Make sure a technician tops off the windshield-wiper fluid, changes the oil and checks the brake fluid before you depart.

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After dismantling its brake drums, carburetor, motor head and oil pan to sand off the rust, he gave the refurbished car to his mother in exchange for lifts on his newspaper route.

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Replacement parts like oil filters, headlamps, batteries, brake pads, fan belts, windshields and spark plugs, packaged with fake logos, are turning up all over the world, including the U.S. The carmakers say safety is at issue.

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