If I was to pay $30 for a carfax report, what does it give me? What kind of info? Accidents, violations and repairs? What else?

Jim said he thinks it covers all accidents that the car might have been involved in..that is to protect the buyer from buying a car that was formerly totaled and "rebuilt" for sale. He doesn't think it would include any history of tickets by prior owners but all you have to do is go online and you can undoubtedly find out what is covered. Happy Saturday! :)

It gives you all the recorded information about where that car has been, where its been serviced, what's been fixed on it, if it ever had any damage, how many owners, if it was a fleet vehicle or rental car.If it's ever been in a flood or disaster area. I won't buy a used car unless I get the VIN # first and buy one. $30.00 is well worth me not getting stuck with someone elses headache. And when I was looking at multiple cars for my child, I paid the larger amount (isn't it something like $10 for one report, but $30 for as many as you want in a month's time?) and looked all over at many cars to see which would be the best deal and were taken care of the best. I would get a report for each one we considered until she decided which she preferred.

I have heard that it's not the best idea to trust a carfax report. It's best to have an actual inspection performed on a car like they do at Aim Mobile Inspections and other inspection companies. They cost a little more than a carfax report but they're still affordable. You get a detailed inspection report, previous accident history, they test drive it, and they send off an oil sample to get it checked. I think it's better to be safe than sorry.

It gives you all the recorded information about where that car has been, where its been serviced, what's been fixed on it, if it ever had any damage, how many owners, if it was a fleet vehicle or rental car. If it's ever been in a flood or disaster area. I won't buy a used car unless I get the VIN # first and buy one. $30.00 is well worth me not getting stuck with someone elses headache. And when I was looking at multiple cars for my child, I paid the larger amount (isn't it something like $10 for one report, but $30 for as many as you want in a month's time?) and looked all over at many cars to see which would be the best deal and were taken care of the best. I would get a report for each one we considered until she decided which she preferred.