[PPS]

Supercars in Santacruz (previously Platinum Auto), a prominent preowned luxury vehicle dealer in Mumbai has been accused in swindling 13 victims of Rs 5 crore through bogus sales.

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/...w/68679644.cms

FIRs have been registered against Sunil Bhatia, the proprietor of Supercars in Santacruz.

[GTO]

Moral of the story = stick to dealers of repute.

Sunil Bhatia was famous in the suburbs, especially with clients from Bandra, Khar & Santa Cruz. Modus operandi is similar. Either take money from clients & don't deliver cars, or sell their cars & don't pay them.

Link to News Article

Link to FB page with more information

From the Facebook page:

[GrandTourer]

Is he the same person mentioned in post 40 of this thread? https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super...-mumbai-3.html (Audi's all new showroom in Mumbai)

Also, found post 42 from here: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super...ml#post1346030 (ET: Luxury cars at throwaway prices! article on pre-owned luxury car business)

[octane1002]

If I'm not mistaken he was an active member of Team-Bhp in the good old days. Savoy Chambers was his operating address. The last I saw of his 'for sale' collection, it included the Countach kit car along with 2-3 Rolls and other exotics.

[v12]

Originally Posted by octane1002

If I'm not mistaken he was an active member of tbhp in the good old days. Savoy Chambers was his oprating address. The last i saw of his 'for sale' collection, it included the Countach kit car along with 2-3 Rolls and other exotics.

Yes, same member - S600Benz (Something About Me).

I remember in those days he operated out of a bungalow in Bandra where I had seen a few Bentley's and a Lamborghini. Then setup a used Supercar showroom called Platinum Auto. This closed down within a year and it was then setup on Andheri Oshiwara link road as Sai Point Super Cars. Which again shut down and then moved to Santacruz as Ms Supercars.

[moralfibre]

Originally Posted by v12

This closed down within a year and it was then setup on Andheri Oshiwara link road as Said Point Super Cars. Which again shut down and then moved to Santacruz as Ms Supercars.

There was a Sai point super cars in Pune at a very prime location which shutdown within a year as well.

[SmartCat]

Quoting from Mumbai Mirror article:



Amazing. Some customers just look at car photos on laptop and cut a big cheque for it.

[mura]

I met him around 3years back, went to see a BMW E60 M5, was sent pictures of a White car and when I went to see it was wrapped Matt Blue. I was shown the car with LOW Fuel light and barely any fuel. The ODO showed only 10k odd kms but the car was very poorly kept. Just walked away without a test drive. While waiting in his office had a look around the other cars and realized most were "Done Up".

[porsche_guy]

Originally Posted by mura

I met him around 3years back, went to see a BMW E60 M5, was sent pictures of a White car and when I went to see it was wrapped Matt Blue.

Seems like this car is now on sale at BBT. Saw an E60 M5 in Matte Blue last week and I presume it's the same car.

Did BBT take it off this guy's hands?

Cheers!

[mura]

Originally Posted by porsche_guy

: OT Seems like this car is now on sale at BBT. Saw an E60 M5 in Matte Blue last week and I presume it's the same car.

Did BBT take it off this guy's hands?

Cheers!

The car I saw, the first owner was Sachin Tendulkar. It was Maroon original then was repainted white and then wrapped to conceal the poor quality repaint.

[porsche_guy]

Originally Posted by mura

The car I saw, the first owner was Sachin Tendulkar. It was Maroon original then was repainted white and then wrapped to conceal the poor quality repaint.

I think it's the same car then. There's not a very high chance of another E60 M5 wrapped in Matte Blue in Mumbai I guess.

Cheers!