Bad alignment, rust, repainting, + Florida retitling = trouble?
#1
![Default](/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I'm almost ready to buy a 2003 XJ8 with 50K miles on it. I got a pre-inspection report which said:
- Entire car has been repainted
- Small rust bubbles under chrome trim around rear window painted over
- Rear parking sensors painted over
- Bad wear on rear inner tires; left toe set to 0.47" (specs -0.01 to 0.19)
- Carfax report indicates car has had only one owner, in the DC area, but in 2010 car was re-titled in Florida in May and then moved back to the DC area by December
The optimistic interpretation: The owner moved to Florida for half a year, decided to paint the car silver, and had to get a new title because the color was changed.
The paranoid interpretation: The car was totalled in an accident, throwing it out of alignment. The owner transferred it to Florida to clear a salvage title, repainted it to cover the damage, then moved it back to DC.
Other paranoid intepretation: The car was damaged by flood or hurricane, began to rust, and was repainted.
Why would a 2003 XJ8 with 50K miles have any exterior rust, or have rear wheel alignment problems, or need to be repainted?
- Entire car has been repainted
- Small rust bubbles under chrome trim around rear window painted over
- Rear parking sensors painted over
- Bad wear on rear inner tires; left toe set to 0.47" (specs -0.01 to 0.19)
- Carfax report indicates car has had only one owner, in the DC area, but in 2010 car was re-titled in Florida in May and then moved back to the DC area by December
The optimistic interpretation: The owner moved to Florida for half a year, decided to paint the car silver, and had to get a new title because the color was changed.
The paranoid interpretation: The car was totalled in an accident, throwing it out of alignment. The owner transferred it to Florida to clear a salvage title, repainted it to cover the damage, then moved it back to DC.
Other paranoid intepretation: The car was damaged by flood or hurricane, began to rust, and was repainted.
Why would a 2003 XJ8 with 50K miles have any exterior rust, or have rear wheel alignment problems, or need to be repainted?
#2
#3
#4
#6
#7
Trending Topics
#8
![Default](/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
However, what if it is the same owner and he shuffles the title in Florida before the brand hits the databases, then shuffles it back a few months later? Someone who knows systems can always find and exploit a weakness.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Wolfy
XJ ( X351 )
58
05-28-2024 08:06 AM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)