I don't know, some of these loaded campers and syncro westy's go for quite a
lot of cash.  But on an old one, yeah what the car looks like and runs like
it a lot more important that its title history.  But for shits and giggles I
think it's worth knowing where your loved one has been living before you
met.  It's like wanting to know the date and place of manufacture of your
vanagon.  Not neccesary but interesting.  Plus it was fun for me to see
where my old vans and cars are today.  Are they alive and retired in SO CAL?
Sorry I have to end this post but I am getting all choked up right now.

Leif
'86 Syncro Gl
'93 EV MV

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuart@cobaltgroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:19 PM
To: Leif
Cc: vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info

Good point, definitely worth it for an expensive late model used car,
but I wonder how useful it is for a Vanagon now that they almost all are
more than 10 years old.

Leif wrote:
>
> you Wrote:
>
> >Carfax.com is only good for manufacturer "lemon" buybacks, salvage
> >titles, and stolen vehicles.
>
> Actually CarFax is good for a little more that this.  It gives odometer
> info, i.e. rollbacks. and also lets you see the car's history.  I was
> looking to buy a Eurovan in South Texas, low-miles and "rust free here in
> South Texas".  Well after punching the VIN in at Carfax I found out the
car
> spent the first 5 winters of it's life in Minnesota.  And the reported
> mileage was a little suspicious too.  5000 miles in 2 years!  I ran, not
> walked away from this van.  If you are looking to buy a car don't pay $15
> for a One-time report, spend $20 for their unlimited searches for 60 days.
> CarFax was invaluable to me as I found my EV MV on the internet for an
> Awesome deal.  It is a tool you can use to limit your chances of being
> scammed.

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