US man meets top lawyer after 13 MB Porsche from luxury showroom proves to be a dud

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Kyle said he had been in Thailand for 12 years and had never conned anyone.

With this much money, there's only one who has been conned. Why would anyone that rich want to live with a girl in Pattaya beats me. 

[H1w4yR1da]

1 hour ago, Cricky said:

He should have looked at the Porsche compliance plate.

 

 

Motorbike dealers always do this. Advertise the vehicle with the registration year, not the model year.

 

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Why would anyone that rich want to live with a girl in Pattaya beats me. 

Must be love! ????

[RandolphGB]

If you're dumb enough to pay  300% more for cars, lining the government's pockets just to look good while stuck in traffic with, then you deserve everything you get. 

[Lemsta69]

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

Oh! You actually access Tik Tok?

There's some good stuff on there, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. Oh, and it's TikTok...

[2baht]

Just now, Lemsta69 said:

There's some good stuff on there, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. Oh, and it's TikTok...

Nihao ma, we're watching!

[Liverpool Lou]

43 minutes ago, lujanit said:

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What's his issue (apart from a pedantic "is it '20 or '21")  when he can get it fixed under the Porsche warranty?

Depends if the warranty was extended by the dealer which I doubt.  Porsche offer up to 36 months warranty.

All Porsche models, legitimately imported, have a 4-year warranty.  

[trainman34014]

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

What is a Tik Tok star, i mostly see nothing but clowns on Tik Tok!

Seems he may be the 'Star Clown' then !

[owl sees all]

 

It's so easy to earn big money on Tick Tock, or the other platforms. Don't mean you have to waste the dosh though. Better to buy gold or Bitcoin.

[ukrules]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What's his issue (apart from a pedantic "is it '20 or '21")  when he can get it fixed under the Porsche warranty?  I doubt that any dealer offers a money-back guarantee for used cars.

 

 

Well we can start with the lie about the 9 million Baht tax and then assume that they lied about absolutely everything else they said and did.

 

[spidermike007]

This is no more than a 4 million baht car in the US or Europe. Hard to have much sympathy for someone who over pays to that extent, simply for the ability to show off and drive a fancy car. 

 

That said, there is no excuse for a dealer to behave like this. Seems as if they feel they are above the law. I would likely resort to remedies other than the law, with such scoundrels. 

[kotsak]

3 hours ago, offset said:

It can be a normal practice in Thailand if you buy a car late December it may not be registered till late Jan or if you want a special number can be as late as Feb or March

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, that's usually the case for normal drivers. But a lot of hiso wannabes delay the registration for years, they just love those red plates too much ????

[Cat Boy]

I see a counter-suit for defamation brewing, very Thai 

[NemoH]

Crazy .. paying 13m for a used car… from a unaccredited used car dealer ..

[OneMoreFarang]

3 hours ago, Robin said:

Just because the man is a "Tick Tok Star" does not mean that he is not entitled to justice when being sold a bad second -hand car.  If the dealer managed to unload a 'dog' onto the unfortunate man, the dealer should make some recompense.

I was always told that Porsches do not break down.

 

Maybe the dealer is an Instagram star and he needed a new story or whatever those thing are called on that platform. 

A million hits under the topic: I scammed that stupid TikTok guy. ???? 

[Orinoco]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

With this much money, there's only one who has been conned. Why would anyone that rich want to live with a girl in Pattaya beats me. 

Did you just call,  all ladies in Pattaya, prostitutes.

Shame on you. 

[Iron Tongue]

3 hours ago, Robin said:

Just because the man is a "Tick Tok Star" does not mean that he is not entitled to justice when being sold a bad second -hand car.

Ha!  There's no such thing as a 39 year old Tik Tok star!  By the time someone hits their late-20s, they're considered ancient.

Only way he might have an audience is if he films bargirls dancing in thong underwear.

[bkkcanuck8]

3 hours ago, offset said:

It can be a normal practice in Thailand if you buy a car late December it may not be registered till late Jan or if you want a special number can be as late as Feb or March

 

 

 

 

 

 

That does not make it the next year's model, only registered in that year.  When you say a 2021 Porche it is understood to be that year's model -- not when it was registered.  It is fraud.

