subject: Specialist Car Repair Important For Residual Values [print this page] Specialist Car Repair Important For Residual Values
Certain variables when searching for a used car are quite obvious; mileage, colour, make and model are all there for everyone to see. Even the more important documentation for past MOT certificates, the service history and any major mechanical work can be checked against receipts.
One worrying element of used cars however, is any possible accident repair work that has taken place. It's a part of a cars history that isn't always recorded in a set way, meaning minor damage and even large dents and structural work could have been carried out. This is sometimes without new owners even knowing, and the safety of the car depends on professional work having been applied to get to the right standard.
One car repair specialist in Sheffield, John Bee Ltd, notes how they have seen customers cars with terrible damage repairs, and the owner didn't even know there had been any past accidents: "We had a car accident to repair, and whilst we were working on the vehicle we noticed some shocking welding had been done to the rear of the car. This was in an important structural area of the chassis, and we considered the car to be dangerous and certainly not road worthy".
John Bee Ltd offer mainstream and specialist accident repair, and pre-purchase car checks in Sheffield (http://www.carrepairsheffield.co.uk).
Manager Mr Fantozzi went on to add: "The poor owner of this particular car had never been told the wok had been done, and had to spend thousands on extra repair work. It's so important that a car is checked over thoroughly before you decide to buy your next car. It's not only about maintaining residual values, but also about safety".
