Go Back   TurboBuick.Com > Tech Arena > Turbo Trans Am Tech
Register FAQ Members List Photo Gallery Mark Forums Read



Welcome to the TurboBuick.Com forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old April 30th, 2005, 07:58 PM
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: long Beach, PRK.
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 5,483
Carfax listing: "1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM/GTA SE" for a tta?

Is this how everybody;s tta is listed on carfax?

"1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM/GTA SE"
__________________
TIA: Gary Wells / "TOLTK"
'87 Buick Turbo Regal, 22K miles
'02 Quicksilver Z06 Vette, 55K miles
'98 Honda CBR1100XX, 1.2K miles
Garage prostitutes, to the max
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old May 1st, 2005, 12:04 AM
Was I speeding sir?
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 238
Yep...
__________________
Current Rides
92 Z28 1LE Z03 LC2
98 Z28 Daily Driver
89 TTA #1025

Past Rides
89 TTA #1415
89 TTA #891
81 TTA Nascar
91 TA Vert 1 of 103
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old May 1st, 2005, 04:59 AM
Bay Area 4 Life
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: oakland ca
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 346
Ya but i cant get anything to pull up on the vin i got!!!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old May 1st, 2005, 08:46 AM
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: long Beach, PRK.
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 5,483
Quote:
Originally posted by macatoni
Ya but i cant get anything to pull up on the vin i got!!!
-------------------------------------------------
Wells
Senior Member

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: long Beach, PRK.
Posts: 1349


quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by macatoni
Its just very annoying to deal with. I know there should be a report because the seller says there was one on carfax when he bought the car. He has owned it for six years and put under 10k on it. Im fairly sure its car number 1420 but not 100% or even 75% sure of that...
David
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------
FWIW & IMHO:
Sounds like somebody has their storylines cross dressed. It is very doubtful that it was on carfax but is not now. That would worry me, Carfax is capable of making mistakes, but it seems to me that it would be doubtful that they would list it and then lose it. Did you run a carfax and what exactly did the carfax say in regards to records. No records whatsoever? There's gotta be something on it. Such as everytime the owner renews liscense plates, loc of DMV, date, what dmv station?

__________________
TIA: Gary Wells / "TOLTK"
'87 Buick Turbo Regal, 16K miles
'02 Quicksilver Z06 Vette, 20K miles
'98 Honda CBR1100XX, 1.2K miles
Garage prostitutes, to the max


Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged
----------------------------------------------------

Say, Dave, you're not trolling here, are you?
I left this response on your other post in the stolen/vin check section but got no response.
Fess up.
Doesn't it show anything at all?
Are you sure you scrolled all of the way to the bottom of the report?
All of them say that at the top.
__________________
TIA: Gary Wells / "TOLTK"
'87 Buick Turbo Regal, 22K miles
'02 Quicksilver Z06 Vette, 55K miles
'98 Honda CBR1100XX, 1.2K miles
Garage prostitutes, to the max
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old May 1st, 2005, 09:07 PM
JOHNDEEREGN's Avatar
OFFICIAL THREAD JACKER!
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Land Of Oz
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 2,890
hehehe

Wells,

I know where there is one you wouldnt have to run a carfax on
__________________
Automobile Collector Extraordinaire, ASE Certified Master Technician, Nuclear Weapons, Used Cars, Harley's, Movies Directed, Stunt Pilot,Jets Chartered, Swampland, Fast Boats, Even Faster Women, Singin, Preachin, Holdin Revivals, Baby Sitting, Lawns Mowed, Half/Ass Taxi Service, Land, Whiskey, Manure, Nails, Fly Swatters, Racing Forms, Bongos, Professional Circumcising, Wars Fought, Uprisings Quelled, Expert Spear Thrower, Tigers Tamed, Revolutions Started, Unwed Mothers Counseled, Assassinations Plotted, Bars Emptied, Pigs Neutered, Governments Run, Virgins Converted, Orgies Organized, Bicycle Wheels Respoked, and other less ambiguous businesses.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old May 2nd, 2005, 01:03 AM
Bay Area 4 Life
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: oakland ca
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 346
Its seems like BS to me. It says that exists but there are zero reports... It is very fishy. I am trying to see if i got the VIN wrong but i believe its right because it still says its a trans am 3.8 turbo!
I am going to confirm the VIN with the seller...
I am a fool for not writing down the number while i was there! But the car is what it is and i just want to make sure its got a clean title...

Wells or John one of you guys want to try and run it? Ill PM you the VIN if your willing...

And also sorry for the lack of resonse in the other post...got real busy

David
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old May 2nd, 2005, 07:10 AM
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: long Beach, PRK.
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 5,483
Quote:
Originally posted by macatoni
Its seems like BS to me. It says that exists but there are zero reports... It is very fishy. I am trying to see if i got the VIN wrong but i believe its right because it still says its a trans am 3.8 turbo!
I am going to confirm the VIN with the seller...
I am a fool for not writing down the number while i was there! But the car is what it is and i just want to make sure its got a clean title...

