I was just wondering if anyone knows a free website to check a carfax ?? I have been seeing cars on elmazad and all people asking for VIN numbers, well I liked a car and asked the seller for the VIN number he gave it to me, I went through Google trying to find some useful infos but unfortunately all website are asking for like 30-40$ to send you the full car report, am I missing something ? all those people who check carfaxes pay to get reports ? if anyone has a tip or a website that have free checks please say it, thanks.
consider it an insurance policy--it is better spending $30 or $40 up front to check on the car than to discover the problem too late. In the US, there are several sites that will check the VIN (which you called carfax) for problems, but almost all of them require a fee. You can check the VIN for free on some sites and it will detail information about the car including engine size, place of manufacture, etc, but accident history will usually require a payment.
thanks xazbrat, I have already reached the phase where I got information about the car specs like the make, model, engine, year etc ... But as you said getting the accident reports requires a fee in all the websites I checked so far.
unless you have an insider somewhere you're just gonna have to pay up
a year later
Guys does anyone have a 1 year subscription for CARFAX? I need to check a car but I don't find it worth to pay 40$...
don't you have to pay per car? or is it per year?
1 car is for 40$ but a friend told me that car dealers in Lebanon have some sort of yearly subscription and they can get unlimited checks.
4 months later
If anybody has a CARFAX and doesn't need it or have unlimited search please PM me.
Thanks!
I thought about sharing this tip, back then when I made this topic I was able to get a free carfax report from carfax.com, as they only accept US or Canadian credit cards I emailed their support asking for alternative way of paying, they replied that there is no alternatives however the agent gave me one free carfax check, I sent her the VIN and she gave me the full (40$ I think) report for free.
Now if you want a cheap carfax report you can find ads in Wasseet, many people here in Lebanon have some kind of unlimited accounts (Like car showrooms) they sell you a report for 15-20$ and you can pay them by Western Union.
10 months later
Did anyone actually manage to get an unlimited carfax check, if so please pm me.