@@vehcor I don’t think there is any rules being broken by you educating us here viewers! If they don’t like being the subject material maybe they will stop shamming people and actually fix cars properly and then sell them!
What amazes me is the information that you can get by looking at the crummy auction pictures! Sometimes I don't see anything much until after you point it out. That ability comes from experience. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us "civilians."
Here in the UK the car is categorized too what extent the damage was when the insurance company totalled it.The most severe makes it impossible to insure after a rebuild unless the vehicle is checked by a bonafide independant engineer at each stage of the rebuild work. So the majority of severely damaged vehicles in the UK never get back on the road and are usually bought by salvage yards as parts cars. This legistlation was introduced in the 1980s to clamp down on cut and stick whereas a wrecked front end was cut from one car and a good front end cut from a another model and welded together making up a supposedly good car,Some examples litterally split in two when they collided with other vehicles resulting in fatalaties.
No telling, the subframe could be bent or torn or they just put the parts on and never adjusted anything. Most likely they just hammered it close and shipped it.
No idea if you would be interested but if you place the VIN in the title or maybe the description you might help out a possible buyer. I always google the VIN of a car I am bidding on.
I got scammed twice in 2018 when I bought two used cars from “reputable” dealers. Each of them had 100% clean carfax reports, but I later found out that both of them had unreported accidents which damaged the body (no frame damage). That’s the last time I trusted any dealer or the carfax system.
I don't know if you've done this _scammers_ series before, but I really appreciate these videos. They are helping learn quite a bit. And love your channel.
Pre-collision warning is due to the front radar behind the emblem being misaligned, rather than the park sensors, which are part of the ICS/Park Assist system. Also lots of concern for the blind spot monitor on the rear left, as I doubt it was replaced, and I doubt that inner quarter was repaired correctly either. With 3.6 degrees of variance on the horizontal axis, you really need to have millimeter accuracy in that repair just for the calibration to go through. This vehicle was totalled for a reason.
Lol. That last comment you made in the video was too dang funny. Lol.. Thanks for doing videos like this Scott. You're the best in the rebuild business.
Hood and fender gap give the impression it’s an aftermarket hood and or hinges need to be changed. The lower part of the front grill does not line up right so most likely A/M too. Pre collision warning is the front radar that is damaged or missing and that alone is at least $1500 plus calibration. I was an estimator for a long time at a major franchise. Geico, the cheapest insurance out there made us use a/m part in a Lexus RC a few times and the grill would never clip into the bumper, so we always had to go OEM. Funny thing is the bumpers in new cars are not one piece anymore. It’s 8-10 pieces that all click in together.
Wow! Thank you for this video! I'm not a car mechanic, so the first few pictures of that Lexus really fooled me! I didn't think it would be that bad until I heard your commentary! This video reminds me of a story that a family friend of mine went through a year ago. He bought a used 2017 Subaru Outback (odometer said 90k miles on it) from a used car dealership. He thought he got a solid deal (cost was $23k) and everything looked okay; until after 500 miles of driving the used car, the entire tail pipe fell off and the suspensions failed! He took it back to the dealership, but they said they couldn't do anything to help him. So, he took his car to a mechanic shop and the mechanic told him the REAL reason why the tail pipe fell off and the suspensions failed! Based of the wear and tear, the car actually had 200k miles on it (doctored car) and the previous owner neglected regular maintenance! In the end, that family friend of mine had to spend $20k getting the used car fixed up, which begs the question, "How did you spend $43k on a used car? He could've bought himself a new car!"
Not worth it. NEVER put ANY money into a car with 200k miles, unless there's something very special about it, like it's unusually valuable. You can EASILY find a good car with 60k miles or less for $20k. Cut your losses at $23k. Even that's way too much to pay for a Subaru with 90K miles!!! The head gasket will blow any time. This is what's called throwing good money after bad, and getting ripped off TWICE!
With it possibly shoved into a pole unoccupied I'd be surprised if the transaxle also didn't have any damage. The park mechanism is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling from a standstill slowly and not a violent shove. I'd bet that it was never put on a lift and the pan dropped. When those parts break small metal bits can go into areas of any transmission or transaxle and destroy them. That in itself is yet another reason for a solid pass.
