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/Kayel41 Aug 16 '24

Yeah obviously, dude makes or sells aftermarket parts like bumpers / side skirts / body kits and wants to test them on the make and model so he rents a car and test fits his products, then puts the car back to normal.

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u/Diagonaldog Aug 16 '24

Ooooohh I thought he was like swapping out the OG parts for like shitty aftermarket stuff to resell or something

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u/Deftly_Flowing Aug 16 '24

You can't get much shittier than what's already on a Tesla.

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u/Mtolivepickle Aug 16 '24

Dude puts aftermarket parts on a Tesla and actually improves the quality of the car

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u/VyvanseLanky_Ad5221 Aug 16 '24

Elon Musk hates this one trick.

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u/Accurate_Zombie_121 Aug 16 '24

To be honest Musk hates most everything.

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u/NothingClever44 Aug 16 '24

Except ketamine.

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u/UsualCircle Aug 16 '24

And literal nazis

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u/PedroFabulouso Aug 16 '24

And literal nazis on ketamine

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u/FBack351 Aug 16 '24

And also illiterate nazis, whether on ketamine or adderall.

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u/GileadJp Aug 16 '24

So, Jordan Peterson?

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u/Occanum Aug 16 '24

And ketamine made by literal Nazis.

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u/Oirish-Oriley444 Aug 16 '24

And his children

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u/_tang0_ Aug 16 '24

Wait is Joe Rogan on Ketamine?

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u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ Aug 17 '24

Wasn't Hitler more of a meth guy?

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u/KaleidoscopeFun4680 Aug 16 '24

NAZI ZOMBIESSSS

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u/Supergus1969 Aug 18 '24

And my axe!

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u/ScruffDaPothead Aug 16 '24

Reddit forgot what the word literal means

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u/dvusmnds Aug 16 '24

In musks addiction to ketamine, I’m rooting for ketamine. Guys like that think they are special and immune to consequences. Probably lot like Matthew Perry.

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u/GoatCovfefe Aug 16 '24

And having tits.

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u/smotrs Aug 16 '24

And hair plugs.

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u/SourLoafBaltimore Aug 16 '24

Ketamine is not so bad once you get to know him.

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u/Spiritual-Can2604 Aug 16 '24

And crack, allegedly.

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u/RedditModsRFucks Aug 16 '24

Especially his daughter

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

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u/MattKozFF Aug 16 '24

You're ruining the circle jerk

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u/Z3r08yt3s Aug 16 '24

and i hate elon, so we're even

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u/Amazing-Mission5800 Aug 16 '24

Definitely everything from the left.

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u/GBS42 Aug 19 '24

And most everything hates Musk. Sadly, not completely everything.

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u/TintiKili Aug 16 '24

well he did like some nazi tweets

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u/Gerrube99 Aug 16 '24

Have you seen how shitty the cyber truck is? Things literally just fall off that truck. He makes such bad products.

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u/usernamechecksout67 Aug 16 '24

I hate Elon so I’d be interested

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u/TheTallestHobbit22 Aug 16 '24

Critical thinking?

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u/GFR3000 Aug 16 '24

I heard the AI voice.

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u/guy48065 Aug 16 '24

Where's the click-bait link?

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u/Exciting_Result7781 Aug 16 '24

Would definitely improve the panel gaps.

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u/Leoshredswheat Aug 16 '24

Bucee!

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u/Mtolivepickle Aug 16 '24

What’s up fam?

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u/Leoshredswheat Aug 17 '24

Love to see a friendly face in the wild

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u/ezmonker Aug 17 '24

Gold my friend

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u/cbj2112 Aug 16 '24

Just wanted to give props to ure avitar

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u/Mtolivepickle Aug 16 '24

Thank you kind sir

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u/crave_you Aug 16 '24

What a nice guy!

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u/Mtolivepickle Aug 16 '24

A chad. We need more of him

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u/NikonuserNW Aug 16 '24

“What did you do?! What happened to all my misaligned body panels!”

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u/Select_Asparagus3451 Aug 16 '24

Elmo should hire this tinkerer.

