Interesting website - worth a look.

[3series 0]

Hey guys,

Thought this would be worth a look. Someone sent me this link in an email, its a good way of getting information about your car, checking odometer readings, etc etc etc. All you need is your vin number and you can have a bit of look back into the history of your car. For $10 you can get the nitty gritty info as well.

You're even able to check your average daily useage between WOF periods.

www.carfax.co.nz

Cheers,

Andy.

Edited April 28, 2008 by bmw3

[pjay 8]

Yup, this is a mint site!

Make: BMW

Model: 328I

Year: 1995

Main colour: Red

Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

Body style: Saloon

No of seats: 5

CC rating: 2,790

Fuel type: Petrol

Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

Country of origin: Germany

Does this mean its imported from Germany??

[greenday-rulz21 6]

Make: BMW

Model: 323I

Year: 1999

Main colour: Blue

Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

Body style: Sports Car

No of seats: 5

CC rating: 2,494

Fuel type: Petrol

Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

Country of origin: Germany

Mine was a UK import although it was made in Germany.

[pjay 8]

Mine was a UK import although it was made in Germany.

Hmmm, im pretty sure mines imported from Japan (as it has a jappa import sticker by the vin stamp) so i dont know why i asked really.. oops

[misgvous_1 0]

Make: BMW

Model: 328I

Year: 1996

Submodel: 4 DOOR

Main colour: Silver

Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

Body style: Saloon

No of seats: 5

CC rating: 2,793

Fuel type: Petrol

Power: 142kW

Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

Country of origin: Germany

4 door ha!

[Guest Simon*]

Check out this WOF record

Far right column is average km's per day worked out from WOF intervals

367,057 2007, November 1st WOF inspection 56.29

356,758 2007, May 2nd WOF inspection 56.33

346,616 2006, November 3rd WOF inspection 51.95

335,604 2006, April 5th WOF inspection 31.61

329,662 2005, September 29th WOF inspection no travel for 19 days

329,662 2005, September 10th WOF inspection 38.96

322,375 2005, March 7th WOF inspection 62.96

310,919 2004, September 6th WOF inspection 59.81

297,997 2004, February 3rd WOF inspection 49.88

287,524 2003, July 8th WOF inspection 32.58

282,082 2003, January 22nd WOF inspection 29.78

276,396 2002, July 15th WOF inspection 66.64

262,533 2001, December 19th WOF inspection 66.64

236,410 2000, November 22nd WOF inspection 115.16

197,026 1999, December 16th WOF inspection 156.71

142,962 1999, January 5th WOF inspection 115.12

59,386 1997, January 9th WOF inspection 69.14

33,805 1996, January 5th WOF inspection 94.13

12 1995, January 11th WOF inspection

[pjay 8]

misgvous_1: Yeah, mines a "saloon" ????? Even though im confident its a coupe.. having 2 doors and all, unless they're the same thing?

Simon*: Thats sure impressive!!! 300k club ay?

[Tomo 0]

Nice find of a site, thanks for posting. Not quite as much detail as www.vir.co.nz but then you're getting something for free! and carfax's extra detail one is cheaper.

[Tomo 0]

197,026 1999, December 16th WOF inspection 156.71

Thats busy km/day! dads car's record is 141 km/day from when we lived in the country.

[Guest Simon*]

misgvous_1: Yeah, mines a "saloon" ????? Even though im confident its a coupe.. having 2 doors and all, unless they're the same thing?

Simon*: Thats sure impressive!!! 300k club ay?

Oh yeah - piss into that club

Got another WOF due in 2 days - kms now about 378,000

[Braeden320 0]

Good find mate!!

320i

Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report

Reading, Kms Date Source or reason Average usage, Kms/day

132,526 2008, March 27th WOF inspection 97.79

114,043 2007, September 20th WOF inspection 107.98

92,551 2007, March 5th WOF inspection 47.49

90,699 2007, January 25th WOF inspection 33.20

84,625 2006, July 26th WOF inspection 41.70

76,783 2006, January 19th WOF inspection 57.61

65,725 2005, July 11th WOF inspection 1.05

65,660 2005, May 10th WOF inspection 0.13

65,637 2004, November 19th border check

323i

93,820 2007, December 5th WOF inspection 35.46

87,332 2007, June 5th WOF inspection 49.25

78,515 2006, December 8th WOF inspection 42.38

70,465 2006, June 1st WOF inspection 0.52

70,348 2005, October 21st WOF inspection no travel for 2 days

70,348 2005, October 19th pre-registration check 1.53

70,325 2005, October 4th border check

[greenday-rulz21 6]

