Re: Anyone have access to Carfax or other VIN checking service?
I used Carfax, for about $20 I think, before buying my 96 Lumina. <br /><br />The report came out clean, but turns out it had been wrecked and Carfax didn't know about it. A few months after I got it home, I was replacing the stereo, removed the back seat and the floor was covered with broken window glass. I also had trouble closing the rear door and had to adjust it, no big deal. Then, when I had it in for service, my mechanic pointed out to me the crooked motor mounts, all this stuff I missed when I bought it.<br /><br />The Carfax report even says that all accidents might not be listed, or something to that effect. But the history was a clue to why mine might not have been reported. It was a fleet car in it's first life, and could have been wrecked and repaired with no record made of it if the fleet owner just repaired and sold it.<br /><br />Anyway, it's been a great car and I love it, and I did get a good deal on it. Just don't rely totally on the Carfax report.<br /><br />Good luck!