2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LTZ VIN 2GNFLGEK3G6308003

This entry is for a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ. The fuel is petrol. There is an automatic gearbox, with all-wheel drive. The specification is taken from the source data.

At the time of recording, the car had covered 100,110 miles. Services and inspections note the distance covered, so a car with an ordinary past builds up a trail of figures that climb year after year. Service invoices and inspection reports each carry a mileage figure, and lined up in order they show whether the clock tells the truth.

In the source data, the main issue is front-end damage. A damage entry is a starting point for the inspection, telling the mechanic where to look first.

The car is recorded as running and driving. A key was noted with the car.

The record shows a salvage title. Such a title means the car was declared a total loss and can return to the road only after repair and inspection. If any work has been done on the car since, photos and invoices should show what was replaced.

A car’s history is everything logged against it since it left the factory: registrations and owners, inspections, repairs and insurance claims. Pieces of a car’s history sit with registries, dealers, workshops and insurance companies, and none of them sees the whole picture. From the outside, a car with a repaired accident and a car without one can look identical.

A cold start, the colour of the exhaust smoke and any oil leaks tell a mechanic a good deal about how an engine has been treated. On a petrol engine, spark plugs, ignition coils and the cooling system are the routine items a service history should cover. Automatic transmissions, CVTs included, are expensive to repair, so the test drive should include pulling away from a standstill and a stretch at motorway speed.

The tenth character of the VIN stands for the model year, and the eleventh for the plant that built the car. This Chevrolet Equinox LTZ has the VIN 2GNFLGEK3G6308003. A VIN that differs between the documents and the car, or shows signs of tampering, is reason enough to walk away.

A VIN report gathers what different sources know about a car, such as the number of owners, mileage readings, damage and any branded title. A repair paid for in cash at a small workshop leaves no trace in any database, so no report can list it. However complete the paperwork, only an inspection shows the condition of the body, suspension, brakes and electrics today. With this 2016 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ, the first step is a look at the history behind VIN 2GNFLGEK3G6308003.