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Re: Odometer question

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.

--

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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"Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message

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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










From: "CardsFan" <me(at)here.com>

Subject: Re: Odometer question

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:05:49 -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

> news:cednii$dmd$1(at)mozo.cc.purdue.edu...

> > "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net> wrote in message

> > news:nLudnV3YWtfhxJfcRVn-tQ(at)bright.net...

> snip

> >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



<snip>



> 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?



Something wrong with making money now? They provide a guarantee on odometer

problems under which, if they miss any DMV report, they will pay 110% of KBB

value of the vehicle. The guarantee also applies to vehicles that had been

totaled, returned under lemon laws, or had fire/flood damage. After which I

would hope they would go after the seller who knowingly had an inaccurate

title notarized.



> 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.



Your last statement is as inaccurate as mine was about vehicle damage. Not

everyone is a car expert. There are a lot of disreputable people and

dealers. The things I mentioned are cheap insurance.



AJM

`93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp







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