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Part 4 Of 10

10 Steps To Buy A Used Car...


Step 4 - Vehicle History Check,

Use either the Free Method or Paid Method below to get the vehicle history reports,

Then use the Car Blitz tool below to decide if you should test drive a listing or not,

Free Method

Not The Best Option But Better Than Nothing

Step 1 - Insurance Beaureu Of Canada VIN Check

Why ?

An IBC VIN check helps uncover whether a vehicle was previously written off, salvaged, rebuilt, or declared irreparable by Canadian insurance companies. 

It protects buyers from hidden damage history and helps avoid costly surprises after purchase.


Step 2 - Carfax Free Vin Check for basic details,

With the free version of CARFAX Canada VIN Check, people can usually see:

VIN validation

Year, make, and model

Vehicle specifications

Open safety recalls etc


Step 3 - Canada Police Vin Check For Stolen Car Check

This way, you can be sure that the car you are thinking of test driving is not reported as a stolen car,


Paid Method

For maximum safety but costs $77.95

Ask the car seller for the premium full car fax report or,

Get a premium full car fax report yourself…

Now what we recommend you to do is,

Once you find 5-10 car listings, 

Do the 3 step free vin check process for each listing,

Then use the Car Blitz tool below to choose 2-3 cars to test drive,

Then from the cars you test drive,

Choose one you are planning to buy and get a premium full car fax report for the chosen car,

It’s like $77.95 but completely worth it if you are going to spend like 20k on your next car…

Now once you get the vin check result either free or paid option,

Use the tool below to decide if you should qualify the listing or disqualify the listing,

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