Taco sold to me with a 149k km. Turns out it's 149k miles. What can I do?

Man that just stinks!
So bought in August to re-sell like a wholesaler or was he selling as a private party?
Again, hope you are able to get fraud out of this...especially getting it checked out. Not good all around.

 

if your sale contract says "buys as is" youre fucked...and thats shitty

 

Thanks i'll look that up.

 

Does anyone want to buy my 97 tacoma? It only has 210K Kilometers

 

Does anyone know if I could take the VIN to the dealership where I live and get some kind of report on the truck? If it went through a dealership recently, surely they would have some kind of database paperwork?

 

Mine has 175km but not for sale haha

 

carfax

 

wtf is a tacoma tdi?

 

Sounds like a live and learn situation

 

Not all, my 02/2001 was not affected. The TSB tells you how to determine if your truck falls under the recall.

Yes you could assuming Canada has access to the US database assuming it is a US truck. You could also decode it yourself to some extent: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)/Toyota/VIN_Codes

I would say the most important info you're looking for right now if the truck was a Canada market truck or US which the above link would help you figure out.

So do your guages read primarily in MPH?

I only know it as Turbo Direct Injection for VW/Audi.

 

Man, that's ridiculous. I hope that you're able to get the issue sorted out.

If not, just look at it as a lesson for when you purchase future vehicles and to look into it more. Not too mention, first generation Tacoma's are one of the longest lasting vehicles on the road, so whether that be 90k miles or 150K miles, just know that you've got a great dependable, long lasting truck.

 

Check it thru Carfax like has been posted above. It may cost a few bucks but you'll get good info on the vehicle.

 

Well the carfax says


02/08/2008 144,111 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Pennsylvania
Listed as
a dealer vehicle

03/24/2008 Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Meadville, PA
Title #55361718RO04 Title issued or updated
Dealer took title of this vehicle
while it was in inventory

07/16/2008 Saskatchewan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Swift Current, SK Registration issued or renewed
New owner reported

06/18/2009 Saskatchewan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Swift Current, SK Registration issued or renewed

05/13/2010 92,903 Dealer Inventory Vehicle offered for sale
INCONSISTENT ODOMETER READING
Odometer reported as 149,513 kilometers


$45 for them to tell me something I already knew.

 

currently he's working out of province. so no.

 

This appears to be a dealer error when they took over ownership of that car. My guess: Canadian dealer gets car, it shows 149k miles. Dealer is told its 149k km, does the same thing you did and finds out its not km but mi, and continues to sell it to the guy you bought it from knowing it was a false reading. You and the guy you bought it from should go after the dealer together.

 

Looks like truck was sold as is your screwed! Sorry about your buy!

 

Sue?

 

how did you not notice miles was the primary reading in the odometer??


oh and carfax sucks (for a truck in canda) carproof is much better

 

Looks like he did. I didn't see this when i asked the second time, missed that post.

 

What is $13,200cad in US dollars?

have a link or copy of the ad? just curious..