Anyone have Carfax?

[Jim Oaks]

Anyone have Carfax?

I'm looking at an Excursion that's 'As Is'.

2003 Ford Excursion 1FMNU45S23ED67707

 

[FritzTKatt]

Can you explain to me what carfax does if the PO HASN'T had accidents or whatever and worked on the vehicle themselves?

EDIT: basically, what you can't tell by actually inspecting the vehicle yourself?

 

[Bronco638]

Can you explain to me what carfax does if the PO HASN'T had accidents or whatever and worked on the vehicle themselves?

It won't have much. Just the original sale date/dealer and when the registration was submitted/renewed (if the State reports that - some do, some don't). It would also report any recalls and if the service was performed. You do get, at least, an idea of where the vehicle is from and where it's spent its life.

For instance, the Ranger I bought, in the Spring, was originally from southern Georgia & northern Florida (rust free zone). That was important to know given that the seller was in northern Illinois (as am I).

 

[FritzTKatt]

Ok, that works. Do most shops enter their service based on vin numbers to a data base? I'd imagine dealers would do it, but likely not local garages.

 

[sblake01]

Ok, that works. Do most shops enter their service based on vin numbers to a data base? I'd imagine dealers would do it, but likely not local garages.

The good ones do. My mother in law has owned a 2003 Volvo S40 since new. She had all of the regular maintenance and repairs done at an independent shop that specializes in Volvo's. There are three pages of records from that shop on her Carfax report. Things as 'minor' as interior/exterior bulb changes, cabin filter replacement(s), etc. as well as 'real' maintenance. Because of those extensive and detailed records from that shop, the report states that her car would sell for $2130 above the average retail value.

 

[txgocartB3000]

Hey, this is pretty good...

The post has been completely hi-jacked and the OP was asking for some valid help.

I do not have access to CarFax but I wish I did.

Ray

 

[sblake01]

That means that your post is about as useful to the OP's topic as the rest of ours.....right?

 

[FritzTKatt]

Sorry for the hijacking, but good knowledge was still spread.

Maybe if anyone had the answer it wouldn't have gotten hijacked? Otherwise this keeps it bumped...

 

[Bronco638]

Given the fact that CarFax access isn't something I'd like to broadcast, I'm hoping someone, that does have access, has contacted Jim via PM.

 

[sblake01]

It's also not free....in the meantime, you could try this link. I won't tell you much but it will tell you that it's not registered as a salvage title. And it's free:

http://www.salvagedb.com/

 

[kunar]

You ever find someone to run this for you, Jim? I could use a carfax on an explorer im looking at.

 

[Will]

Oh gawd--you aren't contemplating a V10 Excursion? Slow and sucks gas at a depressing, watch-the-needle-move rate.

This is a Catholic penance thing isn't it. Won't they let you flay yourself with a strip of barbed wire instead? Oh, the inhumanity of those extremists.