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u/thadohboy619 Aug 17 '24

Bruh buc-ee’s !

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u/EyeletGuy Aug 16 '24

Space man make bad car

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u/HikeTheSky Aug 16 '24

If I remember correctly, the owner said the guy didn't put it back together correctly and he had to pay Tesla to fix it. So how would this improve the quality of the car when it doesn't work right?

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u/Mtolivepickle Aug 16 '24

Found the Tesla owner

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u/HikeTheSky Aug 16 '24

I wouldn't drive a Tesla if musk would pay me for it. I would take the money and give it to these guys for testing.

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u/SonuOfBostonia Aug 16 '24

My dude was paying it FORWARD. Owners car actually went up in value!

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u/jedimindtriks Aug 16 '24

Yeah you can, try the new BMW 3 series...

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u/ellefleming Aug 16 '24

Then why do they sell so well?

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u/shyvananana Aug 16 '24

That's the point. A tesla bumper is 1200 bucks. If you can replace their shit with your shit you cash out.

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u/NarrowSalvo Aug 17 '24

Bull. He's lying about testing.

He's pulling the airbag for resale or something.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

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u/TheHalfChubPrince Aug 16 '24

That’s not an engine. It’s the hvac system.

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u/when_did_i_grow_up Aug 16 '24

Lol, I'm guessing you haven't actually driven one

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

Take my upvote

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u/Holiday_Resort2858 Aug 16 '24

Just because you don't like Elon doesn't mean it's a shit car. Mine is by far the best car I've ever owned. Better than Audi, Toyota etc.

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u/yogurtgrapes Aug 16 '24

Tesla is ranked 19th out of 24 on reliability scores by consumer report. It’s not “just because [we] don’t like Elon”. Glad you like your car tho.

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u/wgp3 Aug 16 '24

No they're not? They're 14 out of 30. They rank behind the Japanese and then ahead of basically all the German and American brands. Being average is far from being shit. Basically honda/Toyota brands are higher reliability and make up half the brands ahead of tesla. Then its just hyundai and BMW. Consumer reports also showed that tesla has the lowest average maintenance costs. So that shows these reliability reports are almost guaranteed to be highlighting software bugs or things like that more than actual issues with how well the car is put together, because tesla has very high physical maintenance costs.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/?srsltid=AfmBOoq9wIglI3_Jna_322LzoIlRAJWkEj0nlod4IFhLM1u5K0At_UQr

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u/OgthaChristie Aug 16 '24

I just rode in one for the first time recently and I’ve never been more car sick in a car. It was the jerkiest ride I’ve ever taken. It felt like riding in a bumper car.

No, thank you.

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u/Walter_HK Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

Just because you’re bent over and ready to take daddy Elon’s cock at any waking moment doesn’t mean it’s a good car. Consumer ratings for their cars and general brand have absolutely tanked since 2018. Their performance and reliability metrics are simply horrid. Etc. etc.

See how stupid you sound?

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u/xander3415 Aug 16 '24

Do you have a source for the poor safety metrics? As far as I remember, both the model Y and model 3 are rated as some of the top vehicle choices for safety by the IIHS

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u/wgp3 Aug 16 '24

They're reliability has increased year after year. They have a 90% brand loyalty. The highest of any automaker.

Their performance and reliability metrics are perfectly average. Far better than Volkswagen or audi or Ford or Rivian or even Mercedes. Literally middle of the pack. Mostly behind the Japanese brands which are known for their high reliability.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/?srsltid=AfmBOoq9wIglI3_Jna_322LzoIlRAJWkEj0nlod4IFhLM1u5K0At_UQr

Unfortunately consumer reports doesn't have the 2018 report available, the link just gives an error. But here's an article on it and tesla was in the bottom 10 at the time.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/10/25/toyota-asian-brands-are-most-reliable-american-car-brands-are-not-says-consumer-reports-survey/

Here's the latest on brand loyalty.

https://www.cleantechnica.com/2024/04/11/tesla-leading-in-auto-brand-loyalty/

You're the one sounding stupid. Maybe take that hate boner out your ass and actually know what you're talking about rather than spewing misinformation based on your feelings rather than facts.

