So... some things may be better left unknown.
My new 94QT with 45K has a sorted past. I thought...shezzzz. I wounder if its really a T. Went down and looked real quick and saw the sway bar. Don't these things have turning rear wheels?
It looks brand new inside, underneath saw a set of Tokiko blues---someone's maintained it or rebuilt it. Gotta put it up in the air!
Jersey hasn't inspected it for a while--musta been sitting.
Date: Mileage: Source: Comments: 02/18/1994 First owner reported Registered as personal vehicle 03/05/1996 New York Police Report Case #6-222864 Accident Reported Vehicle involved in crash with a tree
05/30/1996 13,559 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. Hauppauge, NY SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
05/31/1996 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED 08/04/1998 North Carolina Motor Vehicle Dept. Greensboro, NC Vehicle reported stolen Please contact NICB to verify this vehicle's stolen status by calling 800-447-6282 x 2 or by completing the NICB web form
03/16/1999 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Dept. Newark, NJ Title issued or updated New owner reported 06/03/1999 18,171 Inspection Co. New Jersey Vehicle Inspected Anti-theft device present at the time of inspection
06/17/1999 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Dept. Belleville, NJ Title issued or updated New owner reported
01/12/2001 Caldwell Toyota Caldwell, NJ 973-882-1822 http://www.caldwelltoyota.com Vehicle offered for sale
02/14/2001 34,766 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Dept. Caldwell, NJ Title #MR20010450188 Title issued or updated New owner reported
02/14/2001 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Dept. East Orange, NJ Title #MR20010450316 Title issued or updated
02/23/2001 35,119 Dealer Inventory Vienna, VA Vehicle offered for sale 02/24/2001 35,134 Virginia Inspection Station Vienna, VA Passed emissions inspection
05/16/2001 Inspection Co. New Jersey Vehicle Inspected Anti-theft device present at the time of inspection
05/23/2001 35,564 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Dept. Belleville, NJ Title #DB20011430116 Title issued or updated New owner reported
04/10/2002 38,878 Inspection Co. New Jersey Vehicle Inspected Anti-theft device present at the time of inspection
hmmmmmmmmmm.
Peter
Bad Car Fax, My car's gotta a record!
-
Peterofdevon
- Posts: 388
- Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:33 am
- Car: 94T 70K, miss mannors, 96 Black on Black 72K, raw sex
-
Q45tech
- Moderator
- Posts: 14296
- Joined: Tue Apr 30, 2002 3:19 am
- Car: 1990 Q45 342,400 miles 22 years ownership with original engine
1995 G20t 5 speed 334,000 miles 16" 2002 wheels - 205/50/16 Sr20ve vvl
Re: Bad Car Fax, My car's gotta a record! (Peterofdevon)
"03/05/1996 New York Police Report Case #6-222864 Accident Reported Vehicle involved in crash with a tree
05/30/1996 13,559 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. Hauppauge, NY SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
05/31/1996 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED"
When a 2 year old car [with 13,559 miles] is TOTALED one must assume $25,000+ in damage........in 1996 DOLLARS.............say $36,000 in todays repair costs based on simple inflation without the April 1 parts price increase....in 1996 T3 charged $49 per hour now $75 =53% higher labor
ONE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL IN VIEWING LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES.......99 out of 100 times there is always something wrong.
05/30/1996 13,559 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. Hauppauge, NY SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
05/31/1996 New York Motor Vehicle Dept. JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED"
When a 2 year old car [with 13,559 miles] is TOTALED one must assume $25,000+ in damage........in 1996 DOLLARS.............say $36,000 in todays repair costs based on simple inflation without the April 1 parts price increase....in 1996 T3 charged $49 per hour now $75 =53% higher labor
ONE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL IN VIEWING LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES.......99 out of 100 times there is always something wrong.
-
Q451990
- Moderator
- Posts: 11030
- Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2002 8:21 am
- Car: 1990 Q45 - 118K, 2022 Toyota 4 Runner, 2004 Frontier M/T - 108K, 2012 Xterra (Mom's), 2023 Rogue (Inlaws)
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Contact:
That's scary news! The flip side, is my "Q1" that was totaled last spring has a clear report. Apparently State Farm didn't report anything since I retained the title. The report just shows where the title was transferred to the guy who purchased it from me to repair. I guess carfax is like any database - only as good as what goes in...
Heath
Heath
-
Peterofdevon
- Posts: 388
- Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:33 am
- Car: 94T 70K, miss mannors, 96 Black on Black 72K, raw sex
Re: Bad Car Fax, My car's gotta a record! (Q45tech)
Yup, before I dump anything into this one I'll have the infinity tech g50 guru go throught it.
Another thing...it could have been some insurance scam thing.
