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Yes! USA so are all of mine
kinda the first thing I look at when buying a car. Course in 95', my burbs year, most USA cars where still made in the US.
When buying a used car I think paying the $50 for a auto check or car fax is a very good idea! You can learn so much from its history.
Those Car Fax checks are not always accurate! We were looking into buying a Corvette convertible a couple of years back. Had a VIN replacement on it. Owner told us the history: had been a fleet car (rental), was stolen just a few months after the company bought it. Was gone for 5yrs!! [Surprised it wasn't stripped.] Had been in a high speed chase when it was located... driver went off into a ditch. Had some [surprisingly minimal] damage done to it. Allegedly low miles... Insurance recovery... sold at auction to this guy.
Absolutely NONE of this information was listed on the Car Fax reports we bought for this car!!! NONE!!!!!! Anytime you have a car that's stolen, insurance paid out, and the car recovered and claimed by insurance company, it's supposed to have a SALVAGE TITLE. According to Car Fax, this car didn't have a salvage title, but the title showed it was just that. And it absolutely did have a VIN replacement done.
While the owner was as honest as honest could be about it, we just weren't comfortable after having viewed those reports - 'cuz what else could've happened to the car before we found it for sale???? While I know any potential damage/repairs may not have been reported at any time during the time span the thief had the car, at least this theft of the car and VIN replacement information should've been listed.
[BTW - while we didn't buy that Corvette back then, we did finally find one we bought this past April. Our finance company guaranteed the clean title for us.]
Wow scary sounding vette!
Yes I've also encountered carfax being inaccurate, autocheck is better IMO. But most of the time the history is correct only in a very few occasions as in yours is it not correct. I still think in the long run its a good idea. If you'd run autocheck on the vette it might have showed the true history. Its not perfect but most the time its very good!
BTW we've purchased 2 Salvaged pickups in the past. Had great results with them, no problems at all. If the rebuild is done right no need to be scared of buying them. We had ours compleatly checked out before purchase. its a good way to buy a much newer nicer car for A LOT cheaper.
I would never buy a flood vehicle, of course
. They are essentially adult-size, so I have the two adults, two teens, and my son in his booster seat. We all fit very comfortably, and can even fit more in with the back row up. The milage isn't too bad (still a shock after having a Prius), and I had a Honda CRV before that that NEVER broke down. My friends bought it and it's still running great. With the seats down I can even put a full size piece of plywood in it, lying flat.
