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Used Car Checklist (from Popular Mechanics)

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by Enigmaaron, Nov 3, 2011.

  1. Nov 3, 2011 at 8:27 PM
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    Enigmaaron

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    Just saw this in the latest issue of Popular Mechanics. Seemed useful for anyone looking to buy a used car and didn't find any posts on it yet so I thought I would throw it out there.
     

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  2. Nov 4, 2011 at 6:53 AM
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    Not bad. Maybe a little overkill but better to be over prepared. I like the jack and flashlight part. Especially for cars that you can't get under. What was the magnet for? (didn't read the whole thing)
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM
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    Checks for excessive body damage that was fixed with alot of bondo. If it's too thick the magnet won't stick.
     
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