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#3
08-21-2009, 03:41 PM
Welcome to the forum. There is no way to get a free carfax. Either you have to pay for it or someone who has bought a plan will need to run your vin. I believe they frown upon people doing that tho. If the car you are looking at is at a dealer, you can ask them to pull the carfax for you.
#6
08-21-2009, 06:52 PM
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wauconda, IL
Posts: 13,335
Welcome to the site. If you are buying the car from a dealer they should give you one for free. If you are buying it outright I think it costs like $30 for one carfax report.
#7
08-21-2009, 08:22 PM
Hi Cindyo!
Welcome to the forum!
A carfax is always helpful in making a decision. But shouldn't always be taken as 100% accurate. A local Detroit tv station's news department did a story on Carfax not too long ago. And they found vehicles that had many glaring omissions on the Carfax report. Carfax only shows you the damage/accidents that were officially reported. Any damage that was repaired, but never reported to authorities won't show up on the Carfax.
Like I said though, a carfax report is definitely better than nothing. I don't have a carfax account, seeing as carfax is not fully in Canada yet. Although I hear they're starting to setup here.
Hopefully someone here will be able to help you out.
Welcome to the forum!
A carfax is always helpful in making a decision. But shouldn't always be taken as 100% accurate. A local Detroit tv station's news department did a story on Carfax not too long ago. And they found vehicles that had many glaring omissions on the Carfax report. Carfax only shows you the damage/accidents that were officially reported. Any damage that was repaired, but never reported to authorities won't show up on the Carfax.
Like I said though, a carfax report is definitely better than nothing. I don't have a carfax account, seeing as carfax is not fully in Canada yet. Although I hear they're starting to setup here.
Hopefully someone here will be able to help you out.
#8
08-21-2009, 08:29 PM
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 11,978
welcome to the MCF, you will enjoy this forum very much, see ya
taz, i'm glad you said that about CARFAX, i wanted to start a topic on that very thing! thanks
taz, i'm glad you said that about CARFAX, i wanted to start a topic on that very thing! thanks
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