Re: incorrect carfax report or a rollback that I'll get drilled with?

On 26 Jul 2006 21:23:51 -0700, gettoyouthcrew@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I am looking to buy a late 90's 4runner and thought I had found a gem.
A '97 with only 53k miles on it. Before I went to go take a look at it
today I ran a carfax on it and found some interesting information.

2 years after the car was first sold it had a smog check and was tagged
at 14k miles. Exactly 3 years later at another smog check...90k miles!!

This car has only had one owner, it's being sold in a consignment
situation so I have yet to speak to them, the dealer is to get back to
me after he does.

What's more likely...the odometer was rolled...or the carfax report is
wrong?

Unless he has a pile of service records or a log that supports the
53K, I suspect it's been clocked. But the final decision is yours.

What are all the data points? You provided:
1997 - new
1999 - 14K
2002 - 90K
2006 - 53K
There should be more data points - Smog is supposed to be biennial
where required, and 2004 is missing.

Those mileage numbers are entered by the smog technician, not the
owner, and they have no reason to report an incorrect number.

--<< Bruce >>--

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