Date:         Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:20:20 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Mages <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Mages <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shady used car dealer in CA??? accidently already sent part
              of              this
In-Reply-To:  <NBBBLKPACPEEKLBIBDMMAEDPEAAA.lsmith@cogeco.ca>
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> > 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

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