Marc Smit south african tuner BEWARE!!!

[Paulstewart20]

Hi,

Everyone I'm raising awareness of this guy based around Gloucestershire, he takes your car with promise of work then the car disappears he stays in contact but feeds constant lies he dabbles in mostly turbo cars but he would not say no to n/a follow this link it's been going on for years.

 

[R3k1355]

What link?

 

[imprezaworks]

Sounds like the Bermuda triangle of the car world tbh.

 

[william84]

Yeah what link?

 

[Usr117063]

Marcs already stolen the link

 

[Paulstewart20]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...Vaw2xI-RwqELHKZHAqTrYLRk4&cshid=1563802073405

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[imprezaworks]

Yeah, thats dissapeared.

 

[imprezaworks]

SUBARU PROMISER MARC- MARK SMIT aka Schmidt aka South African mapper - ScoobyNet.com - Subaru Enthusiast Forum

ScoobyNet General - SUBARU PROMISER MARC- MARK SMIT aka Schmidt aka South African mapper - This guy needs to be stopped once and for all . Anyone with dealings prior or currently please post here and lets finish his reign of terror on the Subaru community. He prays on anyone,he will show you...

www.scoobynet.com

 

[davo172]

Has clioturbo started up again?

 

[Paulstewart20]

SUBARU PROMISER MARC- MARK SMIT aka Schmidt aka South African mapper - Page 5 - ScoobyNet.com - Subaru Enthusiast Forum

SUBARU PROMISER MARC- MARK SMIT aka Schmidt aka South African mapper - ScoobyNet.com - Subaru Enthusiast Forum

ScoobyNet General - SUBARU PROMISER MARC- MARK SMIT aka Schmidt aka South African mapper - This guy needs to be stopped once and for all . Anyone with dealings prior or currently please post here and lets finish his reign of terror on the Subaru community. He prays on anyone,he will show you...

www.scoobynet.com

Sorry try this

 

[R3k1355]

So whats the story? This guy has done you over?

 

[Usr117063]

A post from 2014 saying about being done by him around 8 years ago... And yet hes still doing it today, remarkable..

 

[Paulstewart20]

Yeah there is a story but I will save that for another day, the important thing is his presence is made aware to everyone so nobody else gets stung

 

[Paulstewart20]

A post from 2014 saying about being done by him around 8 years ago... And yet hes still doing it today, remarkable..

I only found after by the way he was a friend of a friend but we have all learnt our lesson but still paying for them so to speak

 

[imprezaworks]

Wasn't there another chap recently, API?

He was or had been doing similar? Not read the above so unsure if it's the same chap.

 

[Paulstewart20]

I think it's similar but not the same guy.

 

[Sam]

Just read that thread on the scooby forum.

So people jut give this bloke there car and the V5 to sell ? Then he just took the car. WTF ?

 

[Adey.]

where in gloucestershire is this guy?

 

[Paulstewart20]

Dursley but he works around evesham bristol Wales no where is safe, I'm surprised someone would hand over their v5 but he is very good at selling himself and lies.

 

[cat171]

Sounds like b****cks to me. Five years he's apparently been at it, and not even to one person. No one's had the idea to do anything about it. They seem gullible as f**k.

 

[Adey.]

any idea if it was the same guy who ran a tuning thing in Morelands trading estate a few years back? tancho tubing and vauxsport or something?

 

[Paulstewart20]

Sounds like b****cks to me. Five years he's apparently been at it, and not even to one person. No one's had the idea to do anything about it. They seem gullible as f**k.

It's not b****cks this is here to warn others of him, I know another guy in cheltenham that has been done over with his impreza (8 years now) and another guy with a Nissan so its definitely true. Police cant do anything it's a civil matter, as soon as you hand the keys over it's not theft and personally I'm not low enough to knock on his door (if he stayed in a house long enough) to scare his other half and kids by beating the life out of him, so please dont say its b****cks it really isnt.

 

[Adey.]

what is it that's prompted this post?

 

[Paulstewart20]

any idea if it was the same guy who ran a tuning thing in Morelands trading estate a few years back? tancho tubing and vauxsport or something?

Not sure he changes company names alot, he was something to do with powerhouse in tewkesbury or so he bragged but I think someone said he was using there name it something like that.

 

[Adey.]

power station but he didnt work there.

 

[Paulstewart20]

I really dont know what the dealings were with him and them but he mentioned them as one of his places to map his cars. But heard they had nothing to do with him from somewhere else.

