car accidents

[CRXDEL501]

hey everyone..

just curious is there any site that is able to tell you by inputting the vin, if any vehicle has been in an accident? i know revs tells if it has been a repairable write off etc.

for ppl that cant tell by looking at a car if its been in a serious one... might be useful?

[Twincam16]

Afaik there are no other sites apart from Revs that would tell you this info...

lot of shonky kents out there get away with this though...

[CRXDEL501]

yeah...
its jus my last car was checked by racq, and turns out it was hit ...

so now, im a bit iffy about things.. but its something u cant really help i spose?

most cars do get hit at some stage

buying a dc2r so want it to be perfect lol. got 70k on the clock.

[dupac->]

well bad hits can still sneak past revs.


take a panel beater with you.. and they should be able to tell if any bad hits.

bent rails, shithouse panel alignments.. and so on!

[CRXDEL501]

thanks for the help.
it is one of the cleanest dc2's ive seen.
although this may not say much.

[mp-]

u can go to http://www.revs.nsw.gov.au/..i usually check there first n has saved me a few times

Type in the details n it gives you the info on what u need to know about the car (if any) e.g. like, was it a write off, money owing etc...

[rawr]

by knocking on the panels you should be able to tell if it the panel has been repaired or not.

[bennjamin]

most cars out there have had a bingle and or repair of some sort.
REVS is there , only for cars that have been registered as repairable write offs or write offs. Any car thats been repaired privately , can still be on the road out there even tho it might be unsafe.

Do thorough tests on the car visually and while driving it to make sure its fine

[Sir_vtec]

some car makers are able to tell you whether the car has been written off even though revs didnt list it as a write off.

Sis brought a Mazda 2, didnt come up on revs that it was written off until we did a service at Mazda. They told us its been written off and repaired.

Revs cant be relied on. When a car gets written off, the insurance company who covers the damage vehicle does as much as it can to disguise the vehicle as a write off.

So if your really keen to know, go to honda and ask about the history of the car.

[paps02]

^^ definently call honda.

or you could try going into a police station. if an accident was reported(even small ones) they can do a background check on the car for you and it will show up on records...... if they can be bothered