Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 18:26:42 -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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What's probably true in this case is they have so many vans they don't know
the history or story on all of them.... I know when I rented. It wasn't
necessarily the best kept van mechanically. It was a money maker so
maintenance was probably minimal.
All the more reason not to purchase a van that's been used as a rental
vehicle.
Although... I've rented from Peacevans as well and those vans are awesome.
I'd purchase one from them in a heartbeat.
Good luck with your search
On Wed, May 20, 2020, 6:21 PM VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> Valid argument. Fine for others, but that ain't my jam.
> Like I said, there were other red flags - like "I don't know how to drive
> a manual transmission, so I can't let it idle."
> And telling me different mileage today than she did less than 12 hours
> ago, by 40k+.
> And the list goes on and on.
>
> Bottom line is that f I can't trust the seller to tell me basic
> information, I can't trust that the van is ANYTHING they say it is.
>
> Caveat emptor. . .
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 5:16 PM Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>
>
> --
> *Drew*
> Missoula, MT
>
> Searching for our next Westy!
>
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