Questions about used car reports

[deerslayer]

So i've been looking for a truck lately without much luck. Today I swung into a dealership near my girlfriend's house because I had time to kill while she was at work. I got out to look at a truck I liked, which was actually exactly what i've been looking for.

To make a long story short, a salesman roped me in and I took it for a test drive. Seems to be a beautiful truck in good condition.

I went in and talked with the salesman, purely because I had nothing better to do. I wasn't really intending on buying a truck. They've made me a pretty good offer, and the truck is on hold until next weekend.

I was thinking of getting a report on it from Carfax. When I put in the vin it says there are 5 records. Is this a bad sign?

If I do the single report (19.99) versus the unlimited (24.99) will I only be able to see 1/5 records?

Should I do the report at all? My girlfriend's brother is a Mazda mechanic at a dealership and he said I should demand they do a report for me. I'm not good at making demands.

What should I do?

 

[tweekah]

Each time a car is sold/registered there is normally a record. Unlimited = unlimited VIN inputs.

Good luck

Here's a sample carfax lookup that some sellers use to help sell the car.
http://www.carfax.com/cfm/ccc_DisplayHi...fm?partner=CDM_0&vin=JHMAP21476S004037

Also check KBB.com and read review before making an impulse buy. Unless you have money to burn...

 

[mugs]

If it's from a dealership, ask them to run the report for you.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: mugs
If it's from a dealership, ask them to run the report for you.

Exactly. They should have offered when you test drove the car.

The number of reports means nothing.

 

[thomsbrain]

the report refers to how many cars you want reports from. so you just want the one, unless you'd like to get reports down the line of other cars.

5 records could mean up to 5 different owners (including dealerships), but i've seen carfax reports that also list times when the car came into the dealer for maintenance. so it could really be anything.

 

[deerslayer]

Thanks for the help guys. When I went back to test drive it again with my girlfriend I asked for the report and they printed it out for me. The 5 entries were the purchase, licensing, a service entry, and a couple other normal things.