<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>George,<br><br></div><div>Thanks for piling on about Carfux :)<br></div><div><br></div>For sure PPIs are a good idea with 911s! Though it is often the case that if you find a good car at a great price, it can get snapped up so quick that anyone who gets it ends up buying it without one. This is where the judgment comes in...<br><br></div>How is your Touring equipped? From last September, when I got back from a long road trip in my Accord with a fresh hatred for its automatic and crappy fuel economy and boringness, I've been casually shopping for a normal replacement for it. For a while E46 Tourings were on my short list (for some reason I have come to prefer B6 Avants over them now). Unfortunately, as with a number of other cars, the ones I am interested in are unicorns. In this case, E46 Tourings with no more than 100k or so miles, a manual, RWD, sunroof and the sport package. I swear there must be about three of those in the country...<br><br></div>David <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 3:33 PM, George Roffe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:geo31@suddenlink.net" target="_blank">geo31@suddenlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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About all I think Carfux (sp -10 ;-) ) is good for is location and
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My 2000 BMW 328i showed no accidents or title issues, however I know
for sure at least one quarter of the car was rebuilt (quite possibly
more). After very recent events, I believe the car had its title
washed or "brand" avoided. There were just enough things that over the
last 12 years I found were not right.
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I just recently bought a 2001 BMW 325iT. Again clean Carfux (dang,
there's that spelling thing again). I only relied on it to ensure it
never lived in the rust belt. I wanted a southern car ( this lived in
TN and MS). It also confirmed 1 owner. Beyond that I didn't rely on it
and while I think I can judge cars well, I still arranged a PPI
(pre-purchase inspection) at a BMW specialist in Memphis (where I flew
in).
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I've since found out MS (where I bought the car) is #1 in the country
for washed titles or "brand" avoidance. I think this car is clean
though, thankfully.
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I may be able to help though with the Carfux. I think I have a couple
of checks left I can run. However, I cannot help until tomorrow
evening at the earliest (I won't be home until near midnight tonight
and even possibly tomorrow). I don't remember my account password.
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PPI is still the best bet, especially for a 911.
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Good input - thanks. I don't really treat it as a gospel, but I do
sort of consider it a first-order check against other information.
That is, it isn't going to reveal anything, so the absence of anything
noteworthy doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it can flag something
you otherwise might not have found out about. I do go heavily on
records and the right vibe from a seller to be able to trust them - a
bigger thing with something like an old 911 than for a regular used
car.
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On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Kieran Lavin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http:///do/mail/message/mailto?to=kieran%40kieranlavin.com" target="_blank">kieran@kieranlavin.com</a>></span>
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Don't allow carfax's marketing to influence you. They
suck. I used them to purchase my ex-wife's NX and the frame
was so twisted that in the rear, the tire on one side would
rub the strut while the other side there was a 3" gap!!!
Car had so many issues it took me a year's worth of weekends
to get the car even drivable. Only for her to want to sell
it. Separately on another car that I bought fairly brand
new from a dealer she got into about 5 separate accidents
(ranging from minor that we didn't deal with through
insurance yet still had a police report all the way to
repairs requiring the car to be in the body shop and
thousands of dollars of repairs) and NONE of them showed up
on carfax. Meanwhile my own SE-R that is now pretty much
track duty only the odometer stopped working around 150,000
miles and I can never remember the mileage that I reported
the previous year so I KNOW there are odometer
discrepancies.... NONE of them show up. I would go so far
as to say I'd take the used car dealer or the previous
owner's word over a carfax report!<br>
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I asked months ago with no luck. Was looking for an
Expedition for the expanding family. I ended up
using "Auto Data Direct"<a href="http://add123.com" target="_blank">add123.com</a>.
My buddy used it at the same time as he was also car
shopping. We were pleased with the amount of info
they provided for $4 a piece. Found a few cars that
appeared to have odometer issues. There's scores of
cheaper options online. Florida state also provides
registration data online free, so check your state
dmv. Carfax has a free service you can sign up for
that provides some info. I can forward an add123
history report to you so you can see what info they
provide if you like.
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Hi, y'all!<br><br>
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Been kinda quiet here lately, but is there
anyone with a Carfax account who might be
able to run a VIN or two for me?<br><br>
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After some thinking about cars, money and
the family of related issues, I realized
that I could not see myself getting rid of
my SE-R unless I actually had to, whereas I
could see myself getting rid of the Fiat for
a good-enough reason, and I'm trying to get
rid of Beige On Beige, my boring-but-comfy
transportation appliance. And two cars would
be replaced by...an old 911 :)<br>
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In SE-R news, I'm actually making progress,
albeit slowly, in getting my SE-R back on the
road. Thanks to Josh Sytek I got the exhaust
parts I needed last year and a couple of other
goodies too, like his rear STB (and I got to
admire his sweet-looking VE B13) This summer I
picked up a hoist so that I can drop the
engine - easier to do rod bearings - and clean
up stuff in the engine compartment at the same
time. Slow but steady. My only goal is to have
it done by November or whenever it is too cold
to work in an unheated garage.<br><br>
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BTW, are there still any Mark Schoenholz
header heat shields floating around? I
acquired one years ago, I think at the Dallas
convention, and then it disappeared years ago.
I've always wondered where it went!<br>
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