I don't buy that. The rear damage is too small to have received a big enough impact to move the vehicle that far forward with that much speed. Looks like it hit a pole and then got smashed from behind.
A person with integrity. They do exist still in this country but probably 1 in 100 million. Thank you. I'm not even into repairing car business, just enjoying the rarerity of how real Americans used to be.
I just looked at one here from Colorado. Low miles, 1 owner Colorado car. No rust, damage anywhere. They are firm at 21000. All service records. Sounds like a good deal now 😊
There seems to be a good supply of these doctored vehicles. Anyone who buys one without inspecting it will get a nasty shock. Looks like the safest bet, apart from inspecting in person, is to buy from insurance companies and not private sellers.
Yep. Both cars i got from Copart were from insurance companies and the damage was right there front and center. Mind you this was more than 5 years ago so things have changed a bunch since then.
We have the likes of Copar and all the rest of the salvage auctions here in the UK. There is no.comeback on the sellers and SO BUYER BEWARE. Love the content.
said : " There is no.comeback on the sellers and SO BUYER BEWARE. " This is a SALVAGE AUCTION not a RETAIL SALE as they are targeted to automotive professionals that know what they are looking at not a person on the street looking to buy a car.
Thank you for putting the VIN in the description of the video. Hopefully this video will pop to anyone actually doing their due diligence and searching the VIN of a vehicle before they bid on it.
Just found your channel today and I just like to subscribe the job that you’re doing is exceptional I’ve been buying cars car iaa for a long time, so thank you for helping us people out here from getting scammed.
I love watching these scam videos... I too learned the hard way years ago when I purchased a Chrysler PT Cruiser from Copart - Never trust anyone... Thank You for Sharing this valuable information. I buy from CoPart alot and I have a general rule as I don't buy anything that I didn't go and see myself. Well I broke that rule today as I won a 2015 Kia Soul that the Kia Boyz got to... High Mileage 246K but I bought it for the BODY/FRAME as my 2014 Kia Soul Frame is just not repairable - well maybe you could but I don't have frame machine, so it's easier just to swap everything from the 2014 to the 2015. Once again, THANK YOU for bringing awareness to the SCAMMERS out there... I love cars but I know from experience pictures don't tell the whole truth, in-fact pictures can tell an entirely different narrative - like the current pictures of the Lexus RX350 vs when it was originally at copart.
I use to run car auctions and it is insane what buyers and sellers alike would try and do. It was a nightmare keeping up with all the tricks and scams. Every week I was having to ban at least one dealer.
Got a rav4 from private party last fall, supposedly just needed some mechanical work. Pulled the front bumper off and clearly had been in an accident. Scammers come in all shapes and sizes
Copart used to be a cool way (bout 5 to 10 years ago ) to save some money on a slightly bumped up car, now it's straight up scam central and even the "good deals" are still massively overpriced.
With the rear end pushed that far forward I'd be worried about damage to the transmission and prop shaft as well. That left rear wheel looks like it is still a little on the p*ss too. Loving the videos, keep 'em coming please. Cheers Eric
Good afternoon Scott, thank you for a very educational and informative video. It's just hard to believe what people will try. We had a similar operation back in the day. A real family operation. They wound up victims of gun play. Oh well. Take care and keep up all of the good work.
i know you probably said it already but can anyone use that site for free to see the cars before they were sort of fixed to be sent back through the auction at copart...
Just Google the vin and usually multiple sites will pop up. Some are free, some you have to pay. Sometimes a different web browser will yield different results if Google doesn’t have what you are looking for.
after that first wreck, I'd call this a parts donor. I think the Cash Value and Repair Cost both at $44,301 say it all (buy a new one) 🙂 It's hard to believe some crew of people exists that would even try this. they must know this is not worth it. oh, right, they probably did it before and got away with it. buyer beware. if you have any doubt about the next "deal" you found. first ask someone knowledgeable like this nice gentleman here 😎🛡
Love you Bro, thanks for exposing these!! Imagine the poor sucker that thinks this is a good buy. You guys who have been doing this stuff know what you're doing, imagine the new guy getting into this work and learning a very valuable and unfortunate lesson. Wouldn't be too fun to be them. Maybe it's "they them??" I do apologize...
