"Thomas Donohue" (tomonomics)
01/27/2020 at 21:26 • Filed to: None
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"Thomas Donohue" (tomonomics)
01/27/2020 at 21:26 • Filed to: None | 1
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I’ve been seeing them pop up on Carfax reports. It appears that they mainly inspect for accident damage, then ‘certify’ a car based on what they find. Ironically they call it TrueFrame....uhh....yeah, most of these cars don’t have a frame.
Anyone have any experience with them? I fee l like it’s a way for dealers to sell a car with accident history buy saying ‘it was just a scratch’ !
They do a 30-45 minute Driveway examination....I get the paint meter thing and checking for obvious signs of repair, but not sure how that could find unibody damage without a lift.
They also do mechanical inspections but I haven’t seen one yet. My main concern is that this is like a PPI, but they aren’t specialists, and they don’t put the car up on a lift. I’m not putting much weight into it.
A thorough hands-on preliminary vehicle walk around evaluation of the overall condition. It is then followed by a complete metering of all paint surfaces and finish, both outside and inside the structure. This will help to identify any irregularities in the paint quality which might lead to uncovering any sub standard repairs. Last, the certified Driveway technicians will Inspect the complete uni-body, structure, or frame of the vehicle to be sure it is within the manufacturer’s specifications
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Thomas Donohue
01/27/2020 at 21:39 |
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*shrugs*
sounds like somebody figured out how to get paid for doing jack shit to me
WilliamsSW
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/27/2020 at 21:47 |
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But paint meter!
Shit why didn’t I think of this scam
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> WilliamsSW
01/27/2020 at 21:50 |
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coz like me you figured people aint that dumb
and thats why we are poor
too stupid to exploit the dumb dumbs
Under_Score
> Thomas Donohue
01/27/2020 at 21:53 |
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I like that this is a thing though, especially for cars with accidents. Just a small pie ce of mind like a CarFax.
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WilliamsSW
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/27/2020 at 22:00 |
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Yeah, even if I did think of the idea, I’d think “naaah people aren’t that stupid”.
Guess we’re the idiots
ToyotaFamily
> Thomas Donohue
01/27/2020 at 22:17 |
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I’m 50/50 on them. Some cars I’ve checked out have had a fair amount of repair work that wasn’t noted on there, so either it wasn’t caught or done after the inspection.
Not a good substitute for a PPI IMO.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/27/2020 at 23:16 |
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That’s my schtick
NojustNo
> ToyotaFamily
01/28/2020 at 16:22 |
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T heir sample report is just a checklist of interior and exterior items that work or don’t work and general condition.
I don’t see anything about mechanical -they don’t t est drive it to see if transmission works or there are any funny noises from anything like cv joints or if it tracks straight etc.
I don’t I don’t give a crap if all the bulbs work I want to know if the transmission and engine are s olid!
And no mention of looking underneath for rust.
Lame.