What's with the weird bumper gap on this one?
03-19-2018, 12:58 PM
#1
Instructor
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03-19-2018, 01:11 PM
#3
Safety Car
That whole front end is out of whack. The passenger side photo shows a gap between the hood and bumper as well. And the driver side headlight cover isn't gapped correctly. And the photo of the rear, hard to say if it's just how the light is hitting it but the passenger side rear quarter looks to be a different color where it meets the gas door.
Last edited by Dt86; 03-19-2018 at 01:14 PM.
03-19-2018, 01:12 PM
#4
Repaint or an accident. Gap should be narrower than that.
03-19-2018, 01:15 PM
#5
Team Owner
Front fascia was probably removed for painting. Could have been removed because of body damage.... The outside corner dividers between the parking lights and the side lights are supposed to be black, not body color. The headlamp buckets don't appear to be adjusted correctly.
Price isn't too bad, but it would be advisable to get the VIN from the seller and run a CARFAX on it. That could turn up the reason for the poorly aligned nose and paint work.
Price isn't too bad, but it would be advisable to get the VIN from the seller and run a CARFAX on it. That could turn up the reason for the poorly aligned nose and paint work.
03-19-2018, 05:11 PM
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Race Director
I have always liked that color. Ask about accident history and check carfax. If the paint is good and uniform, the panels can be adjusted. Knock a few hundred off and you might be good to go.
03-19-2018, 07:21 PM
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Melting Slicks
03-19-2018, 08:11 PM
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03-19-2018, 11:10 PM
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If you like the car otherwise, tell the seller the repaint is almost a deal-breaker, but you'll give him $3000 for it. Then drive the whee out of it.
03-20-2018, 08:47 AM
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It doesn't appear to be anything too serious; far as body panel alignment is concerned. The bigger question is WHY were the body panels removed in the first place???
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03-20-2018, 12:13 PM
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Melting Slicks
Definitely had some work done, I would be concerned if the owner could not provide a reasonable answer and receipts/order for the work. The hood gap... maybe just the hood is misaligned, I see the rear gap (at the doors) is too tight... maybe much worse, hard to say.
