Rebuilding a Lexus RX330 after it was hacked up and the truth about vehicle history reports
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2020
- The history report on this Lexus RX330 was far from reality. It missed in some key areas but it did let us know the car was detailed at one point which is more helpful than say....... a hack repair job after an accident. History reports are tools but come with a warning! They don't know the whole truth! I'll also explain how this car got a salvage title without being totaled. Then it is time to fix what the last guys did VERY wrong.
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Somewhere in Illinois: "Aww man, I gotta fix this dent before mom and dad get home"...lol.
No, that was some scumbag dealer. Cash job, no report!
@@darrenbutland2056 For sure.
Unlikely, that side impact is what set off the curtain air bag.
Your lack of BS in your channel is refreshing 😂🍻
The lesson I learned when I was shopping for a used RX350 was to look for the car with the vehicle history report that had regular service at a Lexus dealer.
"We're going to...piss off some people." I feel at home now.
In my family that's called sarcasm,love and encouragement.
I love that line, it reminds me of someone!
I love Scott's sense of humor and lack of 'give a f***'. lol
David P.
I love buying insurance theft recoveries.
Salvage titles, nothing whatsoever wrong with the car.
40 to 60 percent devaluation.
David P.
Pretty much saying "this is going to be interesting"....
Just like the disclaimer "Graphic language and adult content....viewer discretion advised"
Even Homer Simpson knew that.....
One of my favorite quotes from him
"That's how you know it's GOOD!"
"We're going to blow a few myths and piss off a few people..." My favorite two video topics.
This is probably my favorite video of yours. I bought an ES300 at auction last november; couldn't tell from the photos that the dogleg was damaged. Door was untouched though. Car was totaled because the 22-year one-owner appeared to have blown a tire out and it folded up parts of that quarter. Between that and the faded paint... totaled. I replaced the steering wheel, radio, front struts, sway bar links, window regulator, driver visor (for one with a garage opener), and trailing arm bushings all for less than $500. Started to pull the dog leg out; saw it was too far gone, and left it alone. Took two hours to sell on Craigslist and made a little profit. Even included photos of the damage and that it had a "Salvage" title.
...and as a former 2V 4.6L F150 owner... yeah; don't you put water in that engine bay. Ever. Don't even look at the front of the truck when it's raining. Okay; mine wasn't that bad, but plenty were.
Looks like they spent more in bondo than what a used door would cost... 😳
This car has a odd history like our “3 owner” Kia Sorento.. purchased it off marketplace Vehcor style crunched the numbers repairs and maintenance vs actual car value and it came out as possible did find some terrifically horrible bodywork that will be a “down the road” thing but we got a pretty dang nice car with a amazing history of maintenance down by dealers in 5different states.. the damage when we purchased was just mangled bumper covers and inner liners 8,000 miles later she is going great.. previous owner gave up when the 1900 dollar quote for a timing belt came up..about 350 bucks and oil changes and tire rotations.. my car is a Vehcor inspired car.. thanks for what ya do my friend!!!
I love this guy. Oh so "snarky" yet so skillful. Our 05, LXE camery has over three hundred thousand miles on it and still going strong. Thanks Toyota.
Thank you for posting this video as it was extremely informative. Funny (not) how that truck had no record of the rear accident and that is where the most damage was located. Sad that people do this as I know first hand the headache one of these hack jobs can create. Gf purchased a used 92 Camaro 25th anniversary edition many years ago (from a shady dealer who ended up going out of business)and it turned out to have an R title. It was her first car and she did not know any better, nor was she told by the dealer it had an R title up front. Sadly she spent a ton of $$$ on it fixing issues as she loved the car only to find out in the end it had frame damage to boot. With that being said thank you for doing the job right!
Sure is nice to see someone with your honest work ethic!
I’d buy a used car from you anytime.
I appreciate that!
Your right Jerome. I’d buy anything Scott fixes, sight unseen.
Your video helped me fix my center console. It wouldn’t shift, but now it does! Thank you so much!!!
I worked at a body shop back east and you would be surprised how easy it is to get a clean title for a totaled vehicle. Always do your homework, great points in the video
I wish the rest of world take notice of your work ethic. Great job.
Sucks that someone would make a “fix” like that, but good for you for doing it right. Your customers will trust you and keep coming back.
Maybe the son crashed the car and fixed it without telling Dad?
Duct tape rocker panels are a "thing" at auction. The scary part is, sometimes they look GOOD. So, you have to walk up and try to poke your fingers thru every old truck you look at...
Just an FYI: sometimes people can't afford to fix it "right" so they do what they can. Not everyone has a couple of grand to throw into a repair. Specially one that is purely cosmetic.
