Clearly, I don't have the record but for what it's worth .. mine was about 2000 miles .. from Tucson to Saskatchewan. I know exactly what you're going through as people questioned my sanity for buying a 10 year old exotic with 90000 miles that had been tracked, from someone I didn't know, 2000 miles away, in another country. Best thing I ever did but I recognized the risks and tried to minimize them.
(my next comments were made before I saw the other thread: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95530)
In the previous posts, nobody has really commented on what things they did to minimize the risk of buying a car sight unseen so let me add my $0.02 worth. Personally, I don't think pictures reduce the risk much. Obviously there is some value in at least seeing the basics but when it comes to road rash; minor dints; interior; etc, a picture isn't of much value unless the car has some obvious fitment issues. So, if your buying criteria includes a need for "near mint", pictures aren't going to do it in my opinion.
I would highly recommend finding an independent third party that you think you can trust. It could be someone else on Prime taking a look at it. In my case, the seller referred me to a mechanic who had maintained the car last that I felt I could trust. He was well known on Prime and well respected and was nice enough to talk to me by phone about recent repair work he had done and his recollections about the car. This might work for you. Another idea might be to ask for the name of a previous owner.
Another source of input is Carfax. Others have made the claim that it can be altered so you shouldn't rely on it too much but it's better than nothing and one of the things you could check.
Another might be to search Prime using the VIN to see if anyone else has reported seeing it or knowing about it.
Anyone else have any other suggestions?
...Ian
(my next comments were made before I saw the other thread: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95530)
In the previous posts, nobody has really commented on what things they did to minimize the risk of buying a car sight unseen so let me add my $0.02 worth. Personally, I don't think pictures reduce the risk much. Obviously there is some value in at least seeing the basics but when it comes to road rash; minor dints; interior; etc, a picture isn't of much value unless the car has some obvious fitment issues. So, if your buying criteria includes a need for "near mint", pictures aren't going to do it in my opinion.
I would highly recommend finding an independent third party that you think you can trust. It could be someone else on Prime taking a look at it. In my case, the seller referred me to a mechanic who had maintained the car last that I felt I could trust. He was well known on Prime and well respected and was nice enough to talk to me by phone about recent repair work he had done and his recollections about the car. This might work for you. Another idea might be to ask for the name of a previous owner.
Another source of input is Carfax. Others have made the claim that it can be altered so you shouldn't rely on it too much but it's better than nothing and one of the things you could check.
Another might be to search Prime using the VIN to see if anyone else has reported seeing it or knowing about it.
Anyone else have any other suggestions?
...Ian
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