Resident of Palmas has been waiting for two years to return his car to a workshop Kelvin Lucas, 31 years old, continues to pay the Motor Vehicle Property Tax (IPVA) for his 2009 BMW 118i, which has been in a workshop in Palmas for more than a year for repairs. He paid more than R$26,000 in advance to repair an engine problem. The owner of the luxury car is a mechanic, but explained that his expertise is not in vehicles in this niche. Therefore, he hired the Ruicar Imports workshop. For the second year in a row, Kelvin had to pay the vehicle's IPVA, in an amount exceeding R$1,000. "I still have to pay the IPVA for the car that I'm not even using, which, in fact, is finished. Today I saw the situation of the car. It was supposed to be fixed, not destroyed", he says. ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp The owner of the luxury car is a mechanic, but explained that his specialization is not in vehicles in this niche. Therefore, he hired the Ruicar Imports workshop. For the second year in a row, Kelvin had to pay the vehicle's IPVA, in an amount exceeding R$1,000. The Ruicar Imports workshop informed TV Anhanguera that the vehicle has been ready since May this year and that it is just waiting for Kelvin to collect the car. MORE He says that, when trying to pick up the car in April this year, he found the vehicle in the company's yard in a worse condition than when he delivered it. Kelvin said the BMW was a childhood dream that turned into a nightmare. "The dream turned into a nightmare, I sleep every day upset and upset at seeing something of mine ending. It's damaged, there's a dent, scratches, the paintwork has been burnt, the tire is no longer useful", he said. In addition to the debt and accumulated losses, he said he had to buy a motorbike to get around the city. Understand the case The BMW owner stated that he closed the budget for the service with a company specializing in luxury car repairs. On January 28, 2025, the vehicle was taken to the workshop, and Kelvin paid R$16,000 in cash, with the expectation that the service would be expedited. According to him, initially the engine should have been replaced, but, after not finding a suitable part, Kelvin said that the mechanic at the workshop informed him that he would repair the BMW engine, which had faults. "He took the engine to Goiânia, months passed and I kept demanding it, until it arrived. I said I needed the car, they said to pick it up. I went there and, to this day, they couldn't fix it. The engine is failing", he explained. The repair required by the vehicle is delicate and can involve high costs. Therefore, Kelvin stated that no other workshop wants to take the car to carry out the repair. Before and after BMW in the workshop Reproduction/Personal archive by Kelvin Lucas See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.