In Miles

98,245 2007, November 13th WOF inspection 33.29

91,721 2007, May 1st WOF inspection 16.00

91,609 2007, April 24th WOF inspection 25.64

86,942 2006, October 24th WOF inspection 20.99

83,144 2006, April 26th WOF inspection 21.51

74,279 2005, March 10th WOF inspection 19.60

67,124 2004, March 10th WOF inspection 27.67

56,995 2003, March 10th WOF inspection no travel for 26 days

56,995 2003, February 12th pre-registration check 8.60

56,952 2003, February 7th border check

Its a shame the distance only starts from when it comes into the country

[moktar 7]

Make: BMW

Model: 328IS COUPE

Year: 1995

Main colour: Black

Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

Body style: Sports Car

CC rating: 2,793

Fuel type: Petrol

Power: 142kW

Country of origin: Germany

139,248 2007, December 2nd WOF inspection 20.14

135,825 2007, June 15th WOF inspection 23.63

135,187 2007, May 19th WOF inspection 21.77

131,158 2006, November 15th WOF inspection 19.09

127,742 2006, May 20th WOF inspection 26.27

122,776 2005, November 12th WOF inspection 24.98

118,331 2005, May 18th WOF inspection 25.27

113,959 2004, November 26th WOF inspection 26.03

108,962 2004, May 18th WOF inspection 28.51

102,433 2003, October 2nd WOF inspection 40.79

95,335 2003, April 11th WOF inspection 25.14

95,159 2003, April 4th WOF inspection 36.39

88,318 2002, September 28th WOF inspection 36.86

81,352 2002, March 23rd WOF inspection 43.77

64,500 2001, March 3rd WOF inspection no travel for 14 days

64,500 2001, February 17th WOF inspection 35.13

51,117 2000, February 2nd WOF inspection 25.61

41,641 1999, January 28th WOF inspection 28.90

25,572 1997, July 21st WOF inspection 39.80

9,614 1996, June 15th WOF inspection 26.49

50 1995, June 20th WOF inspection

sports car Arrived in NZ with 50kms haha

[OLLIE 26]

ummm ... odometer decrease?????

211,001 2008, January 23rd WOF inspection 0.27

210,918 2007, March 22nd WOF inspection 0.23

210,905 2007, January 24th WOF inspection 0.23

210,757 2005, April 14th WOF inspection 0.14

210,669 2003, August 16th WOF inspection 201.41

159,301 2002, December 4th WOF inspection odometer decrease -51,148.00

210,449 2002, March 1st WOF inspection 0.54

210,150 2000, August 24th WOF inspection 0.21

210,106 2000, January 27th WOF inspection 31.11

205,347 1999, August 27th WOF inspection 40.37

198,886 1999, March 20th WOF inspection 41.82

176,179 1997, September 23rd WOF inspection 36.75

161,258 1996, August 13th WOF inspection 41.99

145,678 1995, August 8th WOF inspection 38.33

49,700 1988, September 29th as at change of owner 76.10

20,400 1987, September 10th as at change of owner

[misgvous_1 0]

ummm ... odometer decrease?????

211,001 2008, January 23rd WOF inspection 0.27

210,918 2007, March 22nd WOF inspection 0.23

210,905 2007, January 24th WOF inspection 0.23

210,757 2005, April 14th WOF inspection 0.14

210,669 2003, August 16th WOF inspection 201.41

159,301 2002, December 4th WOF inspection odometer decrease -51,148.00

210,449 2002, March 1st WOF inspection 0.54

210,150 2000, August 24th WOF inspection 0.21

210,106 2000, January 27th WOF inspection 31.11

205,347 1999, August 27th WOF inspection 40.37

198,886 1999, March 20th WOF inspection 41.82

176,179 1997, September 23rd WOF inspection 36.75

161,258 1996, August 13th WOF inspection 41.99

145,678 1995, August 8th WOF inspection 38.33

49,700 1988, September 29th as at change of owner 76.10

20,400 1987, September 10th as at change of owner

looks like they made up for it in the next 6 months tho...

Edited April 28, 2008 by misgvous_1

[Guest Simon*]

ummm ... odometer decrease?????

159,301 2002, December 4th WOF inspection odometer decrease -51,148.00

Ooops!

[Grant 4]

I tried to buy a report, the site must still be being finished.

