There will be thousands of new and used cars on the market from the flooded
> Gulf Coast. Read the rip below. CARFAX is providing free flood search.
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No they are not. I just put a couple VINs in there and there is nothing that says anything on their website about offering flood checks for free.
Ted
I am curious to know how they get their information. Sometime back, I was looking at some vehicles that the State of Oregon had for sale on eBay.
They pretty much said not to bother trying to run any of the VIN's through Carfax, as they would not show up, probably because they buy their fleet cars directly from the manufacturer.
-Kirk Matheson
Carfax and Autochek get most of their info from the state reports concerning the vehicle. I.E. Registration/Title items, collision reports. Recall info is online for most vehicles anyway, they just tap that database as well. The reason why you don't find info on most state vehicles is simple. Most states do not title or register the vehicles like a private person does. That means that any damage done to the vehicle doesn't travel with it unless it was involved with an accident with a registered vehicle. Hitting a guard rail or parking barrier wouldn't be there but if they hit a private vehicle it should be. Here in NY if you run a carfax on state owned vehicles at an auction the only thing it may tell you is if it hit another vehicle.
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