[Orange Krate]

Originally Posted by TooCool5

Always a risk buying a used car that it may be someone else s lemon.
That is what Carfax is for and you should contact the previous owner.
I don't think you could make a thread to safeguard against this.

Even with Carfax you have to be careful. Because stuff DOESN'T get reported. If it is the actual Camaro owner reporting it here then guess what... it is first hand and not second or third or fourth hand knowledge. Case in point... My buddy recently lost his house, his new truck, his 5th wheel trailer and essentially had just his family and clothes to pick up and move on. He needed reliable transportation so he went to a used car dealer and picked out a cherry 2007 VW Jetta for a commuter. He asked for a copy of the carfax and they handed him a copy. He looked at it and it was clear across the board. He had the Jetta for about 5 months and because of circumstances beyond his control, had to sell it. He went to Car Max and they ran the VIN and guess what...the car was stolen previously and had a salvage title! It took 4,000 right off the top of what he had just paid for it. He is now without a set of wheels! Just think if he could have gone to a Jetta Forum and looked up his car by reading real time documentation by the owner! Hmmm. How about we start "ReportMyJalopy.Com"???