This Lexus RC-F deserves a closer look at the scammer's tricks
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- I ran across this Lexus RC-F in the auction and had to do a little more research. This is one of those doctored up third party auction cars from the usual scammers, but they have learned some new tricks. I needed to be sure that what I thought I saw, I did indeed see, so a road trip was in order! Welcome to Miami!
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So much time spent doctoring the car but forgot to paint the heads of the drywall screws white. Amateurs.
That Lexus looks like it played full contact football with construction vehicles and lost the game.
Twenty thousand in air bags alone ? No wonder these things get writen off.
Indeed, and if they're the LED headlights you can add on another $3-4k for the set. Repairs would be so expensive you wouldn't even bother; just buy a used one.
@@mattyb.5628true this engine 30k from Lexus too
Keep on exposing this FRAUDS Scott it is Shameful that these auctions are letting this type of robbery go on
You're onto something good, keep it rolling
Thanks Scott ! That was a surprise when you was there in person! To me that car looks like a piece of junk and would not even make much of a parts car .. Thanks for taking us along and thumbs UP!!
back seats, carpet, maybe some trim or suspension parts, that's about it.
It has many good parts though, the price is not right for the resale. It should be at 5k I'd say.
Going to the car in person made this so immersive. 🙌
It's not even Friday! LOVE IT
Thank you for all that you do. Hope you are recovering from the fire. Keep up the great work!
Look at this guy, live on location!
Looking forward to more vids from the miami lot....have seen some smokin deals down there, but been too paranoid to pull the trigger due to scammers like this...the live walk around was a great add on to this series...keep them coming scott💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👊
Thank you scott for taking the time to point this out. I see this in my business as well , And it's funny.I remember you when I think Hey, I can get away with cutting a corner now!
YESSSSS PLEASE GO and look at these SCAM vehicles as this really brings to light on the scam.
Good content!!!! I'm sure YT profit will pay for the plane tickets
Definitely need to know what to look for with these auction vehicles.
even copart will doctor up cars. Way back when I watched cleetus he went to look at some in person and you could tell it was done at the auction to pretty it up.
the GMC grille😂
Good to see you again, Scott!🍻
I do want a rc-f but I would touch that one unless it was less than 10k
Crazy amount of time the scammer spent trying to doctor it up
Good investigating Scott you'd never see the fine details in the pictures like you see them there in person.
I love these videos, keep em coming!
I recently purchased a used vehicle, and in the process came across a seller here in my area that has several so called clean rebuilt vehicles. Only - after seeing so many of the videos that Scott has done, I'm jaded and look at them with a super critical eye now. I saw two of them in recent days that really looked nice until you started to look at the little details, and then the larger stuff was easier to see as well. Their work is a little better than the Florida crew, but still obvious enough to make me shudder (and thankful for all of the excellent videos that have been done showing shoddy workmanship).
Scott, you are the man! I hope the trip was worthwhile for you in that you bought a good salvage or parts car.
The DG makes perfect sense now, Drywall screws & Glue.
Great segue Scott and funny surprise too. Never expected a _live_ video of the wreck made by you. Brilliant!! 👍👍
Looking at the photos after it was doctored, I was expecting it to look worse in the before photos. Your inspection pretty much showed up what we were all expecting.
This isn't the first car you showed that should have had the seat air bags deployed but, in the pictures, the seat didn't look like it was ripped. Seeing this one, with the seat glued together explains how they pulled off that trick. I didn't think they would have replaced the seat upholstery so that conundrum did puzzle me. Glad that you were able to show exactly how they were "repaired"!
I love this type of videos , I would’ve never guessed this kinda trickery went on
Sad people do this. Thanks for these videos.
An extremely informative video. I'm currently looking at the RC-F and LC 500. Thank you.
Man Scott, what a POS! That is horrible trying to deceive the public. Seems like there should be some recourse, but that’s dreaming I’m sure. Thank God, you are there. There service you provide to those that will listen is amazing. Thank you.😊
Your scammer videos are awesome. I have learned a lot on what to look out for!!!!
Great video. Thanks for your keen eye and sharing this. I can only imagine a DIYer buying this junk and losing his buns on it
They also removed the front reinforcement bar to hide the shift of the unibody.
CZcams Salvage repair shows have made people think they can do the same and don't have enough experience to know it's been faked like that
I enjoy these videos immensely. I learn a lot each video.
Awesome info. Discussing that people can get away with this.
Some folks just work so hard at doing nothing. SMH
Thanks, this had some eye-opening insights into salvage attempts by craptacular auto seller.
These vids are really helpful in my education process. Thanks Scott.
It’s really very hard to wreck an RCF, being young and dumb will prove any comment wrong in that sense. This thing is lucky it doesn’t have the carbon roof like mine, that alone is a 14k part to replace. Get it cheap, pull the engine and part out what ever is good, that puddle is probably from the oil cooler that is just above. Great job calling out scammers.
PROTIP: If the car has an Instagram account, very high probability that it's been beaten and not maintained
Like Instagram models.
Never buy any car in Miami
I now see where all the ex car audio installer hacks that use the crap out of drywall screws went to work lol
How is anyone legally selling cars without the airbags??
Because they're salvage vehicles.
They will be lucky if they get their original investment. Far too much damage to make it right unless you dig real deep into the wallet. Airbags & seatbelt cost is scary.
Great video! I'm looking forward to seeing what you picked up in Miami.
Do Not buy from Auction unless you know what you are doing!
