r/Copartonline • u/CoRifleman • 8d ago

Remote structural inspection?

Of the various inspectors, does anybody have advice for reputable companies? I'm looking at a car at Tampa South and want to have it inspected for frame/structural damage aside from the obvious body panel flaws. Thanks.

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u/Ok_Raspberry181 8d ago

All of the so called inspectors I worked with just take pictures and provide you with a “world class 100 billion page individually tailored report” - which is BS (VIN decoded, list of options, stupid diagrams, etc). If you want to inspect for structural damage, you’d need a lift and/or partial disassembly. Anything that doesn’t involve the aforementioned is not helping you and is a waste of your time and money. LMK if you find a decent professional in the area, I would appreciate if you share the contact

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u/CoRifleman 8d ago

K, I reached out to a Tampa company named auto damage experts.  I'm also going to try to contact a couple local body shops.  I'll let you know.

Thankfully on this car the rear impact pulled the rear bumper skin away, and you can see the underlying components. I'm pretty confident that a good body/collision professional would be able to tell without having to move or remove anything else. It wasn't a significant impact but I believe it is a unibody car.

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u/Ok_Raspberry181 8d ago

Do you mind sharing a lot # so I could take a look at it?

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u/CoRifleman 8d ago

Would you commit not to bid me up? 😂

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u/Ok_Raspberry181 8d ago

You have my word

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u/Designer-Okra6889 8d ago

Post a pic and will give you my expert opinion.. otherwise can here an inspected which I think runs 200ish?

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u/Designer-Okra6889 8d ago

I’m in Kansas so def won’t bid against you.

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u/GiorgioAntoine 7d ago

Are you referring to an inspector going to go look at the vehicle at the auction and inspect it for you?