FREE Carfax reports for those of you that need it :)

[Yoshi]

Carfax will be offering up FREE reports!

- GO TO NBC4.COM
- CLICK THE CARFAX BUTTON
- FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
- FIND OUT IF YOUR CAR HAS A SECRET!

Free Carfax Report Available from 2/21/03-2/23/03.


On a side note, I run a mailing list called "Yoshi's Deals", it lists all kinds of FREE stuff such as this, as well as great deals on CES type stuff and anything else I can find. Before someone shouts that this is a commercial post, let me tell u now, I get NOTHING from running my list. It's all out of the goodness of my heart. If you're interested in being added, eMail me... i HATE seeing people get ripped off, which is why I made the list in the first place.

Those of you on the list already, know i've saved u $$$ :D
oh, and if you've never carfaxed your car, DO IT!

edit: here's an example of what a typical "Yoshi's Deals" looks like :)
http://www.360realms.com/some personalized deals, and OfficeSupplies_ Max vs_ Depot (Yoshi's Deals).htm

[AKADriver]

My 240SX has a nice history :) I knew this anyway. I'm the 3rd owner and it's been babied from day one.

[240Driver39]

nice, thanks for the heads up yoshi

cool, my car checks out, and im its 3rd owner as i had been told b4

registered with 46miles back in 7/23/91..back in the day...haha

[KiDyNomiTe]

well mine is [email protected], my zilvia name is registered under aol email, so i didn't use the e-mail feature in zilvia, and my aol mailbox is all junk.

[Yoshi]

oops! crap, that's my work eMail :/
Kid-D, can u edit your post and remove those 2 eMails for me?
You guys can send to:

[email protected]

my bad
:D

[drugie]

thx yoshi
but im not so happy w/ my result...
damn dealer they never told me about this!!! arg

[96SEChick]

OMG, I've pulled my carfax before, but it never listed everything that it does now. I guess they've upgraded their site to list reliability and service work at a dealership. Here's what it listed for 3/5/02 74713 miles:

Engine serviced
Engine system
Timing gear cover
Pulley tensioner
Timing cover gasket
Front crank seal
Rear main seal
Timing belt/chain
Water pump
Seals/gaskets
Fluids/lubricants


OMG!! It lists the warranty work I had done last year! Too bad it doesn't list my clutch and it has no record of the accident it was apparently in (repaint--I can tell in a few spots, shards of glass in the trunk, but no visible frame repair). That blew my mind!

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by drugie
thx yoshi
but im not so happy w/ my result...
damn dealer they never told me about this!!! arg

Isn't there something you can do about that, that meaning if the dealer sells you something that is messed up without telling you.

Cuz my friend bought a mustang a while ago, and the first thing they asked the salesman was, "was it ever in any accidents?" dealer says no, then eventually they get the car.

Later on someone crashes his car and apparently hits a pole (won't get into the details), and then the parents of the kid who crashed the car pay for repairs, but then problems were still there. Then they take it to a better body shop and that body shop tells them that the car has had some serioud damage, and only damage that can happen from rolling the car over. There were so many things wrong with the car that this accident awakened. Now the dealer is going to get him a new car becuase it was there mistake.

Anyway the point I am getting at, is the dealer legally responsible, or is it just because the dealer lied to my friend saying it was never in an accident.


I'll stop rambling now.

[91blk240]

wow...i'm really blind because i can't find the carfax button on nbc4.com

where is it located :confused:

[96SEChick]

Originally posted by 91blk240
wow...i'm really blind because i can't find the carfax button on nbc4.com

where is it located :confused:

Go to http://www.nbc4.com/money/1991367/detail.html

Then click on http://images.ibsys.com/2003/0210/1967511.gif

[96SEChick]

Does anybody have a new carfax account that lists the reliability and service stuff like this new one does? I have 2 more VINs I need to check for that stuff (NBC4 won't let me do it because it logs IPs and my cable connection never changes IPs)

[91blk240]

thanks...you're awsome

i would have looked forever for that :/

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by 96SEChick
Does anybody have a new carfax account that lists the reliability and service stuff like this new one does? I have 2 more VINs I need to check for that stuff (NBC4 won't let me do it because it logs IPs and my cable connection never changes IPs)

Got the same dilemna

[Yoshi]

sounds like time to go to the library to use other IPs ;)
or find a friend who still has *gasp!* dial-up :)

[kurissuS13]

THANK YOU, YOSHI!!!

hot damn, i'm the 7th owner of my damn car. :mad:

[GlacierFreeze]

It's giving me an "Unauthorized Request" message. Did I do something wrong? Is it still working?

[-E-]

cool, thanks :D

[MorganS13]

mine only lists 1 known owner... and i know i'm the 2nd :confused: god damnit my accident shows up too :mad:

[kanekz]

Yoshi, by any chance are you a FW'er?? or maybe Anandtech? Anyways, I usually find these types of deals on FW and what not. good stuff. Great find on the Carfax!

BTW: For anyone reading the Yoshi's deals, AR= After Rebate! ;)

[masta]

Originally posted by 96SEChick
Does anybody have a new carfax account that lists the reliability and service stuff like this new one does? I have 2 more VINs I need to check for that stuff (NBC4 won't let me do it because it logs IPs and my cable connection never changes IPs) Hmmm, for those running Windows XP, I "heard" that if you delete this file:

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Cookies and delete the file: <username>@www.carfax[1].txt

You can run as many reports as you want as long as this cookie is deleted each time.

[username] is the name you log in as (it is Administrator I believe if you do not have a logging system setup). The files may be hidden, so you will have to uncheck that option.

But notice that I said I "heard." Whatever you do is up to you and not any way my fault. ;)

[96SEChick]

Originally posted by masta
Hmmm, for those running Windows XP, I "heard" that if you delete this file:

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Cookies and delete the file: <username>@www.carfax[1].txt

You can run as many reports as you want as long as this cookie is deleted each time.

[username] is the name you log in as (it is Administrator I believe if you do not have a logging system setup). The files may be hidden, so you will have to uncheck that option.

But notice that I said I "heard." Whatever you do is up to you and not any way my fault. ;)

Great idea!! It works!! I have Win98 & if you delete the nbc4.com & the www.carfax.com cookies, you can get unlimited carfax's. You have to use different e-mail addresses, though.

[chokudoriS13]

Argggghh. My car failed smog inspection 3 times! I hope that doesn't mean I'll be getting referred to a "Test Only" station for the bi-annual smog inspections... That would mean no engine swaps or upgrades of any kind.

[RBS14]

thanks dude, that is awesome. On another note, I knew It was in a crash but I didn't know the first owner ran it into a concrete barrier. Ha Ha.