"talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth?"

[ltslpr]

Hi Tumu, It's a very thoughtful thing you did, offering use of your subscription. I did not start off meaning to incite you with my insight. I just wanted to add a caveat emptor, especially since a member of my family used the service a few years back, and I had thought highly of the company until reading the article included in my first post here. I'll decline on your kind offer for use of Carfax, from what I can tell it won't work for me in CA - that and I don't need a used auto right now. I was out riding this weekend, on Saturday I rode around in the Santa Cruz Mtns., a very pleasant 4-hour ride with mid-ride tavern stop to visit with friends. Sunday I was home, it being Superbowl and all. Tonight the wife and I are looking forward to watching "Taken" at the cinema, we've both received high recommendations for this film. I trust no hard feelings... Glenn

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Tumu Rock" wrote: > > All useless posting removed... > > > So, Glenn, I take it you don't want to use the Carfax service? That's > cool. And I appreciate the incite (intentional misuse of the english > language) into the services they provide. > > That said, if you're in CA, why aren't you out riding? I live in VT > and have an excuse... > > da Vermonster > > >

[rustygreasy]

The National Insurance Crime Bureau has a large database of flood/hurricane, stolen and not recovered, and other vehicles that were declared a total loss. It would be worth plugging in a questionable vehicle VIN and checking it out. https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/vincheck.html Steve Durathump A16

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Douglas wrote: > > Martin Polach wrote: > > > > > > Lighten up guys...the guy was making a free offer...ie 'No cost to you' > > > > If you don't want/need/trust the reports there is no need to castigate > > the donor! > > > > Martin > > > > (in the Great, White, Frozen North > > > > BOYCOTT CHINASAVE CANADIAN / AMERICAN JOBSotherwiseUnempl oyment, > > Recession, DEPRESSION! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Here is Dallas there was found to be a great number of 'Katrina' cars > that had been cleaned up and folks started asking why they had come > from LA to TX.....................maybe worth the $10.00 as they can > clean the crap out of those things, meet a car dealer and after an > hour or so finally figured out why they cars where so cheap, he > purchased 'totaled' cars and fixed them up, all with junk parts and > during the discussion a mechanic indicated to him that he could not > get the airbag installed correctly......................... >

[Tumu Rock]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "ltslpr" wrote:

> > I trust no hard feelings... > > Glenn

None at all. Too bad nobody offers an Oilfax report to see exactly what kind of oil people are using in their vehicles. Now THAT would be a fun thread! da Vermonster

[Jim Douglas]

Tumu Rock wrote:

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > , "ltslpr" wrote: > > > > I trust no hard feelings... > > > > Glenn > > None at all. Too bad nobody offers an Oilfax report to see exactly > what kind of oil people are using in their vehicles. Now THAT would be > a fun thread! > > da Vermonster > >

I always thought it would be a great idea that when you had you car serviced it would send the information to 'someplace' where a potential buyer in the future could see all the work done on the car, each oil change, and when it was done, new tires, new a/c compressor, any work done and the shop would allow the data to be sent to a web site where anyone could login and check on a car!

[The Reverend]

THat's why I keep all the paperwork, that way a potential buyer can sift through all of it and see what's been done. Use little tabs to highlight the major stuff (radiators, engine work, end-links, suspension, brakes etc). I even punch everything in on the computer to get a running tally of what the car(s) cost me per mile, what mileage I get and what maintenance has been done (easily found vs digging in papers). Some people like autocheck.com more than others. I'm glad that someone offered up the carfax service to us. Much obliged.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Douglas" >> > I always thought it would be a great idea that when you had you car > serviced it would send the information to 'someplace' where a potential > buyer in the future could see all the work done on the car, each oil > change, > and when it was done, new tires, new a/c compressor, any work done and > the shop would allow the data to be sent to a web site where anyone could > login and check on a car!