Long ago I bought a nice used car from a used car dealer who faked a limp. Nice tires on the car, very new. The car that we got came with worn out tires.
Now they’re likely doing that with batteries on EVs.
Read an article about EV battery fraud. Some people are changing out good batteries for weak ones, then selling the car to unsuspecting buyers. They take the good batteries and sell for vehicles needing a battery. Twofer
About 30 years ago I purchased a used Dodge Pickup from a rip-off artist who had used tricks that I was not familiar with at that time to hide a bad engine knock. Within a couple days it started knocking and could not maintain oil pressure.
I went to the auto-parts store and bought $75 worth of rod and main bearings along with some new seals. I pulled the oil pan, removed the bearing caps, slid the wrecked bearings out, polished the bearing residue off the crankshaft with strips of emery cloth and put everything back together. It took most of the day; it would have been easier if I had taken auto shop in High School, instead of following along in a Chilton's manual that was about $5 back then. I didn't expect the repair to last, but 25 years and many thousands of miles later the truck was still going strong when I sold it to a Mopar collector with a full disclosure.
If you purchase a used electric car with a damaged or worn- out battery... there is no recovery from that. The cost of the battery could easily be more than the car will be worth after you replace it.
“who faked a limp”
Nice detail. How do you know he faked a limp? It would have been a clue to doubt the veracity of the used car dealer. I think the credibility of used car salesmen has climbed above congressmen and journalists though.