| If you are in the market shopping for a used car, | | | | fax. The report will provide you with powerful |
| investing five minutes to read this article may | | | | information that may make or kill the car deal. |
| save you hundreds, or even thousands of dollars. | | | | Those are including, but not limited to the |
| Whether you are buying the car from a big | | | | following. * Emission testing, and title transfer |
| dealer, a small dealer, or a private seller there are | | | | history. |
| common problems that you should look for, and if | | | | * Number of owners. Detailed information on the |
| found you either don't buy the car, or negotiate a | | | | dates the car was sold, leased, rented, or |
| lower price to compensate for those problems. | | | | belonged to the the government. |
| Hence, the car seller will not provide you with the | | | | * Salvage, and normal auctions and dates the car |
| information, rather you should do your | | | | was sold, including the odometer reading. |
| homework, and find the information yourself. | | | | * Flood damage, insurance totaling the car. |
| Those problems that a mechanic may not pay | | | | * Status when the car was sold including auctions, |
| attention to such as prior accidents the car got | | | | and salvage title if applicable. |
| involved in, at least those that were reported to | | | | * Alerts for odometer rollback. Notify you of the |
| the official authorities, or fixed at a high end repair | | | | supposed mileage. |
| shop. Odometer rollback is another problem that | | | | * Prior accidents, especially those claimed on |
| your mechanic may not spot, but will hurt you on | | | | insurance. |
| the resale value of the car. You should also look | | | | As you realized, the information is pretty |
| for missing airbags, which is almost impossible to | | | | powerful. I killed a car deal even though I did not |
| spot unless the covers are taken off. You should | | | | notice any problem with the car. But the car was |
| not forget about mismatch VIN numbers, and | | | | 4 years old, and had already witnessed three |
| sales that happen at salvage yard auction. The | | | | different owners. This made me wonder if there |
| above mentioned problems are not found out until | | | | is a severe problem with the car leading every |
| you run a history check on the car through car | | | | owner to get rid of the car a year later. |