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| scotty b |
 Dec 21 2007, 08:00 PM
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rust free you say ?  Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None  |
Long story short, I do a fair amount of light collision werk for a local used car lot. VERY reputable guys who usually deal in Mercedes Audis etc. They bought this 2003 Toyota Tacoma at an auction house in Pa. shipped it to Va and sold it. The new owner goes to get the oil changed and when the lift contacted the frame a chunk of " something " popped off to reveal a hole. I first proceed to look at that hole and eyeball the frame as a whole and noticed ALOT of odd shaped areas, as well as NO welds. These frame are nothing more than stamped C channels lap welded together so the welds are quite obvious. After the initial hole was opened up I proceeded to take a hammer to the rest of the frame. The holes were coverd with aluminum tape, bondo'd over then undercoated.The pictures will complete the rest of the story. BTW truck only has 51,000 miles on it. And yes there will be a lawsuit either towards the auction house or the dealer who ran it through there.
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scotty b used car buyers BEWARE Dec 21 2007, 08:00 PM
scotty b :barf: Note in on pic the worst area is right whe... Dec 21 2007, 08:03 PM Beamer13 Wow!!! That's nuts!!! ... Dec 21 2007, 08:08 PM hwgunner How does something like that happen to a newer car... Dec 21 2007, 08:12 PM jimtab When was Katrina again......????? Dec 21 2007, 08:17 PM
SirAndy
When was Katrina again......?????
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loo... Dec 21 2007, 08:43 PM mel reckling
When was Katrina again......?????
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lo... Dec 21 2007, 08:51 PM Headrage Rust??? :blink: Dec 21 2007, 08:22 PM mel reckling That is quite amazing. Toyota should be thrown in ... Dec 21 2007, 08:35 PM scotty b Yeah, I would guess a flood car that was never iss... Dec 21 2007, 08:53 PM sixnotfour I had a 1987 Carrera, got it cheap, I knew it had ... Dec 21 2007, 09:15 PM Beamer13 Come on now, I've lived in Wisconsin my entire... Dec 21 2007, 09:16 PM Dr Evil That is common. Folks form one state get vehicles ... Dec 22 2007, 01:38 AM rhodyguy a carfax on that truck might be interesting. salva... Dec 22 2007, 09:43 AM Gint It's gotta be a katrina truck. Lots of that g... Dec 22 2007, 09:48 AM boxstr That appears to be a plan and simple case of cover... Dec 22 2007, 11:45 AM Ferg I agree that the frame damage is severe, but I hav... Dec 22 2007, 03:15 PM boxstr Or a Merkur :rolleyes:
Katrina cars are very easy... Dec 22 2007, 03:47 PM scotty b I'm a little more suspect of the truck having ... Dec 22 2007, 03:56 PM mel reckling Flood cars also usually have a smell about them, a... Dec 22 2007, 04:09 PM GWN7 Lots of Katrina cars floating around.....your not ... Dec 22 2007, 04:11 PM scotty b Our guys actually bought 2 from this auction house... Dec 22 2007, 04:15 PM  |
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