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Message: <blockquote data-quote="han8" data-source="post: 4905" data-attributes="member: 2159"><p>To all :Buying a second-hand car will now require a mandatory Puspakom inspection, or banks would not release loans to finance the purchase.This is the latest move by the Transport Ministry to rid Malaysian roads of cars assembled from cannibalised parts, popularly known as kereta potong. Last year, it was reported that there were nearly 50,000 of these cars plying roads nationwide.Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy told the New Straits Times that a memorandum of understanding had been signed between financial institutions and Puspakom (the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre) which requires all second-hand cars to be checked prior to the approval of loans."Without the certification by Puspakom, financial institutions would not approve any loans of second-hand cars." He stressed that the Government was serious in weeding out kereta potong, which are known to split into two upon a collision. Chan said if there were any traces that a second-hand car was a kereta potong, banks would immediately reject the loan."Furthermore, the cars would immediately be referred to the Road Transport Department where it would be declared unfit to be on the road." Chan also advised second-hand car owners to take their vehicles to Puspakom to be inspected as this would prevent them and their family members from being seriously injured in the event of an accident.He added that kereta potong are made by cutting and joining sections of two cars of the same model. This compromised the structural integrity and safety of the cabin as the joint would split instead of crumpling in an accident.There are three easy tell-tale signs that indicate a half-cut car:- Smooth areas between factory welded marks along the car’s side running panels;- Rust at any section of the A or C-pillars which are arms connecting the car’s roof to the body; and,- Differences in the fonts of the car’s chassis number usually located on the fire/scuttle wall and fonts on other parts of the vehicle like windscreens.Puspakom, he said, conducts a thorough check for anyone who wants to know if their car is a half-cut vehicle for a nominal fee of RM40.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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