Interesting find on San Diego Craigslist. Salvage title, seller claims repair on right door poorly done.

47k miles, $5200. Likely more to the story. But a neat find:

2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE GXP 47K MILES

Salvaged title means, it was delivered to the junkyard first, then he picked it up and ended up not dealing with the Shitstar engine issue. He'* trying to pawn it off on to some other hapless person. I'll repost the whole ad so it doesn't disappear...

05 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE GXP NORTHSTAR V8 ,ONLY 47K MILES , LEATHER AND SUEDE INTERIOR IN XLNT CONDITION, HEADS UP DISPLAY, CAR RIGHT DOOR WAS HIT AND HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THE COLOR IS A LITTLE OFF, OTHER THAN THAT THE REST OF THE BODY AND PAINT IS IN IS PERFECT CONDITION,ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION RUN XLNT,NO LIGHTS ON IN DASHBOARD AND AIRBAGS ARE GOOD, CAR IS ALREADY PRICED ABOUT HALF OF REAL VALUE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE SO PRICE IS FIRM, $5200 CALL (619) 348-7110 PLEASE DONT E-MAIL OR TEXT
















I know I didn't post all the pics, but just enough to taste the flavor.

I ran a Carfax on the VIN, 1 owners, Cali car. CarFax shows 70k miles, seller states 47k. Seller said obtained the car via a debt. States the gas gauge doesn't work and the paint on the repair on the right side is peeling.

Either a complete scam or a very good deal, assuming the repair was done properly less paint issue. I am going to pass- but did peak my interest at 47k miles. As 70k miles and 9 years old, the head gasket is likely a very soon to come issue if not already.

So now its odometer fraud. I would send Carfax the CL ad. Probably a cluster swap to hide something else.

Where is the VIN posted?

I called the seller. If you want a copy of the Carfax just send me a PM.

Mike, LOL, repost the same ad on CL and copy over all the Carfax data exploiting the mileage difference.