***NEED A CARFAX...Help!***
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Hey,
I had a '95 Honda civic EX and got rear-ended on the 101 freeway, which totaled my car, so I am looking at getting a blue 2000 Honda Civic Si. I want to do a CARFAX on it and was wondering if any of you work at or know someone who works at a dealership who could get me a free CARFAX report with their membership. I have the VIN # if anyone can.
Thank you and I really appreciate it,
Shaylene777
I had a '95 Honda civic EX and got rear-ended on the 101 freeway, which totaled my car, so I am looking at getting a blue 2000 Honda Civic Si. I want to do a CARFAX on it and was wondering if any of you work at or know someone who works at a dealership who could get me a free CARFAX report with their membership. I have the VIN # if anyone can.
Thank you and I really appreciate it,
Shaylene777
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Ah the 101. I used to live down south, I remember the traffic.... although now I can only drive 30 around town, which kinda sucks, but whatever, not as much traffic.
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to be honest, carfax wont tell you a thing about the car. get it checked out at a shop you trust and look over it yourself too. accident damage and other problems are easy to spot.
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^^ i have seen some carfax reports. they actually tell alot about the car if the owner takes the car to shops often... but if the owner does everything himself carfax wouldnt know a thing about it. if its from a private seller ask him if he works on the car himself or takes it to the shop etc.
my suggestions for buying a used car is to bring a magnet and a microfiber cloth to make sure there is no bondo/body damage. put the cloth on the car and the magnet on top of it and run the magnet everywhere. anywhere the magnet doesnt stick; there is body damage/bondo. check all the fluids in the car. if all the fluids arent up to par that means the owner probably didnt maintain it well. also check for blow-by. blow by is a good predictor of future engine problems. you can check blow by by removing the oil cap with the engine running. the air pulse coming out of the hole should be a soft/mediocre and constant flow of air. if the air blows out hard and sort of pulsates, that means the engine was poorly maintained or beaten on [in most cases].
my suggestions for buying a used car is to bring a magnet and a microfiber cloth to make sure there is no bondo/body damage. put the cloth on the car and the magnet on top of it and run the magnet everywhere. anywhere the magnet doesnt stick; there is body damage/bondo. check all the fluids in the car. if all the fluids arent up to par that means the owner probably didnt maintain it well. also check for blow-by. blow by is a good predictor of future engine problems. you can check blow by by removing the oil cap with the engine running. the air pulse coming out of the hole should be a soft/mediocre and constant flow of air. if the air blows out hard and sort of pulsates, that means the engine was poorly maintained or beaten on [in most cases].
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i agree... i believe you should get both carfax and have a mechanic check out the car. buddy of mine bought an accord recently which had a clean car fax, but after he took it to the mechanic we found out it has been in an accident before and was repaired poorly
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I'm not too concerned with this car because the owner is so freakin' meticulous with everything about his car. However, I may never know if there was a previous owner, and if there was if it had been in a wreck before. Its just good to know. Also, thanks for the info civicsrcool. I will check the stuff out that you said.
~Shay
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