Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

I was wondering has anyone brought a car from M&T ausport in revesby NSW. What was your experience like and was there any problems and how did the guys deal with you on these problems and would u deal with them again in the future

Cheers

Edited by mrRS4
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/
Share on other sites

I've never bought anything from M&T Ausport (Marigold St Revesby), but even though the yard looks packed with cars, I did at least look over a few and made some enquiries on behalf of two prospective buyers.

I noticed that most cars there were in superb cond. but others were looking tired and resembled something more like a 3 rating.

They only looked to be a bit of a fledgling organisation with a fairly primitive detailing or mechanical set-up at the side/rear.

One of the counter staff were quite pleasant and accommodating by being willing to show me a car's history and logs. The other one was distant.

There was no high pressure from staff and they were willing to let me start engines and if nec. do test drives.

Hope this helps,

Tez

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4286238
Share on other sites

I've never bought anything from M&T Ausport (Marigold St Revesby), but even though the yard looks packed with cars, I did at least look over a few and made some enquiries on behalf of two prospective buyers.

I noticed that most cars there were in superb cond. but others were looking tired and resembled something more like a 3 rating.

They only looked to be a bit of a fledgling organisation with a fairly primitive detailing or mechanical set-up at the side/rear.

One of the counter staff were quite pleasant and accommodating by being willing to show me a car's history and logs. The other one was distant.

There was no high pressure from staff and they were willing to let me start engines and if nec. do test drives.

Hope this helps,

Tez

OK looking at buying a stagea from there living in adelaide i dont really want to travel down there and be dissapointed. I asked today for the auction report and import cert. Do you know if the verfiy odomter's aswell.

Please if anyone has brought from them or has had family or friends that have please tell me there eperience with them.

Cheers

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4290336
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...

Hey there, a friend of mine bought a 94' Prelude from there and he highly recommends them, price was good and the best thing he said was the warranty, a few things went wrong a week after they bought it, and the warranty covered it in whole.

Also with the test drive, i don't know if this goes for every car but my friend was able to drive the car on his own, he just gave his license to the staff to keep a hold off.

Just be wary of buying interstate, as you cant make use of the advantaqe of buying from a good dealer, a 3 yr warranty for example.

Hope that helps

Danny

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4459706
Share on other sites

  • 6 months later...

WARNING! DO NOT PURCHASE VEHICLES FROM THIS DEALER UNLESS YOU DON'T MIND BURDENING YOUR SELF WITH A LEMON

One day I looked at some RX-7s on their site showed one that I had in mind. I call to see before hand if they had it available, they told me in a weeks time. I call back in a weeks time yet they said in three days, I thought its ok I'll just wait. But on a Monday afternoon I swung by just to check out the place. It has Hai Son the transporting company next to them and i peered into the back area where lied two almost destroyed out of recognition RX-7 and some Japanese man hulling parts to the RX-7 that I had inquired about. I thought well maybe theres nothing really wrong with the car maybe they just needed extra parts or something. Well I thought wrong. I came back on the Wednesday during midday and I asked for a test drive keeping in mind what had happened earlier that week. I drove halfway down the road and pulled over. I decided to inspect the car on my own with out the prying eyes of the fat dealer. I pulled the pillar cover open and saw clear welding marks all along the the top to the bottom. Looked under the carpets and found perfect red blood stained carpet. Now you might be asking this guy just had one experience with these blokes. Well I speak their language I am Vietnamese Cambodian. And I can tell all you readers out there now that I've heard them discussing how they will cover such things as blood stains, half cutted built cars and terminal cars. And this is a direct quote that I heard them say "He is just another stupid young boy who likes sports cars". These guys purchase all those imports from japan for the fraction of the price. I am very certain that these men are very cunning in there speech they will convince you to purchase these cars and ANY mechanic will tell you that these cars are very very unsafe.

One of my mates also have had some bad experiences with these guys but with a r34 skyline, he is now forced to keep the car as the three year warranty is out. Hes found out that the engine has been turned back SOME HOW as the predicted km on the car is actually at least 250000km and had gone through a engine change.

If you don't care about your money and want a dirt cheap car then you can have a look but don't expect much. Your better off importing your own or purchasing from a dealer along Parramatta Road in Sydney

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4827725
Share on other sites

yeah guys sorry for the outburst i was just soo pissed i found out from a friend that used to work there that the cars are actually place on the decks of the ships soo they are exposed to the sea salt and water which explains the bad paint and rusting spots on the engines.

