Dangermouse
06-08-2011, 12:57 PM
In the search for a new DD, I bought an unlimited Autocheck account to help find that rarity – a dishonest car dealer. It’s amazing how many people go quiet when you ask for a VIN number. One guy has been selling a number of Z4s (in different colors) that all “were my mothers”. When asked for a Carfax, he would send a grainy photo of the front page and claim the actual report is on his computer and will send it to me soon. And surprise, surprise, I would never get it.
For fun, I ran a reports on various cars I previously owned, mostly pre-carfax. Interesting to see what became of them
I found one, a 90 Ford Probe that was severely front end damaged about 6 months after I sold it and then marked as salvage.
Another, an 88 Mercury Sable had a recorded “moderate” rear accident 7 months before I bought it, which of course wasn’t mentioned during the sale. Whether that played a part in it catching fire outside the library 5 months after I bought it may never be known.
The guy that bought my Explorer put 60,000 miles on it in 2 years, which is pretty impressive.
My recently departed minivan is now chugging away around Dahlonega GA (Sean, you didn’t just invest ?)
Interesting what you can learn from da interwebs
For fun, I ran a reports on various cars I previously owned, mostly pre-carfax. Interesting to see what became of them
I found one, a 90 Ford Probe that was severely front end damaged about 6 months after I sold it and then marked as salvage.
Another, an 88 Mercury Sable had a recorded “moderate” rear accident 7 months before I bought it, which of course wasn’t mentioned during the sale. Whether that played a part in it catching fire outside the library 5 months after I bought it may never be known.
The guy that bought my Explorer put 60,000 miles on it in 2 years, which is pretty impressive.
My recently departed minivan is now chugging away around Dahlonega GA (Sean, you didn’t just invest ?)
Interesting what you can learn from da interwebs