Bought a modded Fiesta ST but...

[61CAV]

No contact with seller. The bank held title, and repo'ed it. I bought it from a car dealership and they are unaware of what mods are done, and they have held my car since i paid for it 2 weeks ago, but i took i home for a test drive, but cant until i have title now So i cant look under it. Im no car guy, or mechanically inclined. My friend helped me do alot with my 350z back in the day, but he moved to Colorado. :/ it might have a ecu tune, it backfires.
(i even bribed them for my 14k car, but was loaned an 82k Inoes Grenadier, and an EV i cant drive anymore).
I JUST WANT MY CAR sorry, how would you guys address a modded car?Where would you go to get it looked at. Sounds stupid😂

 

[Capri to ST]

Welcome, it's a great car, more fun than you would ever expect it would be.
If you're wondering what mods you have, post up some pictures on here, especially of the engine bay and under the car if you can get access to it, and people on here should be able to spot some of the modifications.

 

[SteveS]

Sounds like you didn't buy it. You got scammed.

 

[61CAV]

You're alot of help "Steve", the seller is the idiot who had their car repo'ed. I still have a notary check receipt, with an 2025 Chevrolet EV equinox(or whatever)loaner vehicle with 332 miles on car. Easy case, if I sued. But like I said.. you're no help. Thanks. 0 positivity.

 

[Focused]

I’d wait to actually get the car into your possession before allowing yourself to get caught up in what mods it has.

 

[61CAV]

I didn't get alot of time to look over. Drove home, took it back the next morning and told the dealership I'd buy it. I want to know what already has been done. Not necessarily add power. Better stability.

 

[SteveS]

You're alot of help "Steve", the seller is the idiot who had their car repo'ed. I still have a notary check receipt, with an 2025 Chevrolet EV equinox(or whatever)loaner vehicle with 332 miles on car. Easy case, if I sued. But like I said.. you're no help. Thanks. 0 positivity.

You didn't give us anything to "help" with. You didn't take a picture of the engine bay, the exhaust, or the suspension to show us. Without that, it's hard to say much of anything. Except to point out that a dealership took your money for a car they didn't have title to.

We could all throw out wild guesses as to what has already been done to the car, but they would be less useful than my first sarcastic comment was.

 

[WolfDampf]

Get it looked it? If you're talking about a pre purchase inspection just call some local mechanics and find one who would do that. If you're wanting to know what mods are done you gotta post pics as we can't guess the mods just from knowing you got a FiST.
Looks like you got scammed

 

[rallytaff]

Why would you give the dealership for the car and you not take possession of it? Something doesn't sound right here.

 

[BadShot]

You're alot of help "Steve", the seller is the idiot who had their car repo'ed. I still have a notary check receipt, with an 2025 Chevrolet EV equinox(or whatever)loaner vehicle with 332 miles on car. Easy case, if I sued. But like I said.. you're no help. Thanks. 0 positivity.

What exactly do you expect help with? You can't present anything to the group for review, you basically just came here and said "I paid for a car I don't have yet, but if I did what do you think?"

 

[dhminer]

Like Capri said, if you post some photos when you take possession of the car we will gladly help identify what we can see. Biggest thing to look for is if it’s on the stock turbo or not and if it’s got a Cobb accessport in it.

 

[isis]

Sounds like the guy is asking what he should look for once he has the car. Lighten up a bit.

 

[Intuit]

Sounds like the guy is asking what he should look for once he has the car. Lighten up a bit.

Agreed. Calling @D1JL for his usual signature welcome... 😉

 

[MKVIIST]

Agreed. Calling @D1JL for his usual signature welcome... 😉

Agreed, but I haven’t heard from Dave since March, hopefully he’s doing well.

 

[61CAV]

BadShot, You're absolutely right. If I were having a baby, I'd wait till I gave birth, to start asking questions on how to raise one. I should join a group of mothers helping me along the way, after I have it.
What a mistake. I guess im not allowed to meet a..what I thought was..a friendly group. I thought we were all adults here. Title transfer from state to state takes time, especially during a holiday weekend from bank to dealer.
There BadShot, I gave you a picture. Now sit down, and be quiet. You lost your ability to have an input.

 

[SteveS]

If that's a picture of the car you may have bought, the only modification I can see is mudflaps.

If your question in the original post is what you want an answer to, unless we know what town you live in and we also live there or nearby, we can't really tell you where to take the car for an inspection. The average tire store will have no idea what has been modded unless it has coilovers or things like silicone hoses in bright colors. The Ford Dealer might or might not be able to tell you, but not without a large charge most likely, and possibly a refusal to touch any of the parts which have been modified. You'd have to find a shop which deals with cars and modifications, particularly to Fords, to be sure they'd be able to tell you what you have, and even then they may not know.

You also asked "How would you address a modded car?" I personally wouldn't buy a modded car unless I knew what all the mods were first and knew that they were things I wanted or that the seller also was giving me the parts to put it back to stock.

