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New2LT
02-18-2014, 12:14 AM
I did a CarFax on a 93 Cheyenne 1500 4x4 truck I was gonna buy tomorrow. I come home and do a CarFax and found out it had 290k miles at one point but now has 126k miles? It doesn't look rusty and the fuel / brake lines are good. The truck runs great besides a cv axle and the cab mounts need replacing. What should I do?


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Blackbird96WS6
02-18-2014, 12:16 AM
If all else fails, ask the seller straight up and see what story he gives you.

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New2LT
02-18-2014, 12:21 AM
If all else fails, ask the seller straight up and see what story he gives you.

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I did. He doesn't know, he said he bought it with around 120 on it he said.
ZOHAN
02-18-2014, 01:09 AM
Well thats odd... idk how the carfax could change like that.

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joelster
02-18-2014, 06:26 AM
Somebody rolled it back or changed odometer units. That's fraud, but regardless, if the truck is solid, properly cared for, and priced right.................
popo8
02-18-2014, 06:32 AM
Not nec Joel. like i wrote above..iN pa, they dont check once a veh is a certain age.. anything couldve happnd.

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ZOHAN
02-18-2014, 09:54 AM
True, I guess the tag office doesn't have a Carfax to show a listed mileage. You would think with the computer stuff we have now, all that info would pull up on a VIN number when the tag office types it in so they could prevent fraud

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96z28SideSwype
02-18-2014, 12:19 PM
It also could of been human error and they punched in a extra number without realizing it


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New2LT
02-18-2014, 12:55 PM
It also could of been human error and they punched in a extra number without realizing it


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Yes this too.

Worse case scenario if I pick it up

27213

http://www.ebay.com/itm/88-95-CHEVY-C1500-C2500-SUBURBAN-GMC-5-7-350-T-B-I-ENGINE-MASTER-REBUILD-KIT-/261362287733?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1993|Submodel%3ACheyenne&hash=item3cda680475&vxp=mtr
popo8
02-20-2014, 06:43 AM
What did u decide?

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Chopstix
02-20-2014, 10:08 AM
so it was supposedly driven 118k miles in the first month/year yet 180k over the next 14 year by what looks like the same owner ...is it a 6 digit or 5 digit Odo.....looks like a human error to me...but who knows
New2LT
02-21-2014, 08:20 AM
What did u decide?

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It's in my driveway lol
popo8
02-21-2014, 08:27 AM
It's in my driveway lol

Congrats man!


Hope all goes well with it.
New2LT
02-21-2014, 09:34 AM
Thank you, gotta get it ready for inspection now.
New2LT
02-21-2014, 09:35 AM
so it was supposedly driven 118k miles in the first month/year yet 180k over the next 14 year by what looks like the same owner ...is it a 6 digit or 5 digit Odo.....looks like a human error to me...but who knows

Idk. I had a buddy do a compression check and he said it was good
Chopstix
02-21-2014, 03:35 PM
I wouldn't worry about it at all...from my experience carfax is not as accurate as they make it out to be

I do my own vehicle inspections and make my purchase decisions based on that.
New2LT
02-21-2014, 06:44 PM
Yeah. I agree. Someone had to data entry all those records when they went digital. There's plenty of room for human error doing that for 8 hours.

This truck might see 500 miles a year if that too.

I'm gonna start a build thread once things get going.