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Second hand car
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A big NO !!!Would you buy a car from this guy..?
Watched a lot of vids... Shit hot skills.. Yep, no problem buying one of his motors.. I know it will be right.
Is one mans ability and skill not better than a machine that does not see a problem in the manufacture ?
The car is put together BETTER than original.. No spot welds but decent welds, perfectly aligned unlike almost all factory built cars... and consider this.. A decent rally car is prepped by taking the body apart and rebuilding it by hand using the same methods as 'Arthur' uses.
Sure, there are thousands of bodge it and flog it merchants out there, but I would def have no problem buying one of his motors.
Like to tell us why ?
Is one mans ability and skill not better than a machine that does not see a problem in the manufacture ?
The car is put together BETTER than original.. No spot welds but decent welds, perfectly aligned unlike almost all factory built cars... and consider this.. A decent rally car is prepped by taking the body apart and rebuilding it by hand using the same methods as 'Arthur' uses.
Sure, there are thousands of bodge it and flog it merchants out there, but I would def have no problem buying one of his motors.
If that was true for mild steel how are new cars made in the first place !
All new panels are simply cold pressed
That was put together very well, he obviously knows his stuff. BMW so not for me, but I wouldn’t say no otherwise. My bruv in law is still running around in his Porsche Boxster created as a true cut’n’shut when he put together 2 halves. He’s had it together around 15 years now, it’s not one he can sell as he’d have to declare a cat b rebuild, but it doesn’t matter to him as he doesn’t want to sell it. With his help I did a writeoff rebuild, subframe, inner wings, outer wings, bonnet, legs etc. of a Datsun Cherry 100A many years ago. I drove it for 3 years, sold it on to my sister who ran it 6 years until she blew up the engine.
Done properly like this one it’s a solid build, but how do you identify the cowboys?
Done properly like this one it’s a solid build, but how do you identify the cowboys?
Discussed this sort of thing with someone only the other day.
Subject was "would you buy a cat*" repaired car.
Just cause your not told and it passed an hpi test means nothing.
Vehicle in a single vehicle accident with perhap TPO insurance or not reported to the insurance company, owner repairs it and sells it on.
How would you know, and when you insure it you'd be saying not a cat anything.
Lots of youngsters these days (I'm told) have their lowered, boom box cars on TPO insurance.
If they have an accident on their own just repair it and sell on.
If it involves another vehicle the insurance assessor pays no attention to the TPO insured vehicle as they're not going to have to pay any money on it.
Also means they don't declare and pay more for the mods.
Subject was "would you buy a cat*" repaired car.
Just cause your not told and it passed an hpi test means nothing.
Vehicle in a single vehicle accident with perhap TPO insurance or not reported to the insurance company, owner repairs it and sells it on.
How would you know, and when you insure it you'd be saying not a cat anything.
Lots of youngsters these days (I'm told) have their lowered, boom box cars on TPO insurance.
If they have an accident on their own just repair it and sell on.
If it involves another vehicle the insurance assessor pays no attention to the TPO insured vehicle as they're not going to have to pay any money on it.
Also means they don't declare and pay more for the mods.
noobie
Clueless in most things
I wouldn't. For me, not being a skilled welder or metal worker, whilst I appreciate he seems to have done a good job, there are now joins where bmw never intended there to be joins. and purely on a "that worries me" I wouldn't buy it.
The other point of course is something that extreme would be/should be on the register and many buyers ask have you got the damage photographs before it was repaired, on that alone knowing at some point you will probably sell it on, how hard would it be to sell forward?
The other point of course is something that extreme would be/should be on the register and many buyers ask have you got the damage photographs before it was repaired, on that alone knowing at some point you will probably sell it on, how hard would it be to sell forward?
Do you have a degree in electronics ?
Would you ever consider buying any tech 2nd hand ?