Localized body damage or repair marks present. No accident-related damage or repairs to structural or reinforcing components. Vehicle performance (including three-electric system) has degraded or is limited.
Accident inspection: main structure undamaged, reinforcing components undamaged, cover panels undamaged, hinges normal. Engine bay inspection: key mechanical components in engine compartment normal. Exterior: 3 areas of sheet metal repair. Interior: most features normal, airbag inspection normal, seatbelts normal, dashboard normal, instrument cluster normal, lighting system normal. Startup inspection: main components normal. Onboard tools: spare tire present.
The technician will put the vehicle in neutral on the lift, rotate the wheels, and listen for any abnormal metal gear whine from inside the motor reducer, and check for gear oil leaks at the joints of the reducer housing.
Test-drive cars experience much more mechanical wear due to extreme conditions like cold starts and emergency braking compared to regular family cars. We can identify this by tracing whether the first owner was a 4S dealership or the manufacturer. If so, we will reassess its value based on "operational intensity" standards.
As rubber seals age, "slight oil seepage (oil stains but no dripping)" is very common in used cars and is not considered a major fault. Our recommendation is: as long as the oil level does not drop abnormally, just clean and monitor it regularly after arrival, without the need to immediately incur high costs to disassemble and replace the seals.