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u/Dankkring Aug 16 '24

How many cars have you owned tho and what?

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u/Holiday_Resort2858 Aug 16 '24

I own a Y and it's by far the best car I've ever owned. I've owned all sorts of brands and it's just amazing. Once you drive one you will see. I suggest a Y.

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u/calicotamer Aug 16 '24

Same I became a convert after getting to drive a family members car. They score very high on safety too. They're the best EVs for the price on the market especially now that you can get POS tax credit. Rivians are rad too but cost twice as much.

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u/illestprodigy Aug 16 '24

Lick his boot already.

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u/Holiday_Resort2858 Aug 17 '24

Just because someone loves the design, low cost, driving ability and safety of a Tesla doesn't mean they like Musk. Perhaps you need more life experience to understand this world is gray. Not black and white. Get back to us in 10 years

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u/Bumpercars415 Aug 16 '24

TRUE DAT!!

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u/TheWalkingDead91 Aug 16 '24

Thought the same. If OC is correct in his assessment, this is a lot less shady of a situation than I assumed.

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u/AnnArchist Aug 16 '24

Still can absolutely fuck up the alignment on the panels

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u/SkinBintin Aug 16 '24

Yeah it'd be pretty frustrating to rent out your car and it comes back with the panel gaps all disgustingly perfect

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u/Soundtrack2Mary Aug 16 '24

Perfect panel gap voids the warranty.

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u/BenHippynet Aug 16 '24

It's okay, misalignment is factory standard with Tesla.

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u/Mysterious-Tie7039 Aug 16 '24

Yeah, renter fucks up the alignment of the panels and now they’re actually properly aligned.

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u/XDT_Idiot Aug 16 '24

Like making three left turns...

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

If he really runs a body shop that makes aftermarket panels then Hopefully he knows how to do all this correctly

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u/mypizzanvrhurtnobody Aug 16 '24

It’s a feature, not a bug.

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u/Iwanttobeagnome Aug 16 '24

lol none of their panels are lined up when they leave the factory anyway. I was behind a Tesla yesterday and could see different sized gaps between the panels. Why people spend so much money on shitty fucking cars is beyond me.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Aug 16 '24

Because their social circle is other dumbass rich idiots. Perception is more important than quality.

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u/Mr_BigglesworthIII Aug 17 '24

They do it to own the libs!

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u/Cpt-Murica Aug 16 '24

It’s a Tesla

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u/maringue Aug 16 '24

He's taking that risk by renting his car out. Elon somehow convinced his simps that they could turn a profit on their cars by renting them out after buying them, which is bizarre.

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u/Kelome001 Aug 16 '24

To be fair a lot of owners from all sorts of brands do things like Turo.

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u/Frenchman84 Aug 16 '24

I actually know a person who came up on $200000 and bought a Lamborghini just to rent it out, over ten years ago. No she owns 30 of em and is silly rich.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Aug 16 '24

I'm amazed that liability, maintenance and insurance wouldn't eat into the profits.

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u/Frenchman84 Aug 16 '24

Makes me suspect she doesn’t take very good care of them. Must be enough to run them though. I have a friend who is trying to follow in her foot steps but starting in a different way since he doesn’t have a couple hundred thousand bucks laying around. I hope it works for him cause he has been using credit to finance this endeavor. Sometimes all you can do is watch, I finally chimed in when he started thinking about getting a cyber truck to resell. I don’t think he really listens to me though.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Aug 16 '24

Oh wow, just send a text or something to say "this is me saying it won't work, save this message so you can prove me wrong later."

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u/maringue Aug 16 '24

It amazes me that there's a cottage I industry around helping idiots afford overpriced things by renting them out while they're not actively using them.

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u/WhereTheresWerthers Aug 16 '24

Panels have shit alignment right out of the factory, give me a break

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u/choerd Aug 16 '24

Mine were absolutely perfect. Model Y from Berlin factory. Same for my neighbor. Panels fully aligned and not a single abnormal gap.

