In a state with a safety inspection it would not pass the inspection. But only about half the states have a safety inspection. I live in Missouri and we have a safety inspection and a properly secured fuel tank is on the inspection. I am 10 miles from Kansas and in that state there is no safety inspection. If you have the title and the money your car gets a tag. And I have seen many Kansas cars break from issues that would have been caught in Missouri at the inspection. Here's the kicker though, Missouri may be dropping the inspection as it is currently $12 and has gone from annual to every other year but at that price no shops want to do them. When labor rates are $125 an hour or more and it takes 30 minutes to do a proper inspection, that $12 is a loss for the shop.

Those are ratchet straps not bungee chords. But still illegal!

The judge said it was a ribbon 😂😂😂

​@@1967davethewave I used to live in Missouri and those safety inspections, it's hard to find a shop that will do them as not every mechanic shop is state licensed to do them And there's plenty of shops that will see you drive up and tell you that you passed without doing the proper inspection.. I know personally..lol..

@@AthenaGranddog Something is better than absolutely nothing.

but u know hy, hhehehe, just listen to his accent, Africa my brother,

so, the way appeal works is that if the higher court finds it in his favor, it goes back to that judge . and to appeal, cost several thousand and takes forever so he would be out of his mind to appeal a 2,000 verdict since it will cost him more to go through the apeal process. Also, he would probably have to have a lawyer draft the appeal since he would only have 30 days from the final judgement to appeal and can lose the appeal on technicality if it is not done properly.

That was a ratchet strap... I know cause my brother had one on his truck after he took the fuel tank off,for replacing a fuel sending unit,then he drove around with his family in it for another year or so before it broke down. Then he gave it to his nephew 😀

Yeah I don’t know if the judge really caught that 😂😂😂

7 times APPEAL in 2 sentences. @@bjvu9460

I was telling my husband about that and he said mine is held up with zip ties lmao

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gas tanks are supported by metal straps or strap like supports so its actually not that unusual but metal straps are of course stronger .

I came to the comments to say the same thing!!! I rewound it and was like no way he just said that

THANK YOU!!! I missed it and i keep seeing it in the comment section. I was about to rewatch the episode 😂

I was too busy gawking at erm... a couple of things... to notice 😅

Same 😂

I thought I was the only one who caught that gesh

Exactly what I said lol

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Right lmao and then he said at the end imma just appeal it 😂😂😂😂😂

No she didnt. If the cost of the repair would have exceeded the cost of the car, then there is no sense in doing the repair . The seller thought in this case, he would have been able to get one of his crooked friends to do it, but it would have had to go to a mutual repair shop which mean that the repair shop would have no relations with either party and the labor cost to pull down a engine is 2500 and thats not including parts and the seller would be responsible for covering the cost. Now, what she did was , she knew there would be more problems with that car even after that issue was fixed so she also did them a favor.

@@bjvu9460 I seen the case: Normally she would allow them to remedy the repair but she knew he was shady hence she found a way to reverse the deal.

​@bjvu9460 the plaintiff didn't have proper evidence. If judge didn't allow the phone call to the mechanic, they would have words and pictures. Judge saw through the shady defendant and found a way to uphold a flimsy 2 day warranty.

Agreed. She did some of that "rough justice " because she felt sorry for the pitiful plaintiff. Hec was dead in the water on this case, having come to court with no real evidence. Plaintiff may not realize how fortunate he was to get a verdict in his favor.

@@bjvu9460 the so called mechanic was not specific about what exactly needed to be repaired . all he said was that he saw oil and coolant leaking at the bottom of the engine . thats not enough , ANYTHING can cause those type leaks and its usually something simple . they never claimed the car ran bad or overheated or made noise .

My husband was a used car dealer many years ago. He bought them at auction and worked on them for days. He would pull the seats out and clean everything, and if anything needed fixing or replacing he did it. The entire engine, tires, brakes, everything. He only sold cars that were sparkling clean and in great condition. Never had one customer with a complaint. Every single customer was happy and felt like they got a super-good deal, and he had a lot of pride in that. His good name and good reputation meant everything to him. The defendant's name is MUD. He has zero honesty or integrity. I hope the plaintiffs left reviews & pics on the internet to warn other people about this crook.