I am driving a beater 2006 F150. I paid $700 for it. The cab corners, rockers and rear fenders were rotted out. I fixed it with spray foam and some bondo. I am NOT going to put thousands into it. Now the "right" way would be to buy rockers ($400) rear fenders ($600) and cab corners ($200, sometimes included with the rockers but those are more money).
To get this done "right" at a local body shop would be around $4000.00. Do it myself, probably over $1000.00 and would have taken me a LONG time to get done. Not to mention since I run my own business, while I'm working on it, I'm not earning a living.
Sorry, I didn't have the time, or the money, or am an idiot, to put that much money into a vehicle I paid $700.00 for. Hell, just changing the oil was 10% of the value of the vehicle. Hell, filling it with gas increased the value 25%.
This is why i have stated in the past that you are the only rebuilder i would ever trust. People in my area do this same shit day in and day out. It's so bad that, at least here, i would never buy a rebuilt/ salvage title car from Tennessee.
Heck yes another build Friday! Always excited what the new weeks video is going to be. Keep doing what you do @vehcor, we appreciate the time and effort you put in for these videos.
You are a master of your craft and it's always an honor to watch you work.
Wow, that was insane. Bondo over paint AND duct tape, and the sheer volume of the stuff...that was more of a sculpture than bodywork. The rule breaking line was gold.😂
Always amazed of your professionalism and how attentive you are to details. Thanks so much for sharing.
Great video, Scott. Informative. Appreciate the candor and no nonsense approach. Looking forward to next video as you address the rest of the issues.
Same thoughts here, straight and simple 👍
Thank you kindly for shampooing the rug. I was surprisingly agitated about it!
Great content, Scott. I've been watching all your old uploads until i got caught up. A 1000 thank you's for not using horrible YT music. Much better with just your (or the PM Crew's) commentary. :)
That looks and sounds like they did the repair in the back yard and not wanting to report it?
I'm gonna guess that it happened while in the care of one of the previous dealers, and they 'repaired' it themselves.
Or the person who hit it said "Hey, I got a buddy who can fix this for you, let's not call insurance" A friend agreed to that, the filler and paint repair on his car suuuucked! Never trust the person who hit you to repair it right!
I find those reports close to useless .... my 2011 Ranger I bought new: with 10,000 miles on it a pheasant took off in front of me in ND - grill broken into 100 pieces so I bought a new one from Ford, then at 120k in the UP of Michigan a deer ran into the RF fender and I bought a perfect same color used one and bolted it on. Two "accidents" but no report to the Fox.
Every time I watch your vids, I’ve got to have a laugh... you left Mr. Spotty under the A pillar! Poor Mr spotty or was it his mother in law..lol
You got to be the world's best puzzler champion.
Replacing all those interior parts would drive me crazy.
Never understood why people used the car fax as a tell all report. Both of my vehicles reported accidents but it was obvious their was more done to them then what was on the car fax after a simple once over. Car fax doesn't report the small body shops that don't report it or the diyers. Great video proving this!
Did I see mr dotty going to live behind the A pillar cover forever ?
I saw it to
I'm sure if you took apart all the cars he's done on youtube, you would find a Mr. Spotty or two on each one!
Thanks, Scott! Another great video! You always make me smile or laugh!
My first thought as you were pulling that 4" thick chunk of bondo out was "it's so thick it still hasn't set up!" What a mess. Also, my anxiety was high knowing that you wouldn't clean that stain in the passenger side floor. Thank you for making my weekend :-)
Bondo over duct tape? Yikes. Thank you for cleaning that stain on the carpet. I think, deep down inside, that stain was bothering you a little also. Great video.
haha, they repaved the lot next to my shop and tracked a line of loose asphalt gravel...it was bugging the piss outta me so after a week I went out and swept it up hahah *yeah I can get anal about some things too haha)
I was thinking I'd never seen an adjustable console right when you said I bet you didn't know it was adjustable. Great video, especially the info about the Fox
I LOVe your channel, man. You are a good mechanic and honest guy!
Great video as always. Amazing what some hacks do to sell a car. You on the other hand take pride in your work. Looking forward to the follow up video.👍🇨🇦
Is there a car that you DON'T know the exact disassembly order for? lol Christ, interiors are puzzles and you seem to have done every one already. Great video as usual!
We had a earthquake this morning in North Carolina I thought it was the washing machine on spin cycle with some tennis shoes till the windows started rattling, looking forward to your next video. Have a good week.
Thank you for having integrity and making them better the new!
