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well if anything it shows why you fully inspect every inch of a car prior to signing the papers. I am really leery of suspecting this as happening before the ow
by Shivetya 10y ago
well if anything it shows why you fully inspect every inch of a car prior to signing the papers. I am really leery of suspecting this as happening before the owner drove off because it is so glaring. The guys doing the final wash/dust off before the new owner got it would have spotted it. This is what happened when I took delivery of a new car recently, ended up with a WE OWE describing what was to be done.
still, if it is not intentional damage then perhaps frame flex over bad roads, pot hole, or such, revealed a stress point. if truly a factory issue then anything built with that batch of metal is suspect
- oblib 10y agoAgreed. It looks to me like that is a piece of molded plastic that was ripped and an attempted repair may have been made. That piece is probably made with with tabs that fit into slots to align it and glued into place. If that's correct than either the tear and repair attempt was made at the factory and it failed miserably or it was torn after the car was delivered. Since the car was new I'd have to think that quality control would have required the part be replaced, not repaired, but if that happened the factory should have a record of it. It may not have been the owner who did it. Could've been someone they know, or their kids. Stuff happens :D