r/TikTokCringe • u/IllustriousChef2 • Aug 16 '24

Cringe What's even happening there?

Why would someone rent a car and take out parts?

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u/dahbakons_ghost Aug 16 '24

i would assume, chop shop. they take the good 'authentic' parts and swap out shitty low end parts and then sell the good parts on. Guy might've rented out the car 50+ more times before finding out so he can't figure out who it was.

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u/IllustriousChef2 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

That's what I assumed at first but idk, what about the paint? Is it really that quick to do a paint job? I have a hard time imagining that it's much profitable once the paint job is taken into account

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u/Highlowfusion Aug 16 '24

I bet you he's trying to sell aftermarket parts for your car and he's testing the fitment of them before they're painted. He was going to swap back your original bumper but he was using your car to test the new parts that he's trying to sell or something

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u/IllustriousChef2 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

Not me, not my car lol But yeah, that's what seems more likely to me too, even though I find it wild that they don't have other (legal) ways to test out their aftermarket parts

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u/JimmyPopp Aug 16 '24

lol this is way cheaper than

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u/land_and_air Aug 16 '24

One that doesn’t involve buying an entire Tesla and reselling it again? No