Is there any other FREE VIN number searches you can make accurately besides the so called "free" carfax?
Who wants to pay 30$ for just a thing so small?
2007-10-25 08:18:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I'm sorry, but even those that have "unlimited" Carfax accounts can ONLY use those accounts "personally".
It would be against Carfax Terms of Service to run the VIN for you.
Excerpt from Carfax legal disclaimer:
"CARFAX and its affiliates and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark and other applicable intellectual property laws. You may not modify, publish, TRANSMIT, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. "
I don't mean this disrespectfully, but even dealers have to pay for Carfax & Autocheck full reports.
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You should ask the SELLER of this vehicle to provide the reports,
If there is nothing to hide, the seller can & should run the report, make it available to potential buyers, & absorb the fee.
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I/We consider that a cost of doing business & it protects BOTH the buyer & seller.
Carfax & AutoCheck companies are NOT non-profit organizations. They charge for their research results & rightly so....They do not allow paying users to run results for non-paying users.
AGAIN- no disrespect intended!
They just don't allow it.
And a person could get in trouble (legally) for doing it for you.
(& they could get in trouble with Yahoo! for posting that which is illegal to post.)
I am sorry
2007-10-27 01:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-30 06:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by Melvin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a limited VIN check from NICB.org. It doesn't give a complete history of the car, but
it does tell you whether it has been reported stolen or as a total loss.
If you are looking for the complete history of a specific vehicle - then there are no free sites. Every company needs money for operational costs. So, definitely, they cannot provide this service for free.
There are several companies providing car history reports. Carfax is the most popular but also the most expensive.
You can use cheap alternatives like http://bit.ly/CHEAPCARFAX . It costs $5 but the information is just as good.
2014-09-26 03:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is worth anything will have a price..
These people that collect this info on cars do not work for free..
Even if a dealership has a carfax they can delete things that they do not want to show on it,so it is a good idea to pay the money and get your own carfax report. And, I might say that they are not always accurate..
2007-10-25 08:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Harley-HST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vin search site - Vinaudit
2016-03-09 07:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by Eula 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send me the VIN # and I can get you a free carfax. No charge to you. Send me as many as you need.
2007-10-25 12:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by evillatoro2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the previous comment. ETHOL is spreading FUD here.
According to that legal disclaimer you aren't even allowed to print a copy of a CARFAX report you HAVE paid for.
2007-10-29 05:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by superfantasticultramegaforce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call the dealership and ask for a history report of the car... unless you bought the car from a friend. If so, ask him/her if they had ever brought the car to any dealership. They should be able to give you that information.
2007-10-25 08:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by cutiecaity85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"And a person could get in trouble (legally) for doing it for you."
A company's Terms of Service is not something that will get you into legal trouble. If you violate it, then they cancel your service. Period.
2007-10-28 11:57:30 · answer #9 · answered by Joel H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