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Re: Odometer question
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
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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.
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 $20 it`s well
> worth it. The car was in California for 7 years and there were records of
>
Yep, CarFax is definitely a good thing. Last year at Carlisle my buddy
called his wife at home, she went to the CarFax web site, 15 minutes
later we were driving home an LT4.
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Shut up, Dave.
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`68 L-79 Coupe
`79 Triumph Bonneville
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:21:37 -0400
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"CardsFan" <me(at)here.com> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <antispam(at)aol.com> wrote in message
> news:SAjOc.1065$cL2.273598(at)news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
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> > 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
>
I need to take exception here on the statement "If the car had ever been
wrecked there would have been a record, etc". I hit a deer with my `98 and
all of the places that was supposed to put and estimate on it for the
insurance companies will go with the serial number to do so. No estimates, I
buy the parts from a dealer, fix the car myself, (new front end). Later I
get this bug in my butt for the Commemorative Edition and traded it. A
fellow club member saw it on the lot and buys it. When he drives it to the
next meeting he sees mine and said he had no idea he just got my old one. He
had no information from CarFax that showed any collision damage. CarFax is
not always correct and if the insurance doesn`t pay a claim or a shop
doesn`t fix it and put that information on the computer, CarFax is wrong or
not complete. Then there is the other side where a dealer will make a blind
repair to a customers car and load it to the computer so they will get the
manufactures warranty payment. When , in fact, nothing was done to the
vehicle at all. Lots of legal issues there that I can`t verify with facts,
(no longer have the paper trail), only what I`ve seen happen in the past.
To sum it up, there are ways around CarFax and ways that it don`t get the
correct information it needs to be accurate. Information is still key, and
if the responsible person doesn`t load it or has no idea where the parts are
going, CarFax is not going to have the right information. The statement
would be more correct if it had said "If the car had ever been wrecked
there`s a chance there is a record, etc."
Who and what runs CarFax, could it be the same people that set up the
computer system for the Flor-duh voters and wiped out all of the records on
the first official election last year?
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Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
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Title: I am not a fan of BMW month
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:06 +0000
Author: whoisfelix
I pretty much visit the Speedhunters website daily for my car fix. I actually need quite a few of those thoughout any given day. Every month lately, they’ve been sticking to a theme. I was fully on board for speed month, as they covered salt flat racing, wangan cars, and did some pretty awesome retrospective coverage of the old Avus and Autobahn circuits. This month, they are doing BMW month. I don’t hate BMW’s. In fact, I like them quite a lot. BMW’s don’t vary that much and I feel like I’ve seen it all. I guess I’m just waiting for the October theme to be announced so I can get back on board. Not hating, just waiting…
Here’s a couple of shots that I actually REALLY liked from last month. Some just look cool, others show another side of speed. I had no idea that Top Secret built a pikes peak car. I am late to the Pentroof party. At any rate, here are my favorites for Speed Month in August on Speedhunters;
More on: http://whoisfelix.com/2009/09/24/i-am-not-a-fan-of-bmw-month/
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