Beware of 5YJSA1E16GF151479

[shanejackson]

Went to pick up 5YJSA1E16GF151479 which is a 2016 Model S. It has body damage that Tesla's pictures did not show.

Someone painted the front and rear bumper with spray paint!!!

 

[Maxv]

Sorry to hear of your experience. Good of you to post the heads up. I hope mine doesn't go that way

 

[Fobble]

Are those surface dents? Paintless dent fix should take care of those for 200-300 bucks.

 

[shanejackson]

Are those surface dents? Paintless dent fix should take care of those for 200-300 bucks.

Sure the door dent would be a easy fix. But thats a fairly deep gouge of a dent. The metal is stretched a lot. I seriously doubt paintless dent repair is going to fix it. Also the front and rear bumper will need to be repainted.

The car is a wrecked car being sold as never being in an accident! Who ever had this car before could not drive and curbed the hell out of the wheels. Who knows what other hidden damage there was.

 

[Vitold]

How much do you think the car is worth based on what you saw?

 

[mongo]

The car is a wrecked car being sold as never being in an accident! Who ever had this car before could not drive and curbed the hell out of the wheels. Who knows what other hidden damage there was.

All I see are a couple dings in aluminum panels. How is the car wrecked?

 

[FlyinLow]

Ok...what was the list price for this car? Maybe those imperfections were reflected in the price. Remember, if this car is used then it isn't perfect. Tesla has stopped refurbishing cars.

 

[Darmie]

Rear quarter appears to be from a garage entrance or exit.

 

[Sunshine State]

Sure the door dent would be a easy fix. But thats a fairly deep gouge of a dent. The metal is stretched a lot. I seriously doubt paintless dent repair is going to fix it. Also the front and rear bumper will need to be repainted.

The car is a wrecked car being sold as never being in an accident! Who ever had this car before could not drive and curbed the hell out of the wheels. Who knows what other hidden damage there was.

A good PDR guy can fix really bad damage. That small crease is nothing for PDR. If you want to see what bad damage looks like after repairs search YouTube videos for "paintless dent removal" and watch repairs of much worse damage. The bumpers and wheels can also be done cheaply and end up looking like brand new. Imagine how bad the "old refurbed" cars were before repairs that owners bought and now love.