(Not sure if this counts as a sales post) Just a couple weeks ago in the streets of Chicago I bought a Rav4 with “94,000” Miles on it, I bought for $12,000 with cash, I drove it home, title in hand, not thinking much of it, After a week or two I soon realized the car was running horribly. I ran Carfax and it turns out the odometer was rolled back by over 130,000 miles.
I checked the title and it’s not the same name as the person who had the car listed. Going to be contacting the police tomorrow to see what happens. CarFax is reporting the car had 4 different owners so it can’t be that hard tracking the guy down right?
Just wondering what are my chances of getting in a courtroom with this guy? Moneys a bit tight and I can’t sell this car with the current odometer because it’s illegal.
Because it’s odometer fraud, it would be the FBI that you’d be contacting. But very likely the RAV4 is stolen, and that is a washed title. I would check the VIN in the door jamb to make sure that it matches the VIN in the windshield, but also there’s a VIN on the frame, underneath the vehicle on the driver’s side. I would also check to make sure that matches the title you’ve gotten.