Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:18:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
Comments: To: Leif <leif@cmcflex.com>
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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.

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