I buy from government auctions. The asset always matches the description
So many dry wall screws, this must be an HGTV car!
"Fixer Upper" aye?
ours was totaled a month ago. that oil spot is from the engine oil cooler having a hole poked in it. its all RCF on everything.
Nice twist on the video. As I was watching I was thinking that you need a team of volunteers all over the country to visit the cars in person to confirm or refute what you see , but then you did it yourself!
Any update on when / if you are getting back to builds? Maybe you need a new series: “driveway builds.” In the interim.
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loving the dry wall screws - must admit, the corner of my bumper is not well, i will go out and purchase some dry wall screws right now, i guess the longest ones be best then i might be able to reach the back of my headlight and stop that from moving when i dip my lights - what you mean it supposed to do that, cor DOW !
great vid Scott
I been seeing this a close to me for a few weeks lmao glad to see a video on it
The auctions should be responsible for fraud in these cases.
I've seen trade ins with the same seat repair. Except they put foam in to fill it up. Once I saw the nicer seats and the deployed bags I knew.
I can see from a builder standpoint that that is not a good buy those cars started out at $65,000 new you got $20,000 in airbags and no telling how much in body and framework and then with me and they had frame damage it's always going to have that stigma to it as being an accident vehicle
Well if you are hanging some drywall, those screws will come in handy!
Can you go back and search some old scam cars to see if anyone actually fixed them? I'm curious if any victims bit the bullet and fixed them or took a beating auctioning them to some one else who took it on after buying it better.
Such a great car! Especially with that good ol V8 and reliability!
It's sad that IAAI and Copart won't do more to protect their buyers!
You do a remarkable job educating the public about vehicle scammers. I'll probably nominate you for a CZcamsy Award. If there was such a thing. 👍👍👍
Thanks, Scott.
Us locals would have loved a beer with you while you were here!
Not even worth 12k worth of parts left if the engine is porentially FUBAR. .
I think i happened to see this vehicle listed on OVE a few weeks ago. I was looking at RCFs and happened to see a white one listed with a buy it now of $25000 and even though i dont mess with branded title cars i had to look, saw the missing headlights so i google searched the vin and saw thay photo without the fender, yikes!
Love your work Scott
Your T-Shirt reminds me... what is Mr. Spotty's origin story? I've been a subscriber long enough to know about the trailer scream, but not sure if there is some interesting backstory related to Mr. Spotty. Also - I'd love to buy a Mr. Spotty coffee mug :-)
Thanks for the education Scott, hope they lose their a$$ on it !
Great video enjoy watching keep up the great work
RC F is a nice car, how could they destroy it like that, entire front and back is gone. I wonder who will buy such a rebuilt car. The frame is warped, I seriously doubt rebuilding such a car is never gonna restore it. RIP.
The a.i bots didn't really comment to the proper specifications so I will.
Regardless of the circumstance, you went there and called this car out.
Bold and integrity come to mind.
Thank you.
Awesome video Scott. Think I'll stick with my 2012 Taurus for a few more yrs. Who needs headaches like that.
It's kool that you were able to get away for a bit. I'm sure it was for more than to do a video. I'm just wondering what you bought. I'm guessing it's probably a Pontiac GrandAm or One of those Mustang things 😂. 🚗🚗🚗
Ive noticed it’s bad in Houston Florida and New Jersey! I’m all the way in Kansas so I don’t have these issues If I can’t put my hands on it I don’t buy it! I miss the days growing up when it was a silent and in person bidding now it’s just a crap shoot even when you put hands on it your bidding against the cartel or other money launders I wish that would get some attention
Thanks. I like. Good work splainin' the doctor business. Good stuph..
You came to my neck of the woods. Open up a shop down here we need great repair shops..
looks like rebuilt wreck to me. no close examination needed.
They're basically destroying a good drift car......
They say to never buy a 3rd party vehicle and this is proof in the pudding. Sadly it'll get sold to an uninformed buyer...
Nice work Scott
20k worth of airbags 🤯 no wonder they write off cars so easily these days.
This is amazing! How do they get away with this...
Good update keep it up the good work 👍👍
I'll take that to my detailer it'll all buff out
"Big engine" That's funny!
yike for what used to be a car. nice channel here, informative.
Thanks Scott, the Goonzquad should have watched these, maybe they would have gotten Jammed up on their new build!
Great video Scott. Thx
funny enough to me when I saw this car it reminded me of that girl's rc that wrecked by a drunk driver with no insurance (also we need more stories like that)
Man these comments….
Wish I had the bigger ending in my small car. People would probably just try to race all day, not so much in the 350. Unfortunate this one is pretty ruined. It seems like the RCs get totaled if anything happens to them, regardless of the trim/engine (due to costs).
That’s funny because it’s literally posted on auto trader for sale from a dealer for 18k which at first glance looks like a steal until I stumbled upon this video
That'll be a parts car.
Good video.
That wall is STILL 🔥
Great video. Thanks!
Poor RC F
People need to stop paying top dollar for cars they never seen I’m tired of being outbid for a car that clearly has more damage than photos then laugh
I would think that panel over the airbag would have been a blatent fraud move. Rather than it looking like someone just didn't know what they were doing to actually purposfully trying to pull the wool over people's eyes.
It looked like a nice car before the accident.
That's a pretty spicy Toyota.
I would love something like this in Ghana to do a body swap with a mid seventies Celica
They should invest in some white out for those drywall screws lol
love the road trip!
Pretty much never get a car from Miami