Brett
Received Damaged Product - Do Not Buy From Motobuys!
My children purchased a new 2022 Cheetah 200X from Motobuys (after working for 4 years to earn the money). We received a damaged, and non-working 2021 model. The box it came in was horribly damaged (see photos), so I contacted Motobuys, to request a replacement. I expressed that I wanted to get a replacement because the damage to the box was so severe that there was certain to be damage to the UTV. I was told by Carlos, the manager at Motobuys, that I had to assemble the UTV first, so as to determine the extent of the damage, after which they would help us. Carlos reassured us that Motobuys would get the unit fixed or exchanged it for a replacement at no charge. Right away I noticed damage to the body of the UTV, as well as scratches, and rust. Parts of the metal from the shipping container had been physically bent and had come in contact with the vehicle frame and caused damage as well . Every side of the UTV was hit with extreme force, prior to our receiving it. There were dents in the frame, and even damage to the underside of the vehicle (see photos), you'll see, the driver side floorboard had been completely dented and damaged, which had to take alot of force to do so. Whatever did it even sheared off the bottoms of the rubber foot pads, making them unusable. Once assembled the vehicle ran for about 15 minutes (under 10 miles an hour as we have a governor), before it died and would not start back up. I had to take several hours off of work, to troubleshoot the issue, as Ken, the mechanic at Motobuys was only available during my regular work hours. I spent, several hours, over three days, on the phone, with Ken, trying to troubleshoot the problem, all while trying to stay positive for my children. We were able to finally get it to start, but it still dies when we go over minor bumps, and at speeds less than 10 miles an hour (about every 10 minutes or so). When it does, I have to stop what we are doing, and work on getting it up and running again. All of this has resulted in the UTV sitting, damaged, broken, and unused in my garage, and has killed any excitement my kids have had to ride it. I again contacted Motobuys customer service department, to have it exchanged out for an undamaged vehicle, as I was reassured by Carlos. I spoke to Ken, who said, among other things that I could take a hammer and beat the dents out of the vehicle frame. Ken blamed the shipping company for the damage, saying that "the shipping companies are horrible" and that "all the shipments are arriving damaged". I then asked for a partial refund, in the amount, equal to what they would discount a similarly damaged UTV off of their showroom floor. Ken then admitted that they wouldn't put a vehicle in that damaged of a condition on their showroom floor in the first place. I was transferred to Carlos the Motobuys manager. I asked to exchange it for an undamaged UTV. When I asked for the replacement, I was told that I would be charged for 2 way shipping and a 15% restocking fee, in order to get another "unassembled" UTV. He again reiterated that I could bang the dents in the frame out with a hammer. Carlos, still not addressing that it is non fully functioning UTV. This has been a horrible experience for me and my family. We did look over the reviews on Motobuys's website, but we wish we would have looked deeper at the reviews on the Better Business Bureau, Trustpilot, and SiteJabber, as those reviews paint a different picture about Motobuys. We will be adding our own review to those websites as well.



