What does a VIN check show? If you have never run one before, the answer can change how you approach every used car purchase. A VIN check pulls together records from insurance companies, state DMV databases, federal systems, and other sources, and organizes them into a report on one specific vehicle. The 17-character VIN is … Read more
Knowing how to tell if an odometer has been rolled back is one of the most useful skills you can bring to a used car purchase. Odometer fraud is more common than most buyers realize. The NHTSA estimates that over 450,000 vehicles with false mileage readings are sold every year in the US. That adds … Read more
Learning how to do a VIN check is one of the fastest ways to protect yourself when buying a used car. A VIN check is one of the most useful things you can do before buying a used car. It takes a few minutes and can surface information about the vehicle’s history that the seller … Read more
Knowing how to check if a car has been in an accident before you pay is one of the most important things a buyer can do. Not every seller will tell you the car you are looking at has been in an accident. Some do not know. Others know and do not mention it. And … Read more