Fishy?
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Fishy?
What you guys make of this report? Looks "cleaned" through Quebec?
http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...YY26U175117772
http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...YY26U175117772
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Racer
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As someone who has spent their life in the car business, and bought thousands of used cars, I can tell you if there is one thing that seems hoaky about a car, then walk away from it and don't look back.
You can always tell a nice car. I have also found that you can never spend too much on a nice one. They are worth it.
As someone who has spent their life in the car business, and bought thousands of used cars, I can tell you if there is one thing that seems hoaky about a car, then walk away from it and don't look back.
You can always tell a nice car. I have also found that you can never spend too much on a nice one. They are worth it.
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As someone who has spent their life in the car business, and bought thousands of used cars, I can tell you if there is one thing that seems hoaky about a car, then walk away from it and don't look back.
You can always tell a nice car. I have also found that you can never spend too much on a nice one. They are worth it.
As someone who has spent their life in the car business, and bought thousands of used cars, I can tell you if there is one thing that seems hoaky about a car, then walk away from it and don't look back.
You can always tell a nice car. I have also found that you can never spend too much on a nice one. They are worth it.
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What you guys make of this report? Looks "cleaned" through Quebec?
http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...YY26U175117772
http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...YY26U175117772
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So then perhaps I won't wait for an '08 in the fall 
I suppose any title issues prior to import or lien issues would show up?
http://www.shopwilsons.com/detail-20...d-8931177.html
I'll have to see what the red looks like in person
If the dealer will go down to $31k and if I get 27k for my trade in (Lexus appraised at 28k), then it would work out the same as me paying 27k south of the border.
There is another with 21k miles (34,000 km) around the same price and with HUD.
I suppose any title issues prior to import or lien issues would show up?http://www.shopwilsons.com/detail-20...d-8931177.html
I'll have to see what the red looks like in person
If the dealer will go down to $31k and if I get 27k for my trade in (Lexus appraised at 28k), then it would work out the same as me paying 27k south of the border.There is another with 21k miles (34,000 km) around the same price and with HUD.
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The important thing is the last owner, had it a while and put some good miles on it. Get a VIS report, that will help you a bit.
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This just looks very strange. Unless someone gives some explaination about how this might be the way to sell a car into Canada???
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After a quick web search, it looks like the selling dealer group included Kia, Chevy, and a few other makes. A GMVIS will tell you the selling dealer, I think. That would clear this part up.
Agree with Racer...multiple owners on a 6 year old C6 is no shock.
Agree with Racer...multiple owners on a 6 year old C6 is no shock.
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Glad to see so many responses! Leaves me on the fence though about it still.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
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Glad to see so many responses! Leaves me on the fence though about it still.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
I do think sometimes a car is moved around because it gets stale sitting on one lot unsold. Dealers trade or sell cars to each other all the time.
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Glad to see so many responses! Leaves me on the fence though about it still.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
Perhaps if the dealers are all part of the same group, it was merely a tactic to transfer the car while inflating sales figures? I'm not 100% sure how it works, but it certainly doesn't make sense that independent dealers would be selling / purchasing this car 3 times in the first 2 months of it's existence lol...
Looks like it only had 2 'real' owners who actually drove the car.
The mileage you are worried about is just the difference between KM being reported in Canada and Miles in the US.
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no need to be sorry! I had thought maybe something to do with the title, but then I had realized that any title issues would have probably shown up on the carfax report prior to importing into Quebec. It was just a strange looking report to me - no real action other than changing hands 3 times in the first 4 months.
