Car Buying Secrets

Dealer Invoices - Do You Need to Know?

By: Roosevelt Gist

Carfax Vehicle History Service has the only comprehensive, nationwide "title search" database. Using the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), you can uncover "hidden problems" such as: salvage, junk, flood damage and manufacturer buyback titles that have been "washed" from the vehicles paperwork by inconsistent state titling laws. In addition you’ll have help to identify odometer rollbacks.

Insist on having a vehicle history search done on any used car even if it's going to be purchased from a dear friend.

Auto dealers know that providing a vehicle history report upfront could close the deal.

No one can predict the future reliability of a used car so you really don't want to start out with a major unknown such as flood damage.   

Questions to ask the salesperson: May I see the Carfax report on this vehicle? If  one cannot be produced insist on having it run at the sellers expense.