HELP: In buying Honda CRV 04 4x4 A/T

[soyuz1234]

Sa mga honda owners po dito hingi lang po sana ng tulog, bibili po kasi ako ng Honda CRV Gen2.

May nakita na po ako sa isang used car lot along Ortigas, a Black 4x4 '04 Honda CRV A/T

Ang problema po, letter B and starting letter ng plaka. Ang sabi ng seller po is galing lang daw po ng Isabela and hindi import. Pinkakita nya sa aking ang CR at yung nakalagay daw yun ay yung pangalan ng Casa kasi first owner po yung nag bebenta. Tanong ko po, pano po talaga malalaman na totoo ang sinabi nung seller na local yung CRV.

2nd problem po is, yung CR nya naka lagay diesel yung fuel which is obviously dapat po gas, tinanong ko yung seller ang sabi nya, typo lang daw sa side ng LTO kasi dati mano-mano na daw po. Pero sa pag papachange nya under my name, ma ko-correct na daw yung kasi computerized na. Ang tanong ko po, possible po ba na magka typo or magka typo man, hindi ba nila kinocorrect?

Hoping for feedbacks

Good day,
Thanks

[renzo_d10]

Bakit yan pa bubuhusan mo ng oras eh marami naman iba diyan na wala talagang problema at Manila registered pa.

[soyuz1234]

Tama po sir, pero kasi hanap ko yung Gen2 na Black 4x4 Matic at pasok din po kasi sa budget ko max at 450K, assuming po na heto lang po talga choice ko, meron po kayang reasonable explanation yung problema po sa taas?

[renzo_d10]

Una, takaw tingin talaga ang B plates. Kahit ba na hindi yan converted, maka-spot lang ng B,R,Y plates ang HPG usually nagiging doubtful sila sa credibility ng sasakyan.

Can you post a picture of the said unit, sir? Para makilatis lang mabuti.

[soyuz1234]

Ay sir, sorry hindi ko pa nabanggit na papaship ko po ito sa Mindanao with in a week. At duon na po mamamalagi permanently.
Baka bukas po mabalikan ko yung unit at picturan ko po.

[renzo_d10]

Ah ok.

Just a piece of advice. Not all car dealers are credible. I'd say 3/4 of them are liars. Tampered mileage. Can-run-for-only-1-week-then-break-down condition. And out of this world pricing.

They do appear nice, yes. But don't be deceived with its looks. Check thoroughly the condition of the car. Bring a mechanic if needed. And do haggle the price. Masyadong harang presyo ng dealers.

[soyuz1234]

Thank you for you advice sir. Yes you are correct parang nakaka enganyo talaga marami pa syang sinabi na money-back gurantee kung may makitang major na problema. Bring mechanic tlaga po ako, at bukas balak ko bumalik to post actual pictures of the unit. Thank you so much.

[soyuz1234]

Mga sir kung papeles lang po ang basehan? Pano po malaman kung import o local yung unit?

Meron kasing mga import na almost exactly the same sa local units and no conversions made.

[number001]

^Check the chassis #. AFAIK, local Honda units have chassis # that start with "PAD xxxxxxx" (xxxxxxxxx being a combination of letters and numbers unique to the Honda vehicle).

Chassis number is indicated on the CR. Or you can check it under the hood. It is stamped on the CRV's body located at tthe middle part (right below the wiper area).

Also look at the aircon tubes (usually there are SANDEN stickers on them). Aircon tubes are thin (about the diameter of cigarette) long aluminum tube (silver in appearance).

[soyuz1234]

Thanks sir, try ko check yan tomorrow. Hindi kasi ako natuloy kanina.