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In the old days, when "it didn't used to be like this", most problems on a a car could actually be seen during an inspection. These days, most problems that are expensive to fix cannot be seen though a point inspection unless the buyer has the knowledge and vast array of diagnostic equipment to detect such problems.

Do we really want to go back to the days when K-seal and Sawdust (to hide differential whine) were the S/H car dealer's most valuable tools?

Trading constraints are there to protect the 90+% of the population who are not car experts and do not fix cars. Rightly so. There is nothing to stop anyone that has the expertise to enter into a non-standard contract with a seller if that is what they wish.

In my experience of dealing with people, the ones who decry regulation and compliance standards are usually the first to shout when things do not go according to their plan.