

| Subject: | Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info |
| From: | Stuart MacMillan |
| Date: | Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:18:46 -0800 |
Good point, definitely worth it for an expensive late model used car, but I wonder how useful it is for a Vanagon now that they almost all are more than 10 years old. Leif wrote: > > you Wrote: > > >Carfax.com is only good for manufacturer "lemon" buybacks, salvage > >titles, and stolen vehicles. > > Actually CarFax is good for a little more that this. It gives odometer > info, i.e. rollbacks. and also lets you see the car's history. I was > looking to buy a Eurovan in South Texas, low-miles and "rust free here in > South Texas". Well after punching the VIN in at Carfax I found out the car > spent the first 5 winters of it's life in Minnesota. And the reported > mileage was a little suspicious too. 5000 miles in 2 years! I ran, not > walked away from this van. If you are looking to buy a car don't pay $15 > for a One-time report, spend $20 for their unlimited searches for 60 days. > CarFax was invaluable to me as I found my EV MV on the internet for an > Awesome deal. It is a tool you can use to limit your chances of being > scammed. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://cobaltgroup.com http://UsedEquipNet.com
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