CHECK 1

Retain a supported incident description

Connect the reported event and records to the actual candidate, preserving dates and disclosed scope where available. A repaint statement does not establish an incident's extent, and a broad repaired-everything phrase cannot identify every area affected. Keep supported information separate from assumptions drawn solely from attractive exterior media or an undated seller message.

The acceptance criteria should state the customer's history limits. Interest in a reduced amount does not silently authorise a different condition category. Where records are incomplete, retain the gap and ask which useful evidence can resolve it rather than inventing a universal severity label from photographs or making all repaired vehicles equivalent through one general description.

CHECK 2

Separate appearance from relevant deeper findings

The paint-work decision retains accepted surface appearance independently. A tidy panel may answer a finish question while leaving structural or system matters unresolved. Appropriate qualified assessment should address the actual reported concern, with the examined areas, method and limitations retained in the file rather than expanded into unrestricted clearance.

Avoid diagnosing the entire car through a cosmetic impression or assuming every visible repair proves the same consequence. The customer needs the actual supported proposition. A useful current finding can remain valuable within its scope without automatically approving every unexamined area, and a clean showroom presentation should not replace the examination relevant to the disclosed incident.

CHECK 3

Keep battery and chassis scope explicit

The battery-area work review separates nearby damage from work actually performed on battery-related components. Retain that distinction with the individual records. An ordinary display estimate or absence of a warning at one moment does not establish complete assessment of every system that may be relevant to the reported circumstances.

Use the chassis evidence framework for installed configuration and appropriate current findings. A favourable bodywork report cannot necessarily answer the chassis question, just as a successful movement observation cannot establish all repair history. Preserve the actual assessment scope rather than allowing several limited observations to merge into a broad complete-condition guarantee unsupported by the records.

CHECK 4

Review equipment work and completion evidence

Where the reported work affects assistance-related equipment, the windscreen and ADAS record review addresses its particular scope. Retain applicable provider findings and completed work records for the actual candidate. Familiar hardware or a functioning menu cannot establish that every relevant repair question was addressed appropriately.

Ask the responsible provider for supported remedy when a requirement remains unmet, with completion evidence before acceptance. Do not recommend hazardous demonstrations or assume an inexpensive listed component equals a finished repair. A promised future result should remain outside current approval until relevant work and findings establish the proposition the buyer will actually receive.

CHECK 5

Compare amount only within an accepted condition brief

The commercial comparison aligns currency, preparation, supplied items and handover stage. A lower amount may reflect incomplete work or a history the customer has not accepted. Do not invent a standard collision discount or promise future resale and reliability outcomes from a broad incident category whose candidate-specific evidence remains unresolved.

Record what the buyer accepts, what still needs evidence and which requirement is essential. A useful equipment premium cannot supply missing qualified findings or erase a firm history limit. If the proposal does not meet the brief, defer it or consider another identified candidate rather than treating a more appealing price as automatic permission to approve the uncompleted condition review.

CHECK 6

Good finish with a missing relevant report

Suppose the seller supplies clear exterior media and a repair invoice, but the assessment required for a relevant affected area is absent. Preserve what the media and invoice establish while requesting the missing finding. A tidy result can remain an appearance benefit without settling every question needed for the buyer's accepted condition proposition.

Retain the complete outcome in the remote decision file, including remaining limitations. If another car is offered, reopen incident and condition questions for that unit. The same model, year or repair description cannot transfer the first candidate's work records and acceptance to an unexamined replacement.

Choose the next action

Finding or requirementPurchase response
Repair wording lacks affected scopeClarify the unit-linked incident and actual described work.
Appearance is the strongest evidenceRetain deeper relevant findings separately before condition acceptance.
Important preparation remains pendingRequire supported completion rather than valuing the future promise as done.

Questions buyers ask

Can a good finish prove complete repair quality?

No. Appropriate relevant findings and records answer different condition questions.

Can a discount replace required evidence?

No. Retain the customer's acceptance limits and unresolved scope.

Manufacturer context: 2022 L9 introduction, 2024 L-series update, and May 2026 L9 announcement (PDF). The actual offer requires its own specification and condition evidence.

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