This is awesome. ❤❤

well their friend who supposedly was a mechanic was not specific as to what needed to be repaired . many simple things can cause oil or coolant leaks . there was no claim the car was overheating or making noise so unless the mechanic gave a specific repair that needed to be done then i think their proof was insufficient and i dont agree with the verdict . they most likely found a better deal in those two days and decided to make a fake claim to get their money back on this car , buyers remorse .

@@JamieM470 99 percent of people who resell auctioned vehicles do not do much of anything to the vehicles because that would take away their profit margin .

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You'd be surprised as to what dealers will get away with. We had a customer come in a week ago with a car she wanted to buy, we lifted it up because we smelt burning, and saw the muffler being held on with one bolt and about 50 feet of duct tape

My thoughts exactly

I've literally been on the verge of homelessness before and still never screwed anybody over. Meanwhile there are rich people who do. It's not a 'desperation' issue, it's a character issue.

yes , alot of simple repairs can cause oil or coolant leaks . the coolant leak could have been from a leaky hose which is easy to fix and the oil leak could have just been from a leaky oil gasket or oil seal which is also a simple fix . there was no claim that the car was overheating or smoking or making noise so im thinking they got thier friend who supposedly was a mechanic to claim they were gonna spend alot in repairs but he never was specific about what had to be repaired so i dont think i agree with the verdict .

I think a lot of it had to do with the tank being held up by a belt. That’s insane.

She definitely dodged a bullet 😂😂

that fake mechanic convinced the judge , but a more knowledgeable judge would have asked the mechanic to be specific about what repair needed to be done instead of settling for him saying he just saw some oil and coolant leaking , because alot of simple things can cause that .

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Yeap

Self-hate much?

Good you can afford to buy cars obviously other people don't have that luxury as you do, so yea it's def normal to see struggling people buy cars for that low rate and expect it to work!!

And for good reason tho...😮

when u are not bright u are not bright

Bothered me so much.

I'm not familiar with a Chevy Malibu as they have never been sold here, but if the fuel tank is as bad as described the car shouldn't even be on the road. Here in Australia it wouldn't pass a roadworthy and if by chance a mechanic was stupid enough to pass it he would be in serious trouble.

@@mickm6309 yes, I think that's the reason the plaintiff won. JM said - You bought what was being advertised as a working vehicle. And then the mechanic said - Repairing it would cost more than it's worth.....So in order for them to pass the inspection, because it wouldn't pass as is, with a 2 day warranty. The salesman was hoping that they would take more than 2 days to figure out that it's a piece of junk.

@@LoveChild71 Yup the 2 day warranty is the only thing that saved the Plaintiffs - Otherwise it wouldn't matter whether it passed inspection or the car blew up on their way home. Glad the defendant stupidly offered a warranty though since that car sounded like a rusted out death trap that I'm sure he knew about.

@@Stressless2023 Here in Australia a dealer has to cover the car for 3 months or 5,000km.

Oh my...you went there...😅 But yeah shady everywhere😂😂😂

Oh 💩 I'm going to hell for laughing

He didn’t give two cents! 🤨

He needs to be shut down.

You dont know what you are talking about. I have seen 500 dollar cars that run better than whatever you drive and will last longer than the new garbage they are currently selling. Toyota carolla or most toyotas come to think of it will run forever

@@bjvu9460 Not if they're rusted out underneath like this car was - Any car can be unreliable and unsafe, even a Toyota.

I think it's a camo t-shirt ....lmao either way he looks silly wearing that shirt under his suit

As is only applies if there is no warranty, there was a 2 day warranty.

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havent heard that song in like 15 years lmao

Plaintiff lol

Yup, it is a blown head gasket and to repair that is over 3000 and even if they allowed the car to be repaired, the seller would have had to take it to somewhere the court approved which means to a reputable repair shop. The seller thought he could have had his home boy patch it up with black pepper so it runs for another week or some other tricks I have seen people use , but that would not have happened and its better and cheaper that the judge ruled in this manner

@@bjvu9460 That dealer is dodgy.