Cheers

Grant

[sp8s 1]

Mine seems true

Make:	BMW
Model:	318TI
Year:	1997
Submodel:	M-SPORT
Main colour:	Silver
Vehicle type:	Passenger Car/Van
Body style:	Hatchback
No of seats:	5
CC rating:	1,890
Fuel type:	Petrol
Assembly type:	Imported Built-Up
Country of origin:	Japan

Well it is an import

Was built in Germany according to VIN

Edited April 28, 2008 by sp8s

[jrgb 0]

Ya, my car's mileage is reducing each year ... soon it will be brand new again!!!!

__________________________________________________________________

Kms ...... Date ....................... Source or reason .... Average usage, Kms/day

4,504 .... 2007, October 15th .. WOF inspection ...... odometer decrease -3,798.00

8,302 .... 2006, October 27th .. WOF inspection ...... odometer decrease -3,698.00

12,000 .. 2005, October 17th .. WOF inspection ...... 33.20

13 ........ 2004, October 21st ... WOF inspection

Thanks for the link.

Edited April 28, 2008 by John B

[Grant 4]

Interesting, I looked up the first car I ever owned (a long time ago...). The car yard I traded it to, immediately wound the speedo back 100,000km's (It was in very good condition when I traded it). I guess they thought they could get away with it - and obviously did.

Also interesting, my old E30 (that was written off) had two odometer decreased in the time I owned it (I can assure you that never happened). I guess that at times the wrong reading is recorded, and hence the decrease. In both cases, the correct reading seemed to be recorded at the next WOF.

I am trying to remember the plate of another car I previously owned, that I bought off a yard in Hamilton, that the next week got done big time for winding back the clocks of their cars. I was pretty sure that the car I bought had suffered this treatment as well.

All very interesting.

Cheers

Grant

[tintop 10]

I see a yard in Christchurch is selling an e34? m5. I ran the plates on this site.

Looks like someone wound the kms back to 69,000 in 2000 or 2001 from 156,000

Not a wof typo either because the kms keep climbing after and before the wind back date.

http://www.carfax.co.nz/car/?plate=aqf174&...h=CarFax+Search

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-136813624.htm

[rowanhol 0]

cool site, very interesting,wouldn't mind finding out the rego number of an old r31 svd skyline i owned, 1 of 200 made,1 of 2 in nz.i want it back, is there any way to find out the details of cars you have owned?

my old ute seems to have had the odo wound back twice, once wound back 185,000 k's, second time wound back 99,000 k's although that one could be a series of wrong readings.. oresome haha

Edited April 29, 2008 by yeeeargh

[Jeddy 0]

I was just checking out this site for a car on trademe and it reported numerous "odometer decreases" and wondered if some could be associated with a new engine/new speedo being installed? Before looking at that i thought this car seem alot more appealing

History

CiQ

[tintop 10]

I was just checking out this site for a car on trademe and it reported numerous "odometer decreases" and wondered if some could be associated with a new engine/new speedo being installed? Before looking at that i thought this car seem alot more appealing

History

CiQ

Yeah thats a mess, a few look like wof typos, but others look just like blatant winding back.

[hotwire 352]

Great site.

As is shown - the old E12 has a pretty leisurely time of it - hardly run in.....

Reading Date Source or reason Average usage, /day

120,605 2008, January 3rd WOF inspection 1.46

120,339 2007, July 5th WOF inspection 1.98

119,967 2006, December 29th WOF inspection 0.77

119,822 2006, June 23rd WOF inspection 1.89

119,466 2005, December 17th WOF inspection 1.85

119,100 2005, June 2nd WOF inspection 14.43

116,459 2004, December 1st WOF inspection 9.07

114,800 2004, June 1st WOF inspection 5.10

113,591 2003, October 8th WOF inspection 5.48

112,594 2003, April 9th WOF inspection 4.73

111,737 2002, October 10th WOF inspection 3.33

111,112 2002, April 5th WOF inspection 5.96

110,027 2001, October 5th WOF inspection 5.53

109,037 2001, April 9th WOF inspection 13.68

106,602 2000, October 13th WOF inspection 7.20

105,313 2000, April 17th WOF inspection 3.83

104,628 1999, October 21st WOF inspection 4.29

103,844 1999, April 21st WOF inspection 6.62

101,427 1998, April 21st WOF inspection 5.03

99,557 1997, April 14th WOF inspection 6.09

97,427 1996, April 29th WOF inspection 18.25

93,101 1995, September 5th WOF inspection

And believe it or not - it is genuine!

We bought (one owner) in 94 @ 85000km

Cost per Km to run is a bit scary looking at this