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Subject:Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
From:craig cowan
Date:Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:53:20 -0400

I whole heartily Agree with Bill!
Finally someone else that's rational with their suggestions.

Carfax has failed me in a BIG way on this vehicle.
They have no mileage to report, as well as giving me a "Guaranteed Clean
Title". Based upon that, you'd think "Okay, it has a clear title!". Sadly
however, it is exactly the opposite. It has a flag on the title that
traverses all states..... (Working on that).....
So how can they assure me it's clean!?
I think i'll be writing them a complaint.

-Craig

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott Daniel wrote,"Man, that's pretty picky, odometer required."
>
> Greg Potts wrote,"Me, I'd argue with the guy."
>
>
> When considering the purchase of a used vehicle, the potential buyer needs
> to be able to determine just how used it is so as to judge the worth of the
> vehicle.  Documented maintenance and the distance the vehicle has travelled
> are key elements in making the judgment as to worth.  Each and every member
> of this list is likely to value a low-mileage, well-maintained vehicle
> higher than a high-mileage, poorly-maintained vehicle, all else being
> equal.  To suggest that the governmentally-mandated presence of a working
> odometer, in advance of the issuance of a Certificate of Title, is an
> unreasonable regulatory burden, ignores the potential for abuse and
> outright fraud in the used-vehicle market.  Who among you does not want to
> know, and possibly confirm using Carfax or AutoCheck, the mileage of a
> vehicle being considered for purchase?
>