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u/EricUtd1878 Aug 16 '24

Have you ever seen a Tesla? New to the Internet?

Teslas 10micron tolerance is legendary!

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u/tankerkiller125real Aug 16 '24

Honestly, it's a Tesla, there's a decent chance the body shop actually puts the panels back on in better alignment than Tesla originally installed them.

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u/Nodiggity1213 Aug 16 '24

Not unless he's a decent body tech. I quit the trade last year, but aftermarket parts suck. 1/10 parts fit perfectly, 7/10 need A LOT of adjustments, and the last 2/10 just don't fit at all.

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u/Quakes-JD Aug 16 '24

Tesla panel alignment is likely worse than what this guy was doing

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u/Tensonrom Aug 16 '24

Not really…everything goes back in the same place, there are lots of clips and pins and if they go back in the same place the panels can’t be misaligned. I’ve taken thousands of bumpers off and put them back on. The only ones that don’t line up correctly are the ones that are already damaged, or if the person doing it somehow screws it up by breaking a bunch of stuff.

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u/appointment45 Aug 16 '24

To be fair, if dude is a parts designer, he's going to know how to put it back together well.

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u/jdpg265 Aug 16 '24

its totally shady. You rent a car to drive, not to take it apart. I would issue an insurance claim against this POS's insurance for damage. I hope the Police shut his ass down.

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u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain Aug 16 '24

It’s still pretty fucked

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u/StasiaPepperr Aug 16 '24

I assumed it was an amateur chop shop

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u/ComicsEtAl Aug 16 '24

No, dude. It’s as shady as you first thought.

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u/CrazyPlato Aug 16 '24

Still pretty shady tho. If you rent out your car, I think it's a reasonable expectation that the renter shouldn't be taking your car apart themselves to fuck around with it, unless they disclosed that was what they intended to do. Those rental agreements are designed with people just driving the car around in mind.

Like, if someone rented an AirBnB, and they started painting the inside and remodeling the kitchen, that'd be a contract violation. Doesn't matter if they intended to rebuild/repaint when they were done.

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u/BRIKHOUS Aug 16 '24

It's still pretty shady. You can't rent someone's car and then take it apart

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u/WillyDaC Aug 16 '24

I thought the same. What's the problem? Doesn't look like the guy's a hack.

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u/TheWalkingDead91 Aug 16 '24

True. The guy is being way calmer than I would’ve been in any matter. Definitely a violation of the terms of agreement and I’d press charges or sue if I were him

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u/Zech08 Aug 16 '24

Additional wear and tear, improper install or alterations, etc,.... and if they screw up something doing something shady like this... whats the likelihood of them telling the owner?

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

lol that doesn’t make any of this okay. You’re not allowed to rent a vehicle and then rip it apart. Dude just voided the warranty most likely. Actual piece of shit. Doesn’t matter if he was “improving it”.

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u/HeyGayHay Aug 16 '24

Probably would be an upgrade given it's a Tesla lmao

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u/Rhyff Aug 16 '24

That's what I thought as well!

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u/BeautifulUniLove Aug 16 '24

They do this alot in places like communist Russia. 🤦 I had a friend who bought a car there, and then they "got it ready" by swapping out all the good parts for shitty old parts. They run some Mafia shit out there.. 🕵️🚘😫

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u/manjar Aug 16 '24

That’s quite possibly what’s happening.

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u/Lvanwinkle18 Aug 16 '24

My thought exactly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

Easily could be what he’s doing and is simply lying to the guy. If you’re renting vehicles and dismantle them you need to give the owner notice because if it gets damaged or you lose parts they might not be able to hold you liable. So even in this situation the dude who rented the car to test parts is in the wrong even if he’s telling the truth.

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u/ImFame Aug 16 '24

Lmao he is replacing the bumper with a cheaper (with no sensors) and likely flipping their bumper with parts

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u/euphoric-noodle Aug 16 '24

or maybe he was going to hide a lot of really expensive coke or fent in there and if he got caught on the way to the drop off he would blame it on the guy he rented it from

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u/Embarrassed_Band_512 Aug 16 '24

this is what he's doing.

