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Sheet
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2013 Ford Escape
142,000 miles
Heading into a known repair
- The repair to ask about
- Turbocharger. Reported 14.4 times more often than similar cars (39 owner reports). $1,280 to $3,040 at your rate.
- What to check on the lift
- Blue or white smoke on startup after sitting
- Oil in the intercooler piping or charge pipe
- Shaft play at the compressor wheel with the intake off
- Whine or boost drop under load
- Ask the seller
- Has the turbo been replaced, and with what?
- How long between oil changes, and was it driven hard?
- Factory coverage to check
- 2 factory programs this car may still qualify for
- Open recalls to check
- 18 campaigns; run the VIN
- Repair budget for the note
- $2,550
One VIN, one verdict: the repair this car is heading into, what it runs in your state, and the coverage you can still claim.
Book Watch
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Open notes · 8Sample book
3 changes this month| Verdict | Car | Top repair | Budget | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Known repair | 2015 Ford F-150 118,000 miles | Calipers, ABS module, lines | $4,000 | new flag |
| Known repair | 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 131,000 miles | Alternator, starter, battery | $3,400 | new flag |
| Known repair | 2014 Ram 1500 127,000 miles | Steering rack / pump | $3,400 | no change |
| Known repair | 2013 Ford Escape 142,000 miles | Turbocharger | $2,550 | no change |
| Check with OEM | 2015 Jeep Wrangler 88,000 miles | none | $4,800 | recall added |
| Check with OEM | 2012 Honda Civic 156,000 miles | none | $4,650 | no change |
Sample book: live sheets on eight common notes; change tags are illustrative. Showing 6 of 8.
Upload your open notes once. Every month, what changed comes back in one report.
Set-aside
Know what to hold back before you sign.
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2013 Ford Escape142,000 miles
Repair budget for the note
$2,550
$2,550 over 36 months
What to hold back before you sign, priced at your state’s labor rate.
Outcomes
Log what happened to each car.
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2013 Ford EscapePreview
What happened to this note
Paid offRepoRepaired
What it cost
$
Logged against the sheet you ran before the sale.
Paid off, repo, or repaired and what it cost. It is how the flags get graded, in the open.