I just dont want some poor bloke to buy a dud car from these scammers

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4838730
Share on other sites

i got 3 cars from there they all been good

180sx

r33

v35

condition was great and no problems with cars, i usually dealt with Henry

180 and r33 have been interior stripped (full interior retrims) and they were fine no welds or anything , undercarriage was perfect also, v35 same thing

i even got a report with r33 when they checked engine oils,diff oil, gbox etc so pretty good

no pressure from staff and they willing on test drives , and yes they do have their own workshop at back.

to me they look like a good shop and i would buy from them again and would recommend them.

there's cars there that i would not touch but they have some quality cars , at least i think so

i hope this can help and if anymore info is needed pm me

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4843451
Share on other sites

Stay away from there.

My brother bought an S15 from there and they wouldn't honor the warranty. Basically the coil packs needed replacing. The bloke there Peter tries to be your best buddy and talk you into buying a dud.

We knew that it had some intermittent misfiring on load but they were trying get out of replacing the coil packs and not do anything for warranty.

They are a questionable dealer and I would not recommend them to anyone. We also looked a few R32 GTRs there and they were also of questionable condition. Rear quarters had over spray and covered up rust spots along the seals of the rear windscreen.

You have been warned.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4844900
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...
Stay away from there.

My brother bought an S15 from there and they wouldn't honor the warranty. Basically the coil packs needed replacing. The bloke there Peter tries to be your best buddy and talk you into buying a dud.

We knew that it had some intermittent misfiring on load but they were trying get out of replacing the coil packs and not do anything for warranty.

They are a questionable dealer and I would not recommend them to anyone. We also looked a few R32 GTRs there and they were also of questionable condition. Rear quarters had over spray and covered up rust spots along the seals of the rear windscreen.

You have been warned.

thank you im glad i found someone to back me up, those guys are scammers i'm very sure of this because *not from me* but a friend of mine works with henry at Hai Son with importing and the things they say and discuss things that are shocking

Edited by john anon
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4876526
Share on other sites

damn i guess i been very lucky then

i think peter is Henry's brother , and i think some older guy own it not sure

yeah man make sure you check all of it over, the engines they bring in HAVE been turned back because they have been preturned back (before importing) so they can claim they dont have a clue about it, there are one or two car that reach the minimum requirements, but for the majority of cars they've randomly purchase cars that are cheap from Tokyo im talking 600 thousand yen and lower. why do you think they've imported the most ridiculous cars in compared to Edward Lee's i mean who wants a automatic twin turbo: rx7 series 8 or a supra or random modified vans, henry sees that they are cheap and blindly picks at them.

Woah, +1 to what Chef said.... Wouldn't they all drive shitty anyway?

This almost worth a flight down to have a look and film.. Then off to Tracy Grimshaw hahaah.

hahaha mate i would of done that but they've got too many of em on the show

heres a little thing for you to noe the owner of Hai Son is the owner of MnT he just to be head of customs in Vietnam back in the day haha.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4876565
Share on other sites

glad there's more info on this importer , john thank you for all the info posted .

if there's anything more please pm if you dont want to say it here.

no worries i want to post this stuff here these guys need to be exposed their putting death traps on the roads, if u guys need know anything about them i can tell u

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/246581-mt-ausport/#findComment-4878713
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Latest Posts