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm….. oh dear……. sooooo  sad……. nebber mind….. NEXT(mug)

[Xonax]

2 hours ago, lujanit said:

Depends if the warranty was extended by the dealer which I doubt.  Porsche offer up to 36 months warranty.

 

https://www.porsche.com/international/accessoriesandservice/porscheservice/vehicleinformation/approvedwarranty/

I guess that this factory warranty is void, if the car is imported as spare parts and re-assembled in Thailand.
 

[Xonax]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a Thai based US TikTok star

As such, where does he pay his income-taxes?

[richard_smith237]

14 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is no more than a 4 million baht car in the US or Europe.

The price elsewhere is irrelevant...  Cars are different prices in many countries... 

Perhaps the residents of Dubai think the residents of the UK are stupid for overpaying for luxury cars there ???

 

14 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

 

Hard to have much sympathy for someone who over pays to that extent, simply for the ability to show off and drive a fancy car. 

If it has to be explained to you... then you’d likely not understand anyway. Some people just really like cars, I used to be one of them... I was really into my cars and have spend too much money on them in the past, not to show off, I didn’t care what others though... but just because I really like something... 

The same could be said for watches etc...  If you don’t get it, then you won’t. 

 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, trainman34014 said:

Seems he may be the 'Star Clown' then !

This ‘clown’ can afford a 13 million baht car...     can you?... who’s the clown ?

[BananaStrong]

4 hours ago, LennyW said:

What is a Tik Tok star, i mostly see nothing but clowns on Tik Tok!

Someone who buys a 13,000,000 car and might have 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in future earnings.

 

call me Tik Tok……….if it means big money!

 

all about the cash……..titles and names doesn’t pay the bills……tik tok big ,

money?

 

like money?

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

All Porsche models, legitimately imported, have a 4-year warranty.  

I suspect this was a ‘grey import’... and possible even one of those ‘tax fiddle’s that was imported as spares and re-assembled... (perhaps)....   and reassembled poorly it seems !!!... 

[bkkcanuck8]

7 minutes ago, Xonax said:

As such, where does he pay his income-taxes?

US taxes on worldwide income (i.e. including foreign)... regardless of being a US resident or not, he must file annually and he must report all include and it is taxable.  Most banks now require US citizens to give them their SSN and report that back to the US (FATCA).  Thailand is one of the countries that has an agreement with the US.  (most countries you don't get taxed if you are a non-resident citizen)

Edited January 17, 2023 by bkkcanuck8

[traveller101]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

All Porsche models, legitimately imported, have a 4-year warranty.  

https://autoinfo.co.th/online/343557

Incorrect - New Car warranty is 2 years in Thailand

[Mywayboy]

My daughter ordered a Kia new SUV 2021 ,but because of covid delivery problems it was not delivered until early 2022 .

COMMON PRACTICE REGISTERD UPON PICKUP.

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, RandolphGB said:

If you're dumb enough to pay  300% more for cars, lining the government's pockets just to look good while stuck in traffic with, then you deserve everything you get. 

You’re aware that outside of the cities there are some very nice driving roads in Thailand ?

 

I recall in my younger years here taking a very fast car out on the quiet expressways...   quite fun !!

 

 

Are you sure someone who can afford such a car is dumb ???..... IMO, Dumb are the people who throw accusations of ‘dumbness’ around just because someone has the ability to spend money on things they like !!!.... just sayin’ !!! 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, Mywayboy said:

My daughter ordered a Kia new SUV 2021 ,but because of covid delivery problems it was not delivered until early 2022 .

COMMON PRACTICE REGISTERD UPON PICKUP.

I think they may be referring to the manufacture year rather than the Registered year or Model Year.

 

i.e. It seems the US guy believed he was paying for a vehicle manufactured in 2021, but in fact it was manufactured in 2020...  (and possibly a year older than he was led to believe).