Japanese Auto Auctions overview

ABBREVIATIONS TABLE

Monday auctions:USS-R Nagoya, GNN
Tuesday auctions:CAA Gifu&CAA Tokyo, JU Saitama, USS Yokohama
Wednesday auctions:Bayauc, JAA, CAA Nagoya, USS Fukuoka, Sapporo, Tohoku
Thursday auctions:HAA Osaka, JU Aichi, LAA Kansai, TAA Kanto/ Chubu, USS Tokyo
Friday auctions:AAAI Bayside, IMA West, USS Nagoya/Nishi Tokyo/Osaka
Saturday auctions:AAAI VT, HAA Kobe, JU Gifu, USS KyushuG/Okayama/Shizuoka/Gunma

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ABBREVIATIONS: WEDNESDAY AUCTIONS TABLE

 CAA NagoyaBayauc
A1  Small Scratch
A2  Scratch
A3  Big Scratch
B1  Small Dent
B2  Medium Dent
B3  Big Dent
AB  Big Scratch, Paint Crack, Dent with Rust
E   Minor Dent (Dimple)
W1  Repair Wave (hardly detectable)
W2  Repair Wave
W3  Obvious Repair Wave (need to be repainted)
C1  Little Rust/Corrosion
C2  Rust/Corrosion
C3  Heavy Rust/Corrosion
X   Need to be replaced
XX  Replaced
H   Paint Faded
A  Scratch
a  Small Scratch
B  Panel Beated
C  Corrosion
H  Discoloration
P  Painted
S  Rust
W  Repair Wave
凹 Large Dent
U  Dimple (Small Dent)
X  Replaced
USS Tohoku/Sapporo/Fukuoka BCN Saitama
A1 Small Scratch
A2 Scratch
A3 Big Scratch
E1 Few Dimples
E2 Several Dimples
E3 Many Dimples
U1 Small Dent
U2 Dent
U3 Big Dent
W1 Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable)
W2 Repair Mark/Wave
W3 Obvious Repair Mark/Wave (need to be repainted)
S1 Rust
S2 Heavy Rust
C1 Corrosion
C2 Heavy Corrosion
X  Need to be replaced
XX Replaced
B1 Distortion on (radiator) core support 
or back panel (approximately size of a thumb)
B2 Big Distortion on (radiator) core support
   or back panel
Y1 Small Hole or Crack
Y2 Hole or Crack
Y3 Big Hole or Crack
X1 Small Crack on Windshield (approximately 1cm)
R  Repaired Crack on Windshield
RX Repaired Crack on Windshield
  (need to be replaced)
X  Crack on Windshield (need to be replaced)
F  Windshield Filmed
A  Line Scratch
B  Panel Beated
C  Corrosion
E  Dimple
S  Rust
U  Dent
W  Repair Mark/Wave
X  Need to be replaced
XX Replaced
 ZIP Tokyo
A  Scratch
C  Corrosion
P  Paint
S  Rust
W  Repair Mark/Wave
X  Need to be replaced
XX Replaced
U  Dent
 JAA  
A  Scratch (about 2-3cm)
A1 Scratch (about 10cm)
A2 Scratch (about 20cm)
A3 Scratch (larger than A2)
U  Dimple (little dent)
U1 Small Dent (fist-sized)
U2 Dent (palm-sized)
U3 Big Dent (larger than U2)
B1 Dent with Scratch (fist-sized)
B2 Dent with Scratch (palm-sized)
B3 Dent with Scratch (larger than U2)
W1 Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable)
W2 Repair Mark/Wave
W3 Obvious Repair Mark Wave (need to be repainted)
S  Rust
C  Corrosion
A  Stone Scratch on Windshield
O  Crack on Windshield
-  Line Scratch on Windshield
X  Need to be replaced
XX Replaced
BP Need to be panel-beated
P1 Paint slightly fading/peeling
P2 Paint partly fading/peeling
P3 Paint largely fading/peeling
 
 HERO AA
A1  Scratch (approximately 5cm)
A2  Scratch (approximately 10cm)
A3  Scratch (half panel size)
P   Scratch (whole panel size & need to be repainted)
W1  Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable)
W2  Repair Mark/Wave
W3  Obvious Repair Mark/Wave (need to be repainted)
E   Dimples (few)
U1  Dent (approximately 3cm)
U2  Dent (approximately 10cm)
U3  Dent (half panel size)
X   Dent (whole panel size & need to be replaced)
X   Need to be replaced
XX  Replaced

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NZ customers are strongly advised to only purchase vehicles from auction halls where our physical inspection services are available. Any signs of rust or corrosion cannot be checked unless the vehicle is physically inspected by our staff. They are also advised not to purchase vehicles with indistinct mileage (question or dollar mark $ next to the mileage column on the auction sheet).

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