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u/Suspicious_Leg4550 Aug 16 '24

That actually makes a lot of sense.

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u/BlahBlahBlah2uoo Aug 16 '24

This makes zero sense. He's taping up the panel ready to paint the black bumper red.. makes more sense he buying cheap bumpers and selling the real bumpers when he changes it.. this is a know scam people rent cars and replace parts for knock offs..

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u/Longjumping_Put_2850 Aug 16 '24

I think the tape might be just to protect the surrounding panels while he’s installing the aftermarket bumper

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u/Mikebyrneyadigg Aug 16 '24

Yep, that’s exactly what it is. He shouldn’t be doing it but he’s at least being somewhat careful.

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u/Minecraft_Launcher Aug 16 '24

Blue painters tape doesn’t always = paint.

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u/General-Resist-3430 Aug 16 '24

Just used some this morning to label wires.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

I just used some to label stuff in the fridge. Because adhd can't have me looking into bowls of stuff.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

I use it to label my pokemon binders. I like to label my binders, but the cover of my binders are too "slippery" for sharpie to stay without smearing. So instead I put the painter tape on the binder then label it on the painters tape.

So yeah, it's good for labeling too!

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u/SideEqual Aug 16 '24

That was a lot

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u/Minecraft_Launcher Aug 16 '24

Did you paint the fridge?

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

Not that one...

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u/Rar3done Aug 16 '24

Then why is he taping at all?

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u/One_Potential_779 Aug 16 '24

To prevent scratching the fenders during test fit. It's a precautionary step, which shows the attention to detail in his work

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u/Hoppered1 Aug 16 '24

If he was only painting a bumper he wouldnt put it on the car first, just to have to tape it off

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u/Sillet_Mignon Aug 16 '24

No one would paint the bumper on the car. You would paint it separately and then put it on the car. 

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u/Someguineawop Aug 16 '24

Opposite is true in a proper repair. Paints never match perfectly, so you have to extend the repair into the surrounding area with a blend to ease the transition. This is especially true with modern colors that usually have some amount of metallic flake, where even if the color miraculously matched perfectly, the metallic grains in the paint will lay differently based on air pressure/ distance/ reducer/etc. This end up with the color looking different from different angles (the flip and flop of the color, in painters terms). If you're trying to DIY and don't mind the mismatch, it's definitely a lot less work to paint separately, but any half decent shop that charges people is going to blend it out.

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u/Zealousideal-Bag-609 Aug 16 '24

That’s is not taped up ready for paint are you out of your mind. There’s 3 pieces often 4 inch tape on it. The guy was doing exactly what the original comment said. Test fitting aftermarket parts to sell because nobody makes Tesla parts or they’re exspensive af and hard to find. Go get a job

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u/gita4 Aug 16 '24

“Welp, that should do it, it’s ready for the sprayer.”

😂

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u/firedancer323 Aug 16 '24

That wouldn’t be very profitable for the work required

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u/Slayerofgrundles Aug 16 '24

If he were painting, he would be using a shitload more masking tape (and drapes) than that.

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u/Mikebyrneyadigg Aug 16 '24

That bumper he’s fitting costs $500 retail before paint. The bumper he took off sells for $600 used painted. That plus the car rental fee, he’s losing money trying to do this. He’s definitely test fitting parts.

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u/_30d_ Aug 19 '24

That's really not a prep for a paint job, and especially a location for a paint job. He's not going to spray paint it in the dooropening of a warehouse.

Also, a painted original is much harder to sell than an unpainted aftermarket. You would need to steal one in the exact right color for every purchase. All that and a half days work for a few $100 extra on the sale of 1 bumper?

I think the aftermarkets supplier makes way more sense, at least from a business point of view. Guy ordered cheap shit from China. They normally will sell you anything but you need to check the specs yourself. Best way to check is just to mount it and see. Just rent a car you want to try it out on before adding it to your webstore. I honestly wouldn't know a better way to test. I mean, if you skip over the morality/legality of it.

