Buying diligence: window sticker, paint meter, and repaint checks

Experienced bidders insist on documentation before bidding: the original Monroney window sticker is treated as a hard requirement, and buyers routinely request paint-meter readings, PPF/ceramic-coating disclosure, and stone-chip photos. Excessive orange peel is called out as a sign of a repaint, and fuel economy hovers around the mid-teens (one owner logged 14.9 mpg over 11,000 miles).