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[โ€“] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 69 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you're looking at a used car, enter the vin number into Google. It will often bring up photos from any auctions it went through and you might see that it had been in a wreck and fixed without being reported to Carfax.

[โ€“] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Carfax

It's a reporting system for vehicles so that the next owners of a vehicle know its repair history. It will also tell you if any loans or leins are placed against the vehicle, so you don't get screwed. Car Facts.

It's a thing in Canada, and I think the USA

[โ€“] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Can confirm, it's also a thing in the US.