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Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by rjparker, Oct 8, 2022.

  1. rjparker

    rjparker Tu Humilde Sirviente

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    New video from Gasketmasters where someone had rolled the miles from at least 250,000 to 80,000 and then traded to a dealer who sold it to unsuspecting buyers at a premium. A scam which has people right here on Priuschat offering how to. Sad.

    But Gasketmasters, even with some well known detractors here (you know who you are) made it right.

     
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    We need a Gasketmasters in Austin. Gen3s are dropping like flies around here.
     
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  3. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk EGR Fanatic

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    You'd think odo roll-back should be harder these days; things "improve" over the years, right...

    Rather than more head gasket repair shops, how about if Toyota does the right thing, for a change. Say start with a full acknowledgement of the EGR debacle, and institute a gratis, periodic EGR/intake cleaning service, say every 50K miles.
     
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    Incredibly kind gesture by Gasket Masters.

    How is it possible that a buyer didn’t notice the mileage discrepancy/rollback?
     
    #4 Air_Boss, Oct 8, 2022
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    Might have forgotten to do this part:

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    I wonder whether the title for the car at least had "mileage not actual" marked....
     
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    The guy said he would blur the faces but the customers said it was not necessary. Gasketmasters simply ran a carfax after they saw the condition of the engine. A common step in a scam procedure is to roll the odo and then retitle the car in another state.
     
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    Acknowledging the fragility of their head gaskets might help more.
     
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    The thing is it's not necessarily the gaskets that are actually fragile though. There are many other factors, a couple of big ones actually.
    Referencing the video that was pretty cool he is willing to fix cars for free for unfortunate customers, just not sure how virtuous it is to make videos and post your good deeds in a certain manner. The best good deeds are done without announcing it to the world but I digress.
     
    #8 GregC1979, Oct 28, 2022
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