Posted on 08/29/2020 4:00:02 PM PDT by dennisw
A big shout out to Freeper car-boys and ladies too. I bought this Honda Fit a few weeks ago. I saved the carfax report here>> IN PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B7QZPTQ46hboktBAHlArJ8g1fr2JfcD9/view?usp=sharing Carfax says 14000 miles but on the electronic odometer it said less than 4000. I saw this in person at the Auto nation dealership. I looked in (me personally) at the dashboard and saw this lower number. The car is very good overall but what makes me suspicious of the actual mileage is that the brakes pulse a bit. As if they need resurfacing. Can Freepers explain this disjointed carfax report to me -- The difference between the 4000 miles and the 14000 miles. I told the salesman it must be a computer glitch and bought it. How often is carfax screwed up?
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Water damage not reported by previous owner?
i do not know how often carfax is screwed up. but as long as you have checked the car over carefully and tested it out as best you can, you may have got a pretty decent little buggy.
these Japanese cars are mostly pretty amazing.
i bought one used 10 or 11 years ago, it has something like 150000 miles and runs like a top. have never had anything serious go wrong with it. it is so much better quality than cars used to be. just take it easy for awhile with it to make sure all is well and do regular maintenance and watch it carefully always of course and get frequent oil changes this helps make cars last a long time. enjoy!
Could be just a data entry error that was not caught at time of entry. I would think the odometer is the accurate odometer reading. But it’s really impossible to tell for someone not seeing any evidence whatsoever. Have the brakes looked at and get a report. If it really only has either 4 or 14 thousand miles it should still be under the original factory warranty and the brakes should be covered to be fixed for nothing.
Tip...Look at the rubber boots that cover the gas/brake peddles.
When someone tells ya some vehicle has low low mileage, and the odometer seems to agree, always look at the rubber on the brake/gas peddles. If their worn out, or worn through, someone is trying to con ya.
Another tip, off subject a bit.
Always ask about the maintenance of the vehicle. When they tell ya it’s been perfectly maintained, always pull the oil dip stick....If it looks like black mud instead of clear and gold colored, it’s another con job.
This car is amusing/right on the cusp/ in that it has BOTH a CD player and a USB port to plug in my flash drive that has my favorite accumulated tunes. My salesman told me the USB was just for charging. He was wrong.
My friend bought a brand new off the lot 2019 Hyundai a few years ago. He has a huge CD collection. But his car has no CD player. Only USB for a flash drive. He is pissed at no CD player.
Will look amd thanks! Will look when the sun is up tomorrow and the wear on the brake pedal.
It is difficult to rollback the Odometers but the tools are out there, so maybe someone took 10k off. It’d be difficult to tell the difference and frankly, 10k is nothing.
A car with 4k miles should be pretty immaculate. You should see no wear on anything. Knobs, pedals, seats, seat belts, etc.
That said, I bought a car from a dealer with 6k miles on it and the brakes were a pulsing mess. Brakes pulse because someone did a hard stop and kept their foot on the pedal. Doing this transfer pad material to the rotor where it stays and becomes a pulse. It only takes one hard stop.
If you ever do a very hard stop and are at a light or something, take your foot off the brake and put it in park or set the e-brake. This will help prevent a transfer of pad material.
Something is hinky. A 2016 with only 4,000 or 14,000 miles doesn’t seem right. As one person said to check the gas and brake pedals, but besides the brakes and brake pads, check to see if those are the original tires. Tires would not need to be replaced for only 14,000 or 4,000 miles. Also check the belts and hoses for excessive wear. Note that one of the service entries stated the battery was replaced?
Move on - there are plenty of cars out there.
Yep, and that also helps cool the transmission oil a bit by disengaging the gears, allowing them to cool somewhat. In addition, if you're stopped at the intersection limit line, first up at pole position, waiting for a green light, putting the vehicle in park and activating the emergency brake can save your life. There has been many case of cars first up at the limit line, being rear ended, pushing them right into the cross traffic at the intersection...
“Move on - there are plenty of cars out there.”
Too late.
Not an expert but my years of experience tells me something is not kosher.
Have a registered mechanic check it out. Preferably one who has experience with these cars. just my take
I’d guess a mistake on the car fax, and the rotors in front are potentially warped. Although there may even be some rust on the rotors if the car sat idle for a while, that can be sanded off some and than normal braking should clear up the rest.
At 2,500 miles the battery was replaced? {snif, snif}
If your state does annual safety inspections it should list the mileage and at any time any service that is performed.
That should all be listed on the Carfax.
My Chevy and Honda get the oil changed at the regular intervals and the oil has been black for as long as I can remember. Now at 190k and 140k and they run fine. All my cars have had dark oil. Even as a kid with my parent’s cars the oil was dark.
Bought a used Toyota Highlander at 100k. Oil still looks like honey after 140k!! It is pretty amazing (to me anyway)!
Good tip!
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