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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.
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.
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.
Looking at the report, the mileage is slowly trending up until at the end where it jumps 10K in about 4 days. I think it is just a coding error.
the rotors could be unevenly worn— was it driven often in a mountainous area? no expert but rotor wear could be associated with ~40k miles or more of ordinary flatland driving. the battery could possibly have been a victim of light abuse such as too often engine left off with accessory such as radio or ac on until completely drained.
Here is the car he got.
Reliant Robin
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There may be a way through the OBD II diagnostic system to determine the correct value but you’d probably need one of the more sophisticated models and not just a basic reader.
Something else to keep in mind since it was not mentioned yet. On some models brake pulsing can also be caused by an issue with the antilock brake system. And the ABS light doesn’t necessarily need to be on for this to happen.
Look at the carpet on the drivers side as well, a car with that few miles should look fairly pristine. Look for wear on the drivers seat and seatbelt too.
I bought a 2014 Honda Fit when I was “downsizing” it was a great little car but didn’t meet my needs because it was too small. I was impressed by the quality of the little car! As far as the pulsing with the brakes, it’s usually caused by warped rotors. The warp is usually caused by dragging the brakes. I inherited my aunts 65 Buick Riviera with 40k miles and totally shot brakes. Aunt Barb drove with one foot on the brake all the time.