Anyone here do a carfax for me?

Just out of curiosity...what does a car fax cost?

 

They must be really expensive because nobody seems to want to pay for one.

 

1997 F355 Spider
Seems to check out fine. No damage or other errant history recorded. Just be cautious of Florida cars due to the humidity.

06/16/1997 FL 101 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:73189453) (Leased Vehicle) (Lien Reported)
06/16/1997 FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL (Leased Vehicle)
06/16/1997 FL Motor Vehicle Dept. FLEET
07/16/1998 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL (Leased Vehicle)
07/28/1999 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL (Leased Vehicle)
11/28/2000 BALA CYNWYD, PA 12,150 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:54726930)
REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
03/06/2001 FL 12,351 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
03/09/2001 FL Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0073189453) (Lien Reported)
03/09/2001 LAKE WORTH, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
03/24/2003 FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/24/2003 MANORVILLE, NY Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/03/2003 NY 17,192 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
05/01/2008 CA 18,317 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
08/26/2008 GLENDALE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/05/2008 GLENDALE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE

 

Exactly my thinking. Buying a Ferrari....don't want to pay for a carfax. Funny.

 

I see that alot on the car forums.
What do they think keeps carfax in business?
Eric

 

I asked and got flamed, it was some cheap car and no one wanted to carfax it. I didn't buy the car, thanks to someone (I forgot who sorry) PMed me, and said it was water damaged from Katrina. I still don't have a car, and I kind of don't need one now. But if I was certainly buying a car, I would buy the CarFax membership, since I was just browsing I didn't.

 

like 30 bucks for the month... or low 20's w/AAA membership.
as Mad Mag would say: "Cheap!"

 

The one thing that does stick out as a bit odd is the mileage:

12/03/2003 NY 17,192 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
05/01/2008 CA 18,317 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV

Granted it's a Ferrari but to only drive it 1200 miles in almost five years is not very much. Older cars - with mechanical odos - need to be approached with a little more caution since disconnecting the speedo/odo was a relatively easy thing to do.

 

I am looking for a 355 -- and i have a good price quote - for that car -
please let know what you heard about - katrina -

 

And while you are at the buffet, please bring me some fried shrimp...

 

Give the guy a break....he asked for a Carfax not for a bunch of stupid comments. I thought we're all "friends" on here?

 

+1 BTW, I got lots of extra sugar and sweet n low if any members need any. It all comes in little packs though. I went to dennys today and they had it laying out everywhere and best of all it was FREE!!!

 

I have a few parts laying around, Can I get your password plz?

 

Friends don't let friends steal services ...

 

The car is back on Ebay, no mention of any katrina damage by seller. I just wonder if this guy can service the car himself why hasn't he done it yet.

 

It must be me but this is pretty much useless information other then how many times it has changed hands. It does not tell me if it was damaged and repaired nor if it was flooded and dried out. There is no way to tell if the engine/transm. has been abused or if the interior had been replaced. Everyone does not report accidents and some insurance companies don't provide accident info to carfax. So if you can't inspect the car for yourself or have someone look at it then you are playing with fire. My 2 cents.

 

You seem to be missing the point of a carfax. Instead of wasting your time getting a PPI or flying out to view the car in person, you first check the carfax. For $19.99 you can immediately see if there are any reported accidents or flood damage. Just because carfax says there are no issues with the car, does not make it true. However, it doesn't hurt to save yourself the time to pull one.

Comprende?

 

+1

Carfax doen't prove a negative (i.e., NOT damaged). It can only be used to warn you if there is a report of damage or funny odometer readings.

 

+1, although to Steve's point you can't conclude you know everything about an older Ferrari from the Carfax. It's a reasonable starting point to gather any obvious deal breaker information, not the ironclad guarantee someone might assume.