Hey if anyone can run me a free carfax just pm me and ill send you the vin number just bought myself a new car and dont wanna pay 30 bucks to run one when there are people out there who can do it for free.

 

that is against their terms of service and whoever does it for you can have their account terminated.

 

oh wow does it really matter seriously? its car fax that **** should be free in the ******* first place why should anyone should have to pay to see if the car has been serviced seriously all it is pulling up records

 

Yah im with Andrew i think it's rediculous how they charge you but if anyones willing to help me out let me know it would be greatly appreciated, thanks

 

a4nick.. take the VIN to a dealer and they should be able to at least tell you what service was done.

 

yeah just take it to the dealer and be nice to them if they want your buisness they will help you out or u can just walk away

 

Carfax also has employees looking for people giving free carfax's. So if you do anything make sure it's kept on the low :P But it's a bit pricey I must agree. Audi dealers shares info with one another so you might be in luck for a free service record as stated above

 

Wow! this is the most positive response I've ever seen to some one asking for a carfax on a forum. I asked about getting one ran on a BMW forum a few weeks ago and all I got was 17 replies about how terrible I was for even mentioning it, and how I should be banned. I knew I liked my fellow Audi owners more than fellow BMW owners, I agree carfax is way too expensive for the service they provide. I have owned two A4 1.8T's both casablanca white and both had been in major accidents and carfax had absolutely no record of it. One of them was totaled out by the PO's insurance co. with an estimate for over $3,000 in damage, and a claim made. Then he bought it back and sold it to me damaged, and I ran a carfax when I went to sell it for fun, and they had no record of it being TOTALED! After that I would never pay Carfax directly again, I'd much rather help out a fellow forum member with and unlimited account, and give them a couple bucks to run one if I ever need to. Anyways I'm glad to see you guys are much more supportive, and I forgot about the fact that the dealer may have the service record for the last timing belt job on an A4 I just bought, so I will call them tomorrow.

 

Carfax is like 39.00, but I don't remember if that's for a single or lifetime reports.
Autocheck is 20 for a single report.

Autocheck usually has data that Carfax doesn't seem to get. That said however; it's like the credit tracking agencies. They only report on what they get, and every mechanic, tow operator, and insurance agent doesn't report to both, and in many cases, they don't report to anyone.

Always, always a good idea to have a mechanic you trust go over any used car you choose to buy.

 

Audi owners FTW. My mom put it in terms of school clicks: Honda owners are the preps; BMW owners are the jocks and cheerleaders; Merc owners are the professors; and Audi owners are the greasers. Audi owners are too cool to honk and wave when we pass each other (Honda owners) but not too cool to offer help and advice when people need it. We have a tendency to come off as dicks but ask for help and most of us are pretty cool.