I was told that by calling GM, for example, I could recieve a free VIN check on the car and possibly notification of entire history. Any help would be great!
2006-08-18 04:36:20 · 4 answers · asked by tydyvision@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
You're talking apples and oranges here.
Dealers can pull a maintenance history by VIN. This will show any work performed by a dealer. It's a fast and dirty "lemon check" but obviously won't have any information on any work done by anyone other than a GM dealer. It might reveal an odometer discrepancy, but won't reveal any title washing or other skull duggery.
The CarFax report will reveal the registration and title history of the vehicle. It will tell you if a salvage or junk title was ever issued for the vehicle and if there is an odometer discrepancy.
Most dealers will pull a CarFax report for a vehicle that they are selling if you ask -- virtually all dealers have commercial CarFax accounts to check vehicles that are being traded in. There should not be a charge for that. In fact, if a dealer refused to pull one, I'd walk on the deal on the theory that they were trying to hide something. Keep in mind that the dealer's CarFax report will not carry the buy-back guarantee; you need to pay for the CarFax report yourself to get that.
Best practice is to pull both a VIN check from a dealer and a CarFax report. CarFax also has a 30 day deal where you can pull as many reports as you want to for a flat fee. This is a good deal if you're seriously shopping for a car.
2006-08-18 04:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-30 05:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, Carfax is never free. This service requires manpower and resources
so naturally, they need money to sustain their business.
You can ask your seller to provide the vehicle report for you. You can also get cheap vehicle reports from reliable sites. I personally use Vinaudit. This site provides instant history reports for used vehicles in partnership with the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. Feel free to visit their site for more information. Furthermore, to avail of a 50% discount, (pay only $4.99 per report) simply use this discount coupon link:
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2014-07-01 05:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 16:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are buying from a dealer, ask them.
They might provide it free of charge on a particular vehicle.
2006-08-18 04:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by Joel H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