So, I sold #009 on June 13, 2002 to some fella from New York. Actually, he lived in the Bronx. Sent him on his way with #009 strapped to a UHaul trailer, davidnyc's contact info and honda-tech's url. Never heard a peep back out of him.

Today, I was lurking on the Corral and came across a post offering free Carfax reports. I send him the VIN, and got this response.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
CARFAX searched over 2.07 billion records from nearly 800 sources and found 4 record(s) for this 2000 ACURA INTEGRA TYPE-R (JH4DC2317YS001167).

Date:
Odometer Reading:
Source:
General Comments:


12/13/1999 North Carolina
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Cary, NC
Registered as
private vehicle


12/28/2000 14,496 North Carolina
Inspection Station
Cary, NC
Passed emissions inspection


12/21/2001 24,940 North Carolina
Inspection Station
Cary, NC
Failed emissions inspection


01/17/2002 25,289 North Carolina
Inspection Station
Cary, NC
Passed emissions inspection </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's it. No further reports. WTF happened to #009? Stolen en route? Taken up there, but never titled? Very odd, no?

 

That's normal. Carfax is slow.

 

if you really want to know you can probably call DMV and they will have up to date info....or so im told.

 

A year out of date? I ran a report when I put the car up for sale in late April of 2002, and all that info was there.

 

That is odd.

You'd think even if it were stolen there would be some mention of it on the report, no?

 

 

oh man, thats not looking good.

lets just hope its a race car now.

 

hmmmmm

 

man...wonder where mine went

 

i just checked my own carfax report (have had the car for 1.5 years) and it still has the previous owner listed as the last spot... so i guess it does take a while to catch up

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RStoR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">man...wonder where mine went </TD></TR></TABLE>
next door to your girlfriend's

 

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next door to your girlfriend's </TD></TR></TABLE>





All the original RDU idiots back in one thread, who'd a thunk it?

 

carfax is wack, for all of you that believe in carfax, and buy cars on statements from carfax, STOP.

Example #1

My old EG, got stolen, was given salvage title, car was stripped, 2 days after getting the car back on the road, it was involved in an accident, entire front end was gone, and rear right quater panel. Accident was reported to DMV, and insurance. Insurance paid to get it all back together, that was new hood/fenders/bumper/headlights./etc....

on carfax, doesnt show any of it, shows clean title.

Example #2

My friends solara, he rolled it off a cliff, car was salvaged out, reported to insurance, then fixed and put back on the road. Then a year or so later, car was involved in another accident, and claimed as a total loss.

Carfax shows car as clean title and nothing has ever happened to it

Meaning, we can find the car, fix it, and sell it with a clear title.

Carfax

 

not to doubt what you are saying 98itR484, but the car fax report on my ITR shows everything, including streets and exact events as to what happend to my car before I got. It is salvaged and I bought it as "rebuilt salvage" title. My car was involved in an accident on LI, ran into a median guardrail, damaging the front, whole left side, underbody, and rear. pretty much all of that shows up on the carfax report. *shrugs*

 

i dont doubt that everything shows up for you, i totally understand what you are saying. I'm not saying carfax doenst show "anything" im just saying that they arent as trustworthy as people think

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98itR484 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont doubt that everything shows up for you, i totally understand what you are saying. I'm not saying carfax doenst show "anything" im just saying that they arent as trustworthy as people think</TD></TR></TABLE>

only reason i've ever used it is to find out previous owners.. like a prelude i was going to buy (seller claimed to be original owner) was actually bought off an auction from missouri

 

after i smogged, i checked carfax like a month later and it showed up.

 

carfax has the $5000 guarantee also. my blue teg has been theft recovery, but doesnt show anything on carfax. so i can pick my $5K up anyday now

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by baonest &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">carfax has the $5000 guarantee also. my blue teg has been theft recovery, but doesnt show anything on carfax. so i can pick my $5K up anyday now</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn, do it, man. If you have the proof by way of title, go for it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by baonest &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">carfax has the $5000 guarantee also. my blue teg has been theft recovery, but doesnt show anything on carfax. so i can pick my $5K up anyday now</TD></TR></TABLE>

10% of wholesale value of car, or 5000. whichever is less.

for a integra, you'll probably see about 50 dollars.

 

I know where mine is...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nosamk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know where mine is... </TD></TR></TABLE>

, wishing I had been able to sell mine to someone on here, or someone local

 

it was stolen

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EVIL CETANE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it was stolen </TD></TR></TABLE>

Huh? You know or are you speculating?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Damn, do it, man. If you have the proof by way of title, go for it </TD></TR></TABLE> i should. but i still have to pay this car off to my boss. its a 2001 integra LS. so im pretty sure if things go well and i go ahead with the $5000 gaurantee that it will work out. but i still gotta call carfax and make sure they dont have anything up their sleeves.