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11-27-2018, 09:36 PM
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#1 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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So I was checking a car out, negotiated and I was just there looking over things before i make the purchase. Most everything checked out, except for 2 issues: 1. rear door having an actuator lock problem, and 2, the oil level is low, barely showing any on the dipstick.
So anyway I expected a few things wrong with the car and said I'm fine with these imperfections, and so i said i will run carproof first. To my surprise, the report came back showing it had almost 300k on the odometer, but the cluster says 154. I asked the guy but he said he's not sure, and started saying he got it off his cousin and what not. But he didn't look surprised though, which is kinda odd.
At this point i'm kinda pissed and i just took the bus home. Wasted 4 hours of my life, and I'm out 60 bucks.
Fucking people and their scams. Do not buy the 2004 white Acura TSX with 154k from port coquitlam unless they disclose correct mileage.
is there a place to report this? searched MVSABC but didn't find anything about reporting, they just tell you to do your due diligence.
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11-27-2018, 10:11 PM
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#2 | | nuggets mod
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Ask him if he has the transfer papers from when he bought it, the papers will list the reported milage by the previous seller. If he doesn't have them, the insurance agent that did the transfer should have a copy as well. If you care that much that is..
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11-27-2018, 10:34 PM
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#3 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Sometimes mileage gets entered incorrectly, I know the aircare people would always fuck it up.
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11-27-2018, 10:49 PM
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#4 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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is tampering with digital odo almost just as easily as analog ones?
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11-28-2018, 02:43 AM
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#5 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero  is tampering with digital odo almost just as easily as analog ones? | yup, all you need is a computer and someone who knows that theyre doing
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11-28-2018, 04:10 AM
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#6 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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I also do think my SLK has false odometer, it is 2004 and the odometer shows 34xxx km, I rarely drive it, but I have a feeling it is not correct.
Any simple way to check the ECU the real odometer?
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11-28-2018, 06:05 AM
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Have a 2004 White Acura with 120km in Port Coquitlam. Will sell for the right price. Only odometer rolling, was the forward roll my grandmother used to get it to 90k. Then I started driving it.
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11-28-2018, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by nsx042003 and started saying he got it off his cousin. | Was he brown?
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11-28-2018, 08:04 AM
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#9 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Your not out $60 consider yourself lucky you caught it before the purchase
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11-28-2018, 08:24 AM
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#10 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by VR6GTI Your not out $60 consider yourself lucky you caught it before the purchase | This. You’re not out $60, you actually just saved $5940
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11-28-2018, 08:41 AM
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Why do people care so much about Mileage? I bought my Element with over 300k on it. I've replaced a couple things (sway bar links, brakes) but overall its performed awesome. I mean, if it's 150k or 300k it really makes NO difference depending on how it was serviced.
Edit: I will say thought that certain vehicles develop a lot of problems around a certain point but Honda's and Acura's are pretty solid.
Berz out.
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11-28-2018, 08:51 AM
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#12 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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^^^but if the seller is trying to sell it at a 150k price vs a 300k price..thats a different story.
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11-28-2018, 09:03 AM
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#13 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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I have a buddy who brought a truck in for warranty work at 20,000km, and the dealer (dodge) reported it to CarProof at 120,000km.
He went to sell the truck and turned into a massive nightmare.
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11-28-2018, 09:07 AM
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#14 | | nuggets mod
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Originally Posted by Berzerker Why do people care so much about Mileage? | Because, like it or not, milage affects resale
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11-28-2018, 09:36 AM
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#15 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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06 TSX FS, with NAV. Mileage can be confirmed 
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11-28-2018, 09:50 AM
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#16 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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People have been doing S2k cluster swaps all the time. I recall looking at a couple before mine and they were totally cluster swaps.
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11-28-2018, 04:12 PM
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#17 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by i-vtecyo yup, all you need is a computer and someone who knows that theyre doing | not even....just buy a lower mileage cluster of the same model and plug it in.
I suspect that's what happened with this.... in hindsight, i should've offered a grand for it
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11-28-2018, 04:13 PM
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#18 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by Berzerker Why do people care so much about Mileage? I bought my Element with over 300k on it. I've replaced a couple things (sway bar links, brakes) but overall its performed awesome. I mean, if it's 150k or 300k it really makes NO difference depending on how it was serviced.
Edit: I will say thought that certain vehicles develop a lot of problems around a certain point but Honda's and Acura's are pretty solid.
Berz out. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Acura604 ^^^but if the seller is trying to sell it at a 150k price vs a 300k price..thats a different story. | yeah..i have no issue buying high mileage cars, problem is how they priced it and what I was offereing
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11-28-2018, 08:22 PM
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#19 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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you're flagging his ad, right?
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11-29-2018, 08:28 AM
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#20 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero you're flagging his ad, right? | It isn't on craigslist, it's on facebook marketplace. I flagged it but i dunno if it's any useful
Here's the ad 
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11-29-2018, 10:36 AM
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#21 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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I found it on cl when you posted originally
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11-29-2018, 10:38 AM
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#22 | | no
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honda clusters are just plug and play... euro cars are a bit of a headache since it requires reprogramming
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11-29-2018, 10:41 AM
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#23 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by nsx042003 It isn't on craigslist, it's on facebook marketplace. I flagged it but i dunno if it's any useful
Here's the ad | lol, "LOWEST PRICE IF YOU BUY TODAY".
Because they're going to increase the price as the days go by, riight.
I know white TSX's are a dime a dozen...look for another one?
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11-29-2018, 03:33 PM
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#24 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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CARFAX/CARPROOF sometimes reports wrong mileage, but usually its only one mistake. If its reporting wrong mileage for a few years in a row then it looks like it was rolled back... Also miles vs kms can get messed up in some cars that are from the states so it looks like it was rolled back to an untrained eye
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12-02-2018, 04:56 PM
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#25 | | in the butt
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lol... this thread, people think they live in a world with no lies and no mistakes.
you know what happens when a car gets 10k worth of damage in an accident, and the owner does not want a rebuilt status on the car? he goes to his buddies shop, gets it redone, the car looks like new. and you just bought a "clean title" car.
welcome to planet earth.
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