Date:         Wed, 20 May 2020 21:39:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
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These vans are so old that the odometer no longer matters. 

All that matters is condition.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of VW Vanagon
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud

Howdy all-
I'm in the process of finding an 86+ Westy to start taking my family on some Montana adventures.
(side note: if you have a lead on a solid one, hit me up).

In the process of the search, I came across a listing for an '89 in Maui (turned out to be a damaged, spray painted and rust-eaten can on wheels) and that, in turn, turned me on to some folks down in CA who are selling the last few of their rental fleet.

I texted back and forth with the seller last night and arranged for a video call today to check things out.

Throughout the very short call, there were red flags *ALL OVER THE PLACE*!

I won't go into the gory details, but I ran the CarFax report and immediately saw that the odometer has clearly been rolled back multiple times over the course of the past 10-14 years.
I asked her about it, and got all kinds of excuses and reasons why it wasn't important.

This will be my 3rd Vanagon, and with the previous two I learned to follow my gut and *always* to run a CarFax report!

Moral of the story:
THAT REPORT IS GOLD!
GET IT EVERY TIME!  :)

The search goes on!

-Drew
 Missoula, MT
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