CARFAX please, '01 M3

Go to your dealer and have them either give you the history or if they won't have them tell you if it's been in a wreck. After a smash the car would have to go to the dealer and have the codes cleared.

 

How about just pay the 20 bux on carfax.com? I just don't get it.

Cyrus

 

I'll help you bump this thread. C'mon helpful people, help him out.

Cyrus

 

Hey! I helped more!

 

Here you go, just read it all this came up: Alert! Severe problems were reported by a state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). This vehicle does not qualify for the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee.


2001 BMW M3CI
WBSBL93481JR12186
COUPE
3.2L L6 FI DOHC 24V / REAR WHEEL DRIVE
Standard Equipment | Safety Options
CARFAX Vehicle History - At A Glance
• 4 billion vehicle history events checked from public and private sources
• DOES NOT qualify for the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee
• 2 owners
• Last reported mileage - 45,158 miles





A CARFAX Vehicle History Report is based only on information supplied to CARFAX. Other information about this vehicle, including problems, may not have been reported to CARFAX. Use this report as one important tool, along with a vehicle inspection and test drive, to make a better decision about your next used car.

The number of owners is estimated by CARFAX
Year purchased 2001 2006
Type of owner Personal ---
Estimated length of ownership 4 yrs. 2 mo. 5 months
Owned in the following states/provinces New York New Jersey
Estimated miles driven per year 11,680/yr ---
Last reported odometer reading 33,624 45,158




CARFAX guarantees the information in this section
Salvage | Junk | Rebuilt No Problem No Problem
Fire/Flood | Hail Damage | Buyback/Lemon No Problem No Problem
Not Actual Mileage | Exceeds Mechanical Limits
No Problem Alert!
Problem Found
Alert! Severe problems were reported by a state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). This vehicle does not qualify for the CARFAX Buyback Guarantee.





Not all accidents or other issues are reported to CARFAX
Frame Damage Check

No frame damage reported to CARFAX. No Issues Reported No Issues Reported
Airbag Deployment Check

No airbag deployment reported to CARFAX.
No Issues Reported
No Issues Reported
Odometer Rollback Check

See State DMV-reported Title Problems above.
No Issues Indicated Alert!
Problem Found
Accident Check

Accident reported on 11/14/2002. Accident Indicator No New Issues Reported
Manufacturer Recall Check

Check with an authorized BMW dealer for any open recalls.
No Recalls Reported
No Recalls Reported







A CARFAX Vehicle History Report is based only on information supplied to CARFAX. CARFAX checked over 4 billion vehicle history events and found 11 record(s) for this 2001 BMW M3CI (WBSBL93481JR12186).




Purchased: 2001
Type: Personal
Where: New York
Est. miles/year: 11,680/yr
Est. length owned: 8/15/01 - 11/9/05
(4 yrs. 2 mo.)



Date: Mileage: Source: Comments:
08/07/2001 US Customs Vehicle exported from
Finland
and imported to
Newark, NJ
08/15/2001 New York
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Blauvelt, NY Registered as
personal vehicle
08/15/2001 5 New York
New York City Area
Inspection Station Passed safety inspection
View what was inspected


10/17/2001 18 New York
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Blauvelt, NY Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Loan or lien reported
05/28/2002 New York
New York City Area
Inspection Station Passed safety inspection
View what was inspected


11/14/2002 New York
Police Report
Case #30776970 Accident Reported
Vehicle involved in crash
with another motor vehicle
06/09/2003 16,566 New York
Inspection Station Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
View what was inspected


10/03/2003 New York
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Spring Valley, NY Registration issued or renewed
Registered as
personal vehicle
Passed safety inspection
06/21/2004 33,624 New York
Inspection Station Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
View what was inspected


11/09/2005 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Eastern Region
Listed as
a fleet vehicle





Purchased: 2006
Where: New Jersey
Est. miles/year: ---
Est. length owned: 2/22/06 - present
(5 months)



Date: Mileage: Source: Comments:
02/22/2006 45,158 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
New Brunswick, NJ
Title #WN20060530149 New owner reported
NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED
CARFAX AdvisorTM
A NAM title is issued when the owner discloses to a DMV mileage fraud, a broken odometer or that the actual mileage of this vehicle is unknown.

Mileage reported after this reading is potentially unreliable.






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Accident
CARFAX receives information on accidents in most states when an official police report is filed. Not all accidents are reported to the Police. The level of detail in the accident record varies by state depending on the state's accident report requirements. CARFAX recommends you obtain a vehicle inspection from your dealer or an independent mechanic for any car involved in an accident.
According to the National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 2003 edition, 12% of the 243 million registered vehicles in the U.S. were involved in an accident in 2002. Over 90% of these were considered minor or moderate.
CARFAX depends on public and private sources for its accident data. Each one of these sources has different processing times. CARFAX can only report what is in our database on 28.Jul.2006 19:13:31. New data will result in a change to this report.


New York Police Reports:


Do not include an assessment of damage severity
Are required if the estimated damage exceeds $1000
Are released to CARFAX approximately 3 months after the accident date. At times, New York may have a backlog that will affect how quickly some accident records are displayed on the Vehicle History Report.


First Owner
When the first owner(s) obtains a title from a Department of Motor Vehicles as proof of ownership.

Inspections
Many states or counties require annual or biennial emissions and/or safety inspections. Odometer readings are collected at the time of the inspection.

New Owner Reported
When a vehicle is sold to a new owner, the Title must be transferred to the new owner(s) at a Department of Motor Vehicles.

Not Actual Mileage Title
When the seller certifies, under the Truth-in-Mileage Act, that the odometer reading does not reflect the vehicle's actual mileage. This may occur because the odometer was tampered with, broken, or replaced.

Ownership History
CARFAX defines an owner as an individual or business that possesses and uses a vehicle. Not all title transactions represent changes in ownership. To provide estimated number of owners, CARFAX proprietary technology analyzes all the events in a vehicle history. Estimated ownership is available for vehicles manufactured after 1994 and titled solely in the US including Puerto Rico. Dealers sometimes opt to take ownership of a vehicle and are required to in the following states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Please consider this as you review a vehicle's estimated ownership history.

Title Issued
A state issues a title to provide a vehicle owner with proof of ownership. Each title has a unique number. Each title or registration record on a CARFAX report does not necessarily indicate a change in ownership. In Canada, a registration and bill of sale are used as proof of ownership.

Truth-in-Mileage Act
The Truth in Mileage Act (TIMA) of 1986 requires a seller to disclose the vehicle's mileage on the title when ownership is transferred. Congress enacted this Act to prohibit odometer tampering and to protect consumers from mileage fraud. Under this act, sellers must disclose any issues with the vehicle's odometer. These disclosures translate into the Exceed Mechanical Limits and Not Actual Mileage titles.

 

What did the seller say about the CarFax?

 

This could easily be a mistake by the NJ DMV or the owner of the car. A "Not Actual Mileage" title is at the discretion of the titler. There's a little box to check off. Apparently, people accidentally check it off all the time.

In any case, the NJ DMV have screwed up titles for me THREE FRIGGIN TIMES. First they put 232k miles in for a car that only had 32k miles on it. Later, I got the famous "Not Actual Mileage" for my Esprit S4s. I finally learned and caught another mistake with a third car while I was still at the DMV.

I still have to drive to Trenton to get my Esprit title corrected. What are the odds that CarFAX will ever be "clean" for my car? How much is this going to cost me? I get pissed just thinking about it.