Why people avoid accidental/engine swapped/repaired cars?

[farhan_khan_h1]

There is a trend in our market that we are looking for zero meter conditioned car even if its been more than 10 years car spent on roads.
Also why to avoid accidental cars even if its repaired just fine?
Why to avoid fully showered cars even if there's no work left to be done?
Is there any reason?
I was searching for a car and there are different rates based on the history of car so this got me confused on what to buy, BTW was searching for 8th gen Civic or 10th gen altis.

[pwuser154212239585]

No one wants to buy an accidented car for the same price as a non accidental car.
This is not only the problem of our market but everywhere else in the world.If a car gets a salvage title it would be sold no where near the price of a non accidented car.Everyone wants a car that has been driven carefully and maintained well and doesnot have alot of paint done to it if it is a 10 year old car.
You can only go for accidental cars if you have a tight budget or some people think why spend more for a genuine car when you can get the same car accidented for less price.

[omaruser156370259465]

A non-accidented car is a top priority for all car buyers worldwide as it could develop issues after some time no matter how good the repair work has been done. I experienced this myself when my Altis 2018 was involved in a front collision, it was repaired by a good mechanic, engine block was replaced due to a crack, 2 pieces repainted, transmission developed some noise issues afterwards and sold it in the same price I bought it for 2 years ago as they've gotten expensive by then. Showered cars are fine only if its repainted due to scratches and small dents etc and not due to accidents but these cars are also avoided by most people as nobody prefers them when selling the car. Everyone prefers jenyannn car in Pakistan even if its an old 1990 Mehran with genuine faded paint, infact people praise it. Some people still prefer the old genuine fitted 12 valve 2E 1300cc Indus Corolla with no power when they could get a 16 valve EFI 1.5/1.6L swapped car in the same price. In short, Pakistan has some weird and absurd customer requirements.

[farhan_khan_h1]

Good to know it's just not Pakistani thinking of not to buy an accidental cars.
What about the swapped engine?
As you mentioned people still want an original engine in the car even if its screaming to get replaced. What i infer is because of our only source of engine replacement is junkyard thats why people avoid it. Is it the correct assumption?
And thank you for your replies, jazak Allah.
I, now will put my fake dealer hat on and look for jeniunnn car by slapping the doors, diggi, bonnet and rev it like there's no tomorrow.

[murtazamohammad54]

This trend comes from the fact that many selling cars in our market are ready to scam people by selling them accidental cars at the price of non accidental. Another problem is that many times people cheap out and go for low quality repairs to save money from roadside mechanics who are not skilled enough to carry them out properly.

Now this does not mean that it should be a dealership maintained vehicle as even in that case the car can be ruined. An example is the stupidity of Indus motors using 20W50 oil instead of the recommended 5W30 grade oil (lighter and better)

Another thing is that the quality of paintjobs are also not great and you can end up with rust issues in no time if the paint comes off. Speaking from my experience if the work is done upto the mark and the engine is swapped with a good assembly then it should not be a major concern when buying a used vehicle.

Lastly, would highly suggest you go for a corolla as they are very rugged and comfortable. If well maintained they can easily run 300k kilometers and the airconditioning and seat cushioning is the best imo.

[omaruser156370259465]

Yeah I guess that's why people are scared of buying swapped engine cars as majority of them are either in Junkyards or Civil engines (rebuilt) but one can bypass that issue if there is a good mechanic along with you whose not involved with the shop owner. I was searching for an engine for my 86 Corolla, went across an X corolla 1500cc engine, did a compression test on it, mechanic checked it all around and gave me a green signal and turned out to be a great engine MashAllah. Finding an honest mechanic is a true blessing to be honest in these times. And yes, it's just better to spent a little more and get a non-accidental/jenyannn car as I suffered alot when selling the Altis even though I had clearly mentioned everything in the ad but then people "arey bhai ye tho seal tutta hai, ye tho paint hai, jenyaan nahi hai, koi nahi lega ye, buss 20 lac me done krdo". I wish you Good luck finding a good car that'll serve you well InShaAllah.

[farhan_khan_h1]

Agreed and thank you for your suggestions, looking for Altis cruisetronic mainly as i have seen them from quetta to kalam and even my cosuin got it, and he lives in swat where there is NCP corollas everywhere. He got altis and pretty satisfied with it, the road conditions are as bad as you can think of, before Besham till Chakisar/Martung but he has faced no issues till yet masha Allah.
And yes, we have made our used car market worsen by doing such cheap tactics, I see there's zero trust/confidence buyer has on seller.

[farhan_khan_h1]

JazakAllah brother.

[farhan_khan_h1]

Yep, they will repeat the same thing again and again to make you think like this car maybe really not worth that much price.
Great tactics by our wheels brothers out there

[naumananjum]

I think a non accidented (major) but repainted car is ok. Major accidented car even if effectively repaired will not be able to be driven smoothly and at higher speeds