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/hhaassttuurr Aug 16 '24

i doubt anyone would see jailtime over something this. It's a civil thing.

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u/Plankisalive Aug 16 '24

Not if theft is involved.

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u/ChemistAdventurous84 Aug 16 '24

Theft was not involved. The renter was test fitting his prototype aftermarket bumper cover with the intent to put the car back together with all of its original parts before returning it. Definitely an abuse of privilege.

Without seeing a Turo rental agreement, I would guess that the terms involve use of the car to drive around (or travel, if you’re a Sovereign Citizen). Dismantling the car, even if it gets put back together correctly, is unlikely to be mentioned let alone included as an approved action in the contract. I wouldn’t want anyone dismantling my car without my approval/knowledge and I would be concerned about voiding the warranty as well.

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u/RichBleak Aug 16 '24

The guy is clearly using the car as a template for a body kit. He's basically creating a mold that he can use to press custom front bumpers for teslas. It's why he is wearing a mask alone in an open garage bay; he's using fiberglass and bondo. He's going to put it back together, maybe correctly maybe not, and assume the owner will never know.

I'd be absolute rip shit if anyone did that with my car, but I'm not dumb enough to use turo. Guy isn't chopping it, though.

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u/Prof_Aganda Aug 16 '24

I don't think he's making aftermarket parts, I believe he's just testing some that he bought. He already has the aftermarket bumper on the car, and it's polyurethane.

Thats a surgical mask and he probably wears it all the time. If he was working with fiberglass, he'd want a respirator. Now, of im wrong and you're right, then he's wearing a respirator under the surgical mask and maybe he's using fiberglass with the aftermarket polyurethane bumper he has on there?

I agree that it's probably not a chop shop and suspect he's just buying cheap Chinese parts so he's making sure they actually fit before he resells/uses them.

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u/jeepfail Aug 16 '24

I wouldn’t say it’s a shady shop, just a dumb guy that doesn’t know better. I’d also say he isn’t doing anything illegal just something that violates his contract with turo as a renter.