VIN JN1AZ44E09M402164 beware

MightyBobo · 02-21-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007

when i picked mine up, it was in a unlit back-showroom....then when i take the car out.....it just so happened the shade from the whole building is on the lot.....

Gotta be extra careful in those situations. Bringing a flashlight and some polarized sun glasses helps a lot

epod86 · 02-21-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Gotta be extra careful in those situations. Bringing a flashlight and some polarized sun glasses helps a lot

I certainly get the flashlight, and I own polarized glasses, but I don't quite get the combination. You're looking for gradient changes in the reflection that would be from repair jobs, right? Not sure where polarization would help. Excess glare from other surfaces?

MightyBobo · 02-21-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by epod86

I certainly get the flashlight, and I own polarized glasses, but I don't quite get the combination. You're looking for gradient changes in the reflection that would be from repair jobs, right? Not sure where polarization would help. Excess glare from other surfaces?

They tend to be good at picking up scratches and whatnot, particularly on darker colors. Lighter, not so much.

epod86 · 02-21-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

They tend to be good at picking up scratches and whatnot, particularly on darker colors. Lighter, not so much.

Gotcha. Have to try it on the pony. She's got two door nicks (that I know of) I could try it out on.

Something to keep in mind, a number of states (I know of it at least in TX) have 'lemon laws.' This basically protects the buyer from having to do anything to fix a new car, and protect against abuse of warranty and 'half-***' repairs. The pony had a bad fuel system vacuum check, and the law said it could only go in for 3 checks under the warranty, if the problem persisted the car had to be replaced by the dealer. So at the 3rd or 4th engine check light, look into you're local laws. This can be helpful if you're dealer/service keeps telling you the car is 'fine.'