| Author | Message | ||
     angelo zervas (Aussie) New Member Username: Aussie Post Number: 3 Registered: 02-2003 |
Ok, so my girlfriend picked up a "new to her" 2000 Discovery, fully loaded from a car broker in Seattle. Advertised miles 66400, miles when we picked it up 66703, as written on the docs. We were driving back to Portland, OR and noticed the tripmeter churning over the miles at an alarmingly fast rate. On closer inspection we noticed a km sign. Shoot, we ended up with a Canadian car we thought. Checked the door panel, nope, she's a US model. Out with the manual, oh wow you can change the trip meter from km's to miles. We did, and presto we now have a Discovery with only 41.5k MILES. We were laughing all the way back to Portland, especially for the price we paid, and now we still have factory warranty. But now we are concerned that during the vehicles life, everything has been logged in km's. So a carfax would be great if someone can do one for us. the VIN# is SALTY1548YA245201 thanks | ||
| Andrew Clarke (Aclarke) Senior Member Username: Aclarke Post Number: 273 Registered: 10-2002 |
Wow, congratulations! Sounds like you're off to a good start  | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 1959 Registered: 04-2002 |
LMAO, thats great | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 81 Registered: 03-2002 |
Look carefully in the cargo area.....with that kind of luck you may find a case of beer, winch, sliders, lights, and other goodies. Congratulations, and enjoy your D2! | ||
| Gil Stevens (Gil) Member Username: Gil Post Number: 208 Registered: 02-2002 |
CARFAX searched over 2 billion records from nearly 800 sources and found 5 record(s) for this 2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (SALTY1548YA245201). Date: Odometer Reading: Source: General Comments: 01/01/2000 Washington Motor Vehicle Dept. Mercer Island, WA Registered as commercial vehicle 01/26/2000 45 Washington Motor Vehicle Dept. Mercer Island, WA Title #0000000000 Title or registration issued First owner reported First lien reported Registered as lease vehicle 11/03/2000 Washington Motor Vehicle Dept. Mercer Island, WA Title #0002618810 Title or registration issued First lien reported Registered as lease vehicle 11/20/2001 Washington Motor Vehicle Dept. Mercer Island, WA Title #0002618810 Title or registration issued First lien reported Registered as lease vehicle 02/12/2003 66,400 Auto Auction Sold at auction in Pacific Northwest Region Listed as a fleet vehicle 02/27/2003 CARFAX Advisor Be sure to buy this vehicle from a licensed dealer. | ||
| Gil Stevens (Gil) Member Username: Gil Post Number: 209 Registered: 02-2002 |
yes, its on carfax with 66,400.. Its on Land Rovers internal computers as 55,700. So as far as LRNA is concerned the warranty is up. You might have a tough time arguing against a rollback. | ||
| angelo zervas (Aussie) New Member Username: Aussie Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2003 |
Thanks for that, looks like the battle is about to start. | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 451 Registered: 09-2002 |
Angelo, You may have some big problems. If you try to sell or trade that vehicle there will be an odomoter discrepancy that will absolutly destroy the value of that vehicle. I would call the dealer or broker imediatly. You may indeed have a battle on your hands. good luck | ||
| angelo zervas (Aussie) New Member Username: Aussie Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2003 |
I rang the dealer that was servicing the car. They acknowledged a big difference in mileage between services. They have noted it and said they will send it in to corporate office. The car is going in for some warranty items on Tuesday. That will be the big test. The thing thats going on in my mind now is that the vehicle was previously a lease, I am positive that the owner may have had to pay for at least 20k miles of penalties for exceeding his agreed upon mileage. Is there any way of finding out previous owner info. I'd like to see him get his money back, and it could be around $3600, rather have him have it than the leasing company. |
