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Auto Buyer's Survival Guide

How to Get The History of A Used Car Before You Buy

Through registrations, insurance records, theft histories, lemon laws, flood damage claims, and odometer rollbacks, cars with problems leave an official paper trail. More often than you'd think, these problem vehicles end up back on the market.
To protect yourself, we recommend you invest a little money to determine if used car you're about to buy has potential problems. Carfax may be able to answer these questions:
  • Was the vehicle totaled?
  • Does the vehicle have a “washed” title?
  • Has the vehicle been in a flood?
  • Is the odometer reading accurate?
  • Has the odometer been rolled back?Was the vehicle returned as a lemon?
A single Carfax report is $24.99. Unlimited Carfax reports are $29.99.


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