structural damage

[Guest]

hey guys just checked up a on carjam came up with structural damage.

Carjam says yes to damage but AA says no ? :-\

which is more reliable ?

and what is "structural" damage?

[1989RS]

could have failed a warrent because of sill damage and that might have been noted down but it would have to have been fixed before you passed the warrent so you shouldn't really have to worry

[loud_As]

if it was serious a repair cert would have been need and all info would be available

[petrolheadjman]

 Spec C said:

i like my cars with no damge history at all to the body or chaasis , bumpers ok but metal and roofs no

so just stay away

[boon]

 Spec C said:

i like my cars with no damge history at all to the body or chaasis , bumpers ok but metal and roofs no

That's not entirely sensible... for example my door got damaged by some numpty in a carpark so I replaced the entire door with a mint one... I didn't want any bog etc. either but if it's done like that, what's the harm?

[Scoobydoo]

It's not a Subaru, is it?

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[QRAF]

 1989RS said:

could have failed a warrent because of sill damage and that might have been noted down but it would have to have been fixed before you passed the warrent so you shouldn't really have to worry

has the car been jacked up recently to change mags of springs or struts as this is more common than you'd think.

[nztintin]

Both my cars have sill damage, havent failed a wof yet

[funkytown]

they tried to fail mine on it once.. its a subjective thing me thinks.

[QRAF]

they tried to fail me so i went to a different guy who disagreed ;D

[Ninja8)]

yeah it depends how bad the sill damage is... if its a big dent in the sill itself then it will definitely fail a wof as a vehicle's sill is known to be one of the the strongest part of the vehicle.

Cars that come into work with sill damage will be refered to a panel beater down the road for a quick examination..if he gives the clear then we carry on with our WOF inspection

[rex-leggy]

 Ninja 8) said:

yeah it depends how bad the sill damage is... if its a big dent in the sill itself then it will definitely fail a wof as a vehicle's sill is known to be one of the the strongest part of the vehicle.

Cars that come into work with sill damage will be refered to a panel beater down the road for a quick examination..if he gives the clear then we carry on with our WOF inspection

if the sills so strong why does it get munted so easy ?

[Ninja8)]

no farking clue going to have to ask the manufacturers about that

i will ask the boss if i remember 8)

[WRXER]

And drive it slower then a N/A impreza

[Ninja8)]

a V10 STI!!!

by any chance this:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Subaru/auction-361381389.htm

arent u like 19 mate bro? if u are damn u a high roller!!!

[wrx_lou]

The 25k+ youll be spending on a v10 sti is still a pretty sweet amount for a term investment or even as a straight deposit on a house.

[Guest]

carjam will list status when imported , carjam wont list wof fail items

So it was imported damged, repaired and had an AA check which wont find much in real terms anyway

[wrx_lou]

Fair enough. I guess if you can sell it and only loose alot then sweet as.

[Guest]

its picked up on the wharf and/or at compliance when the interior is stripped out

The car is "flagged" as having had major repairs / or needs major repairs

When a car that has had pervious repairs the car then goes to a repair certifier, who does a 3d measure and assess the extent / quality of the repair

Sometime the repair will be checked by grinding of paint / bog etc - this is when it gets costly

if it need major repairs, then the repair certifier - will state how the car is to be fixed and signs of the repair once done (he may also need to check during the repair)

Either way the car is "marked" permenantly on the LTSA system as being imported damaged

[ODB]

Which is an excuse for a car dealership to give you feck all on trade in lol

[deathz0r]

 Spec C said:

i dont really care what you guys think but if it makes you hate even more.

Why come here and ask questions at all then? :

[GC8E2DD]

Do you have the car yet? Can we see pics or a trademe link? Someone here might know of the car.

[deathz0r]

<---- (see the stars?) - it's actually my job to sniff out trolls and deal with them if need be.

If you actually read your statement I quoted again in it's original context - you will see what I mean.

ODB IS HERE.

[funkytown]

looks like thread is done and dusted. your buying a new car - damaged or not.

GLHF.

[ODB]

 Spec C said:

whats a v10 worth on the market?

surely you would have asked this question before purchasing it? If it was bought on TM then no, you cant still back out and you are legally obliged to go through with the purchase.

YES I IS HERE!

My main point is that this car will ALWAYS have the stigma of being "imported damaged" attached to it. Cars that are damaged here and repaired do not have this and are undetectable if done well.

I know as when we traded the mrs previous car in I discovered this and went nato at the dealer who sold it to her unknowing of the history.