A video of my car posted on youtube by its previous owner

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A video of my car posted on youtube by its previous owner

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LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8CwW9APTMs

Well now that explains the new core support.
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It is kind of funny how the comments derailed into what is a "sports car" with all of the haters pouring it on.

Did you know about this damage prior to buying it?

If Baron finally admitted it was the original bumper, what damaged it without hurting the bumper?

Did he not notice this until after he left Baron?
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MiniManiac wrote:It is kind of funny how the comments derailed into what is a "sports car" with all of the haters pouring it on.

Did you know about this damage prior to buying it?

If Baron finally admitted it was the original bumper, what damaged it without hurting the bumper?

Did he not notice this until after he left Baron?

I never knew it was damaged until the garage day noticing the core support didn't have the warning stickers and the bumper cover has bolts holding it on instead of screws. My conclusion is someone wasn't paying attention and either drove it into a rock or a traffic pylon rather quickly. Either way. It is the original bumper along with the factory overspray. He had it fixed himself which is probably why it didn't show up on the carfax. It was damage he didn't know about which is odd because he was the first owner of the car.
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Very odd indeed.
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MiniManiac wrote:Very odd indeed.
I bet the wife was driving it and hit something but since there was no visible exterior damage kept going lol.
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What did I tell ya Zack. I knew there was some history with that front end. Well at least ya know why there is a mix of new parts.
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REDSLED wrote:What did I tell ya Zack. I knew there was some history with that front end. Well at least ya know why there is a mix of new parts.
Lol yep. Good news is that only the core support was replaced. The bumper is still all original according to the dealer. And the new strut bearings should be easy to install after helping Collin with his on Matti.
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I hit a possum with my first mini and it cause right around $3500 damage. bumper was perfectly fine but the condenser and radiator were pushed back and had to be replaced. I bet he went over an animal and thought it didn't do any damage.
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