Methods In Getting A Free Carfax Report Written on April 19, 2009, by Internet Garner.
Having a Carfax report is very handy, since it can protect you against a poor buying decision. If you are looking to buy a used car, you will either need to obtain the Carfax report or potentially risk buying a car that has an all but scary history. Considering you are potentially paying thousands for the car, it’s good to know where your money is going.
Unfortunately, Carfax does indeed charge for their services. You will be spending around a ballpark figure of $30 for a single Carfax report. Carfax reports are able to be bought in bulk as well, which lowers the amount of cost per report. For dealerships and frequent buyers, the unlimited reports option would be a very good idea to investigate. Do keep in mind this will only last 30 days, however, and you may need to renew the subscription.
So long as you show interest in a vehicle at a used car dealership, you can try to pressure the salesman to pay for the Carfax report. Some dealerships do this as policy, while others will be hesitant and only consider doing so when asked. It is fairly interesting to think that you can save so much money simply by asking one question- but do be sure to show interest in the car to warrant need.
Carfax also offers basic reporting for free. In using the free reporting service you will be extremely limited in the details you receive. Even so, you will be given access to information you previously didn’t have. This would be a good way to check for truth or lies in the seller’s statements about the history of the car in question.
If you go to an automobile auction in most states, you will be given a Carfax report in the majority of cases. Auctioneers will make more sales only by offerings potential buyers more as much information as possible, so that they may judge their investment decision. As a result you will see that most auction houses go ahead and front the fees for the Carfax report for you, which is a nice incentive.
If you have looked at your options and found that you can’t obtain a free detailed Carfax report, you should consider buying it yourself. The fee is not too big, and is well worth it considering you may be saving yourself from losing thousands in a poor buying decision. Even still, you should investigate getting it free first.
Closing Comments
Few tools are as helpful as Carfax when buying a used car. Remember this next time you are at the used car dealership and need to buy a Carfax report to check against any type of deception or lies from salesmen.
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