When choosing a vehicle to purchase you will be supplied with information sheets from the auction. Pacific Coast will translate these sheets and present them to you for evaluation.
Auction sheets are filled out by licensed evaluators. This evaluation has the purpose of finding any imperfections that the seller does not mention.
This includes:
- Body damage
- Wear of the interior
- Mechanical problems
- Equipment
- True age of vehicle
The report also looks for hidden issues such as:
- Flood damage
- Odometer rollback
- Accident damage
- Heavy modification (engine swap)
- Panel repair
The auction sheet is an un-bias source of information about the vehicle. Some sources claim that auction sheets are misleading or intentionally incorrect. This is false. There are many competing auction houses and what separates them is the accuracy of their auction sheets. It is in their best interest to be honest. Occasionally the evaluator will miss something in their report. This is why we double check each vehicle with our own company prior to shipping the vehicle.
Following is an example of an auction sheet. Please note that auction sheets are supplied after you have submitted an Inquiry, and after a deposit of ¥100000 has been paid.
Auction sheet sample
How to Read an Auction Sheet
This section explains how to read these sections of the auction sheet
Vehicles are given an “Auction Grade” based on the combined information on the sheet. This will reflect the overall condition of the vehicle and more specifically the body condition.
| 5 | Very good condition and reqires no repairs. No body parts have been changed. |
| 4.5 | Has been repaired slightly and very well. It would become a grade-5 with slight repair. Might have a few slight scratches or dents. |
| 4 | Good overall condition, but there are a few scratches or dents. |
| 3.5 | Has some conspicuous scratches or dents. Might have repaired slight damage to a bumper. |
| 3 | Has many conspicuous scratches, dents, or some paint damage or fading. |
| 2 | Is in very bad condition. |
| 1 | A car that has been modified or rebuilt (not accident) and may include one or more of the following: 1. An aftermarket turbo 2. An automatic transmission converted to manual transmission 3. Flood damage 4. Roll cage |
| RA | A car which has had minor accident damage and has been repaired. We do not purchase these vehicles unless requested to. |
| R | A car which has had accident damage, and been repaired. We do not purchase these vehicles unless requested to. |
| *** | A car which has had accident damage, and has NOT been repaired yet. Or a car withan engine that does not work with major engine trouble. We do not deal in damaged or wrecked cars. |
This is a rating of the interior of the vehicle. The interior condition may fall into one of five categories. The Assessor's Report section goes into further detail as to which issue is apperant.
| A |
Repairs are unnecessary. The vehicle has one, some, or all of the following conditions : 1) A few very minor tears, cigarette burn marks, and/or minor stains. 2) No major parts are missing. |
| B |
Repairs may be unnecessary. The vehicle has some, or all of the following conditions : 1) Minor tears, cigarette burn marks, minor worn patches, and/or remaining open screw holes. 2) The dashboard is slightly warped. 3) The interior is slightly dirty. |
| C |
Minor repairs are necessary. The vehicle has some, or all of the following conditions : 1) Tears, cigarette burn marks, worn patches, visible open screw holes, dashboard warping, and/or dashboard has some small tears. 2) The interior is dirty and needs to be cleaned. |
| D |
Repairs are necessary. The vehicle has some, or all of the following conditions : 1) Several cigarette burn marks in the interior. 2) Dashboard has a major warp. 3) The interior is dirty and needs to be cleaned. Some dirty patches will remain. |
| E |
Major repairs are necessary. The vehicle has some, or all of the following conditions : 1) The dashboard has major tears. 2) The interior is very dirty and has some major tears. The interior is flattened. 3) The interior has a bad smell |
Original Manufacturer’s Equipment.
In this box you will find a list of all the options this vehicle was equipped with when originally purchased. These will be abbreviated. Here is a list explaining these abbreviations.
| PS | Power steering |
| SR | Sun Roof |
| PW | Power Windows |
| AW |
Original Alloy Wheels |
| Navi | Navigation (Likely will not work outside of Japan) |
| TV | Television |
| Leather |
Leather Seats |
| Airbags |
Airbags |
Any equipment not listed here may be included. Please see the Sales point, or the Notes sections.
This box displays the transmission of the car.
| AT | Automatic Transmission |
| CA |
Column Shift Automatic Transmission |
| CVT | Continuously Variable Transmission |
| F5 |
Manual Transmission 5 Speed |
| F6 | Manual Transmission 6 Speed |
This box shows what style of Air conditioning is Equiped on the vehicle.
| AC | Standard Air Conditioning |
| AAC | Automatic Air Conditioning or Climate Control |
This section displays what body damage or replaced panels the vehicle has as well as where they are located
Please contact us with further questions regarding auction sheets at info@pacificcoastjdm.com
A1
Scrape - Fist size
A2
Scrape - Two Palms
A3
Scrape - Anything over two palms
E1
Barely Visible Dent - One
E2
Barely Visible Dent - A few
E3
Barely Visible Dent - Some
U1 or B1
Dent - Thumb sized
U2 or B2
Dent - Palm sized
U3 or B2
Dent - Anthing over palm sized
Y1
Rip / Tear / Crack - Thumb Sized
Y2
Rip / Tear / Crack - Palm Sized
Y3
Rip / Tear / Crack - Anything over palm sized
W1
Repaired Panel - Repaired well, not noticable
W2
Repaired Panel - Repaired well but a slight wave in the panel or paint
W3
Repaired Panel - Repaired slightly, has a conspicuous wave
P1
Paint fade - slightly lightere colour paint (might buff out)
P2
Paint fade - Lighter coloured paint, won't buff out
P3
Paint fade - very conspicuous would need repainting
S1
Rust - Fist sized
S2
Rust - Bigger than fist sized
C1
Major Rust - Panels would need replacing, Frame may need repair.
XX
Panel or window replaced
X
Panel or window in need of replacing
