On Sep 23, 9:04*pm, jim beam <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> On 09/23/2009 05:53 PM, Elle wrote:
>
> > Is there anyone with either carfax.com or autocheck.com service right
> > now that could run one check for me? Please email me. I will pass your
> > favor along to someone else somehow. Thank you.
>
> elle, with respect, neither are going to be anywhere /near/ as useful as
> a proper physical inspection. *you know a little bit more about engine
> inspection now than you did before. *with the honda d-series engine, you
> can see if there's sludge/resin and you can see the cam lobes to inspect
> for wear. *this is a good indicator of condition in the rest of the engine.

Hi Jim. The purpose to me of these title check services is to offer
some evidence for whether the car either (1) is a salvage vehicle (if
it is, this is a car property insurance problem, for one); (2) has had
more owners than the seller is claiming; or (3) has had the odometer
tampered with. Carfaxdotcom and autocheckdotcom from my reading are
not perfect, but to me they give more peace of mind. The physical car
inspection is as important, absolutely. If I am not pleased with
either the title check or the physical inspection, then I reject a
used car. Believe me, my physical inspection checklist derives largely
from reading here over the years. I am looking at 7th generation ( =
2001-2005) Civics with around 100k miles or less on them and documents
to support length of ownership and maintenance, too.