Hello! Do they do the same with the Tesla Model 3? Because I've seen Teslas with carpenter screws on the bumper and I wonder if they were the same and put together just to look with minimal damage.
That rear wheel on driver side ( left side) looks to be pushed forward. It looks to be rubbing against the wheel well in the front. I think these scammers just straightened out what was there and possibly added a couple from another junk car to make it role.
A couple of possibilities as to why these cars are cycled through: What better way to " wash " repair parts and not have to prove where they came from when doing a build? Another possibility is that the cars go overseas.
I've lucked out on two vehicles with low miles from Government Auctions sure they each needed work but it was clearly stated what was wrong and that was all I actually fixed beyond owning them and doing normal PM's its definitely the only way I will go again. Don't expect a giant deal took months to find one and sometimes you have to back off because many folks pay way more than book and I have no idea why until I see them relisted over and over many times over it's all simple to watch and go inspect them before actually buying an knowing when to walk away as prices go above values never trust photos. Until you crawl under expect that frame is gone! Don't think they don't show the rockers because they still exist!
Love these! Please keep finding these scams and expose them. It would be cool if you could actually go and see one of these scams in person! Go and inspect it in person
I would have stopped the second I saw the mileage had not increased by a single mile since the last auction. To have done that significant repair and not even rolled it more than a mile to check your work means it probably doesn't drive- there likely isn't even a CV axle attached to that rear tire and it is not driveable.
The craziest part to me is that people will buy a vehicle like this all online. I would never dream of purchasing any vehicle unless I had extensively inspected it IN PERSON and also had my mechanic thoroughly inspect it. Easiest way by far to avoid getting scammed.
So would you fix this one? Would you be concerned about driveline damage with it being shoved in Park? Enjoying this series as well as the Denali backdrop!!!! Thx!!
Only for it to pass a salvage inspection. So now the buyer can take these pics to the inspection and doesn’t need the receipts for the parts. It basically renders the inspection useless, unless they find stolen parts on it and then the owner has a headache on their hands.
I was going to say whole drivers side got hit cause there is something funky going on with the rear tyre like a broken subframe and the headlight looks new, but maybe the airbags didnt go off because the car was doing less than 25mph or 50kph
How do they keep getting away with this? Is there some wording in the description, maybe like, "May be more damage that we are not aware of" that they fall back on if the buyer goes back and complains about all the damage under the replaced covers? I cant believe they keep getting away with it.
"Unless I get a cease and desist letter, in which case I'll be back with as many as I can find" Legend!!
Second best line on this channel EVER (the first being mini pizza girl's scream)
I don’t follow rules well! 😂
@@vehcor 💪🏼
@@vehcor I don’t think there is any rules being broken by you educating us here viewers! If they don’t like being the subject material maybe they will stop shamming people and actually fix cars properly and then sell them!
I wish I could send you a cease and desist letter just for the entertainment. :) 😁
This dude doing the Gods work. Thnks for exposing these scams
Thou shall not sell doctored up cars! 😂
@@vehcor without full disclosurer?
That's my boy god! Always recruiting the most ignorant lazy backstabbing thievs on earth as his front man for scam central
There is "god" DUMB-SS
@Aesthetics622 HA HA - DUMB-SS
What amazes me is the information that you can get by looking at the crummy auction pictures! Sometimes I don't see anything much until after you point it out. That ability comes from experience. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us "civilians."
Here in the UK the car is categorized too what extent the damage was when the insurance company totalled it.The most severe makes it impossible to insure after a rebuild unless the vehicle is checked by a bonafide independant engineer at each stage of the rebuild work.
So the majority of severely damaged vehicles in the UK never get back on the road and are usually bought by salvage yards as parts cars.
This legistlation was introduced in the 1980s to clamp down on cut and stick whereas a wrecked front end was cut from one car and a good front end cut from a another model and welded together making up a supposedly good car,Some examples litterally split in two when they collided with other vehicles resulting in fatalaties.
Saw one of these didn't know what I was looking at at the time but the weld struck me. Was at a pop up used car sale..
