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Is it possible to verify the history of a car from the USA/Canada with 100% certainty before purchase?
Is it possible to verify the history of a car from the USA/Canada with 100% certainty before purchase?
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TD;DR - no In practice, finding the history of a vehicle in companies like carvertical is based on searching available databases. Such a company sends a query to an Authorized Service Center, where each inspection and repair should be entered into the system. In addition, expert systems used to perform repair calculations, such as Audatex, are searched for estimates with a given VIN number. There are isolated situations where someone out of pure curiosity may perform some calculation on a particular vehicle and save it, even though it has no connection to any actual event, and it will still appear. In addition, data is obtained from their communication department regarding inspections, from where information about the vehicle's mileage can be obtained. I don't know if it makes sense. The history of warranty repairs, maintenance of a vehicle is just a curiosity. After purchasing a new car, you should immediately do a start-up package - timing belt, oils, filters, and anything that comes up regardless of the vehicle's history. I know of a case of a 4-year-old vehicle serviced at an Authorized Service Center where despite the recorded replacement, the timing belt broke. It turned out that the part was still original from the factory, and the entry was not. For the curious - the factory timing belt pain threshold in a 2.0 BlueHDI is 260,000 kilometers. The most important information we want to obtain is whether the car has been in an accident. The Secret Technique of Insurance Companies, abbreviated as TTTU, involves entering the VIN number in Google Images. If the car has been in an accident, it went to auction and the photos from that auction will be available long after the auction ends. Furthermore, if the odometer was not damaged after the event, the mileage in miles is given, which we can compare with the current one. Cars from across the big water mainly come to Poland in 95% after a total loss or the destruction of a very expensive element such as a gearbox. The exception is some collector models for which someone is willing to overpay. These are in accidents 60% of the time. Simple logic - in order to be worth paying for a container across the ocean, pay customs duties, and earn something along the way, the car must be cheap. The cheapness of the car is usually due to its condition.
TD;DR - no In practice, finding the history of a vehicle in companies like carvertical is based on searching available databases. Such a company sends a query to an Authorized Service Center, where each inspection and repair should be entered into the system. In addition, expert systems used to perform repair calculations, such as Audatex, are searched for estimates with a given VIN number. There are isolated situations where someone out of pure curiosity may perform some calculation on a particular vehicle and save it, even though it has no connection to any actual event, and it will still appear. In addition, data is obtained from their communication department regarding inspections, from where information about the vehicle's mileage can be obtained. I don't know if it makes sense. The history of warranty repairs, maintenance of a vehicle is just a curiosity. After purchasing a new car, you should immediately do a start-up package - timing belt, oils, filters, and anything that comes up regardless of the vehicle's history. I know of a case of a 4-year-old vehicle serviced at an Authorized Service Center where despite the recorded replacement, the timing belt broke. It turned out that the part was still original from the factory, and the entry was not. For the curious - the factory timing belt pain threshold in a 2.0 BlueHDI is 260,000 kilometers. The most important information we want to obtain is whether the car has been in an accident. The Secret Technique of Insurance Companies, abbreviated as TTTU, involves entering the VIN number in Google Images. If the car has been in an accident, it went to auction and the photos from that auction will be available long after the auction ends. Furthermore, if the odometer was not damaged after the event, the mileage in miles is given, which we can compare with the current one. Cars from across the big water mainly come to Poland in 95% after a total loss or the destruction of a very expensive element such as a gearbox. The exception is some collector models for which someone is willing to overpay. These are in accidents 60% of the time. Simple logic - in order to be worth paying for a container across the ocean, pay customs duties, and earn something along the way, the car must be cheap. The cheapness of the car is usually due to its condition.
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