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Check a used car's history

Before you buy a used car, the bot looks up the VIN and listing history for insurance claims, write-offs, and auction sales the seller did not mention.

Starting prompt (adapted)

Research this used car listing [link] before I buy. Look up the VIN and check title, accident, insurance claim, write-off, and auction history using public records and history report sites, and compare what you find with how the seller describes the car. Ask me before paying for any report. List each red flag with its source, and separate what the records show from what you are inferring.

Written for this site from what the cases below did. It is a starting point, not a prompt anyone posted. Fill in the parts in brackets.

What you still do

  • Share the listing and VIN
  • Decide whether to walk away or question the seller

Where it tends to fail

  • Single text-only claim with no report shown
  • History records can be incomplete, so a clean result is not proof

How well it's backed up

So far this is a single text-only claim, with no report shown and no amount stated.

Text only: 1.

How we label cases

Cases

Reported done

1 case Show

The provider agreed or the change is reported done. Biggest saving first. Each case says what backs it.