Wells or John one of you guys want to try and run it? Ill PM you the VIN if your willing...

And also sorry for the lack of resonse in the other post...got real busy

David
--------------------------------------------------------------
FWIW & IMHO:
I can't run it as I do not have a carfax account. I generally just post the vin no on stolen/vin check section and request if somebody can run it for me. Did you run the report request or did the seller, or someeone else? Did the seller e-mail you the no or did he give you the no by phone conversation? I would ask him to e-mail you the no. How has the seller had the car? I would also give the seller a chance to explain the unusual carfax report, and see if his explaination is plausible. Does the seller know more than he is letting on? That is generally the case. Nothing foolish about "heat of the moment" things, either. Happens to all of us. Keep us informed of the outcome so that we may avoid the same pitfall. HTH.
__________________
TIA: Gary Wells / "TOLTK"
'87 Buick Turbo Regal, 22K miles
'02 Quicksilver Z06 Vette, 55K miles
'98 Honda CBR1100XX, 1.2K miles
Garage prostitutes, to the max
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old May 2nd, 2005, 08:09 AM
JOHNDEEREGN's Avatar
OFFICIAL THREAD JACKER!
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Land Of Oz
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 2,890
my carfax acount is old macatoni,,,sorry.
__________________
Automobile Collector Extraordinaire, ASE Certified Master Technician, Nuclear Weapons, Used Cars, Harley's, Movies Directed, Stunt Pilot,Jets Chartered, Swampland, Fast Boats, Even Faster Women, Singin, Preachin, Holdin Revivals, Baby Sitting, Lawns Mowed, Half/Ass Taxi Service, Land, Whiskey, Manure, Nails, Fly Swatters, Racing Forms, Bongos, Professional Circumcising, Wars Fought, Uprisings Quelled, Expert Spear Thrower, Tigers Tamed, Revolutions Started, Unwed Mothers Counseled, Assassinations Plotted, Bars Emptied, Pigs Neutered, Governments Run, Virgins Converted, Orgies Organized, Bicycle Wheels Respoked, and other less ambiguous businesses.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old May 2nd, 2005, 02:46 PM
Bay Area 4 Life
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: oakland ca
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 346
he emailed me the number. I think its off because when i cut and paste it wont run. When i change just one letter that could have been a 1 from and L it runs but says there is no reports. Im gonna post it in the stolen section and see what happens. The seller has owned the car for 6 years now. I am the one running the carfax...
David
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old May 2nd, 2005, 09:20 PM
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: long Beach, PRK.
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 5,483
FWIW & IMHO:
I would still contact the owner/seller and explain the problem to him, and see what he says. If he can't resolve the problem, then about the only deduction that could come from this is something is really wrong. Have you compared the number-letter arrangment & sequencing with that of a known good tta vin no.
There should be several good examples of the number-letter arrangement & sequencing on some of the ttas for sale on e-bay & autotrader on line.
__________________
TIA: Gary Wells / "TOLTK"
'87 Buick Turbo Regal, 22K miles
'02 Quicksilver Z06 Vette, 55K miles
'98 Honda CBR1100XX, 1.2K miles
Garage prostitutes, to the max
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old May 3rd, 2005, 02:47 PM
Bay Area 4 Life
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: oakland ca
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 346
Well it was an inncocent mistake. Just a few numbers off from the email. Got it to run and it as a clean title! Thanks for putting up with my complaining guys. Now can anyone tell me what production number this one is? 1G5FW2175KL248043

David
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old May 3rd, 2005, 06:21 PM
JOHNDEEREGN's Avatar
OFFICIAL THREAD JACKER!
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Land Of Oz
Trader Rating: (0)
Posts: 2,890
contact

pontiac Historical Services for the #, they send out a very nice letter confirming the build number and lots of dealer promo items.

Ty
__________________
Automobile Collector Extraordinaire, ASE Certified Master Technician, Nuclear Weapons, Used Cars, Harley's, Movies Directed, Stunt Pilot,Jets Chartered, Swampland, Fast Boats, Even Faster Women, Singin, Preachin, Holdin Revivals, Baby Sitting, Lawns Mowed, Half/Ass Taxi Service, Land, Whiskey, Manure, Nails, Fly Swatters, Racing Forms, Bongos, Professional Circumcising, Wars Fought, Uprisings Quelled, Expert Spear Thrower, Tigers Tamed, Revolutions Started, Unwed Mothers Counseled, Assassinations Plotted, Bars Emptied, Pigs Neutered, Governments Run, Virgins Converted, Orgies Organized, Bicycle Wheels Respoked, and other less ambiguous businesses.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:23 AM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.6.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0
One of the largest message boards on the web !