How can you understand when you look at a car that it “smells” like a serious body repair?
September 21, 2022
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Buying a used car on the secondary market is a lottery. Especially in the current reality, when in the context of a general price increase and a shortage
Buying a used car on the secondary market is a lottery. Especially in the current reality, when in the context of a general price increase and a shortage of spare parts, people try to survive as best they can. The buyer wants to take the car cheaper, but better, and the seller, on the other hand, tries to get rid of junk for a high price.
No wonder they say the ideal deal is when each of the parties is sure they cheated on each other. That’s just in the case of buying and selling a car in the “secondary market”, sellers usually fool buyers and “sell” them outright “car wash” for a lot of money. How do they do that? Yes Easy! The fact is that before implementation, all the flaws are carefully masked and a marafet is caused. But is it realistic to hide from the eyes of a potential customer that the car survived a serious accident and underwent extensive bodywork and not just a repair?
As practice shows, there are plenty of similar offers on the second-hand market. They sell cars with spars with racks that led and “shifters”, and with engines that came in the cabin … It’s good that you can now partially “break the history of the vehicle”, and even then all these services, unfortunately , will not provide complete information.
It is better to learn to recognize hidden defects yourself. And what: you go on this “cart” and drive…
First of all, you should examine the condition of the bodywork paintwork, as well as the metal and plastic elements. To help – thickness gauge. However, it is not a miracle cure either. Now the masters manage to paint in such a way that the layer is almost no different from the virgin body panels. Or it varies within the normal range. However, the gadget will at least let you know where the damage could be.
It is quite difficult to choose the perfect paint, and even if it is from color to color, it still differs from a distance. Move a few meters from the car and evaluate it from all sides – let any individual body parts shine against the background of the rest and vice versa. Turn the car in the sun – direct rays will also help to reveal a visual difference in shades.
The gaps between the body panels deserve special attention. Obviously they should be the same on symmetrical parts. This can also be seen with the naked eye. At worst, a ruler will help.
Certain doubts can also lead to joints that are too wide or too narrow. For example, bumpers with fenders or headlights with bumpers. All this suggests not only that the “bodywork” was poorly assembled, but it is quite possible that because of other hidden damage it is better to dock them and fail. Again, if the spars were “left” for example, the rack moved or the motor pad shifted.
And you can also understand that the car has been patched up, but in a hurry, if you look at the bolts and nuts of the fasteners of the body elements. Traces of the tool on it will speak for themselves – the car is an emergency!
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No wonder they say the ideal deal is when each of the parties is sure they cheated on each other. That’s just in the case of buying and selling a car in the “secondary market”, sellers usually fool buyers and “sell” them outright “car wash” for a lot of money. How do they do that? Yes Easy! The fact is that before implementation, all the flaws are carefully masked and a marafet is caused. But is it realistic to hide from the eyes of a potential customer that the car survived a serious accident and underwent extensive bodywork and not just a repair?
As practice shows, there are plenty of similar offers on the second-hand market. They sell cars with spars with racks that led and “shifters”, and with engines that came in the cabin … It’s good that you can now partially “break the history of the vehicle”, and even then all these services, unfortunately , will not provide complete information.
It is better to learn to recognize hidden defects yourself. And what: you go on this “cart” and drive…
First of all, you should examine the condition of the bodywork paintwork, as well as the metal and plastic elements. To help – thickness gauge. However, it is not a miracle cure either. Now the masters manage to paint in such a way that the layer is almost no different from the virgin body panels. Or it varies within the normal range. However, the gadget will at least let you know where the damage could be.
It is quite difficult to choose the perfect paint, and even if it is from color to color, it still differs from a distance. Move a few meters from the car and evaluate it from all sides – let any individual body parts shine against the background of the rest and vice versa. Turn the car in the sun – direct rays will also help to reveal a visual difference in shades.
The gaps between the body panels deserve special attention. Obviously they should be the same on symmetrical parts. This can also be seen with the naked eye. At worst, a ruler will help.
Certain doubts can also lead to joints that are too wide or too narrow. For example, bumpers with fenders or headlights with bumpers. All this suggests not only that the “bodywork” was poorly assembled, but it is quite possible that because of other hidden damage it is better to dock them and fail. Again, if the spars were “left” for example, the rack moved or the motor pad shifted.
And you can also understand that the car has been patched up, but in a hurry, if you look at the bolts and nuts of the fasteners of the body elements. Traces of the tool on it will speak for themselves – the car is an emergency!
I’m Sandra Torres, a passionate journalist and content creator. My specialty lies in covering the latest gadgets, trends and tech news for Div Bracket. With over 5 years of experience as a professional writer, I have built up an impressive portfolio of published works that showcase my expertise in this field.