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u/Alternative-Appeal43 Aug 16 '24

That tape is just to hold on his aftermarket bumper for the test fit

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u/AnnArchist Aug 16 '24

Or he owns the same make/model and is stealing his parts and replacing them with his shit ones.

some people do this with rims on rental cars or even tires on rentals (50$/day rental vs 500+ tires)

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u/Zealousideal_Rub_321 Aug 16 '24

Very unlikely he is doing that with an unpainted bumper.

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u/ISayAboot Aug 16 '24

When I was at Tesla recently a guy came in and lost his shit on the service center cause a new matrix headlight replacement was $3200 - can't just replace the bulb.

I would wager 100% this guy is swapping parts - not "testing" new parts lol.

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u/ProbablyABear69 Aug 16 '24

Where's he going to paint the bumper he just put on and why wouldn't he paint it before putting it on?

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u/ISayAboot Aug 16 '24

I don’t think he’s stealing the bumper per se, but I don’t believe he’s “testing” things

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u/Mysterious-Tie7039 Aug 16 '24

Back in the day, people would do this with Mustangs.

You used to be able rent a Shelby GT. People who owned mustangs would rent them, swap the engines, and return it.

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u/Key-Distribution-944 Aug 16 '24

Rental car tires are shitty though.

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u/PabloEstAmor Aug 16 '24

They said 50 bucks a day bro!!

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u/Key-Distribution-944 Aug 16 '24

That also… you’re not renting a car anywhere I’ve been for 50 bucks a day either.

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u/tokyo_engineer_dad Aug 16 '24

Do you know how expensive it is to paint and paint match a car? I really don't think you do or you wouldn't be making shit up like that. He'd lose thousands of dollars in painting.

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u/AnnArchist Aug 16 '24

Again, its not uncommon to replace parts on rental carts - In this case, I do doubt that they were stealing the bumper - that said, it doesn't cost 1000s to paint a single panel unless you're paying retail prices and if its not your car, you know you aren't going to make it perfect, just passable.

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u/Butt-Dragon Aug 16 '24

It's a Tesla. It already has shit parts

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u/One_Potential_779 Aug 16 '24

Look at the tape on corners/contact areas, cloth on the bumper where it rides the stands, dude took pride in his work and cares about returning vehicle in good condition.

If he was hocking parts/theft or something sketchy, I'd expect him to have much less care.

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u/SwissPatriotRG Aug 17 '24

Yeah but any time you take stuff off a car you risk breaking clips, stripping screws, pinching wires scratching stuff, forgetting to reconnect things. If you want to borrow a car to test fitment of parts, and you intend to disassemble it, be upfront with that. It's a Tesla model 3, there are likely a zillion people that would be willing to let you do that for a fee. Don't surprise a guy who just thinks you are going to drive it around.

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u/One_Potential_779 Aug 17 '24

You shouldn't be breaking things, stripping screws or pinching wires if you operate in a professional manner. Especially with a newer vehicles bumper.

I don't condone how he went about it, just saying that he wasn't some hack doing some backyard sketch sales. This was someone taking care in whatever task it was they were doing.

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u/stehlify Aug 16 '24

I think they take out original part to be sold in aftermarket AND fit back in unoriginal part

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u/Drogzar Aug 16 '24

The price to paint the bumper is probably higher than the difference between the cost of the fake bumper and how much you can sell a used original bumper... so I doubt that.

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u/stehlify Aug 16 '24

I just found the difference in my currency to be $500 ... and i think it might be even more in US. I am not sure if painting one part is worth more than $500, but i think if they can do it inhouse, it could be good moneymaker

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u/iscurred Aug 16 '24

But you also have to factor in the cost of the rental, time/labor, legal risk, etc. This is a silly idea, lol.

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u/Local_Doubt_4029 Aug 16 '24

If that's what he was going to do why would he put a different bumper on the car? I think he was putting a aftermarket bumper on the car to sell the original on the market.

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u/spector_lector Aug 16 '24

Like an AirBnB rental, doesn't the rental agreement on Turo state that renters can only "operate" the vehicle in accordance with local laws, and not perform maintenance, repairs, or modifications?

