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This car was
brought to us about a month after purchase
The customer that
was sold this car was told that the vehicle had never been
in an accident. Welding on the frame tells a different
story.
If done
properly, frame repairs CAN be safe. This is not an example
of how to do a proper repair. |
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The sheet metal
floor pan was only spot welded back in
This floor pan
was only spot welded and is not waterproof. This would rust
out very quickly and further reduce the integrity of this
uni-body car. |
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Another thing we
noticed about this vehicle, tire rubbing on a trailing arm
Believe it or
not, when this vehicle was pieced together, they used the
wrong trailing suspension arm. This vehicle now has two left
arms instead of a left and a right, which are mirror images
of each other.
This vehicle was returned to the
dealer at a loss and is pending legal action to recover the
difference. |
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This vehicle was
brought to us before purchase
The customer
that was thinking of buying this car was told that the
vehicle had never been in an accident. Writing on the frame
tells a different story. |
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We found frame
components that were not even tight
We can see that
this vehicle has had sub-assemblies removed and replaced, as
a result of accident repairs. |
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Another shot of a
replacement part from the wreckers
We found that
this vehicle had rusty sub-assemblies that were not
consistent with the condition of the rest of the vehicle.
Some components still had wrecker inventory control numbers
on them. |
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The auto body shop
also forgot...
to re-weld the
chopped catalytic converter hanger.
It goes
without saying, the perspective buyer of this vehicle didn't buy
this one and assured us that any other prospects would be
brought in for inspection as well. |
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