The Second Hand Car Dealers Accuse Leal to Scare Customers

It's not just the vehicles imported from England and from diesel which are doomed to an engine failure due to wear.It would also be the case for new vehicles because of the poor quality of diesel sold in Mauritius by the "State Trading Corporation" (STC).

Zaid Ameer, President of the "Dealers of Imported Vehicles Association" (DIVA), steps into the breach following the publication of a news Leal & Co, car dealer BMW and Mini. This press reminds Mauritians living in Europe and wish to return home with their cars bought.

This approach, in the eyes of Inteeaz Badulla, director Autoword, one of the largest importers of vehicles "reconditioned "of England, is a strategy Leal & Co to monopolize the sale of BMW and Mini.

Especially since he and other dealers of second-hand vehicle began offering these German sedans and English cut these to their customers since the restrictions on vehicles imported from Japan.

" We conducted tests on the quality of our diesel trucks imported from Japan. Upon being filled in Mauritius, the engine emits black smoke , "laments Zayd Ameer. The diesel imported by the STC contains 500 ppm sulfur, which is 50% higher than the diesel sold in Europe.

It is only recently that the STC decided that it will import diesel containing 50 ppm soufreμ. So that the problem is far from resolved for drivers running on diesel.

" We work with government strategies. We will soon be in line with the norm , "says Inteeaz Badulla. " With diesel fuel sold in Mauritius, customers simply need to regularly clean their catalyst, to produce lower pollutant gas and not having engine problems , "he adds.

But in Leal & Co, the speech is another. " These vehicles purchased in Europe are not conforming to the quality of diesel that are here , 'says Virginia Quevauvilliers, the director of marketing. And it offers help to " Returning Resident "in the purchase of their vehicles.

For resellers of second-hand vehicles, " Leal & Co just trying to panic people . " Inteeaz Badulla and explain that with the economic crisis, " it's normal that people want to buy cheaper elsewhere . "