previously inspected. A few years later I came across the actual Jap auction certificate in the car, and the KMs were about 50k higher than when I bought it. No surprise, I knew it. Those dodgy guys are out of business now.

11. Yes because we have that issue in Australia where a new Ford ranger for example cost an 14k dollars with tax!!!

12. facebook marketplace is full of car scammers

13. Nice: 18:18

14. Bro let’s go donut video

15. Car scammers!?!?!?!?!?😮

16. And if possible, ALWAYS take the car to a certified mechanic before you purchase it.

17. 16:54 When you have a company doing such a great job they get featured in a 8mio follower Youtube video for free.

18. I bought my forst car for 0$, at least for 1 day. It was a private seller and we went there on a 1hour trip. Turns out to be a great car and we managed to get it down 1k. Only one problem, the money was on a savings account and we couldnt pay immediately. We offered to drive back home to get the money in cash from the bank and buy the car next day. The seller had other plans and told us, if we sign a legal contract and share IDs and everything I can drive with the car home and pay tomorrow via bank transfer. We did. First of all I checked if it is stolen or anything because its a clean and well treated 6k-7k car we just bought for 4.5k. Nothing. Then I got it to a friend who happens to be a mechanic. He checked it and all he had to do is change the oil. Last but not least I found a receipt of like 2.5k he just put into the car to make it ready for sale. I now have it half a year and the only problem it has is a broken cable to a god damn sensor I wasnt able to find yet. But to find this diamond of a car I had to sort out so many cars only and then even a few in person.

19. When buying a car from a dealer, remember YOU’RE the one in control. You can get up and leave at any time. Question everything they say. And everything is negotiable. You don’t like how it’s going…just leave. They hate that.

20. The scam starts at the factory. $50 an hour for a low/no skill job on an assembly line is a scam to the consumer

21. I bought a wrx without getting a carfax, when I went and sold it the guy buying it got a carfax done and found out a dealership near us rolled the odometer back 150,000km without trouble, definitely wouldn't have gone near the car knowing that when I bought it (engine didn't last a whole month after I bought it)

22. This is a fantastic video, thanks

23. Always drive a car for at least an hr…. bought a car they put in fresh used oil and coolant did a quick 15minute test drive took it home blown head gaskets

24. Thanks for your advice guys! 😁

25. I knew it. I was at a dealership yesterday and i let them know i was getting my own loan through my bank and they kept asking me if i would go through one of their banks if i got a lower interest rate. They said i would get $1000 discount on the car if i did. I felt a little sketched out about how they were going about this and turned down the car in general. On top of that, i did my own inspection of the car and found an oil leak. They sent it to their mechanic to look at it and came back with, "He said its just residue from an oil change." Im not a mechanic, but i am mechanically inclined. There was a decent amount of oil, and on top of that, the oil was leaking from above the oil pan and running down to it. The nerve to play me like im stupid 😒. And this wasn't some buy here pay here place. It was a Coggin Toyota Dealership.

26. One time, i saw a Mustang on the market for 3k

27. Dealerships are by far the worst imo. Add the bait and switch crap, and I don't trust any of them for any reason. The last time I found a car on a dealer's website, and was on the phone with them, I requested a photo of the dash vin plate with a paper showing the date next to it. They refused and I knew it was a bs listing. Saved me a 2 hour drive.

28. I experienced the “title float” one. In my case, it wasn’t really malicious, it was just some guys trying (poorly) to run a “dealership” out of their garage.

    I went to the DMV to file for a lost title and transfer, and that’s when they told me the car still had a TX title (I live in CA) from TWO owners prior. The car had been sold from the TX owner to a dealer in SF, to the guys I bought it from, to me. I went back to the sellers and was pestering them about it. Eventually, they managed to get ahold of both the SF dealership AND the TX owner and get all the transfer paperwork, which they delivered to me. But, from the day I drove the car home to the day I finally got the title was almost 4 months

29. Used car dealers in Jacksonville Florida, including the big new car dealers that own the used lot next door do a lot of scummy things. A big one is advertising a used car for say 9,999$. Then you get there and they do actually have the car but they tell you the price is actually a 3rd higher and thats before tax, tag or any of that. They argue the car is actually 10k there's just 5k in fees for nothing they have to charge. Its a used car, they arent putting a transmission in it. They are claiming paperwork costs $5k. I dont care if it's legal or not it's a scam.

30. BBB is your best friend coming from someone who sold $2100 orthotics that cost 26 to manufacture sad because our main customers were older people our google reviews were amazing at our singular location but BBB had a way different idea of what our company was about and how they refuse to give refunds and will gladly go to court and waste more of your time

31. That 99 miata vin looked very similar to me. You jerks

32. Pro tip: Paypal is not secure at all and your credentials are already on plenty of lists being sold right now. AND paypal is not insured AT ALL. Cashapp is more credible than paypal.

33. In 2014 an international student at California State University found de@d after listing his 30k car for sale and met with a potential buyer!

    SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with killing a Saudi Arabian college student in order to steal a car the student was selling on Craigslist .

    Be careful when showing what you have. Who & where to meet strangers! Especially when money is involved.

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