No, I agree, but I was thinking more along the lines of that it may have been much subtler several months ago. Even then ... the rust around it would have been noticeable. You'd think the guy would have mentioned it. Then again, I had him look at the car just to give a general assessment of the body condition and how much body work I should/could/needed to do.

I'm amazed at the kinds of things professionals can miss when looking over cars. Or people, for that matter ... can't tell you how many times a doctor has missed something rather important, or seemingly obvious.

Anyhow, if my indy can give a thorough look under the vehicle, maybe he can catch anything else that's gone uncaught. I try to check things out now and then ... I'm small enough to fit under the car but the perspective ain't great, and it's kinda dark.

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