Date:         Wed, 20 May 2020 17:12:53 -0600
Reply-To:     VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
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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