Geniustin
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Mkuu ikiandikwa "Grade X" ina maanisha nini?So What Are The Major Japanese Car Auction Grades?
With that said, let’s look at the different overall auction grades and what they mean about the overall condition of the car:
Grades 7, 8, 9 or S– These refer to a brand new car with only delivery mileage.
Grade 6– This grade can sometimes be equivalent to the grades above, but sometimes will have a little more than just delivery mileage.
Grade 5– A vehicle in superb condition, very close to brand new standard, but with several thousand kilometers on the odometer.
Grade 4.5– A vehicle in excellent condition, but with up to a few tens of thousands of kilometers on the clock.
Grade 4– A good, solid vehicle usually having less than 100,000 km on the clock.
Grade 3.5– A higher mileage vehicle or one which will need some work to clean up.
Grade 3– Either a very high mileage vehicle or one which is rough.
Grade 2– A very rough vehicle usually with corrosion holes triggering this low grade.
Grade 1– Usually a heavily modified vehicle which has had a different engine or transmission fitted, or which has an aftermarket turbo charger. Other possibilities are flood or fire extinguisher damage.
Grade R, RA, A and 0 (zero)– These are vehicles that have had some degree of accident repairs. At one end of the spectrum the repairs will be a single panel replaced due a minor parking ding, whereas at the other extreme there are vehicles that must have rolled in an accident which have had almost every panel replaced.
Ungraded vehicles ()– These are sold as-is by the auction with no or almost no information about their condition. As such they are very risky and can result in escalating additional costs if they cannot drive or move.
What Kind Of Information Is Available On An Auction Sheet?
The first thing you will notice is that you probably can’t read most of this as it is in Japanese. Well don’t worry about that as this is what we are here for you www.digxam.com . For any cars you have a serious interest in bidding on, you can request a translation from a highly-qualified human translator.
You will also spot that the inspection reports are divided into sections, as you can see on the left. Some parts you can read, such as the overall grade, interior grade or the annotations on the "car map".
So, what are the main sections in this report?
Auction Grade is the Auction Inspector's assessment of the o...
- Details of the car itself (such as KM, model name, basic equipment etc)
- The overall grading of the car.
- This includes the interior grade (and sometimes also exterior grade) of the car.
- Seller’s sales points.
- Auction inspector’s written comments.
- The “car map” showing exterior damage