That rear wheel is not sitting right! I’m guessing they just straightened the rear suspension parts by pulling it back into place!
My first thought when I saw it exactly
You're right... and it looks ( that rim ) is scratch bad too. Good eye.
No telling, the subframe could be bent or torn or they just put the parts on and never adjusted anything. Most likely they just hammered it close and shipped it.
Or cut it and welded a couple of pieces of rebar into place to make it sit approximately in the middle of the wheel well.
Oh no doubt they did the bare minimum to make it presentable .
No idea if you would be interested but if you place the VIN in the title or maybe the description you might help out a possible buyer. I always google the VIN of a car I am bidding on.
very good idea sir
Also noticed driver door not lined up. Glad you are doing this series!
They will stop loving you but extremely grateful for helping people. Keep doing it. Thank you so much. 😊
Thank you for showing the "shady repair side" of the body repair business. I can see those vehicles going sideways or "dog legged" down the street!
Thats called a gangster Lean in the hood
I got scammed twice in 2018 when I bought two used cars from “reputable” dealers. Each of them had 100% clean carfax reports, but I later found out that both of them had unreported accidents which damaged the body (no frame damage). That’s the last time I trusted any dealer or the carfax system.
Would body damage cause concerns for operation and reliability?
@@MaroonRose3216 not typically, but it potentially reduces the resale value.
I don't know if you've done this _scammers_ series before, but I really appreciate these videos. They are helping learn quite a bit. And love your channel.
Glad there are honest folks like you out there.
Pre-collision warning is due to the front radar behind the emblem being misaligned, rather than the park sensors, which are part of the ICS/Park Assist system. Also lots of concern for the blind spot monitor on the rear left, as I doubt it was replaced, and I doubt that inner quarter was repaired correctly either. With 3.6 degrees of variance on the horizontal axis, you really need to have millimeter accuracy in that repair just for the calibration to go through. This vehicle was totalled for a reason.
Lol. That last comment you made in the video was too dang funny. Lol.. Thanks for doing videos like this Scott. You're the best in the rebuild business.
Hood and fender gap give the impression it’s an aftermarket hood and or hinges need to be changed. The lower part of the front grill does not line up right so most likely A/M too. Pre collision warning is the front radar that is damaged or missing and that alone is at least $1500 plus calibration. I was an estimator for a long time at a major franchise. Geico, the cheapest insurance out there made us use a/m part in a Lexus RC a few times and the grill would never clip into the bumper, so we always had to go OEM. Funny thing is the bumpers in new cars are not one piece anymore. It’s 8-10 pieces that all click in together.
These come out right on my work break very convenient!
I scheduled them just for you! 😂
Scott, love this series ! 😀🇮🇪
Thanks, I enjoy making these.
Great job Scott, although I llive in the UK your Videos are relevant to us all in any Country.
Scammers are everywhere, sadly. Thanks for the support!
Wow! Wasn't expecting to see so much damage! Loving this series!
More to come!
Wow! Thank you for this video! I'm not a car mechanic, so the first few pictures of that Lexus really fooled me! I didn't think it would be that bad until I heard your commentary!
This video reminds me of a story that a family friend of mine went through a year ago. He bought a used 2017 Subaru Outback (odometer said 90k miles on it) from a used car dealership. He thought he got a solid deal (cost was $23k) and everything looked okay; until after 500 miles of driving the used car, the entire tail pipe fell off and the suspensions failed! He took it back to the dealership, but they said they couldn't do anything to help him. So, he took his car to a mechanic shop and the mechanic told him the REAL reason why the tail pipe fell off and the suspensions failed! Based of the wear and tear, the car actually had 200k miles on it (doctored car) and the previous owner neglected regular maintenance!
In the end, that family friend of mine had to spend $20k getting the used car fixed up, which begs the question, "How did you spend $43k on a used car? He could've bought himself a new car!"
Not worth it. NEVER put ANY money into a car with 200k miles, unless there's something very special about it, like it's unusually valuable. You can EASILY find a good car with 60k miles or less for $20k. Cut your losses at $23k. Even that's way too much to pay for a Subaru with 90K miles!!! The head gasket will blow any time. This is what's called throwing good money after bad, and getting ripped off TWICE!
