I tried the carfax service for my 90 Westy Syncro yesterday. It had very
little information... only two records of smog tests. I felt it was a waste
of information and am asking for a refund. The VW dealer had MUCH more
information regarding service records. Carfax had none of the dealer
information.
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Leif <leif@CMCFLEX.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info

>I don't know, some of these loaded campers and syncro westy's go for quite
a
>lot of cash.  But on an old one, yeah what the car looks like and runs like
>it a lot more important that its title history.  But for shits and giggles
I
>think it's worth knowing where your loved one has been living before you
>met.  It's like wanting to know the date and place of manufacture of your
>vanagon.  Not neccesary but interesting.  Plus it was fun for me to see
>where my old vans and cars are today.  Are they alive and retired in SO
CAL?
>Sorry I have to end this post but I am getting all choked up right now.
>
>Leif
>'86 Syncro Gl
>'93 EV MV
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuart@cobaltgroup.com]
>Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:19 PM
>To: Leif
>Cc: vanagon.com
>Subject: Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
>
>
>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
>
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>