Date:         Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:00:24 -0700
Reply-To:     "frank n. furter" <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "frank n. furter" <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in custody
Comments: To: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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http://www.carfax.com

Saved me from buying an 89 16v with "45K" on the
speedo - according to the carfax report the car was
reported with 17miles in jan 92... 17 miles in 3
years?

for 19.95 it told me that the speedo had been replaced
(out of mechanical limits, but vw speedos go up to
999k) and that it had been reposessed in 1991 from the
original owner.... none of which the seller of this
"one owner" automobile wished to divulge to me...

worth every penny

Mark

--- Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> wrote:
> John,
> I hope you confirmed the low mileage with a VOW
> dealer... They keep service
> records on computer with mirages. Sometimes the
> odometer goes bad and the
> unit must be replaced with a new one that starts out
> at 0 miles! Also
> someone on the list a while back mentioned a web
> page where you can go...
> give your credit card number... and get mileage
> checks somehow. I don't know
> how this works, but it seems to me worth the
> insurance.
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blue Eyes <lvlearn@CWIX.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 11:52 AM
> Subject: Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in
> custody
>
>
> >Yesterday I paid for an '89 unrebuildable Vanagon
> that was hit in each
> side.
> >Both front and rear are supposed to still look
> great.  Only the interior
> >seating and sliding door has been sold.  I'm into
> this for way way more
> than I
> >wanted to give, but there was an amazing kicker:
> it's only gone 35,000
> miles
> >original miles!  That low miles 2.1 Waterboxer will
> go in a '91 Carot and
> I'll
> >have a candidate 4 speed for my TDI pipe dream,
> unless I buy an exotic
> trans
> >I'm considering.
> >
> >Anyway, I'm soon going to part this low miles '89
> like a piranha and seal
> parts
> >into plastic bags.  So lots of parts will soon be
> available, from power
> windows
> >to power mirrors to door handles to ?????? you name
> it.  I'll be renting
> space
> >and aid in reducing this to a crushable shell.
> Before it goes that way,
> I'll
> >ask List members for any Last Supper requests for
> those ready to dine on
> clean
> >lightly used parts.
> >
> >John   (not currently subscribed)
> >LvLearn@cwix.com
> >
>

===
Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno

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