04-08-2019, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by N1rve
So I found my old FR-S for sale and I would say do not touch it with a 10 foot pole!
https://www.laautox.com/pre-owned-ca...on-FR-S/343000
The carfax is a completely lie lol. The car has been to the dealership over 30+ times and nothing shows up on it.  This is one of the reasons why you shouldn't trust carfax. Also, it was never registered a corporate car lol.
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...3601#undefined
The car wasn't problem free and still isn't. Recently put in a new crankshaft and sprocket, but I only addressed 1/4 crankshaft /sprockets. Three of them can still go bad. Engine had came out of the car three time, first time for rocker arms, second time for oil leak, third time for camshaft/sprocket. Please be advised, since three possible sprockets can still go bad, it will cost a good 5-6k to replace it. It is very labor intensive and costly which is why I would not recommend touching this car lol.
The car definitely has some sort of electrical gremlins in it as after the crankshaft sprocket replacement, the battery seemed to have spilled acid on itself and burned the paint of the battery holder, been through three batteries in the course of 5 years (something seems to be draining it) -- I drove it everyday as a daily driver so it's surprising that the battery died like every 1-2 years.
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Carfax doesn't record dealer visits or repairs. It is for accidents and damage.
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