04-04-2008, 03:27 PM | #1 |
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question for a friend - E46 M3
a friend here is interested in a '03 M3
when running the title it showed the following: 1. canada - junk title 2. montana - clean title 3. texas - clean title what gives? carfax attached. note color differences in the car too -- it is actually a blue car. |
04-04-2008, 03:43 PM | #2 |
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Why would any even briefly consider a car with that kind of stuff on its CarFax?
Considering how often serious things do NOT find their way onto a CarFax report, any car with this much questionable stuff on its report would make me run quickly in the opposite direction. The likely excuse is someone registered a stolen car using the VIN off of a legitimate car leading to parallel histories in CarFax. |
04-04-2008, 03:56 PM | #3 |
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It is possible that it's Carbon Black which actually looks dark blue.
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04-04-2008, 04:02 PM | #4 | |
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04-04-2008, 06:06 PM | #5 |
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I wouldn't touch that car with a 50' pole.
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04-04-2008, 06:18 PM | #6 |
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I'm curious how it shows a Junk/Salvage title was issued and it was registered as a leased vehicle? I don't know a single bank that will write a lease on a salvage car.
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04-04-2008, 08:04 PM | #7 | |
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What do you mean "this much questionable stuff"? I only see a color discrepancy (which could be explained by carbon black paint), and of course the salvage title. |
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04-04-2008, 10:20 PM | #8 |
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04-04-2008, 10:49 PM | #9 |
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04-05-2008, 08:12 AM | #10 |
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"other than having a salvage title..."
every once in a great while, we have someone come in with a trade that has a "salvage" or "reconstructed" title. when they get their trade in value and realize that the car is basically worth $0.50 on the dollar compared to a regular one, I sometimes hear "but other than having a salvage title, it's a very clean car!" and then I ROTFLMAO.
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