Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:41:25 -0700
Reply-To: Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Subject: Re: Does Dave have a good eye for detail? on the wolfsburg
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(nak)
holy crap, gary!!! i want dave on my team! i just emailed the seller with
dave's question (before i saw this emial and it will be interesting to see if he
denies the front end collision.
this van has been around! texas to n carolina to minnesota to texas...
gary hradek wrote:
> THIS IS WHAT DAVE SAYS
> Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:15:09 -0700
> From: DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
> Subject: Re: rare '89 wolfsburg vanagon on ebay (w/
> diagonal striped
> interior)
>
> This vehicle looks to have had some front body
> repaint. Notice in the
> first photo how the color of the door and the area
> just forward of
> the door don't match.
>
> Otherwise, looks to be pristine.
>
> Dave
>
> THIS IS WHAT THE SELLER SAYS
> "This beautiful Vanagon GL Wolfsberg Edition Van has
> NO damage history and NO sign of paintwork.
> It shows NO signs of abuse, and a big plus, NO
> evidence of any cigarette smoking.
> 95% of my inventory is titled in Texas; they are
> ALWAYS free and clear of any liens and will NEVER show
> salvage, theft recovery, AND NO FLOOD DAMAGE etc.
> Service records either are available with the vehicle,
> or can be obtained through the Volkswagen dealership
> service department, by running a search on the VIN#.
> For a general history on the vehicle, Carfax (an
> online, vehicle history service) will run a complete
> search on the vehicle using the VIN#."
>
> AND THIS IS A SEARCH USING THE VIN
> --- historyreport@carfax.com wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:57:23 -0500
> > From: historyreport@carfax.com
> > Subject: Register Your $5,000 CARFAX Guarantee Today
> > on VIN:[WV2YB0257KH063351]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please *do not* reply to this message as it is being
> > sent by an automated
> > email system! For customer inquiries or questions
> > visit the CARFAX Help
> > Center at www.carfax.com/help.
> >
> >
> >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Your
> > CARFAX
> > Vehicle History Report
> >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > CARFAX VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT SUMMARY
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > * GOOD NEWS!
> > CARFAX search results confirm this 1989 VOLKSWAGEN
> > VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351)
> > qualifies for the $5,000 CARFAX Clean Title History
> > Guarantee. By
> > ordering this CARFAX Report, you have significantly
> > reduced your risk
> > of purchasing a vehicle with a costly hidden
> > problem.
> >
> >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Sect.# Section Name Section
> > Results
> >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 1 Vehicle Specifications
> > WV2YB0257KH063351
> > 1989
> > VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 2 Title Check Clean Title
> > History Guaranteed
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 3 Odometer Rollback Check No Odometer
> > Rollback Detected
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 4 Problem Check 1 Problem
> > Found
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 5 Registration Check Checked 7
> > types of vehicle
> > registrations
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 6 Vehicle History Details 7 Total
> > Vehicle History Records Found
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > NOTE: CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may
> > have problems that
> > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends
> > a vehicle
> > inspection by a professional mechanic.
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > How CARFAX analyzed this vehicle's history:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > CARFAX checks the VIN against its nationwide
> > database containing
> > over 1.69 billion vehicle history records. The
> > CARFAX database
> > includes U.S. and Canadian title and registration
> > activity, rental and
> > lease usage, odometer readings from inspection
> > stations, auto auctions
> > and other sources.
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 1 CARFAX VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > VIN: WV2YB0257KH063351
> > Year/Make/Model: 1989 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS
> > Body Style: STATION WAGON (JEEP WAGONEER,
> > DODGE SPORTSMAN A100, TOYOTA LANDCRUISER)
> > Engine: 2.1L L4 FI
> > Fuel: GASOLINE
> > Driveline: REAR WHEEL DRIVE
> > Carburetion: FUEL INJECTED
> > Cylinders: 4
> > Manufactured in: GERMANY
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 2 TITLE CHECK
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > * RESULT: GOOD NEWS!
> > CARFAX search results confirm this 1989 VOLKSWAGEN
> > VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351)
> > qualifies for the $5,000 CARFAX Clean Title History
> > Guarantee. CARFAX
> > analyzed this vehicle's title history to determine
> > if any title documents
> > were designated or marked with the following
> > problems:
> >
> > Problem Titles Checked: Results:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
> > Salvage/Junk-------------------------> No
> > Salvage/Junk Title Found.
> > Rebuilt/Reconstructed----------------> No
> > Rebuilt/Reconstructed Title Found.
> > Flood Damage-------------------------> No Flood
> > Damage Title Found.
> > Damage Disclosure--------------------> No Damage
> > Disclosure Found.
> > Manufacturer Buyback (LEMON)---------> No
> > Manufacturer Buyback Found.
> > Exceeds Mechanical Limits (EML)------> No EML Found.
> >
> > Not Actual Mileage (NAM)-------------> No NAM Found.