The word is...next time get a car fax. It would have scared me off this one...but...it drives great, tracks straight and smooth. Tires have even wear. The crazy thing is the paint looks original, I'll have a body shop give it the eye over.
Worst case...I'll sell it before it bites me in the butt. Best case...I have a great T.
Peter
Another thing...it could have been some insurance scam thing.
The word is...next time get a car fax. It would have scared me off this one...but...it drives great, tracks straight and smooth. Tires have even wear. The crazy thing is the paint looks original, I'll have a body shop give it the eye over.
Worst case...I'll sell it before it bites me in the butt. Best case...I have a great T.
Peter
-
elwesso
- Posts: 30810
- Joined: Sun Feb 23, 2003 4:52 pm
- Car: 94 Infiniti Q45t 5 spd
2007 BMW M Coupe
2007 Infiniti G35 S 6MT - Location: Indiana
- Contact:
Re: (CrimsonQ)
<-- hurry's to delete this thread before anyone sees it, because as long as its clean and is straight it doesnt matter.. Its a Q, not a collectors car!
Here are a few things to review.
First off I bet that car never saw the Carolinas. It was first in NY and they wanted cheap insurance so they titled, registered and insured down south.
I am even hesitant but not as much about the VA one as the mileage seems to little for a trip to VA but maybe not.
That Q has a shady past but hey you bought correct. Research needs to be done before a vehicle is bought.
Wes I believe the fear that he has is paying a premium price for a possible crap load on wheels.
First off I bet that car never saw the Carolinas. It was first in NY and they wanted cheap insurance so they titled, registered and insured down south.
I am even hesitant but not as much about the VA one as the mileage seems to little for a trip to VA but maybe not.
That Q has a shady past but hey you bought correct. Research needs to be done before a vehicle is bought.
Wes I believe the fear that he has is paying a premium price for a possible crap load on wheels.
-
Peterofdevon
- Posts: 388
- Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:33 am
- Car: 94T 70K, miss mannors, 96 Black on Black 72K, raw sex
Re: (pito11213)
Well,
I had it out for some sunbathing yesterday and it sure drives great. Except for a couple faint hood scratches and a rear bumper that needs a spray its show room shiny. Its freekin beautiful in the sunlight and it makes BlueVa (the new name for mr blue) look old and tired.
Opening the door and seeing no leather cracks is amazing for a 94.
Last year I drove 5 of them before choosing BlueVa, each one had issues as to be expected. Of all the Qs this one is the most primo I've driven.
I never thought about the NC registration thing for ins...makes sense.
And totaling it in the second year or ownership must have paid big---where's there's money....
Maybe Christopher owned it, Tony drives SUVs.
Peter
I had it out for some sunbathing yesterday and it sure drives great. Except for a couple faint hood scratches and a rear bumper that needs a spray its show room shiny. Its freekin beautiful in the sunlight and it makes BlueVa (the new name for mr blue) look old and tired.
Opening the door and seeing no leather cracks is amazing for a 94.
Last year I drove 5 of them before choosing BlueVa, each one had issues as to be expected. Of all the Qs this one is the most primo I've driven.
I never thought about the NC registration thing for ins...makes sense.
And totaling it in the second year or ownership must have paid big---where's there's money....
Maybe Christopher owned it, Tony drives SUVs.
Peter
Re: Bad Car Fax, My car's gotta a record! (Peterofdevon)
I just checked my record - the dealer that I bought it from said the Carfax was clean...
Found my beloved Q was injured in the left rear and reported at the St. Louis DMV.
I knew something was fishy, because the trunk gaps are slightly off.
Hopefully my local body shop will be able to align the panels a little better than the last guy that slapped it together. Because there are a few nicks and the hood has a lot of stone chips, I plan on a full paint job.
Found my beloved Q was injured in the left rear and reported at the St. Louis DMV.
I knew something was fishy, because the trunk gaps are slightly off.
Hopefully my local body shop will be able to align the panels a little better than the last guy that slapped it together. Because there are a few nicks and the hood has a lot of stone chips, I plan on a full paint job.
Another thing to look for whenever a vehicle is totalled with low miles is how many problems it has had in the following miles.
Example: my daily driver 1998 isuzu rodeo has a rebuilt title. In 1998, when it had about 5000 miles it was totalled, issued a salvage title, then a junk title, then a rebuilt title..... and it now has 103k miles on it with no problems at all. I bought it when it had 84k miles, and you would think that if something was going to go wrong with it - it wouldn't have lasted all these miles.
Example: my daily driver 1998 isuzu rodeo has a rebuilt title. In 1998, when it had about 5000 miles it was totalled, issued a salvage title, then a junk title, then a rebuilt title..... and it now has 103k miles on it with no problems at all. I bought it when it had 84k miles, and you would think that if something was going to go wrong with it - it wouldn't have lasted all these miles.