30
Day Unlimited Account again?
Question
Why can I only get one 30 Day Unlimited Account per year?
Answer
CARFAX's special money saving 30 Day Unlimited Report Plan with
FREE CARFAX Safety & Reliability Reports(tm) is available only
once per household in a 6 month period....
...but you
can still purchase single CARFAX
reports
Please review
the CARFAX Customer Agreement below. This agreement is available
for your review during the purchase process. It clearly states the
one-purchase-per-6 months constraint.
CARFAX Customer
Agreement:
I agree to pay
$24.99 (USD) according to my card issuer agreement. This 30 day
Unlimited CARFAX Reports Plan (with FREE Safety and Reliability
Reports) is valid for 30 days from the date the first report is
run, and is intended for my personal use only. Commercial use, resale
and redistribution of CARFAX Reports is strictly prohibited and
may lead to deactivation of my account and the imposition of additional
charges for CARFAX Reports. I also understand that I am limited
to one (1) purchase of this 30 day Unlimited CARFAX Reports Plan
per household, each 6-month period. I agree that my CARFAX Report
purchase shall be governed by all the Terms and Conditions of use
of the CARFAX Web Site. I understand and agree that CARFAX may not
have the complete history of every vehicle as CARFAX depends on
its sources for the accuracy and reliability of its information.
One reason for
this limitation is that we do offer year 'round access to business
subscribers via different programs. If you have a need for such
access, please visit Carfax
for more information.
In the case
of private sales situations and your interest in seeing the CARFAX
reports for those vehicles, ask the sellers to run the reports
in question for you. We encourage private sellers to run their vehicle's
report to facilitate their sales process.
To order a
full CARFAX report please visit:
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The
Vehicle ID Number (VIN) can be found on dashboards and title
documents. All cars and light trucks built after 1981 have
a unique 17-character VIN that contains valuable information
about that vehicle's history.
Shopping
Tip: To check used vehicles while you shop, be sure to ask
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Auto
News:
Sweetened consumer incentives, enhanced vehicle lineups and an improving
U.S. economy lifted new car and truck sales in last November, automakers
reported - source: Business
AP. Most analysts predicted sales of new cars
and trucks to rise last month from October and a year ago thanks
to hefty showroom bargains, which are likely to continue for the
remainder of the year. Many automakers also improved incentives
to end 2002 as they tried to meet year-end sales goals. Also helping,
analysts and automakers said, is a strengthening economy that bodes
well for business heading into 2004.
Since more people
buying new cars, there are also more used cars offered for sale
on the market. With Internet growing popularity consumers has been
using Internet as the source for searching information, shopping
products and services. Lemon History Check has been providing free
CARFAX vehicle history report service via Internet since December
1996 - Carfax
history. Consumers have been using CARFAX vehicle
history report since 1996, which was the first year it is made available
to consumers. With the Internet access, consumers can gain the same
instant access to vehicle history reports, which was already available
to used car dealers via fax since 1986.
The CARFAX database
is the most comprehensive and accurate vehicle database in North
America, containing 2.36 billion vehicle history records that are
updated monthly - source,
data provided and its meaning. Each record reveals
information about a car's history, such as an odometer reading,
date a salvage/junk title was issued, or if it was a rental car.
The following are the data reported:
- Totaled in
an accident / Salvaged
- Flood damage
- Odometer
rollbacks
- Lemon histories
- Junked Titles
- State emissions
inspection results
- Lien activity,
and/or
- Vehicle use
(taxi, rental, lease, etc.)
- Over the
last year, CARFAX has added several enhancements to its report
and to its user websites to better serve the needs of used car
buyers and sellers. The Safety and Reliability Report is free
with the purchase of Unlimited CARFAX History Reports and includes
information such as: crash test results, safety recalls, reliability
ratings, warranty information and more.
- CARFAX vehicle
service report provide Safety data on the specific
make, model, and year.
This information will help you select a vehicle model that meets
your expectations for safety and security. - Safety
& Reliability Report
- Crash
Test Results - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) provides 3 different ratings - full-width frontal
crash test, side impact crash test, and rollover resistance.
The frontal crash test indicates how well the safety features
and restraints will protect an occupant in a head-on collision.
The side-impact test conveys the chance of a severe chest
injury, while the rollover resistance rating estimates the
risk of rolling over in a single vehicle crash
- Crashworthiness
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) uses a frontal
offset crash test to estimate the crashworthiness of a vehicle.
These results are good indicators of how a frontal impact
will structurally impact this Year, Make, Model.
- Low Speed
Damage Repair - IIHS conducts four 5 mph crash tests to assess
bumper performance. These results convey how well this model's
bumpers will protect the car body from damage in low-speed
collisions.
-
Injury, Collision, & Theft rating index - sourced
from the IIHS, Highway Loss Data Institute.
- Safety
Recalls - Print out of the manufacturer recall date, units
potentially affected, NHTSA campaign number, defective part
or component, and description of the recall campaign.
- Reliability
data are shown on your CARFAX report.- Safety
& Reliability Report
Use this information to check how reliable a vehicle model is
before you buy.
- get
Unlimited 30 days trial CARFAX vehicle history report
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