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 3 ODOMETER ROLLBACK CHECK
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > * RESULT: GOOD NEWS!
> > CARFAX search results on this 1989 VOLKSWAGEN
> > VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351)
> > did not uncover a potential odometer rollback.
> > CARFAX analyzed this vehicle's
> > reported odometer readings to determine if any
> > reading is less than a
> > previously reported reading.
> >
> > Date Reported: Odometer Reading:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 01/27/1993 66,473
> > ----------------------------------------
> > 01/18/1995 101,483
> > ----------------------------------------
> > 01/23/1996 113,400
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 4 PROBLEM CHECK
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > * RESULT: ALERT!
> > CARFAX search results on this 1989 VOLKSWAGEN
> > VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351)
> > identify one or more potential problems:
> >
> > Problems Checked: Results:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Accident-----------------------------> ACCIDENT
> > RECORD FOUND.
> > Salvage Auction----------------------> No Salvage
> > Auction Record Found.
> > Failed Emissions Inspection----------> No Failed
> > Emissions Record Found.
> > Fire Damage--------------------------> No Fire
> > Damage Record Found.
> > Crash Test Vehicle-------------------> No Crash Test
> > Vehicle Record Found.
> > Grey Market Vehicle------------------> No Grey
> > Market Record Found.
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 5 REGISTRATION CHECK
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > FYI: CARFAX search results on this this 1989
> > VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351)
> > identify the types of state motor vehicle department
> > registrations, other
> > than private, that appear in this vehicle's history.
> >
> > Registrations Checked: Results:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Lease--------------------------------> No Lease
> > Registration Found.
> > Rental-------------------------------> No Rental
> > Registration Found.
> > Government---------------------------> No Government
> > Registration Found.
> > Taxi---------------------------------> No Taxi
> > Registration Found.
> > Fleet--------------------------------> No Fleet
> > Registration Found.
> > Commercial---------------------------> No Commercial
> > Registration Found.
> > Non-Profit---------------------------> No Non-Profit
> > Registration Found.
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > SECTION 6 VEHICLE HISTORY DETAILS
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > The CARFAX database contains a total of 7 vehicle
> > history records on this
> > 1989 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0257KH063351).
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 04/20/1990
> > Information Source:
> > Texas
> > Motor Vehicle Dept.
> > Houston, TX
> > Title #26732857
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Title or registration issued
> > First lien reported
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 01/27/1993
> > Odometer Reading: 66,473
> > Information Source:
> > North Carolina
> > Motor Vehicle Dept.
> > Cary, NC
> > Title #0001862302
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Title or registration issued
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 10/12/1994
> > Information Source:
> > North Carolina
> > Police Report
> > Cary, NC
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Accident Reported
> > Involving a front impact
> > or collision
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 01/18/1995
> > Odometer Reading: 101,483
> > Information Source:
> > North Carolina
> > Inspection Station
> > Cary, NC
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Passed emissions inspection
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 01/23/1996
> > Odometer Reading: 113,400
> > Information Source:
> > Minnesota
> > Motor Vehicle Dept.
> > Chaska, MN
> > Title #C0230H057
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Title or registration issued
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 01/15/1999
> > Information Source:
> > Texas
> > Motor Vehicle Dept.
> > League City, TX
> > Title #08431136162091926
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Title or registration issued
> > Exempt from odometer reporting
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: 02/01/2000
> > Information Source:
> > Texas
> > Motor Vehicle Dept.
> > League City, TX
> > Title #08400136541112554
> >
> > General Comments:
> > Title issued
> > Title or registration issued
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > NOTE: You have significantly reduced your risk of
> > purchasing a vehicle with
> > a hidden problem. However, CARFAX has not inspected
> > this vehicle. There
> > could be other potential problems with this vehicle
> > that have not been
> > reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends a vehicle
> > inspection by a
> > professional mechanic.
> >
> > NOTE: Not all titles issued represent a change in
> > vehicle ownership. For
> > example, a title could be issued to reflect an
> > address change or correction.
> >
> > GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > |THE CARFAX $5,000 CLEAN TITLE HISTORY GUARANTEE
> > |
> >
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > |
> > |
> > |A Three-Year, Transferable Protection Plan
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |CARFAX's $5,000 Guarantee confirms this 1989
> > VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS |
> > |(WV2YB0257KH063351) has a Clean Title History. This
> > certificate is valid |
> > |for three years from date of issue, and is
> > transferable! |
> >
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > |$5,000 CLEAN TITLE HISTORY GUARANTEE TERMS:
> > |
> > |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > |
> > |VIN: WV2YB0257KH063351
> > |
> > |Yr./Make/Model: 1989 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS
> > |
> > |Issue Date: 04/12/2002
> > |
> > |Expiration Date: 04/12/2005
> > |
> >
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > |Three-year Protection Plan:
> > |
> > |During the next three years, should you discover a
> > problem title in this |
> > |vehicle's history which was not included in this
> > CARFAX Report, CARFAX |
> > >
>
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