HELP ME READ CARFAX REPORT, Good deal? Bad deal?

Dashley143

Active member
Joined
Apr 6, 2012
Location
Las vegas
TDI
2004 Jetta TDI
PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND LOGIC? JUST SPENT $40 DOLLARS ON VEHICLE CARFAX REPORT FOR A 2004 JETTA TDI GLS MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION, WITH 141,000 MILES, I AM PURCHASING AND COMMITING PRIVATE PARTY SALE $8500 CASH WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS CASH DEAL. SHOULD THIS REPORT CAUSE ANY PRICE NEGOTIATION THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MAINTNECE RECORDS FOR THE LAST 141K MILES OTHER THEN OIL AND FILTER CHANGES, AND I WILL BE TRAVELING FROM NEVADA TO CALIFORNIA(4 HOUR DRIVE HOME) TDI SHOULD RUN ME FROM SAN DIEGO TO LAS VEGAS WITH NO MORE THEN A FULL MKIV STANDERD FUEL TANK RIGHT...? TRIP WILL BE APPROX., 270 MILES) AND IS THIS AN OK DEAL CONSIDERING THIS CAR FAX REPORT BELOW;
05/23/2004 Dealer Inventory Vehicle sold
05/23/2004 Ohio
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lancaster, OH Registered as
personal vehicle
05/26/2004 9 Service Facility Pre-delivery inspection completed
Washed/detailed
06/09/2004 Ohio
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lancaster, OH
Title #2506760465 Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Loan or lien reported
12/14/2004 Ohio
Damage Report Accident reported
Involving front impact
It hit another motor vehicle
Vehicle was not damaged

12/11/2008 100,951 Byers Automotive Group
Dublin Columbus & Delaware, OH
Drivability/performance checked
Cooling system checked
05/02/2009 Ohio
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lancaster, OH
Title #2506760465 Registration issued or renewed
05/07/2010 Ohio
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lancaster, OH
Title #2506760465 Registration issued or renewed
04/23/2011 Ohio
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lancaster, OH
Title #2506760465 Registration issued or renewed
02/20/2012 141,273 Auto Auction
Pacific Region Listed as a dealer vehicle
Sold at auction
(Millions of used vehicles are bought and sold at auction every year.)

03/26/2012 Midway Jeep
San Diego, CA
619-224-4151
midwayjeep.com Oil and filter changed
Maintenance inspection completed
Electrical system checked
Tire condition and pressure checked
2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS TDI.
 

OlyTDI

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 18, 2007
Location
Olympia, WA
TDI
'04 Golf
I think the price is pretty high. The carfax report isn't cryptic. Not sure what you're asking here.
 

BobnOH

not-a-mechanic
Joined
May 29, 2004
Location
central Ohio
TDI
New Beetle 2003 manual
welcome to TDI Club, Dash!!
Carfax reports are very general by nature, they just collect what's on record.
All we see is the car was wrecked in '04, may have sat til '08 and was sold at auction
 

lvcatfish

Member
Joined
Aug 9, 2011
Location
Pahrump, NV
TDI
2004 Jetta TDI
Price sounds high. I bought same thing with less miles, in Vegas a few months ago for 8K. Mine was 1 owner, clean carfax, 105K mi Hope this helps.
 

FlyTDI Guy

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Nov 3, 2001
Location
PNW
TDI
'01 Jetta GLS
I wonder why the car was turned out to auction? That may be an indication there are problems a dealer didn't want to deal with. A car is usually submitted for auction when, after trading a car in, it is deemed economically unviable to fix and sell. Personally, I would pass. Price is too high and this car has changed hands more often than Lindsay Lohan's seen jail time.
 
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