Originally Posted by
copperfieldkid
A Carfax report is only as good as the information reported to it. It should not be the sole basis for a purchase decision and should always be supplemented by other information. Visual inspections, owner supplied info, maintenance receipts,etc. Unless a shop reports to Carfax the work won't be credited and will not be part of the history (missing reports), thus the need for receipts. The owner has verbally given you info and you have physically checked out the car. As far as the number of owners the first 5 only put 13091 miles on the car averaging 2600 each. Owner 6 had the car the longest and added 17,000 miles. Lastly current owner 7 has owned the car six years and driven 13,000 miles. The average usage is certainly below normal. Total mileage of 43,109 makes the car desirable everything else considered. The selling price is determined by Condition, Mileage &Vehicle History
Current owner bought it in 2021. So 4 years. Last two owners were in Kansas City area, one in Lee's summit and the current one in North Kansas City it looks like . I have not seen it yet in person. It's about 45 minutes away. Just debating on making the drive next weekend. Yes, that's unfortunate about maintenance and carfax. You just never know. Seems like most of these cars that have changed hands multiple times have not been properly maintained aside from oil changes, batteries and tires. He was asking $17.5k. I already have him down to $13k without even seeing the car. He is currently out of state since he has a house in Texas during the cold months and his grandson would be showing it to me. But I believe even at that price it's a little high. I kind of laugh because I made a post back in 2018/2019 of an aero blue that had I believe 78,000 mi on it and I didn't even buy that one at. I think it was $7,100. But it was pretty rough and of course that is before the really crazy devalue of the dollar we see today.