> > My questions are: > > Has anybody purchased a vanagon from this place? Nope > > Is it illegal to sell a car with a broken > odometer? Nope, just bad form. > > Is there anyway to tell within 10,000 how many > miles a car has? Not really - you could do a vin check with the registration department, figure out the most recent mileage, and kindof average the mileage per year since then... > > Should I let a sleeping dog lie since the car > seems to be > > driving great? Probably > > I will say that the guy he bought it from seemed > nice Yeah - the last guy that tried to rip me off seemed really nice. The con's always have the most charisma. > > (Although more than a > > little defensive when I called him to ask aboutthe > > odometer. He suggested > > it broke in the last 5 days) Imagine that - a used car dealer not taking responsibility... Anyone else ever had that happen? and offered to refund > my > > neighbor's money. > > > > Any advice on this issue? > > If he's happy with the van, and it checked out OK, keep it and fix the odometer. If not, get his money back. It seems to me that mileage is somewhat irrelevant between 75K and 200K. It all depends on how much care has been taken with it. My $.15 (gas prices went up - must charge more) ===== Mark 84 Rocco 87 Westfalia 96 Rockhopper Comp (commuter) 98 Yeti AS-R XC (freeride) 01 Schwinn Fastback Ltd (in progress) http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ |
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