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Old 03-01-2024 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Aluffman
If you search dealers on the OMVIC site, you can see their status is currently terminated / revoked. Search "PLATINUM CARS INC."
What happens to the business now?
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Old 03-01-2024 | 06:52 PM
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What happens to the business now?
Fire sale. They have a Z3 I would love to get my hands on…
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Old 03-01-2024 | 06:59 PM
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Fire sale. They have a Z3 I would love to get my hands on…
That red one? A beauty.

I went to look at the G80 M3 for a DD last year, they wouldn't let me test drive it without a deposit. Car has dropped 25k and still sitting.
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Old 03-01-2024 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by vetfever
Fire sale. They have a Z3 I would love to get my hands on…
They would rather wholesale it or crush it than give an enthusiast a deal.
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Old 03-01-2024 | 07:51 PM
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No OMVIC doesn't mean they stop selling, OMVIC is a weird grey area
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Old 03-01-2024 | 11:57 PM
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PLATINUM CARS INC. had its registration revoked. PLATINUM AUTOMOTIVE GROUP appears to be active. Same physical address.

PLATINUM AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
https://www.omvic.ca/dealer-search/d...5-002248b1f225

PLATINUM CARS INC.
https://www.omvic.ca/dealer-search/d...5-002248b1f6b5
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Old 03-02-2024 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 987981
What happens to the business now?
They rebrand and call themselves "Palladium Cars" given that their prices will surely rise to cover legal expenses...
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Old 03-02-2024 | 12:12 PM
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They have a nice performante spyder that I would love to have. Damn.
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Old 03-02-2024 | 03:39 PM
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They rebrand and call themselves "Palladium Cars" given that their prices will surely rise to cover legal expenses...
Lol. Best post ever!
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Old 03-02-2024 | 09:07 PM
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Old 03-02-2024 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by vetfever
They have cars for sale for months on end, even years. And they carry a huge inventory of cars - how can a business afford to do so?
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He owns a number of fast food franchises. This isn't his main income, shockingly.
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Old 03-02-2024 | 11:58 PM
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I looked at a couple cars at there showrooms months ago. Generally slimy fine car dealer.
a lot of their cars are 2nd or 3rd tear vehicles.

I'd stick with private or pcar dealer.
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Old 03-03-2024 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 993GT
No OMVIC doesn't mean they stop selling, OMVIC is a weird grey area
‘They must be OMVIC registered to sell to the public or other dealers. I went through the registration process 20 years ago when I was going to semi-retire and the rules are pretty strict.

https://www.omvic.ca/selling/
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Old 03-03-2024 | 01:11 PM
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I have my OMVIC, just saying there's guys out there curbsiding and OMVIC really doesn't do as much as you think with things, UCDA is tired of dealing with OMVIC too, talks of a shake-up
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Old 03-03-2024 | 01:14 PM
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Curbsiders for sure! I like reading the UCDA or OMVIC (I can’t recall which) disciplinary summaries on some of those guys!
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