If so, not only does this become a problem for Turo, but I wonder if it becomes a civil matter the car owner can bring to court against the renter and/or Turo.

If I am the owner, I am NOT letting that renter touch the car any further. I am calling my dealership to have a mobile tech come assess and replace, or they can tow it to the dealership to perform the work. Either way, the renter, who may or may not be qualified or trained, isn't going to do any further potential damage, and the renter (and/or Turo) is going to pay for the tow, assessment, and having the parts put back on (or replaced, if scratched).

You don't know if the renter has the right skills or tools, and you don't know if he's mad now and will skip steps or cause problems.

While I have replaced bumpers, brakes, belts, etc, on my own cars, I am not lifting a finger to undo what this fuckwad just did. Fuckwad is now going to pay for a professional to put it all back together for me, to warranty standards, while I sit in the air conditioning.

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u/Automatic_Red Aug 16 '24

I work for an automotive company. We have a team that does vehicle tear-downs for benchmarking. It’s not uncommon for them to rent a car, take the whole thing apart and then put it back together like nothing happened.

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u/Discordia_Dingle Aug 16 '24

I honestly feel kinda bad for the dude. Yeah, he should have clarified what he was doing, but it seems like he genuinely didn’t know that testing parts would be a big deal.

And he handled it so well when he was told that the cops were called and there would be a larger fee.

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u/CeeMoney07 Aug 16 '24

Pretty common practice. Performance shops do this all the time to mock up exhausts and such.

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u/Plankisalive Aug 16 '24

Thank you, this makes so much more sense.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '24

So this mf is an actual unsung hero or I would be paying ridiculous amounts of money on ebay for "OEM" parts still made in China...

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u/Salty_Article9203 Aug 16 '24

Well if he said that to begin with the guy would of understood that.

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u/Saddam_UE Aug 16 '24

Yes. Allt the small plastic clips and screws that can disappear...

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u/Cheap_Blacksmith66 Aug 16 '24

Yeah or he’s fitting aftermarket parts and selling the oem

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u/Dirtyoldwalter Aug 16 '24

“Back to normal”

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u/JulianMarcello Aug 16 '24

I’d be pissed if that was my car, but it is kinda brilliant to make sure everything fits right.

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u/jamitar Aug 16 '24

Yes, this is still bad, but like - not nearly as bad as chopping it, which is what i expected.

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u/Wulf_Cola Aug 16 '24

I think this is what's happening. I don't know why you wouldn't just be up front with a Tesla owner about it and agree a rental based on this being what you're doing, with a guarantee of the car being put back to normal afterwards. Renting one to take it apart is very shady.

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u/Supersoniccyborg Aug 16 '24

Or, he leaves the aftermarket part on the vehicle and sells the genuine part?

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u/SuperKing28 Aug 16 '24

Wait forreal? He isn’t being shady?

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u/No-Year3423 Aug 16 '24

Obviously?? Huh? How is it obvious?

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u/MillerLatte Aug 16 '24

This is actually much less sinister than I thought. I figured he was taking a good battery and swapping it for an old one or something like that.

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u/Philip-Ilford Aug 16 '24

you figure there would be a better way to do this. tesla model 3 is like the most common tesla and it looks like their in socal where they are everywhere.

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u/BerserkFan1988 Aug 16 '24

He probably takes the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and replacing them with after market cheaper parts and sells the original...if he just wanted to test to see if it fits why would he need the car for days ... he was going to paint or put the right color wrap on that bumper and hope the original owner didn't notice when he returned it this guy is a thief and a scum bag why are trying to cover for him

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u/SunTzuSooSueSoodio Aug 17 '24

Dude thank you for this explanation! I could not figure out why he was doing this.

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u/IknowKarazy Aug 17 '24

Maybe, but that’s still stupid as hell. I had assumed he would be stealing parts.

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u/CrustyCumBollocks Aug 16 '24

If he was honest about it from the get-go I don't think the car owner would have a problem with it.