I bought a Grand Cherokee from a lady who bought it new (had original bill of sale in her name). But, since she had moved states 3 times in her 22 years of ownership, the CARFAX report listed 3 owners in 3 different states.
Interesting video showing how to bodge up a vehicle and then how to fix it correctly. If only everyone had the scruples that you do, there wouldn't be anything like this happening. Not everyone does the right thing, but whoever gets this vehicle from you can be rest assured that it will be done right, just like everything you pass on to others. It will be interesting seeing the rest of the repairs. I don't like doing timing belts on East-West engines. (We have two of these) It's bad enough doing one on a regular engine, but on the E-W engines, there's no room to move. The best thing about Saturday morning here in Australia, is that there's a new video from you and I always watch it first. Stay safe over there and keep your great videos coming. All the best from Queensland Australia.
this why i enjoy watching your videos you do the job the right way
I'm happy that in the UK we don't declare writeoffs as easily as in the states, they even don't record stolen recovered vehicles as writeoffs anymore (lightly damaged ones not chopped up specials) as soon as they leave Copart or other auctions they are clean on the V5c document
Thanks for sharing your adventures!!!
Another great Friday build can’t believe there are people out there that would do that anyway way to go that’s why I say you are the best !
A man with integrity! Thank you sir for the education.
Great work and attention to detail. That botched repair would have bothered me also. Awesome videos.
You have good teaching skills. Thank you
As always loved it scott keep em coming mate 👍🇦🇺
This is a best tutorial for rebuild rx.
Thankyou bro!
Friday can't come fast enough what an amazing channel
Sooo glad you shampooed and vacuumed the carpet. I was getting very itchy watching you work around the mess and was about to make a regrettable comment, but then you made good. Above and beyond! This neat freak is happy. Keep up the great content. 👍
Happy Friday Vehcor.
Scott, I love these videos, no bs sponsored content, no paid for by co-part stuff, straight forward facts, “someone’s been here before”, and “in the pile” are new phrases I use all the time. 👍🏻😎. Scrawny arms my ass.
You area 100% right about washing the inside of a Ford engine bay. Cleaned the inside of my 2010 Escape and fried the engine temperature sensor.
Thanks for information about the car fax reports, I will be more cautious in the future. Another great video thanks
It is unfortunate that there are so many fly by night hacks when it comes to the rebuilder community. I love your videos mainly for the attention to detail when it comes to doing the job right. It always saddens me to see a relatively new car with wavy body lines and tons of orange peel. Keep up the good work sir!
Great informative video, thanks again.
First off: THANK YOU for a new video and NO it does not matter what it is of. Actually, I enjoyed this one because I agree with everything you said and SALVAGE TITLE has SUCH a bad taste in my mouth. In our state, if an insurance co was listed on a title as an owner of the car, DMV brands it SALVAGE. AND like you showed, there was no record of the plastic attempt to turn the Lexus into a vette. (O Lord why are there so many rules?) Anyway, I'm glad you showed this one so people can see what really lies inside what they're buying. Soft Bonzai and duck tape - well beyond HACKERS! Thank you again, Scott for all the work you do showing all who view HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE! Regards. Sonny (CT)
Way to do it right! I'm sure whoever buys this will appreciate all the work you are putting into it.
Great video,had no idea how much info on carfax can be missing!👍👍
Another fantastic video!
One of... If Not... Your Best Video Yet!! Very Informative From to the Individual who knows Nothing about Cars to Respected Professionals; Such as Yourself! Just When You Thought You Saw It All... Never a Dull Moment Here.
Lexus Friday!!!!!! Love these videos!!!! Where's Mr. Spotty? Ahhhh... 12:30 he finally shows up to work. Afternoon crew union rules, eh? Keep it up!!!!
Salvage title only means one thing.. the owner didn't want to hand over the title. So the tow company, shop, or whomever had to get the reconstructed title. Family has gotten many vehicles with salvage titles due to deadbeat owners not paying for work that was done. They sat for 3 months (per state law)and then could apply for it. Good video and information as always. Be safe and have a great weekend.
Excellent video! If I ever have an accident I’m having it worked on at your shop. We had a body shop around get it’s “preferred body shop” pulled from the Farm Bureau list because of shoddy work and over pricing of parts.
It’s determined that’s a lie... where’s Maury when you need him?
Thank you very informative
Once again, I have learned something. Thank You.
Great Job!!! Thank You... :) just picked up a 2006 RX400H yesterday!! Hope you show how to do the timing belt job in great detail :)
I see a video by Vehcor, I click thumbs up and then watch the video.
