Date:         Wed, 20 May 2020 18:16:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
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Really not important in my mind either. I bought my van with a broken
speedo/odometer. I replaced it with a new speedo that was zeroed out
mileage wise.

If the van is in good shape and it looks good mechanically then I wouldn't
worry about it too much. These are 30 year old vehicles. They're gonna have
a lot of miles on them... That's just how it is.

Abel.

On Wed, May 20, 2020, 6:13 PM VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>