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Old 09-11-2021, 06:07 AM
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The danger with BaT and FFRs is that it's hard to tell the build quality from just a bunch of photos. The three areas that are particularly critical to safety (steering, suspension and brakes) usually require an in-person inspection. Now, if you're just going to drive the car slowly and gently it doesn't matter as much. If any of the other systems fail, at speed, then it's just going to be an inconvenience, not a life threatening event. If either of those two cars were put together by someone like me, when I was 17 years old and keeping my roadster on the road with coat hanger wire and duct tape (along with other moronic repairs), then they're potential death traps. OTOH, they could be nice basic well-built FFRs with Grade 8 bolts throughout -- you just can't tell from pics.
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