Automobile Protection Association did some undercover investigation into used car sales. Pretty scary stuff, but not totally surprising. Of course their favorite cars are Hondas and Toyotas as sheeple here will literally pay any price for these as long as it's "clean". They caught a guy trying to sell 07 Fit that was totalled and deemed unfit for road use. Despite all that, the wreck yard sold it to some meachanic that knew a guy that could write a safety certificate for it. I bet there is a ton of junk like rolling the streets.
This is perhaps one of the most deceitful way to sell cars. Basically people try to pose as private sellers even though they don't own the car. They are the front men for body shops and wreck yards.
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The APA’s sample hints at an unsettling trend: curbsiders may no longer be small-time entrepreneurs fixing and selling a few cars a month, but increasingly are acting as “fronts” for what are often legitimate businesses, such as car dealers and collision-repair shops looking to unload vehicles with dubious histories on an unsuspecting public.
“It seems like behind every curbsider these days is an established dealer, body shop or wrecking yard,” notes Iny, who characterizes the trade in Toronto as “professionalized.”
And here is my favorite quote, honestly I never heard that one. Talk about telling people what they want to hear
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I think I am the second owner, maybe the third. The more owners the better — each time, they have to do the safety certification.
http://www.wheels.ca/columns/article/806277
This is perhaps one of the most deceitful way to sell cars. Basically people try to pose as private sellers even though they don't own the car. They are the front men for body shops and wreck yards.
Quote:
The APA’s sample hints at an unsettling trend: curbsiders may no longer be small-time entrepreneurs fixing and selling a few cars a month, but increasingly are acting as “fronts” for what are often legitimate businesses, such as car dealers and collision-repair shops looking to unload vehicles with dubious histories on an unsuspecting public.
“It seems like behind every curbsider these days is an established dealer, body shop or wrecking yard,” notes Iny, who characterizes the trade in Toronto as “professionalized.”
And here is my favorite quote, honestly I never heard that one. Talk about telling people what they want to hear
Quote:
I think I am the second owner, maybe the third. The more owners the better — each time, they have to do the safety certification.
http://www.wheels.ca/columns/article/806277
