Car History Check

[NSX 2000]

What is the best way to do a car history check? Or should I say which company does the most comprehensive check.
I'm concerned about
1 milage, but this can be hard to check
2 has the car been repaired in anyway
3 is there still any finance on it

Thanks in advance

Paul.

[TheQuietOne]

If our cars are anything to go by registering on the owners club and asking questions through their website is probably as fool proof as anything ;-)

If not I guess HPI seems the most widely used.

What you got your eye on Paul?

[Hagasan]

Textcheck is a quick easy way....

Don't be to reliant on these though as I know of a Porsche that was Cat D a few years back.....but was clean on the HPI records

[NSX 2000]

If our cars are anything to go by registering on the owners club and asking questions through their website is probably as fool proof as anything ;-)

If not I guess HPI seems the most widely used.

What you got your eye on Paul?

I think you will find that our website and cars are pretty unique.

With the exception of the NSX I haven't bought a second hand car in years, but I'm worried about accident damage and finance being owed.

[TheQuietOne]

AA/ RAC check perhaps then for the quality of the car and another for finance etc.

Perhaps this site is - still worth a look though, if it is a car with a following of any type / value there will be people who care and keep an eye on the bad ones! I suppose it is different when there are thousands made and potentially thousands crashed etc.

[AR]

If our cars are anything to go by registering on the owners club and asking questions through their website is probably as fool proof as anything ;-)

Oh not again...LOL

Yes that is the best way, it might not win you friend but will help you sleep better.

[Lankstarr]

Depends what you're looking at and how much it is!

If it's over £20k then I'd be iunclined to get a RAC check done on the car and also take it to a specialist garage to let them give it the once over.

Someone with a good eye will point out even the lightest repair and check for non-factory welds to see if any panels have been replaced.

[simonprelude]

Someone with a good eye will point out even the lightest repair and check for non-factory welds to see if any panels have been replaced.

If there's any new welds then run forest run................

[Dave J]

I can always run a HPI through my dealer account but the protection limit on my account is only around £6k. With a full priced check you'd be better off as you'd be protected for a larger amount but there are still certain conditions such as cloned cars. Check out a car for yourself but take a friend who can offer an unbiased opinion as it's easy to get swept away by falling in love with a car before you've actually checked it properly........still happens to me on the odd occasion and i sell them for a living
If you both think she's a 'good un' then get in a specialist to check it over just for your peace of mind. I've had a few people have their Skylines and Evos checked over lately, any reasonably honest person won't object. Give me a call if you want me to HPI it for you, as long as you drop a fiver into a cancer charity box then i don't mind doing one for you.
Dave. 07810 098199.

[NSX 2000]

Dave, thanks for the very kind offer. After chatting with a few peeps I have decided to sell my car privately first (before you all scream, I'm not talking about the NSX) and then take a look around again. If I go with a private sale then I'll go down the full AA/RAC inspection route.
Thanks again
Paul.

I can always run a HPI through my dealer account but the protection limit on my account is only around £6k. With a full priced check you'd be better off as you'd be protected for a larger amount but there are still certain conditions such as cloned cars. Check out a car for yourself but take a friend who can offer an unbiased opinion as it's easy to get swept away by falling in love with a car before you've actually checked it properly........still happens to me on the odd occasion and i sell them for a living
If you both think she's a 'good un' then get in a specialist to check it over just for your peace of mind. I've had a few people have their Skylines and Evos checked over lately, any reasonably honest person won't object. Give me a call if you want me to HPI it for you, as long as you drop a fiver into a cancer charity box then i don't mind doing one for you.
Dave. 07810 098199.