scooter3

Does anyone have access to Carfax? I want to look at a vehicle and would like to have as much information on the car before I go.

1FAFP48Y93F302823

2003 Cobra

JC316

I ran an autocheck on it. It's clean. 5 estimated owners, no accidents, no odometer problems. Last reported miles 24K. It failed an emissions test, then passed a week later. 8.8 autocheck score.


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2003 Ford Mustang Cobra
Report Run Date: 2012-12-22 00:37:07.603 EST
Report Summary

Class: Sport Car - Touring
Engine: 4.6L V8 EFI
Country of Assembly: United States
Vehicle Age: 9 year(s)
Calculated Owners: 5

VIN: 1FAFP48Y93F302823
Year: 2003
Make: Ford
Model: Mustang Cobra
Style/Body: Coupe 2D

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Reported accidents: 0

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Last Reported Odometer Reading: 24,000

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0 Problem(s) Reported: 15 Title/Problem areas checked:
image No abandoned title record
image No damaged title or major damage incident record
image No fire damaged title record
image No grey market title record
image No hail damage title record
image No insurance loss title or probable total loss record
image No junk or scrapped title record
image No manufacturer buyback/lemon title record
image No odometer problem title record
image No rebuilt/rebuildable title record
image No salvage title or salvage auction record
image No water damaged title record
image No NHTSA crash test record
image No frame/unibody damage record
image No recycling facility record
OdometerCheck

checks_out Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck examined the reported odometer readings reported to AutoCheck for this 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra (1FAFP48Y93F302823) and no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. AutoCheck uses business rules to determine if reported odometer readings are significantly less than previously reported values. Not all reported odometer readings are used. Title and auction events also report odometer tampering or breakage.
0 Problem(s) Reported: Mileage Date Reported
image 42 12/03/2002
image 6,339 10/26/2006
image 12,469 09/23/2008
image 12,000 09/23/2008 not included in rollback calculation
image 18,000 09/04/2010
image 18,782 03/23/2011
image 22,000 08/17/2011
image 24,000 10/25/2012
image 24,000 11/16/2012
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0 Event(s) Reported: 6 Vehicle uses checked:
image No fleet, rental and/or lease use record
image No taxi use record
image No police use record
image No government use record
image No livery use record
image No driver education record
2 Event(s) Reported: 9 Vehicle events checked:
image No accident record reported through accident data sources
image No corrected title record
image No duplicate title record
image Emission/safety inspection record(s)
image Loan/Lien record(s)
image No fire damage incident record
image No repossessed record
image No theft record
image No storm area registration/title record
Full History

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Report Run Date 2012-12-22 00:37:07.603 EST

Vehicle: 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra (1FAFP48Y93F302823)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
07/30/2002
Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER
12/03/2002 MISSOULA, MT
42
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:G034518) (Lien Reported)
10/19/2006 MT
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/26/2006 MT
6,339
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:G034518) (Lien Reported)
10/05/2007 MISSOULA, MT
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/23/2008 GLENDALE, AZ
12,469
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:170M008267013) (Lien Reported)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/23/2008 AZ
12,000
State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
09/24/2009 GLENDALE, AZ
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/04/2010 AZ
18,000
Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
10/11/2010 GLENDALE, AZ
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
03/23/2011 CHANDLER, AZ
18,782
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0D04011075077) (Lien Reported)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/04/2011 CHANDLER, AZ
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
08/17/2011 PHOENIX, AZ
22,000
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:311M011229034)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/29/2011 PHOENIX, AZ
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/25/2012 AZ
24,000
Independent Emission Source FAILED EMISSION INSPECTION
11/13/2012 AZ
Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
11/16/2012 PHOENIX, AZ
24,000
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:368M012321101)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL

scooter3

Thanks for doing this man! The mileage is low, but having 5 owners concerns me. So does the fact that it did not pass emissions. It is easy to pass emissions here. All they do is plug into the OBD port and check for codes. No visual inpsections are made. Not a lot of information on the car from the dealer including the price. I am curious as to how much they are asking. Going to call them this morning though to check it out.

scooter3

Called the dealer and some things sound sketchy. They still have not inspected the vehicle so there is no price on it and the internet sales manager even thinks something is up with it due to the Carfax report. They may just wholesale it out, but she said she would call me when the vehicle goes through inspection next week.

JC316

From what I can see, the dealer that bought it new didn't sell it right away, so it was likely a store demo and the store put 6K on it, then sold it. That owner drove it for a year, then traded it in to a lot, who resold it. Then it went to AZ to a dealer, who sold it. Then it went to 2011 where a dealer sold it, and then 4 months later sold it again. Weird thing is that person either had independent financing, or they paid in full with cash. Then he drove it for a year, and sold it again.

It makes you wonder why people are getting rid of it after a year. As the for the inspection, anything could have caused a failure, most likely an offroad exhaust pipe caused a catalytic converter code.

Is it a major dealership? Most large dealerships just turf all trade ins to auction regardless of it's value.

scooter3

That is kind of the information I got from the sales manager. She was concerned about the number of owners and the low mileage. It is a big dealer here in town so until it gets inspected they won't even let me look at it. She said not until after Christmas. I want to check it out and if they end up not putting it on the lot I may shoot them a price and see if they bite depending on the condition of the car. The number of owners concerns me, but the mileage looks good.

JC316

Biggest thing that they wont want to do is finance it in house, but they should get more from you than they would at auction. I can tell you that it hasn't been to auction recently at least not the major ones, I checked your local Manheim and I couldn't find any record of it. It makes me far more nervous when it keeps bouncing from dealer to dealer at auto auctions.

Average MMR price for them at manheim is $15,400 and the most expensive one sold had 10K miles on it and went for $22,400, so yeah, keep that in mind when making an offer. Most dealers are happy with MMR when they turf it to auction.

scooter3

Cool thanks for the info man. We will see if she hits me back. If not I will call next week and check on it.

JC316

No problem, good luck with it.

supersnake67

5 is alot , but the car is 10 years old. Over the last 8 years I've had 5 cars so it's not that weird for people to be and out of cars , or repossesions, etc.... but If they haven't listed it for sale and the previous owner paid cash that usually means it has a salvaged title and dealers can only do cash deals. Dealers will damn near sell anything "ask me how I know'' lol so if they never did then chances are something was wrong.