A consumer who wants to buy a used car never wants to buy a vehicle involved in an accident. As a result, vehicles that are claimed to have not had an accident come to the fore on sales platforms. However, industry sources argue that more attention should be paid to buying used cars than ever before. Because there is a noticeable increase in the number of unregistered repaired vehicles that should be scrapped and put up for sale. This puts both the lives and savings of the citizens who buy the vehicle in danger.
According to industry sources, especially heavily damaged vehicles involved in a one-sided accident are repaired without notifying the insurance company. In this way, opportunists who escaped from the “heavily damaged” record, claiming that the vehicle was completely painted and offered for sale. These vehicles, which can be purchased at a more affordable price than their counterparts, can cause major problems when a detailed expertise report is not obtained. Because vehicles often stay on the road or can cause much greater injuries during an accident.
“Citizens are deceived”
Discussing the new opportunistic method in the automotive industry, Yenişafak met with some names on the subject. One of these names was Salih Öztürk, who has been a mechanic for years. Öztürk spoke about the terrible opportunism in the second-hand car market: Auto body shops and auto mechanics are buying and selling damaged vehicles. The vehicle, which already has a problem with its undercarriage, whose airbag has been deployed, and which has rolled over, should go to the scrap. Now, citizens either put their heavily damaged vehicle on sale or have it built and advertised and sold. For example, the current price of the vehicle, which should be in Perte, is 100 thousand liras. Citizens go and collect their vehicle for 50-60 thousand liras. It is written on the ad that it is fully painted, there is no damage record, there is no tramer. He earns twice the current price by selling his car, for which he will buy Perte and buy 100 thousand liras at the current market price, 8-10 thousand liras cheaper than his peers in the second-hand market. These vehicles have been heavily damaged and their traffic is a serious problem. . .
Gürbüz Taşkın, who is engaged in the appraisal business, also made statements on the subject. Taşkın’s statements reveal what should be done by citizens who want to secure themselves while buying a second-hand vehicle. The official’s explanation is as follows: The main reason for the increase in the number of these vehicles is the exorbitant price increase in second-hand vehicles in the market. Even if the citizen has insurance for his vehicle, he does not report his vehicle, which has been heavily damaged in unilateral accidents, to the insurance company. It is not in your interest to get the current price determined by the insurance company for the vehicle. Because when he has the vehicle repaired and sold, he can sell his vehicle for 2-3 times more than the current market price. Here comes the importance of expertise in vehicle purchase. In the appraisals approved by TSE 13805 standard, the vehicles must be passed through comprehensive scanning packages. Moreover, insurance companies make it legal. Insurance companies have the vehicle taken to the authorized service to be repaired, and the vehicle has an appraisal to determine how much it will cost to repair the heavily damaged vehicle. Meanwhile, they offer the same vehicle to the salvage dealers. It is necessary to reduce the expenses of the insurance company by selling the vehicles with salvage, damaged vehicles. If the repair costs are high, the company sells the vehicle to the salvage dealers. Thus, most of the current price to be paid to the owner of the vehicle is taken from the salvage dealer. In other words, the expenses of the insurance company decrease significantly.
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