On December 11, 2007 we found this car on the website for sale and contacted MCLS at their Bridgeview, IL location. We checked the vehicle and test-drove it. It was in very good condition. So we deposited $1K and agreed with manager Erol Dimmitt that we will leave the car with dealership until the rest of money is paid and all deposits are cleared Then we were going to ship the car to it's destination. Erol Dimmitt told us that the Title would be ready in 10 business days after the money transfer cleared.
A week later car was paid in full. Then we rec'd the documents to sign by mail. After the full payment for the car was cleared on 12/20/07 it was impossible to get a hold of anyone in regards of the Title.
We still had our car at MCLS paid in full and no Title.
Every time we called operator said, “The person you are trying to reach is in a meeting." No mater what time of day we called, always the same message.
Our sales person Munier Abdul told us: "Go to hell and don't call me anymore..." So we decided to go there in person and face the manager to resolve the problem.
Our second visit was on 1/3/08 when we signed all of the documents. The manager assured us that everything was completed and we would receive the Title soon. We found out that Munier Abdul was fired.
We still had no keys or the car, assuming after we received the Title, the car would be shipped to its destination. And again the manager assured us that everything was OK and all we needed to do was wait for the Title.
Erol Dimmitt told us that the Title would be in on Monday 1/7/08 and we had to call him on Tuesday or he would call us. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday went by and no one called us at all.
Four weeks later, still no Title. So we went to the dealership again. When we pulled into the parking lot everybody was outside. We had a debate with Erol Dimmitt regarding car, keys, and title.
A few minutes later our car was brought to us in parking lot and we where told to: "Get hell out of here before we get ourselves in trouble and so on..." We were told that the business was being closed by 5/3 Bank and that all assets were being frozen.
When got the car started we realized that the car was not in the same condition as it was when we purchased it. There was no Navigation System, the power steering was broken, and there was a message on dashboard: "EPS system has malfunctioned, please see service". There were no manuals, no mats.
When we came home we searched on the internet and found out that the owner of this business is Lester Bafia. All 3 dealership are closed down for non-payments and fraud.
Today is 1/16/08 and still nothing. We still have not rec'd our Title. And the car we bought on the website Autotrader.com is still for sale. Their website is still up and running. And we are not the only ones who were ripped off. We are taking MCLS and Lester Bafia to court. If you were ripped off by MCLS as well, join us in this lawsuit. We'll beat them together!
Hope
Algonquin, Illinois
U.S.A.