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Couple Pulled the Bed Liner on Their Used Pickup and Found Bondo Filling a Fist-Sized Rust Hole That Had Eaten Through to the Frame
They bought the truck on a Tuesday because that’s when both of them could get
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Buyer Pulled the Wheel Well Liner and Found Three Coats of Different Paint Under the Fender — The Frame Rail Had a Pulled Crease
He’d been looking for a used sports coupe for months, the kind of car that
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Couple Pulled the Headliner on Their “Cosmetic-Damage” Pickup and Found the Roof Had Been Rolled, Hammered Flat, and Painted Over Twice
They bought the pickup the way a lot of people buy used vehicles now: a
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Buyer Who Bought a Used Mid-Size SUV at an Auction Got It Home and Found a Note Sharpie’d Under the Sun Visor — “Sorry About the Transmission, Good Luck”
He’d convinced himself he was being smart about it. A mid-size SUV at an auction
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Buyer Pulled the Oil Cap and Saw Coffee-Foam Sludge — The Last Owner Had Been Topping Off Coolant to Hide a Head Gasket
He’d been saving for a year and talking himself out of it for at least
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Buyer’s “Brand New Battery” Had a Junkyard Unit Wired With Aluminum Cables — The Date Code Was From 8 Years Earlier
He’d been looking for a used half-ton the way a lot of people in Texas
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Buyer Pulled the Pan on His “No Issues” Truck and Found Three Inches of Glitter — It Had Been Towed Hard With No Transmission Cooler
He’d been looking for a three-quarter-ton for months, the kind of truck you buy because
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Couple Who Bought a Used Compact SUV Took Off the Door Trim and Saw the Inner Skin Was Half-Rotted — The Outer Skin Had Been Skimmed With Filler and Hit With a Quart of Black Paint
They’d bought the compact SUV the way a lot of people do now: on a
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Buyer Drove His Used Diesel Home and Watched the EGR Light Flash Within 15 Miles — A Tune Module Was Still Hidden Under the Dash
He’d been shopping for a used heavy-duty diesel the way people shop for boats or
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Buyer’s “Single-Owner” Crossover Had Receipts From 11 Different Owners Hidden Under the Cabin Filter
He thought he was doing everything the “responsible buyer” way. A Texas guy shopping for
