How to Use Carfax
Before purchasing a used vehicle you should always get a vehicle history report, which will give you tons of information regarding the car to help in your decision to purchase the vehicle or not. Carfax is a great place to obtain this information. The following will show you how to use Carfax to get a history report on a vehicle.
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Instructions
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Obtain a VIN number from the car you wish to purchase.
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Log onto Carfax's website and input the VIN number. Carfax will pull up the year, make and model of the car, the body style, the engine type, where the car was manufactured, if there were any recalls on the car and how many records are in the data base. This history report is free.
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Click the "Go" button to order the detailed history report. Choose to purchase a single report for $24.99 or to get unlimited reports, which allows you to check as many cars as you want to for thirty days, for $29.99. Click "Continue."
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Complete the online form with all the necessary information open your account and process your order. Click "Process My Order."
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Receive the vehicle history report immediately. You will learn if the car was involved in any accidents, if the mileage was tampered with, how many owners the car has had, if the car has been inspected recently, if the car had any flood damage, if the car was labeled as a lemon and much more.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also click "Lemon Check" on Carfax's site and input the VIN to see if the car was ever labeled a lemon.
