A RETIRED MAN saw an offer online for a rare car he had always dreamed of – $275,000 later he never received it and someone else owns it.
The car dealership had been in the news for the same reason a few months earlier.
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Alan Sue, a 78-year-old man living in Hawaii, saw an ad on Facebook for a 2023 Mercedes G-Wagon (G63) with an ultra-rare BRABUS package.
It was beige with black trim and a gray interior, and it was exactly what Sue always wanted.
“The AG-Class is (the) ultimate off-road Mercedes, and that’s what I wanted,” Sue told ABC affiliate WPLG.
He contacted the company Dream Auto Collection to be the first in line to buy it for US$275,000.
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“I called them and they answered immediately. I spoke to someone called Victor, who told me he owned the company,” Sue said.
Soon after, Sue committed to purchasing it in April, transferred the money from two accounts to the company, and waited anxiously for her car to be shipped from Hollywood, Florida.
“He acknowledged that he received both telegrams and that he would send the car to me,” Sue said.
His anxiety began to increase when his car never arrived in Hawaii from San Diego, California, on its scheduled arrival date.
Then he missed the date for the second time.
“At this point, I’m getting worried because we missed two submission deadlines,” he said.
“I’ve tried calling them, I’ve tried emailing them, I’ve tried texting them and they won’t respond.”
Ten months ago, the company was on the same news channel for selling an elderly couple in Georgia a rare object Lexus for $15,000 that never arrived.
When the company was confronted, they told the couple they had sold the vehicle to someone else.
The AG-Class is the ultimate off-road Mercedes, and that’s what I wanted.
Alan Sue
Reporter Jeff Weinsier drove to Dream Auto Collection to speak with Oleg Tulenev, the company’s president, according to state records.
He refused to speak on camera.
Not long after Weisner’s confrontation with Tyulenev, Sue was contacted by Victor, the man he initially spoke to about the G-Wagon.
He apologized for the “miscommunication” and confirmed that the Mercedes was sold to someone else.
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He also promised to process a refund when he returned from vacation in August.
While waiting for Victor to return, Sue said he promptly filed a report with the FBI, the Hollywood Police Department and the State Attorney General’s Office.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is aware of Sue and the elderly couple’s case, but has not confirmed whether it is being investigated.
US Sun has reached out to Dream Auto Collection for comment.
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