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27.08.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••1H472 · 141,000 km
2016 Nissan Rogue, 141,000 km — passed: CVT judder on the road test.
Clean history, one owner, priced right. Juddered at 20–40 km/h, warm, light throttle: a CVT on its way out, $4,500–$6,000 here. No fluid change on file.
Needed: a documented CVT fluid service and a judder-free second road test, or a dealer-installed replacement with invoice.
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20.08.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••8B910 · 88,400 km
2019 Ford Escape, 88,400 km — passed: undisclosed structural repair.
History: one minor rear claim, $2,100. On the lift: fresh seam sealer, a non-factory weld on the left rear rail, trunk floor re-sprayed. A rear-end hit made to look minor. Structural disqualifies, disclosed or not.
Needed: nothing changes this one. A repaired unibody is someone else's car.
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13.08.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••3K205 · 96,700 km displayed
2018 Hyundai Tucson, 96,700 km displayed — passed: odometer discrepancy.
March 2024 service record: 102,300 km. Cluster, August 2026: 96,700 km. Seller: cluster replaced after a leak, no paperwork. Maybe true. We can't sign "maybe."
Needed: the cluster invoice with mileage at swap, and an MPI odometer declaration on the registration.
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06.08.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••7C388 · 74,200 km
2020 Ram 1500, 74,200 km — passed: active lien.
A good truck. PPSA: credit-union lien, $18,400, to clear from sale proceeds. Works until it doesn't. We don't list what we can't deliver clear.
Needed: lien discharge on file before inspection. We'll re-inspect the week it clears.
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30.07.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••5M617 · 112,900 km
2017 Honda CR-V, 112,900 km — passed: flood indicators.
Two years in Manitoba, imported before. Silt in seat tracks, corroded seat bolts, new pad over old underlay, musty with heat on. Four indicators; one is enough.
Needed: nothing. Flood disqualifies, and an out-of-province history makes a clean report worth less, not more.
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23.07.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••9F041 · 128,500 km
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan, 128,500 km — passed: timing chain noise at cold start.
Three seconds of rattle at cold start, gone at idle. On this 2.0 TSI, the tensioner: $2,200 now, a $9,000 engine ignored. Seller hadn't heard it. Two cold starts, two mornings, both filmed.
Needed: updated tensioner and chain with invoice, and a quiet cold start on film.
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16.07.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••2P776 · 156,000 km
2014 Chevrolet Silverado, 156,000 km — passed: rust perforation at the rockers.
Mechanically honest, work-truck price. Rockers undercoated over holes both sides; a screwdriver went through, cab corner soft. Cosmetics don't count on an Operator vehicle. Holes do.
Needed: rockers and cab corners replaced in steel, not filler, photographed before paint.
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09.07.2026 · VIN ••••••••••••4D129 · 52,300 km
2021 Kia Sorento, 52,300 km — passed: unresolved recall.
Low km, clean file, two child seats fit. Open recall: tow-hitch wiring module, can short and burn while parked. Free at any Kia dealer, one hour. Not done. We don't list open recalls.
Needed: recall completed, with the work order. Re-inspected 22 July; passed, now in the Family Collection.
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