Advice on a particular FTO

trawt · Post by **trawt** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:21 pm

Hi,
Just wondering what you all think of this FTO in terms of the person's asking price:
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotiv ... sult=false

Thanks ;]

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:59 am

looks like an absolute bargin for 59,000km

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue May 12, 2009 2:06 pm

59,000km on a 14 year old car sounds a little bit dodgy... If you are going to have a look at it check for wear and tear on the steering wheel and seats. If they are genuine kms then snap it up

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:02 pm

Supplanter wrote:59,000km on a 14 year old car sounds a little bit dodgy... If you are going to have a look at it check for wear and tear on the steering wheel and seats. If they are genuine kms then snap it up

Uncommon, but not unheard of. Do you know the ownership history? I don't know what yours is called, but our land transport safety authority allows you to go in and pay something like $30 and see the history of a vehicle.

Well worth doing a check

EDIT:

Actually, we have this site too (below) where you can put in a registration number and can get mileage history between WOF's etc. Then you have the option of seeing if there is money owing etc etc and all sorts of other important facts by paying a fee. Of course, it is only in New Zealand, but may be something similar in Aus...

http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=bua891&search=Check

The car listed there is my car. As you can see, tells you if the odometer has gone backwards (as mine had whent eh engine was swapped, god knows how that worked though haha) and that it hasn't been registered since October 2007 (MY BAD

) HAHA

Also has an estimated value too (based on previous auctions, nothing takes into account modifications and engine swaps etc)

EDIT 2:

Also, it gives you an estimation of how many k's should be on the clock now (inaccurate in my case) but could be useful to cross reference against how many owners the car has had

What I am getting at is that there are a few little tricks you can find to even up the fight when looking for a car

:):)

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:51 pm

59,000km does sound suspiciously low for a 14yr old car BUT as we've established numerous times, it will depend entirely on the histroy of that particular car, as it may have spent all its life in storage/garaged. Do a revs check or your states equivalent.

J · Post by J » Wed May 13, 2009 12:31 am

never know... the new "SNOOOR" fto was practically brand new when kaz bought it. so if its true km's snap that up real quick

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:15 am

Yeah ^^ Was a 94 with 19,000kms. Score.