Britain's unluckiest car buyer spends nearly £20k on dodgy motors from Facebook Marketplace
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBritain's unluckiest car buyer has issued a warning about using Facebook Marketplace after spending almost £20,000 on seven motors in nine months.
Osman Malik, 45, from Rochdale, has been forced to buy a new car nearly every month this year after being scammed twice and ending up with a string of dodgy vehicles.
The pharmacist says he inadvertedly bought a Mini with its plates cloned, while one Honda broke down on the motorway within hours and another only lasted a week.
He has so far forked out £16,750 in just nine months following a run of bad luck which resulted in him purchasing a string of shoddy motors with various faults. READ MORE: Child rioter, 12, has court date postponed as his mum is on five-day Ibiza holiday The dad-of-two is now urging second hand car buyers to avoid Facebook Marketplace which he describes as being 'like the Wild West'.
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