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Complaint Review: Neil Marcellino And Gordon Cochrane Automotive Network Inc. - Boca Raton Florida

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  • Neil Marcellino And Gordon Cochrane Automotive Network Inc. 2234 North Federal Highway Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.

Neil Marcellino And Gordon Cochrane Automotive Network Inc. Fraudulent car seller in Boca Raton Florida Boca Raton Florida

*REBUTTAL Individual responds: I bought a porsche from Neil Marcellino

*Consumer Comment: Cause and Effect

*Consumer Comment: ebay name

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I purchased a 1991 GMC Sierra truck (diesel) directly after viewing the listing on ebay. The listing said beautiful truck. Rebuilt engine, 0 miles, runs strong as a locomotive. I sent a check for $4,500.00 to Neil's partner Gordon Cochrane. The truck was shipped via a company called Phoenix Exotic Transport, which does alot of shipping for Neil but claims they've never heard a complaint.

When I recieved the truck at my residence it would not start (made an awful noise) and most things in the truck did not work. I contacted Neil and he suggested I take it somewhere to have it looked at. I had the truck moved to a local Chevy the dealer who does a lot of service work on diesel engines. They discovered that a large chunk was missing out of the portion of the engine block which holds the starter. To compensate, someone drilled a deep hole in the engine block and inserted 1 long soft bolt to hold the starter in place. The starter just shakes around and chewes up the flywheel. Their evaluation was that the truck needs a new motor.

I offered them 48 hours to make restitution, which they declined. They stated that the truck ran beautifully when they had it. Yet the trucking company has given me a document stating that the truck ran very rough when they picked it up in Florida and would not start again after that point.

Roy
Ontario, New York
U.S.A.

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#3 REBUTTAL Individual responds

I bought a porsche from Neil Marcellino

AUTHOR: rolf - (Germany)

POSTED: Saturday, June 25, 2011

Jim,

thats not correct. I met Neil in person in Boca Raton, inspected the car. The car needed a new paint and interieur. We agreed on a price of 13000$ for everything. After the car would be ready, Neil should deliver it to my shipper in Fort lauderdale. We went to my bank, I gaved him the cash. I called several times what happen to the car. After a few month, Neil hang up when I tried to call him. I asked a friend in Naples to take care of that. He called Neil and he said, I should have picked up the car within 45 days. There is a law in Florida, if You dont pick it up within this period, You lost the ownership.

In the meantime (last week) I went to the police in Boca and made a complaint of fraud against Neil Marcellino.I  hope other people who got cheaten by this guy will do the same.

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Cause and Effect

AUTHOR: Jim - (USA)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 22, 2011

You took it upon yourself to send your money off to somebody you don't know to buy a used car you've never laid eyes on, never test drove, never had your own mechanic check out. Scam artists are just waiting for some chump to come along without a lick of common sense. In this instance, guess who that is!

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#1 Consumer Comment

ebay name

AUTHOR: rolf - (Germany)

POSTED: Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Does anyone has the ebay name which Neil Marcellino used in 2008? I cannot find it in my files

Thanks

Rolf

Bought a 911 Targa in 2008 from Neil and never received the car

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