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Re: Odometer question
From: "Fred" <antispam(at)aol.com>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:51:14 GMT
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<<..is there a way to know if the car you`re buying has 43,000 miles vs.
143,000 miles?>>
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Forget about trying to figure this out by observing the speedo itself. A
better bet is to do some historical research on the car. Depending on what
state you are in, you may be able to get some records from DMV. Any annual
state inspection records would have dates and mileage. So if the car says
43k, but you discover that the car was inspected once at 89k, then you know
the clock flipped around. Check the glove box for any old receipts... the
previous owner may have had an oil change done when the car had 95k miles on
it.... this would be another tip. Ask questions and do a lot of
inspecting... you may find clues. What about "Carfax"...? I don`t know
much about it but I heard of it.
From: "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:01:28 -0500
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"Fred" <antispam(at)aol.com> wrote in message
news:SAjOc.1065$cL2.273598(at)news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> <<..is there a way to know if the car you`re buying has 43,000 miles vs.
> 143,000 miles?>>
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>
> Forget about trying to figure this out by observing the speedo itself. A
> better bet is to do some historical research on the car. Depending on
what
> state you are in, you may be able to get some records from DMV. Any
annual
> state inspection records would have dates and mileage. So if the car says
> 43k, but you discover that the car was inspected once at 89k, then you
know
> the clock flipped around. Check the glove box for any old receipts... the
> previous owner may have had an oil change done when the car had 95k miles
on
> it.... this would be another tip. Ask questions and do a lot of
> inspecting... you may find clues. What about "Carfax"...? I don`t know
> much about it but I heard of it.
I used CarFax when I bought my Corvette through eBay. For $20 it`s well
worth it. The car was in California for 7 years and there were records of
every annual inspection, there was a record of when the car was re-titled in
Missouri, etc. If the car had ever been wrecked there would have been a
record, etc.
AJM
`93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
From: Diode <reprobate(at)reprobates.com>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:39:11 GMT
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CardsFan spoke thusly:
> I used CarFax when I bought my Corvette through eBay. For $20 it`s well
> worth it. The car was in California for 7 years and there were records of
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Yep, CarFax is definitely a good thing. Last year at Carlisle my buddy
called his wife at home, she went to the CarFax web site, 15 minutes
later we were driving home an LT4.
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Shut up, Dave.
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