Previous Owner?

ramtin325i · 05-31-2010, 07:12 PM

Is there any way to find out or has a way to find out who the previous owner of a car was? I bought a used car for the family and im hoping it was driven by a grandma because im trying to keep it for a while. I was going to ask for the carfax but 1) Its against the rules 2) Im sure carfax doesnt give out the name of the previous owner.

Thank you

CollinsE90 · 05-31-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ramtin325i

Is there any way to find out or has a way to find out who the previous owner of a car was? I bought a used car for the family and im hoping it was driven by a grandma because im trying to keep it for a while. I was going to ask for the carfax but 1) Its against the rules 2) Im sure carfax doesnt give out the name of the previous owner.

Thank you

if you already bought it then it doesnt matter, and no it isnt against the rules to run the carfax, get the vin and run it

USC2000 · 05-31-2010, 07:21 PM

Most car dealers give you the car fax for free.

ramtin325i · 05-31-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CollinsE90

if you already bought it then it doesnt matter, and no it isnt against the rules to run the carfax, get the vin and run it

Really, so I can ask someone for a car fax on this forum if I gave them my vin? I bought it but I can return it in 2 weeks. If its looks like a young douche who raped the car, ill return it

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Originally Posted by USC2000

Most car dealers give you the car fax for free.

I see that, Ive already seen a carfax, im just trying to see who the previous owner is.

CollinsE90 · 05-31-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ramtin325i

Really, so I can ask someone for a car fax on this forum if I gave them my vin? I bought it but I can return it in 2 weeks. If its looks like a young douche who raped the car, ill return it

I see that, Ive already seen a carfax, im just trying to see who the previous owner is.

oh you meant the rules on this board, well yea guys hate that on here...pay $30 from autocheck.com and do it that way

for future reference, NEVER buy a car without running autocheck/carfax

Noc57 · 05-31-2010, 09:21 PM

Maybe don't buy a used car if you're that paranoid about the previous owner?

This is exactly the reason why I'll never buy a used //M. The chance of grandma or gramps buying one of these has to be about 0.000001%.

If it's CPO'ed I wouldn't even worry about it. I'm going to go ahead and guess that they don't give out personal info of who owned it.... Just the accident report (if there is one) and if the dealer had it serviced there, the service records.

Marcus-SanDiego · 05-31-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CollinsE90

oh you meant the rules on this board, well yea guys hate that on here...pay $30 from autocheck.com and do it that way

for future reference, NEVER buy a car without running autocheck/carfax

+1.

You've got to run Autocheck. It often picks up accidents that Carfax misses. If I could only use one service, it would be Autocheck.

Majikthese42 · 05-31-2010, 10:37 PM

Grandma doesn't bother to change her oil, ever, since grandpa died, drives over curbs and hits mailboxes.

Noc57 · 05-31-2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Majikthese42

Grandma doesn't bother to change her oil, ever, since grandpa died, drives over curbs and hits mailboxes.

jopa489 · 05-31-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Noc57

Maybe don't buy a used car if you're that paranoid about the previous owner?

This is exactly the reason why I'll never buy a used //M. The chance of grandma or gramps buying one of these has to be about 0.000001%.

If it's CPO'ed I wouldn't even worry about it. I'm going to go ahead and guess that they don't give out personal info of who owned it.... Just the accident report (if there is one) and if the dealer had it serviced there, the service records.

+1, completely. Don't worry about it so much. You'll never learn the age of the previous owner.

CollinsE90 · 05-31-2010, 10:46 PM

look for bingo tickets and empty rolaid wrappers

Marcus-SanDiego · 05-31-2010, 10:48 PM

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look for bingo tickets and empty rolaid wrappers

gary88 · 05-31-2010, 10:49 PM

My previous owner was the wife of a doctor. She traded it in for a Cayenne

ramtin325i · 05-31-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Majikthese42

Grandma doesn't bother to change her oil, ever, since grandpa died, drives over curbs and hits mailboxes.

Lol

All I need to know is if the person drove the car hard/ rough. Sorry to not mention but its a non BMW.

CollinsE90 · 05-31-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ramtin325i

Lol

All I need to know is if the person drove the car hard/ rough. Sorry to not mention but its a non BMW.

if you have a flux capacitor you could go back in time and see how it was driven, but realistically you wont know how it was driven man

Alexander · 05-31-2010, 11:04 PM

Get the service records from the dealer. Show the service department your bill of sale. It usually shows the name and address of the former owner.

Marcus-SanDiego · 05-31-2010, 11:11 PM

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if you have a flux capacitor you could go back in time and see how it was driven, but realistically you wont know how it was driven man

I agree with this. Try to get a flux capacitor if possible.

ramtin325i · 06-01-2010, 12:10 AM

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I agree with this. Try to get a flux capacitor if possible.

Where can I get one? Ebay

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Originally Posted by Aonarch

Get the service records from the dealer. Show the service department your bill of sale. It usually shows the name and address of the former owner.

Are you sure? Wouldn't they deny it since its invading someones privacy?

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