@@theclearsounds3911 He learned his lesson the hard way.
With it possibly shoved into a pole unoccupied I'd be surprised if the transaxle also didn't have any damage. The park mechanism is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling from a standstill slowly and not a violent shove. I'd bet that it was never put on a lift and the pan dropped. When those parts break small metal bits can go into areas of any transmission or transaxle and destroy them. That in itself is yet another reason for a solid pass.
I don't buy that. The rear damage is too small to have received a big enough impact to move the vehicle that far forward with that much speed.
Looks like it hit a pole and then got smashed from behind.
A person with integrity. They do exist still in this country but probably 1 in 100 million.
Thank you. I'm not even into repairing car business, just enjoying the rarerity of how real Americans used to be.
Good to see an honest rebuilder. If you do it right you have, no worries.
Thank you, Scott, for taking the time to make these videos for us!
I just looked at one here from Colorado. Low miles, 1 owner Colorado car. No rust, damage anywhere. They are firm at 21000. All service records. Sounds like a good deal now 😊
Good carfax as well.
Scott, I like this series, too. It's always a surprise to see the way it was before!
I enjoyed these types of videos Scott. Doing a real service to consumers.
Your channel is exactly ten years old yesterday 2-13-2014
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Yep, never thought 209,000 people would want to regularly watch me work on cars!
@@vehcor
You're a skilled craftsman in the collision repair industry. 👍
Or is it 13-2-2014? ;p;😂
great info!! Scammers need to be exposed, flipping from copar to IAA what a shame.
Keep them coming, I really enjoy these! LOL Dashboard Emojis.
I’m amazed at the before and after photos you shared! Thankyou Sir! I had no idea things could be this bad! I’ll look at more vids!
There seems to be a good supply of these doctored vehicles. Anyone who buys one without inspecting it will get a nasty shock. Looks like the safest bet, apart from inspecting in person, is to buy from insurance companies and not private sellers.
Even insurance companies hide stuff. It business, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Yep. Both cars i got from Copart were from insurance companies and the damage was right there front and center. Mind you this was more than 5 years ago so things have changed a bunch since then.
We have the likes of Copar and all the rest of the salvage auctions here in the UK. There is no.comeback on the sellers and SO BUYER BEWARE. Love the content.
Same here. Thanks for the support.
said : " There is no.comeback on the sellers and SO BUYER BEWARE. "
This is a SALVAGE AUCTION not a RETAIL SALE as they are targeted to automotive professionals that know what they are looking at not a person on the street looking to buy a car.
Thank you for putting the VIN in the description of the video. Hopefully this video will pop to anyone actually doing their due diligence and searching the VIN of a vehicle before they bid on it.
Just found your channel today and I just like to subscribe the job that you’re doing is exceptional I’ve been buying cars car iaa for a long time, so thank you for helping us people out here from getting scammed.
you're the man and the voice we need to hear on the guide to auction cars
Thank you for being true to your craft! Admirable…
I love the fact that you are showing what goes on in the dark, unnamed shops…
Hopefully it saves someone from a costly mistake!
I love seeing these videos from someone who knows WAY more then me about these things!
I actually like to guess what they looked like before. Sometimes even I am waaaay off. 😂
I love watching these scam videos... I too learned the hard way years ago when I purchased a Chrysler PT Cruiser from Copart - Never trust anyone... Thank You for Sharing this valuable information. I buy from CoPart alot and I have a general rule as I don't buy anything that I didn't go and see myself. Well I broke that rule today as I won a 2015 Kia Soul that the Kia Boyz got to... High Mileage 246K but I bought it for the BODY/FRAME as my 2014 Kia Soul Frame is just not repairable - well maybe you could but I don't have frame machine, so it's easier just to swap everything from the 2014 to the 2015. Once again, THANK YOU for bringing awareness to the SCAMMERS out there... I love cars but I know from experience pictures don't tell the whole truth, in-fact pictures can tell an entirely different narrative - like the current pictures of the Lexus RX350 vs when it was originally at copart.
