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When I go to buy a used vehicle, the first thing I look at on the used vehicle is the engine and the engine compartment. If it looks like the one in the photo provided. I stop looking at that vehicle and start looking at another vehicle.
I like the fact that it isn't freshly cleaned. This way you can find any leaks that will show up in the usual road dirt on the engine. I would clean it myself after purchase.