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Re: Odometer question
From: "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:56:18 -0500
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"Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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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...
> snip
> > > 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?
Yes, the statement was too broad. CarFax gets information from lots of
places. If a car has flood damage and insurance pays there should be a
record. If the car has a "rebuilt" title, there will definitely be a record.
Yes, there will be no record if someone really whacks a car and rebuilds it
himself from parts bought from a dealer or salvage yard. But in large $
wrecks there is usually insurance involved and if so, CarFax should show a
notation of it. Did the police investigate your deer collision and file a
report? If so, there should have been a record CarFax could access.
I`m not shilling for CarFax, nor am I saying it`s perfect. I`m saying it`s
easily worth 20 bucks. It is also worth $100 or whatever the cost to have
an trusted mechanic check out a potential purchase for evidence of things
CarFax would never know about.
AJM
`93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:32:33 -0400
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"CardsFan" <me(at)here.com> wrote in message
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> "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message
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>Did the police investigate your deer collision and file a
> report? If so, there should have been a record CarFax could access.
>
> I`m not shilling for CarFax, nor am I saying it`s perfect. I`m saying
it`s
> easily worth 20 bucks. It is also worth $100 or whatever the cost to have
> an trusted mechanic check out a potential purchase for evidence of things
> CarFax would never know about.
>
> AJM
> `93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
>
You give the reporting procedure, and the police, way to much credit. First
off the crime rates and the accident rates have been going down because they
are reporting less of those that happen. Man power shortages, gets the blame
most of the time, but lazy and political pressure would be more correct. I
was involved in an accident in Toledo Ohio with a friend as the driver.
Moving violation on his part and he wanted a report for insurance reasons,
damage under $2,000 on his vehicle. He couldn`t beg a report out of the
police and he (we) even went to the station to get one and they said "forget
it, we ain`t writing a report".
As far as a police report on hitting a deer, they won`t even talk to you.
Let alone drive out to the scene. Now if you shoot it, cut it`s throat, or
choke it to death, to get it out of it`s misery, you`ll be arrested for
poaching, illegal use of a firearm, or any other firearms, hunting,
violation they can get you for. That is politically correct and makes all of
the soccer moms, PETA, wimps, Brady, and Barbara Finestine happy.
The trusted mechanic is your only bet, CarFax is only a guess at best, but
it sure is making money for CarFax. Hummmm, could that be its purpose? Both
the mechanic and the CarFax are used for people that want to blame someone
else for a bad buying decision. Nobody is responsible for what they do
anymore.
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Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: Odometer question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:02:09 -0400
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> The trusted mechanic is your only bet, CarFax is only a guess at best, but
> it sure is making money for CarFax. Hummmm, could that be its purpose?
Both
> the mechanic and the CarFax are used for people that want to blame someone
> else for a bad buying decision. Nobody is responsible for what they do
> anymore.
> --
> Dad
> 04 C5 CE Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
Just wanted to add that`s it`s getting harder to get a mechanic to give you
an opinion that has any paper work included with it. I won`t anymore because
it gives the person the license to do what ever they want with the car and
if it breaks it`s your fault, not theirs, and then expect you to fix it, no
charge. Used auto buyers are shooting themselves in the foot and they will
have to pay the piper sooner or later. Hope there are some competent
mechanics left when they wake up.
--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
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Title: New iMacs with Blu-ray
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:52:21 +0000
Author: innerdaemon
More on: http://innerdaemon.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/new-imacs-with-blu-ray/
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Title: Clarification on Previous Post - "Examples All Around" from Sep 22, 09
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:02:09 +0000
Author: TrueManhood
I really appreciate the comment from a reader who asked me to clarify why I think the descriptions from the previously-posted Facebook status update (posted originally on September 22, 2009) was so horrible. Here goes:
As you can see, the Facebooker updated their status with one of those “quizzes” to rate yourself on “What Movie Badass Are You?” His initial response was “Guns, Girls and Cars… isn’t that the definition of a badass?” I first want to mention that most guys want to appear “hard” or, in this case, a “badass”. It’s that thing inside us, a territorial thing, an “I can kick your butt” thing. There’s a connotation that goes along with that feeling… that in order to really be hard, you must get as many women as possible, you’ve absolutely got to have a sweet ride and the more guns and ammo you have, the harder you must be. (I could continue on with other categories – how much money you have, what kind of house you live in, what you do for a living, how many employees you have, how many vacations you take, how much power you hold, how many and what kind of scars you have, etc.) This is an example of “cultural manliness”.
The idea of cultural manliness is that, as you accumulate more wealth, as you sleep with more women, as you buy more stuff and as your power “ranking” goes up, the more manly you are. Cultural manliness never takes into account your virtue, your faith, your relationship with God and/or others, how you treat your wife/children/family/friends/strangers/etc. Cultural manliness is a facade, a lie, a demeaning and empty way of living. The glamour of being a “culturally manly” man will wear off in time. How many people will a culturally manly man hurt along the way?
Back to the post… the description (in this case, of James Bond) mentions traits that might be good, if explained more and in the correct context. However, in the context they are in, these traits (strong, fast, clever, refined, etc.) lead only to one trait, “…and still get laid in the process.” These traits aren’t listed in order to positively affect the world or in order for you to become the best man you can become, they’re listed in order to lead towards women sleeping with you. There is a great disparity between these two distinctions.
Let me make myself clear here… there’s nothing wrong with being attractive, refined and clever. There’s nothing wrong with women being drawn to you. The problem here is that the motivation to be those things and to possess those traits is skewed and misguided. Deep down, inside every man, there’s an urge to be “manly” – to be courageous and daring, attractive and intelligent. Listen to what God is saying through your urge to be manly, so that you know what He wants from you. Once you feel the urge and know exactly what God wants you to do with it, you’ll be living a purposeful life for God!
I hope this clarification helps.
Man up! More on: http://truemanhood.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/clarification-on-previous-post-examples-all-around-from-sep-22-09/
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