What does this Carfax report tell me? | Cadillac Owners Forum
3262 posts · Joined 2004. #3 · Jun 4, 2024 (Edited) CarFax is only one tool for scoping out a pre-owned vehicle. Inputs are voluntary and often missing critical information. That said, my CarFax report listed an accident during the previous lease which the …
Maintenance record on Carfax | Cadillac Owners Forum
Oct 30, 2020 · Carfax is a private company and nobody is under any obligation to work with them. Having to have someone enter the data is a non-value added task and costs the shop money and lost productivity. I presume Carfax pays shops to go through this step or to link their computers, but I wonder if it makes it worth hiring extra people just to get it don.
Carfax and Title show "United States Government" as last owner
Jul 7, 2010 · 1882 posts · Joined 2007. #3 · Jun 30, 2010. The full carfax report should show the complete chain of ownership, emission tests, etc., which will tell you when and where it was first bought by whom. If it only shows govt ownership, period, then assume it was a VIP chariot.
Carfax For Motorcycles? - Sport Bikes
Jan 27, 2007 · M. martino. 90 posts · Joined 2004. #13 · Jan 29, 2007. carfax has about 50% of bikes registered. just plug the VIN into the search on the homepage and it will run it for free, it just wont tell you what the descriptions are. you have to ask A STATE IT WAS TITLED IN, in writing, for a report. Reply Like.
13 digit VIN decode help | Cadillac Owners Forum
May 30, 2021 · Hi Nicolina, You should buy each of the service manuals in my capture below plus the green 1979 Fisher Body E-Series service manual. Here's the VIN decode: 6 = Cadillac. L57 = Eldorado "Body type designator". B = EFI 350 cu inch. 9 = 1979. E = Assembly plant Linden New Jersey. Last 6 digits: The sequential number from the assembly plant.
What does "Manufacturer Vehicle" mean in a CARFAX report
Jan 13, 2011 · D. dkozloski. 29689 posts · Joined 2004. #6 · Aug 27, 2007. "Manufacturer vehicle" means it was driven to destruction by teenagers in the employ of the factory and then tinkered up enough to be able to sell it. Don't mess with Binky Bear!
How can I find out who my car's previous owner was?
Dec 4, 2007 · Congrats on the purchase. Call any Cadillac dealer with the VIN # and find out if the alternator recall has been done. You can theoretically get the name of the previous owner from the title, and Carfax will generally tell you the number of previous owners and locations where the car was registered. Reply Like. Submariner409.
Is this a red flag on the Carfax? | Cadillac Owners Forum
Oct 10, 2023 · But in general, the rep. said this issue likely wasn't a red flag, as it this is typically a sign that the customer upgraded to performance coils, and one was bad out of the box. I actually saw a spark plug change on the Carfax that I missed my first time through. However, I see no evidence of a rear diff fluid change.
Carfax doesnt like my new bike's VIN.... | Sport Bikes
Jun 13, 2009 · Carfax doesnt like my new bike's VIN.... Jump to Latest Follow 3K views 8 replies 7 participants last post by modette Jun 14, 2009
Questionable Carfax Maintenance Records - Looking for Opinions
Feb 6, 2008 · I came across one today that is priced very competetively ($45K) with 13K miles on it. I looked at the Carfax report and noticed a trend that made me curious, and I wanted to get some feedback from the forum to see if anyone thinks this is something that should deter me from this particular STS-V. I pasted the history below.