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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Warning VIN # 1FA6P8JZ8H5521487
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<blockquote data-quote="oldbmwfan" data-source="post: 15442958" data-attributes="member: 182294"><p>As a BMW geek, this is something that you tend to see for cars that get damaged in transport - they will get fixed at the BMW port facilities which, for all intents and purposes, are "factory" repairs that are then not disclosed. It ends up not really mattering. In a way, a mechanical issue like a bent axle is better than body work because it's pull-and-replace, ensure that alignment is at spec, and go. After-factory paint work might always be detectable to a really good eye and paint thickness gauge, even if it is technically "factory" because it was done prior to delivery of the vehicle while the car is in Ford's hands.</p><p></p><p>In the end, the car is most likely fine and suffered from a bonehead driving it into something, and the buyer of the car will never know the difference and be better off for it. It won't leave the factory without meeting their minimum requirements; if the unibody suffered damage it would be killed. Agree that I wouldn't want the car if I knew that history, even if logic and statistics tell us it's no big deal.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with the next one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldbmwfan, post: 15442958, member: 182294"] As a BMW geek, this is something that you tend to see for cars that get damaged in transport - they will get fixed at the BMW port facilities which, for all intents and purposes, are "factory" repairs that are then not disclosed. It ends up not really mattering. In a way, a mechanical issue like a bent axle is better than body work because it's pull-and-replace, ensure that alignment is at spec, and go. After-factory paint work might always be detectable to a really good eye and paint thickness gauge, even if it is technically "factory" because it was done prior to delivery of the vehicle while the car is in Ford's hands. In the end, the car is most likely fine and suffered from a bonehead driving it into something, and the buyer of the car will never know the difference and be better off for it. It won't leave the factory without meeting their minimum requirements; if the unibody suffered damage it would be killed. Agree that I wouldn't want the car if I knew that history, even if logic and statistics tell us it's no big deal. Good luck with the next one! [/QUOTE]
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