[Miata] CarFax request

[Dennis B. Swaney]

John Treadwell wrote:
> www.carfax.com !!! It's all right there! Or, you can go right on down to 
> your local DMV headquarters, and ask for a vehicle history report on a 
> vehicle you're interested in. And assuming they're first words to you 
> are not "I'm having a bad day... so SUCK IT!(<-- If I worked at the DMV, 
> that’s what I'd say)" Then you're in! And you'll have your history 
> report within minutes! It's as easy as making jullian fries, and then 
> throwing them at starving children in cuba!
> 
> 
> --John
> 
> *From:* KC Murphy <mailto:murph at murphmail.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 04, 2008 2:58 PM
> *To:* 'Miata List' <mailto:miata at realbig.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Miata] CarFax request
> 
> John -- the heck you say!
>  
> How exactly would one go about getting such information?
>  
> Murph
> 
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     I hear carfax actually offers a service to provide you with
>     information on pre-owned vehicles! Imagine that! Open-mouthed smile
>     emoticon
>      

No, it doesn't. All you get there is confirmation that they have "records"

To get any meaningful info you have to pay an exorbitant amount for a 
single report or an even higher amount for a limited "unlimited" 
account. For someone who only needs one every few years it is ridiculous 
to pay this amount. However, there are those whose business requires 
these type of reports and they can write the charges off as a business 
expense. So if one of the latter wants to help out their fellow Miata 
owners, that is fine. It doesn't call for sarcastic and asinine comments.

I think $9.95 is more reasonable for a one-time report.
-- 


Miataly,
Dennis
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