You said in your OP that you aren't a car guy and you aren't mechanically inclined. Therefore it really would be futile to try to catalog for you all the possible things that might or might not have been done to the car and you might or might not understand what we are talking about. So the best advice is wait until you have it, then post pictures of the engine compartment, all around the outside, the interior, and the exhaust and suspension. If the car runs poorly or makes odd noises, tell us about that too. And then everyone can help you in identifying what has been done to the car and what might be wrong.

 

[XanRules]

BadShot, You're absolutely right. If I were having a baby, I'd wait till I gave birth, to start asking questions on how to raise one. I should join a group of mothers helping me along the way, after I have it.
What a mistake. I guess im not allowed to meet a..what I thought was..a friendly group. I thought we were all adults here. Title transfer from state to state takes time, especially during a holiday weekend from bank to dealer.
There BadShot, I gave you a picture. Now sit down, and be quiet. You lost your ability to have an input.

Lighten up, Francis.

Here is the information we have to go on:

You have given a dealership money for a car, and did so before getting a pre-purchase inspection done. The dealership does not have the title for this car, and therefore, despite you having given them money for this car, it is not in your possession. This has been the case for roughly three weeks. The car may or may not be modified. You are not mechanically inclined.

Something also happened with a $14,000 car, a "bribe," an Ineos Grenadier, $82,000, and an EV that you “can’t drive anymore,” though what exactly happened here is unclear to us.

That’s it. That is literally all we know. So, we really don't have enough information to answer your question:

How would I “address a modded car?”

However, I can tell you that I wouldn’t buy one without a pre-purchase inspection and I certainly wouldn’t buy a car that a dealership did not have the title to, as a dealer is legally required by Section 235 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (Code) [MCL 257.235(1)] to have the title in hand to sell the vehicle.

There are two exceptions to this law. The first is if you are buying out your lease, which does not apply here.

The second is if the vehicle is posted with a Vehicle Dealer Inventory Loan Notice, form BLRD-1, issued by the Michigan Secretary of State, which must be disclosed beforehand and kept at the dealership with front and back color copies of the title, presented to you at time of purchase, and the title must be released to you within two business days of purchase.

As you have not mentioned the BLRD-1, and have only mentioned a receipt for the check that you wrote to the dealership, and that it has been three weeks since the transaction, I am going to assume that you did not get these documents.

This means that you have much, much bigger problems than what modifications your car may or may not have on it, and should be speaking to an attorney rather than a bunch of knuckleheads on a website.

 

[dhminer]

Lighten up, Francis.

Here is the information we have to go on:

You have given a dealership money for a car, and did so before getting a pre-purchase inspection done. The dealership does not have the title for this car, and therefore, despite you having given them money for this car, it is not in your possession. This has been the case for roughly three weeks. The car may or may not be modified. You are not mechanically inclined.

Something also happened with a $14,000 car, a "bribe," an Ineos Grenadier, $82,000, and an EV that you “can’t drive anymore,” though what exactly happened here is unclear to us.

That’s it. That is literally all we know. So, we really don't have enough information to answer your question:

How would I “address a modded car?”

However, I can tell you that I wouldn’t buy one without a pre-purchase inspection and I certainly wouldn’t buy a car that a dealership did not have the title to, as a dealer is legally required by Section 235 of the Michigan Vehicle Code (Code) [MCL 257.235(1)] to have the title in hand to sell the vehicle.

There are two exceptions to this law. The first is if you are buying out your lease, which does not apply here.

The second is if the vehicle is posted with a Vehicle Dealer Inventory Loan Notice, form BLRD-1, issued by the Michigan Secretary of State, which must be disclosed beforehand and kept at the dealership with front and back color copies of the title, presented to you at time of purchase, and the title must be released to you within two business days of purchase.

As you have not mentioned the BLRD-1, and have only mentioned a receipt for the check that you wrote to the dealership, and that it has been three weeks since the transaction, I am going to assume that you did not get these documents.

This means that you have much, much bigger problems than what modifications your car may or may not have on it, and should be speaking to an attorney rather than a bunch of knuckleheads on a website.

Solid recap, Xan.

 

[Grsemky]

BadShot, You're absolutely right. If I were having a baby, I'd wait till I gave birth, to start asking questions on how to raise one. I should join a group of mothers helping me along the way, after I have it.
What a mistake. I guess im not allowed to meet a..what I thought was..a friendly group. I thought we were all adults here. Title transfer from state to state takes time, especially during a holiday weekend from bank to dealer.
There BadShot, I gave you a picture. Now sit down, and be quiet. You lost your ability to have an input.

Moon roof and base seats, need to void this deal ASAP

 

[XanRules]

Moon roof and base seats, need to void this deal ASAP

oh man, that's right, you couldn't get the sunroof without Recaros, could you?