    • Even with the piston at TDC there was room for it to drop, but I don't think it can drop fully into the cylinder, the problem you have is that you need something pushing against the valve to hold it up so you have enough room to put the new stem seal on and the spring etc.  I used compressed air only because putting rope in the cylinder seemed a bit risky to me, I know people have done it countless times before like this. Overall it's a pain in the ass job. Honestly you'd probably be better off taking the head off because the risk of dropping something in the engine and the finicky-ness of it all is very stressful. If you are going to attempt it though i 10000% recommend a 36050 valve spring/keeper tool. I had both the traditional lever type and after doing 1 cylinder it was absolute pain to get those valve keepers in place, even with 2 people. That 36050 is amazing, you do have to push hard to get them in place but it works perfectly almost every time. Back to my actual issue I think my engine is just tired and old and the rings have gone bad. The comp numbers (cold, no oil) were: Cyl 1 -129psi Cyl 2 - 133psi Cyl 3 - 138psi Cyl 4 - 137psi Cyl 5 - 157psi Cyl 6 - 142psi   Cylinder 5 and 6 having the most carbon on them.
    • Who did you have do the installation? I actually know someone who is VERY familiar with the AVS gear. The main point of contact though would be your installer.   Where are you based in NZ?
    • Look, realistically, those are some fairly chunky connectors and wires so it is a reasonably fair bet that that loom was involved in the redirection of the fuel pump and/or ECU/ignition power for the immobiliser. It's also fair to be that the new immobiliser is essentially the same thing as the old one, and so it probably needs the same stuff done to make it do what it has to do. Given that you are talking about a car that no-one else here is familiar with (I mean your exact car) and an alarm that I've never heard of before and so probably not many others are familiar with, and that some wire monkey has been messing with it out of our sight, it seems reasonable that the wire monkey should be fixing this.
    • Wheel alignment immediately. Not "when I get around to it". And further to what Duncan said - you cannot just put camber arms on and shorten them. You will introduce bump steer far in excess of what the car had with stock arms. You need adjustable tension arms and they need to be shortened also. The simplest approach is to shorten them the same % as the stock ones. This will not be correct or optimal, but it will be better than any other guess. The correct way to set the lengths of both arms is to use a properly built/set up bump steer gauge and trial and error the adjustments until you hit the camber you need and want and have minimum bump steer in the range of motion that the wheel is expected to travel. And what Duncan said about toe is also very true. And you cannot change the camber arm without also affecting toe. So when you have adjustable arms on the back of a Skyline, the car either needs to go to a talented wheel aligner (not your local tyre shop dropout), or you need to be able to do this stuff yourself at home. Guess which approach I have taken? I have built my own gear for camber, toe and bump steer measurement and I do all this on the flattest bit of concrete I have, with some shims under the tyres on one side to level the car.
    • Thought I would get some advice from others on this situation.    Relevant info: R33 GTS25t Link G4x ECU Walbro 255LPH w/ OEM FP Relay (No relay mod) Scenario: I accidentally messed up my old AVS S5 (rev.1) at the start of the year and the cars been immobilised. Also the siren BBU has completely failed; so I decided to upgrade it.  I got a newer AVS S5 (rev.2?) installed on Friday. The guy removed the old one and its immobilisers. Tried to start it; the car cranks but doesnt start.  The new one was installed and all the alarm functions seem to be working as they should; still wouldn't start Went to bed; got up on Friday morning and decided to have a look into the no start problem. Found the car completely dead.  Charged the battery; plugged it back in and found the brake lights were stuck on.  Unplugging the brake pedal switch the lights turn off. Plug it back in and theyre stuck on again. I tested the switch (continuity test and resistance); all looks good (0-1kohm).  On talking to AVS; found its because of the rubber stopper on the brake pedal; sure enough the middle of it is missing so have ordered a new one. One of those wear items; which was confusing what was going on However when I try unplugging the STOP Light fuses (under the dash and under the hood) the brake light still stays on. Should those fuses not cut the brake light circuit?  I then checked the ECU; FP Speed Error.  Testing the pump again; I can hear the relay clicking every time I switch it to ON. I unplugged the pump and put the multimeter across the plug. No continuity; im seeing 0.6V (ECU signal?) and when it switches the relay I think its like 20mA or 200mA). Not seeing 12.4V / 7-9A. As far as I know; the Fuel Pump was wired through one of the immobiliser relays on the old alarm.  He pulled some thick gauged harness out with the old alarm wiring; which looks to me like it was to bridge connections into the immobilisers? Before it got immobilised it was running just fine.  Im at a loss to why the FP is getting no voltage; I thought maybe the FP was faulty (even though I havent even done 50km on the new pump) but no voltage at the harness plug.  Questions: Could it be he didnt reconnect the fuel pump when testing it after the old alarm removal (before installing the new alarm)?  Is this a case of bridging to the brake lights instead of the fuel pump circuit? It's a bit beyond me as I dont do a lot with electrical; so have tried my best to diagnose what I think seems to make sense.  Seeking advice if theres for sure an issue with the alarm install to get him back here; or if I do infact, need an auto electrician to diagnose it. 
×
×
  • Create New...