I use to run car auctions and it is insane what buyers and sellers alike would try and do. It was a nightmare keeping up with all the tricks and scams. Every week I was having to ban at least one dealer.
Thank you for doing this.
Moral of the story, do your homework before buying a vehicle from ANY auction…. 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️♟
Do your homework before buying a car anywhere.
Good advice!
Agreed, but if the auction house continues to let them operate, it hurts everyone w higher prices.
Got a rav4 from private party last fall, supposedly just needed some mechanical work. Pulled the front bumper off and clearly had been in an accident. Scammers come in all shapes and sizes
Copart used to be a cool way (bout 5 to 10 years ago ) to save some money on a slightly bumped up car, now it's straight up scam central and even the "good deals" are still massively overpriced.
With the rear end pushed that far forward I'd be worried about damage to the transmission and prop shaft as well. That left rear wheel looks like it is still a little on the p*ss too.
Loving the videos, keep 'em coming please.
Cheers Eric
You’re doing great, awesome channel
Thank you!
Awesome job I totally love these reviews your doing.
Looks like that left rear wheel is not in the center of the wheel well, moved forward.
Good afternoon Scott, thank you for a very educational and informative video. It's just hard to believe what people will try. We had a similar operation back in the day. A real family operation. They wound up victims of gun play. Oh well. Take care and keep up all of the good work.
Unfortunately this is all too common these days. Have a great day! Thanks for the support.
Looks like rear drivers side wheel pushed forward
Probably still some bends in the control arms they straightened. 🤷🏼♂️
These are great vids
Thanks
Pa. Does NOT have front tags. That front bumper cover came from out of state.
Probably somewhere local to them.
There should be a radar antenna behind the badge. That may set the pre-collision fault.
The worst is the core support and front frame is most likely twisted badly.
I just started looking for a project car from a local Copart. Your timing is impeccable at least from my point of view. Thanks!
i know you probably said it already but can anyone use that site for free to see the cars before they were sort of fixed to be sent back through the auction at copart...
Just Google the vin and usually multiple sites will pop up. Some are free, some you have to pay. Sometimes a different web browser will yield different results if Google doesn’t have what you are looking for.
Thank you for your service to the public!
I enjoy this series Scott. How about an update on the Mustangs? Especially the old '65 on the '15 platform.
You just pushed it further back in the corner by asking about it! 😂
Thank You again for #3.
You’re welcome 😊
Great video and lots of good information thanks for doing theses videos making us aware of what to look for.
Thanks for the video Scott.
I’ve been following a lot Copart auctions and a lot of vehicles get sold for way to much .
I ran the VIN and this was actually sold at a Lexus dealer in Haverford Pennsylvania.
It's a northern vehicle -
At 3:35 the key still has the complimentary keychain from said Lexus dealer!
@@digitalrailroader Hahaha, missed that.
I don’t mind newer northern vehicles, usually the rust hasn’t totaled consumed them in the year or so they were on the road.
after that first wreck, I'd call this a parts donor. I think the Cash Value and Repair Cost both at $44,301 say it all (buy a new one) 🙂
It's hard to believe some crew of people exists that would even try this. they must know this is not worth it. oh, right, they probably did it before and got away with it. buyer beware. if you have any doubt about the next "deal" you found. first ask someone knowledgeable like this nice gentleman here 😎🛡
Thank you for exposing them. Please continue!
Getting spoiled this week another awesome video . From Massachusetts .
Totally concur, 'love enjoying Scott daily! Superb content! Keep it up, if possible! Thx!
Tomorrow’s video is a vehicle from Massachusetz. 😂
@@vehcor you can spell Massachusetts
Autocorrect can! 😂
I didnt even know the RX had a no-sunroof option lol
Yes, on the very base model, it doesn’t even have memory seats either
9:38 I’d be willing to bet that they didn’t change anything. Just pulled it enough so the tire didn’t rub.
That one almost caught me yesterday, but as always I like to check the vin, surprise surprise.
Well done, your knowledge and abilities always impress. Cheers!
6:09 The Lexus has a trim finish that swoops down toward the rear door, that made me think of a Cadillac Hearse! =O
I don’t mind that but the grille… there is entirely too much grille!
