AWheelMan

Can someone help shed some light on the following? I'm wondering why the vehicle seems to have been registered or re-registered so many times in a short period of time?

Please also comment on any other irregularities you might see. This is the complete listing from the Summary Section.

Thanks,


Date Location Source Type Category Odometer
12/23/2005 Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER
12/23/2005 QC Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
08/04/2009 MONTREAL QC Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
08/30/2009 CANADA Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION Odometer Reading 73,039 K
10/19/2009 TORONTO ON ON DriveClean Emissions Testing Emissions Testing
10/30/2009 TORONTO ON Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
01/04/2010 TORONTO ON Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
11/01/2010 TORONTO ON Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
12/29/2010 TORONTO ON Motor Vehicle Dept. CANADIAN RENEWAL Canadian Renewal
10/01/2011 ON Insurance Records New Policy Coverage Date

Oxblood

What year is the car? Could it be an import from the US? Looks like it has been moved around a lot. Possibly traded between dealers to fulfill a customer request, then the customer backed out. Is there anything on the report that indicates an accident or rebuild? Do they have the service records? If not, ask them to pull them from Audi. I would also recommend getting a US Autofax report done.

outwest

If it's an 05 or 06, then it's definitely not a US car since it's manufactured then shipped to the dealer and first renewal is in Quebec (even a first in service will be labeled "renewal". US renewals are also listed on a Carproof report. What is more concerning is that it went to the auction with reasonable mileage. There have been multiple reports which found that Quebec is the nation of "spinning odometers". Now before someone gets upset, I don't say the vehicle in question has been fiddled with, just be cautious and as Oxblood says, look at the service records, do they look correct compared to the mileage and where has it been serviced? If no service records are available that should be a big red flag. Also, the fact that it's sold in QC at auction and only 2 months later its Drive Clean inspection is done makes me wonder what happened in the meantime.