The current aftermarket is an ocean of global automotive products. Among such an assortment, it is really difficult to opt for a specific car. After all, even old cars with a mileage of 400 thousand can still be in very good condition. And this is not only the merit of the owners, who treat their iron pets with love and awe, but also the high-quality work of absolutely all working links of the manufacturer's plant.
Car body? Certainly important
As long as the car will exist, so many accidents will happen. And in all this flow of cars and their transition from one owner to another, the question of the state of the purchased car will always be relevant. Most of the cars that have been in minor accidents do not particularly bother their owners with their old flaws. But the damage that the car received as a result of rollover can affect not only the quality of car control, but also the safety of the driver and his passengers.
By its very nature, the car body is considered to be a rigid supporting structure. It is capable of carrying not only the loads from the transported luggage, but also withstands all kinds of loads that arise when driving on uneven roads. In particular, twisting. Similar loads arise when driving on country roads with large axle differences.
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How, then, can you determine the presence of a "bad history" of the car you are buying?
If there are no special devices that can determine the difference in the thickness of the paintwork, then an ordinary magnet will come to the rescue. You can take the most standard magnet left over from audio speakers. We hide it in a thin woven fabric and, so that the cloth does not unwind and makes it comfortable to work, we wrap this "sandwich" once with tape. The home flaw detector is ready, we proceed to inspect the car.
Holding such a magnet all over the car body, in the presence of separate zones where the body was repaired, a significant decline in the magnet's attraction to the car body will be felt. So the magnet will show itself on any problem area of the car, be it a thick layer of putty or internal corrosion that has formed under the car's paintwork. And special attention should be paid to this procedure when examining the roof of the car, because this is the most painful place of the car if it gets into an accident and rolls over onto the roof. Qualitatively "pulling out" the roof of a car is not a simple process that requires a lot of experience and knowledge.
In addition to the above method, it is worth paying attention to the condition of the rubber, because an illiterately performed repair of a changeling car can affect the rubber. Due to the wrong geometry of the car body, tires can wear unevenly. Although this also happens due to poor-quality balancing.
The glass of a car is one of the most telling factors in the history of a car. All factory glass of the machine has a single stamp. And if, when examining the car, the difference between the side windows and the windshield is noticeable, then with a high probability we can say that this car could have had a frontal impact or "sunbathed" on the roof.
The most correct way to check the car is the VIN code. Thanks to this identification combination, you can find out the whole life of a car, since if it participates in an accident, it must be registered in this accident under its personal code. Of course, this procedure is not free, but the car also costs money.
Also today at the service station there is a special package of services for auto locksmiths who, for a fee, will carry out a full diagnostics of a car for the client, including defects in the body, engine, electrical parts and hodki. This method can also be considered almost 100% reliable.
Of course, it is worth noting that modern specialists are able to restore a car so gracefully and with high quality that to determine the pitfalls of such a car, an equally noble craftsman is needed. Indeed, when a car rolls over, with a 99% probability, airbags are triggered, and not every owner will reinstall them, but dealers even more so. But a well-carried out repair of a shape-shifter can give such a car a good service life. Use these tips, and you will be at least a little insured against a bad purchase.
