What Does Damaged Vehicle Mean?

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SanMelanie
07/30/25 1:19am
Damaged vehicle refers to cars that have incurred body damage during logistics transportation and are repaired by dealers before being resold, or vehicles originally designated for test drives that are subsequently sold to customers. Definition analysis of damaged vehicles: These are vehicles that sustain quality damage during the logistics and production process. After being repaired by dealers, they can obtain legal sales qualifications, meaning they can be sold to the public. If test drive vehicles are sold externally, car dealers typically inspect them and then handle them internally or sell them at a lower price. Methods to identify damaged vehicles: Carefully inspect the car's paint from different angles to see if it has been repainted. Repainted areas will show some differences from the original paint; check if the tires are worn. New car tires usually have "hairs" (mold marks), and their absence indicates a damaged vehicle; start the car for about three minutes, then turn it off and pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with a tissue—if the oil color on the tissue is black or dark brown, it proves the car is a test drive vehicle, not a new one.
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