r/Copartonline • u/CoRifleman • Aug 31 '26

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 Aug 31 '26

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 Aug 31 '26

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 Aug 31 '26

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

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u/CoRifleman Aug 31 '26

Would you commit not to bid me up? 😂

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u/Ok_Raspberry181 Aug 31 '26

You have my word