I thought to post this information as it might be helpful for the people selecting JDM cars. Note PANI WALI CARS are mentioned as grade 1 on the importing documents so be careful while choosing the car from our dealer bhai....
Grading Information
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S- The car is less than 12 months old from the first registration date and under 10,000km.
As good as new. The exterior and interior are in immaculate condition.
6- The car is less than 36 months old from the first registration date and under 30,000km.
The exterior has some very minor scratches/scrapes and dents. They may not need to be repaired.
5- The car is under 50,000km.
The exterior has some minor scratches/scrapes and dents. They may require some minor panel beating work and/or painting.
4.5 - The car is under 100,000km.
The exterior becomes a grade-5 car with minor repairs.
4 - The car is under 150,000km
The exterior has some scratches/scrapes and dents. They will require some minor panel beating work and/or painting.
The interior has some tears, cigarette burn marks, and/or stains. They will require some minor repair.
3.5 - The exterior has some noticeable large scratches/scrapes and/or large dents. They will require some major panel beating work and/or painting.
The interior has many tears, cigarette burn marks, and/or stains. They will require repairs.
3 - The exterior has many noticeable large scratches/scrapes, paint blemishes, and/or large dents. They will require major panel beating work and/or painting.
The interior has many tears, cigarette burn marks, and/or stains. They will require many repairs and/or interior parts will need to be replaced.
2 - The car is in very bad condition
1 - The car which has one or more of the following :
1. An aftermarket turbo
2. An automatic transmission converted to manual transmission
3. Flood damage
4. Fire extinguisher damage
RA- The car which has had accident damage which can be ranked MINOR, and has been repaired.
R - The car has had accident damage and has been repaired.
The auction definition "A car which has had accident damage" is a car that has accident damage to the following area(s) which parts were repaired or replaced :
1. Lower Tie Bar or Frame 2. Windshield Pillar (A Pillar)
3. Center Pillar (B Pillar) 4. Rear Pillar (C Pillar)
5. Strut Housing 6. Roof Panel
7. Trunk flooring Panel 8. Floor Pan
*** The car has had accident damage, and has NOT been repaired yet. Or a car with an engine that does not work due to major engine trouble.
A1 - A scrape which is the size of a fist.
A2 - A scrape which is the size of two palms.
A3 - A scrape which is more than size A2.
E1 - A dent which is barely visible.
E2 - A few dents which are barely visible.
E3 - Some dents which are barely visible.
U1 - A dent which is the size of a thumb.
U2 - A dent which is the size of a palm.
U3 - A dent which is more than size U2.
Y1 - A tear which is the size of a thumb.
Y2 - A tear which is the size of a palm.
Y3 - A tear which is more than size Y2.
W1 - A panel which has been repaired slightly, and is in good condition.
W2 - A panel which has been repaired slightly, and has a slightly wave.
W3 - A panel which has been repaired slightly, and has a conspicuous wave.
S1 - Rust which is the size of a fist.
S2 - Rust which is more than size S1.
C1 - Major rust corrosion which is the size of a fist.
C2 - Major rust corrosion which is more than size C1.
X A panel which needs to be replaced.
XX A panel which has been replaced.
Kindly correct me if you guyz find some mistake.