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Old May 7th, 2014, 12:33 AM
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Anyone with a Carfax or Autocheck account?

Looking at an Olds on auction...cluster is dead so no odometer...trying to get a feel on if she's worth going after. TIA
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Old May 7th, 2014, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by lsutigers93
Looking at an Olds on auction...cluster is dead so no odometer...trying to get a feel on if she's worth going after. TIA
You are aware that these services only have data on cars from the 1981 model year and newer that have 17 character VINs, right? You didn't specify the model year you were looking at.
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Old May 7th, 2014, 08:38 AM
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Would add that for a minimal sum you may purchase a single Car-Fax or AutoCheck report.
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Old May 7th, 2014, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
You are aware that these services only have data on cars from the 1981 model year and newer that have 17 character VINs, right? You didn't specify the model year you were looking at.
He says "cluster is dead, so no odometer." This leads one to believe that the car has an electronic display for the odometer, which certainly makes it a post-1981 car.
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Old May 7th, 2014, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
He says "cluster is dead, so no odometer." This leads one to believe that the car has an electronic display for the odometer, which certainly makes it a post-1981 car.
Not owning any cars with digital dashboards, I took that to mean that the speedo wasn't working, but you are correct.
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Got it handled thanx y'all!
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