pllleeeease run a carfax for me? :)

nobody asked for your snide commends

Here you go, guess you have to pay for the details.

I think you will find the first character in your vin is the number 1, not the letter I. At least that's what Carfax indicated when I did a copy and paste.

That?s an invalid VIN.

Wasn't a snide comment on his part, just a legitimate question. If you have an internet connection, why not run your own?

sorry its 1LNBP94F2CY634273

===can someone tell me what is soooo great or necessary about carfax....? thank you.

That 1982 Lincoln was reported stolen in 1999.

mike hunt

somebody wrote:

Sucks to be them

===can someone tell me what is soooo great or necessary about carfax....? thank you.

Snide comments are free, just like you want your carfax report to be. Useful information, on the other hand, costs $20 according to the Carfax website. :)

It is NOT so great. They can only tell you what has been reported. If a person always did their own work and never went back to a dealer after the warranty expired they would not know if the mileage was changed, for instance. If the car was badly damage in a collision and the car did not have collision coverage and was repaired by the owner they would not know.

mike hunt

Scott M wrote:

While true, there's still a lot that can be gleaned from a carfax report. And if something IS reported, it will be there. It's a quick way to determine whether you as a prospective buyer should even bother going forward with having a good mechanic or auto body specialist check the car more thoroughly for unreported damage... if it's on the report, don't bother.

It's also good for determining, in some ways, how the car was used. If it was a rental, then I know that the driver seat has seen more butts than Larry Flynt, and some of them probably abused the car while it was in their possession. If the vehicle was leased then I can assume the car was probably maintained well, but I should look more carefully for signs of odometer fraud (going over certain mileage limits costs the lessee money). Gaps in time were the car's registration lapsed and wasn't renewed for a while should also raise suspicion as to what happened during those gaps.

Bottom line is, a carfax doesn't always tell all, but it is a good starting point deduce what to pay the most attention to.

But, pay for your own report, rather than try to troll around here for a free ride. :)

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Thats what I was thinking.