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Old 04-10-2008, 04:45 PM
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Default Car Fax Come's back ..ALERT...YIKES!!!!!!!

Looking to purchase a vette in Texas..I reside in NY.. Looks good until I run car fax: Car fax comes back as shown below. IS this legit???
What does this mean..as now I'm confused...https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ilies/eek6.gif



10/10/2007 16,076 Texas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Baytown, TX
Odometer reading reported
NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED
Loan or lien reported

CARFAX Advisor™
A NAM title is issued when the owner discloses to a DMV mileage fraud, a broken odometer or that the actual mileage of this vehicle is unknown.


03/01/2008 Texas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Baytown, TX
NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED
Loan or lien reported
Passed safety inspection



All member input on this would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance


Mileage reported after this reading is potentially unreliable.
Old 04-10-2008, 05:04 PM
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Hard to tell without seeing the rest of the report, was it sold at auction? It could mean when it went to auction they did not have keys for it so could not get a mileage reading, so that is what they put down. Sometimes it means nothing, sometimes it means.....
Old 04-10-2008, 06:25 PM
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There are too many low mileage vettes out there. Why take a chance. Keep looking.
Old 04-10-2008, 06:41 PM
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I'd stay away from this one.
Old 04-10-2008, 06:48 PM
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It means you are about to be screwed. Keep away.
Old 04-10-2008, 06:55 PM
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Speedo might have been changed for a warranty reason, but if a GM dealer does it, they will usually set the odometer back to the one they took out. Have you asked the sealer if he knows anything?
Old 04-10-2008, 06:57 PM
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Be grateful you ran the check. There are plenty of others out there, who knows what that car has been through.

Just a thought, remember all of the flooding that has taken place in the southern part of the country, perhaps, just perhaps this may have been one of those cars.
Old 04-10-2008, 07:36 PM
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This is enough to keep me away from the car "Mileage reported after this reading is potentially unreliable."

I bet the warranty is potentially unreliable also.
Old 04-10-2008, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by photoguy
There are too many low mileage vettes out there. Why take a chance. Keep looking.
Old 04-10-2008, 07:44 PM
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What are you looking for? Maybe I can help.

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