Keep up the great work, glad you're local-ISH to me :)
Wow 😯 nice work man 👍
Love the video u make it look easy
About 15 years ago, a guy i worked with bought an aveo for $500 at auction. It was 1 year old with 1500 miles. It was hit so hard in the front that it broke the end of the crank off and needed an engine. It had a clean title and carfax.
great video, and great work :)
btw, When you bought the car, didn't you check with magnet over the doors ? (to see if there is a bondo or a metal?)
That bondo job reminds me of some of my old customers when I worked the parts counter at the salvage yard, could have even been the guy that called (several times) asking for a used head gasket set
Awesome as usual. FREAKING entertaining
WOW! - what a job they did. Great video
I once checked out a used car for a customer. It was being sold by a dealer and the car fax said it was a one owner Hertz car. The first thing I was suspicious of is why Hertz would liquidate a 2 year old car with 2800 miles on it. No reported accidents. The tie down holes in the rails were elongated from pulling and there was body shop dust where you could put your hand on the tops of the front aprons. The problem with vehicle history reports is that if the car is owned by a major corp or a municipality, they are self insurers and thus no insurance report is made to the data collectors. The car business was so much simpler years ago.
I'm a little late, but late is better than nothing. Thumbs up and thanks for sharing this build. Missing the afternoon crew and George. The tape watcher -!!!
New subscriber love the channel
We part out vehicle and I have seen 2x4s in a quarter panel with bondo over it.
Took me ages to find your channel again, I forgot what it was called, we really wished it started with an A because V was way down the subs list, and it belongs at the top, we missed this viddie and hadn’t seen u in a couple of weeks me and my 6 yr old was missing in the pile, he asked if we can find a viddie of you and ask you if your ok, so here I am, we can see your ok I just missed this viddie pop up, another great viddie buddy
haha that adjustable centre console, kind of reminds me when I build kitchen cabinets. I drill 100's of holes for shelf pins and 99 times out of 100, when I put the pins in and install the shelves, the home owners never change them lol.
That just shows how good you are at estimating the best spacing for shelves :D
@@be5952 haha, that's what I tell myself! :-)
A REAL EYE OPENER THANKS
Whoaaaa, you sprayed the carpet, brushed it and vacuumed! You must be a great mood!
Every time he says “that was a lie” reminds me of the Murray show when he reads the results of the lie detector test.
How long does it take you to film this? Must be pretty time consuming. Been watching your videos for a week, finally subscribed.
I recently purchased a locally owned car from a chp yard auction.
Installed/replaced some OEM parts during servicing it, detailed it and now it's on all of the usual sites for sale. Luckily it was a one owner car requiring very little work.
There is a guy in San Bernardino that does insurance work and he is known as "Bondo King". His bondo work rivals artesians...
at the end of the video you ask to hit the like button hell i hit it before the video starts really enjoy watching someone with the will do the rite thing every time
I agree use caution when looking at reports I have seen a few that did not look right and I am sure they were they were wrong , looking forward to part 2
I switched to the Atomic Dewalt series, stubby and accepts the small 18v batteries. Really appreciate this video man.. just purchase an 09 RX350 so this should help tons. Thanks brother
Ohh and any thing I need to PM the motor/tranny, my es330 lasted 313kmiles. Hoping to keep the rx to last that long. I work for Cat so I should have the tools.
Weather strip installation tool. Perfect.
Great video. Thank you for the tutoring in the Fox.
Car fixes and honesty.
Insta sub mate.
Wow, makes you wonder how many used cars out there are done like this 😦 loved the video great job
I look at craigslist vehicle ads a lot and one thing I have noticed is that a lot of vehicles with clean titles have front ends that have obviously been repainted with a slightly different shade of paint from the rest of the vehicle. My conclusion is that these vehicles have all been in front end collisions and had the work done by a backyard body shop and the insurance company was never notified. So, just because a vehicle has a clean title doesn't mean that it has never been wrecked.
Great ethics
Good job
I love your attitude
Wish I would have had this info earlier. Just bought a truck in December of last year. Quickly found out the frame had been filled with bondo in several places. One place was where the hitch bolted to and another is where the cab meets the bed. The truck is currently broke in half in my driveway. We also just found out that the fuel tank is held up with fence wire. Yes, it was inspected. Yes, it was checked over by the dealer and the local GMC dealership. Yes, it has a clean one-owner carfax. I'm still having to make payments and there's nothing I can do about it because I signed the "as-is" paper and NC is not a "frame state". Still trying to figure out how to fix it.
o come now , that was not bondo on the door , a lot of bubblegum yes , love to watch you work it is like going to school !
Nice video again, it’s always a surprise what you will find under the paint 🤪