@@vehcor Project Farm tested Headlight Restoration Kits, if you are interested!? ua-cam.com/video/kyVCEbfrU-c/v-deo.html
Great idea pulling out curtain airbags lots easier than swapping engine and trans for high mileage units
At least the vin is on the drivetrain parts on Toyotas so you can check.
Love you Bro, thanks for exposing these!! Imagine the poor sucker that thinks this is a good buy. You guys who have been doing this stuff know what you're doing, imagine the new guy getting into this work and learning a very valuable and unfortunate lesson. Wouldn't be too fun to be them. Maybe it's "they them??" I do apologize...
Very valuable information I must say.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello! Do they do the same with the Tesla Model 3? Because I've seen Teslas with carpenter screws on the bumper and I wonder if they were the same and put together just to look with minimal damage.
The hero we all need!
😂
That rear wheel on driver side ( left side) looks to be pushed forward. It looks to be rubbing against the wheel well in the front. I think these scammers just straightened out what was there and possibly added a couple from another junk car to make it role.
How does he find out how it was before. Was it via a vin search?
A couple of possibilities as to why these cars are cycled through:
What better way to " wash " repair parts and not have to prove where they came from when doing a build? Another possibility is that the cars go overseas.
I feel sorry for people that either don't understand to never touch a salvage title car with a 1000 foot pole or they don't care to actually buy it.
Here you go!
ua-cam.com/video/1mPdMwDC1Uo/v-deo.html
These other shops just cant compete when they don't have a Mr Spotty on their team!.
But, if it was in park and shoved forward, possibly over a curb, what would that do to the transmission and transfer case??
Makes me wonder how many of these cars ended up with water intrusion (like yesterday’s car) while the vehicle sat in the lot.
Looks like the pre-collision/auto brake safety system didn't work so well... Or maybe the pole backed into it.
I've lucked out on two vehicles with low miles from Government Auctions sure they each needed work but it was clearly stated what was wrong and that was all I actually fixed beyond owning them and doing normal PM's its definitely the only way I will go again. Don't expect a giant deal took months to find one and sometimes you have to back off because many folks pay way more than book and I have no idea why until I see them relisted over and over many times over it's all simple to watch and go inspect them before actually buying an knowing when to walk away as prices go above values never trust photos. Until you crawl under expect that frame is gone! Don't think they don't show the rockers because they still exist!
Keep the videos coming
Two more to come this week!
Copart and Iaa should disclose if a vehicle is bounced from auction to auction.
Love these! Please keep finding these scams and expose them. It would be cool if you could actually go and see one of these scams in person! Go and inspect it in person
Love these doctored up videos
Can a good scanner tool show previous air bag deployment?
I would have stopped the second I saw the mileage had not increased by a single mile since the last auction. To have done that significant repair and not even rolled it more than a mile to check your work means it probably doesn't drive- there likely isn't even a CV axle attached to that rear tire and it is not driveable.
Great video, thanks for the lesson..
The craziest part to me is that people will buy a vehicle like this all online. I would never dream of purchasing any vehicle unless I had extensively inspected it IN PERSON and also had my mechanic thoroughly inspect it. Easiest way by far to avoid getting scammed.
So would you fix this one? Would you be concerned about driveline damage with it being shoved in Park? Enjoying this series as well as the Denali backdrop!!!! Thx!!
🙋♂️I got a question? Aren't salvage title cars being sold supposed to have documented parts list attached? Its a requirement in certain states?
Only for it to pass a salvage inspection. So now the buyer can take these pics to the inspection and doesn’t need the receipts for the parts. It basically renders the inspection useless, unless they find stolen parts on it and then the owner has a headache on their hands.
Interesting content, Scott.
Thanks
I was going to say whole drivers side got hit cause there is something funky going on with the rear tyre like a broken subframe and the headlight looks new, but maybe the airbags didnt go off because the car was doing less than 25mph or 50kph
How do they keep getting away with this? Is there some wording in the description, maybe like, "May be more damage that we are not aware of" that they fall back on if the buyer goes back and complains about all the damage under the replaced covers? I cant believe they keep getting away with it.
You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
True
Let's get this channel to a million subscribers
Such a great channel 👏