Carfax?

ricers aren't buyers/sellers?

 

If you still think that carfax is the way to go, here is a link to cbc's
marketplace episode on used vehicle purchasing.

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2009/vehicle_history_reports/main.html

My own personal preference is to ask the dealer for a test drive, take the
car home and do the fine tooth comb thing.

 

If you still think that carfax is the way to go, here is a link to cbc's
marketplace episode on used vehicle purchasing.

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2009/vehicle_history_reports/main.html

My own personal preference is to ask the dealer for a test drive, take the
car home and do the fine tooth comb thing.

 

I am suggesting that your anecdotal "sample" may very well consist
overwhelmingly of ricers. If your sample is mostly ricers', then IMO
it needs to be acknowledged that ricers' goals are different from
someone who prefers stock and/or wants a reliable daily driver.

 

I am suggesting that your anecdotal "sample" may very well consist
overwhelmingly of ricers. If your sample is mostly ricers', then IMO
it needs to be acknowledged that ricers' goals are different from
someone who prefers stock and/or wants a reliable daily driver.

 

compare kbb with this:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/1392409597.html
that's not "rice".

and that's a stock automatic. try an si in the same condition
hereabouts and see what you get.

 

compare kbb with this:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/1392409597.html
that's not "rice".

and that's a stock automatic. try an si in the same condition
hereabouts and see what you get.

 

It is a little hard to do proper maintenance by the schedule if the
odometer is incorrect.

Knowing WHEN a salvage title vehicle was given a salvage title is
useful. If the car was old and cheap when it was given a salvage
title (like your car), then it may not be much of a concern (even
minor cosmetic damage can cause an insurance company to declare such
a cheap vehicle to be a "total loss"). But if the car was fairly
new and valuable when it was given a salvage title, that is much more
of a concern.

In any case, a title / registration history like Carfax or Autocheck
will not tell you if a car is good. But it will tell you if a car has
a title problem that warrants either extra suspicion beyond the usual
suspicion one gives any used car, or if it is just not worth bothering
to go look at it at all.

 

It is a little hard to do proper maintenance by the schedule if the
odometer is incorrect.

Knowing WHEN a salvage title vehicle was given a salvage title is
useful. If the car was old and cheap when it was given a salvage
title (like your car), then it may not be much of a concern (even
minor cosmetic damage can cause an insurance company to declare such
a cheap vehicle to be a "total loss"). But if the car was fairly
new and valuable when it was given a salvage title, that is much more
of a concern.

In any case, a title / registration history like Carfax or Autocheck
will not tell you if a car is good. But it will tell you if a car has
a title problem that warrants either extra suspicion beyond the usual
suspicion one gives any used car, or if it is just not worth bothering
to go look at it at all.