Hey i was wondering if someone had a spare carfax report they could get me, i only need one, and dont wanna pay the 20 bucks for it. if so PLEASE e mail me the carfax report on vin# JM1FE173140108716
my E mail is Kl1246@txstate.edu

Thanks so much!

 

You should have something in your box in about 5 minutes...

EDIT: Ouch, not a pretty Carfax. It's got about every flag on it imaginable -- Former Fleet vehicle, Salvage Title, Total Loss, Tampered Odometer (to the tune of 50,000 miles). Stay the hell away from that car unless you're getting it for free.

 

Rofl

 

what the?!

lol

 

Im looking at getting it pretty cheap, and the guy advertises the mileage is 75000, so i think it was just falsely reported to the insurance, prolly in an attempt to get more money from them, by the owner who wrecked it. Appreciate the help with the report

 

Seriously, stay away. Do not spend a dime on this car. You will regret it.

 

that bad huh?

 

I think it'll explode when the ignition is turned on.

 

sounds like the car is one to be cautious of and had some previously shady owners...

 

Really!?!? i went through all this with some other members on the forums, and we came to the conclusion that if i brought it to a shop, had it checked out frame checked engine checked, the whole car checked corner to corner, bumper to bumper, end to end, and it got approved, then it would be ok. but yall are saying just avoid it all together?

 

told you.

 

i want to see the report lol

 

The fact that it was a fleet vehicle prior to being totalled, gives pretty good odds to it being abused and almost certainly not properly maintained (most fleets take good care of their cars, but neither they nor the drivers usually know or likely care about proper rotary care) even before it was totalled.

If you were getting it for absolute dirt cheap, I'd say go for it too. Salvage titled cars can be great deals if you're picking up a low-mileage car for 75%+ off market price. But you're looking at a high-mileage, former fleet car for $5,000 -- and you're not even sure if you can get him that low.

It will have no 8yr/100k engine warranty, is virtually guaranteed to have more problems than average, will be harder and more expensive to insure (and almost certainly liability only), depending on your State may be difficult to title/register, and will certainly be exponentially more difficult to sell again in the future. Plus you already know the thing needs some repairs and you're "hoping" you can get it and the repairs done "someplace" and be out of pocket "just" $6K. You're crazy to buy a salvage titled car if you don't have the means, know-how, and time to work on it yourself, IMHO.

A quick search on AutoTrader found any number of high-mileage fully-loaded 2004 GTs (I'm not sure if this one is a GT or not) all over the country in the $10K range, which could easily be had in the $8-9K range I'm sure.

For me, a savings of a rather meager $2-3K isn't worth the potential hassle, particularly when you're talking about trading in the car you have for one you're not sure of. Especially if you're a "poor college student" as you say in the other post that, apparently (and I mean no offense) doesn't even have enough cash at one time to fill up their gas tank all the way. Trading in a car you know works well, for one you don't know, when you're in that financial condition, isn't a good idea any way you slice it.

A mechanic check isn't a magic check to determine every possible problem. They can only see the big glaring obvious ones. It's the little problems that'll eat that savings up in a hurry. And if nothing else, you'll easily be able to ask $3-4K more come time to sell it in a few years, so even if there were not additional problems, you're unlikely to actually save anything in the long run anyhow.

You said your car was worth $6K. If you really want an RX-8, in my opinion it makes a LOT more sense to take that $6K and go find yourself a nice, clean-titled, much-lighter-used (< 50,000 miles) '04 RX-8 for under $12K and finance the rest. AutoTrader has dozens of fully-loaded '04s that meet that description. Or if the mileage isn't a problem, save yourself a couple grand and go for one of those you could probably get for about $9K, and get a monthly payment that'd be a measly $75.

 

ouch...but thank you, that is a lot of very very good points, and you prolly just saved me buying a pos car, thanks for the reality check i have been going back and forth, and the truth is ive wanted one, but i think i will either have to finance, or keep waiting and save up some more money....thanks again