My reason for this post is i have had enough of him and his lies so if this can at least annoy him a little bit and save some poor sod from the pain we are going through then it will be worth it.

 

[Brigsy]

Im suprised hes not lost his legs if he has stitched that many people up in the past

 

[imprezaworks]

Im suprised hes not lost his legs if he has stitched that many people up in the past

That.

 

[Paulstewart20]

Someone scared him enough somehow that he returned the car to the police think it was a Honda of some sort.

 

[Paulstewart20]

Think it's on that scoobynet but its a long read

 

[Oggy997]

There's a Porsche trader, gmund cars, who like to sell cars that don't belong to them and never pay for them....

 

[Adey.]

Think it's on that scoobynet but its a long read

can you give us a pic or description of him? im in gloucester myself

 

[Clio182mike]

Nice to see someone who gives us all a heads up. Cheers

 

[Clio_fool]

People say how has he been doing this for so long, why has no-one done anything about it? But what was done about Clio turbo? Was he punished in any way for the way he conducted his business? No, he wasn't. Eventually his name was that famous in Clio circles he had no option but to shut up shop and hide. I'd not be surprised if he's not doing th same thing now with another make of car!

 

[davo172]

People say how has he been doing this for so long, why has no-one done anything about it? But what was done about Clio turbo? Was he punished in any way for the way he conducted his business? No, he wasn't. Eventually his name was that famous in Clio circles he had no option but to shut up shop and hide. I'd not be surprised if he's not doing th same thing now with another make of car!

So true his work was f**king shocking seen it first hand a few times!
Remember one of his supposed over 300 bhp cars making over 100bhp less at a rolling road day ??

To say the owner was pissed was an understatement he had ploughed 000s into it!

I also beat his famous 20v turbo clio at
Santa pod on the strip in my STANDARD mk6 golf gti ???

 

[cat171]

It's not b****cks this is here to warn others of him, I know another guy in cheltenham that has been done over with his impreza (8 years now) and another guy with a Nissan so its definitely true. Police cant do anything it's a civil matter, as soon as you hand the keys over it's not theft and personally I'm not low enough to knock on his door (if he stayed in a house long enough) to scare his other half and kids by beating the life out of him, so please dont say its b****cks it really isnt.

Who is he to you ? Did you give him any money ? Give him a car ?

Given that people on here have imprezas how comes none of them mention him ? He's been at it for long enough.

Also, why didn't you mentioned him all those years ago?
All you seem to have done is found a con man on the internet.

 

[Gouldy]

Slightly off topic but still relevant;

Remap fraud seems to be on the rise. It's the latest scam amongst the car and bike community. I personally know quite a few people that have been stung, including myself. Make sure you do your back ground research on any company that offers these services.

I had a cowboy add far too much timing at the top end and lean it right out on modified jp4 engine, nearly blowing it up. Luckily a genuine remap and car electronics specialist corrected this with a proper live map.

2nd time was a remap on a bike where the fueling was a mile off which made the engine physically jump around and actually lose power. Same as above where another place had to sort it and I had to have another remap specialist correct the poor mapping.

It's very easy to alter a dyno to tell a customer that they've made more power, when their car or bike actually hasn't

 

[-KarL-]

From reading the thread he seems to move around making new friends and gaining their trust by doing cheap mods to the cars, he even invites them round to his house and meet his family. But once he gets the car and keys that's it.

I suppose similar has happened on here with supposed "specialists"

 

[davo172]

From reading the thread he seems to move around making new friends and gaining their trust by doing cheap mods to the cars, he even invites them round to his house and meet his family. But once he gets the car and keys that's it.

I suppose similar has happened on here with supposed "specialists"

??
Yep that sounds VERY familiar?

 

[Paulstewart20]

Can I get in trouble for that s

Who is he to you ? Did you give him any money ? Give him a car ?

Given that people on here have imprezas how comes none of them mention him ? He's been at it for long enough.

Also, why didn't you mentioned him all those years ago?
All you seem to have done is found a con man on the internet.

Yes I have mentioned it on other forums before, it really annoyed him on the scoobynet so now I'm posting on every forum.

I'm still a victim hence the post.

I'm a little surprised by the comments in favour of him saying I'm causing trouble, I'm very embarrassed by this whole thing and wanted to keep my info out of the lime light.

So again please share the link to other forums to make awareness of him so he cant strike again