does look like Saturday is going to be the cloudier day with some morning showers.
All right, Vic Laura Nelson it
back to you.
>> Art thank you so tax return
checks began showing up at the
start of next month and many of
you are starting to think about
buying a
new car.
>> But buyers could end up
overpaying by thousands of
dollars on a used car and put
their families at risk if they
don’t do
the research. The number one
thing consumers want to know if
the car there are about to buy
has been an accident for that
car facts. It’s a source most
people do turn to for history
providers so joining us live
this morning is used car expert
Emily vause with us so many
details for us Carfax has been.
>> The go to for so many
dealerships as well as buyers
here Emily good morning to you
we’ve got a lot of questions
for you I want to begin
if a vehicle has an accident in
its history. How can you tell
that tell where it is
specifically and then also how
severe it was.
>> Good morning,
Vic and Lauren sometimes the
thing is you can’t tell just by
looking at the vehicle. That’s
why you need to know the
vehicle history actually I have
2 vehicles behind me right now
recently an accident recently
out of the collision repair
shop one with $1300 in damage.
The other with $18,000 in
damage. You guys want to take a
stab at which was the one with
$18,000 in damage. The Lexus.
>> Now I’m going to go at the G
you go with the G.
>> All
right Dick. You are right
actually it is the Jeep that
had $18,000 in damage
in an accident about 2 months
ago. Let me give you a before
picture so you can get an idea
of what this Jeep
look like.
Recently the Arab side down
right yeah like you can
>> Right you can see the front
the fender that the
grill everything totally
smashed up in this accident
and you see now it looks pretty
much good as new.
And you can’t tell just by
looking at it that it had an
accident in its history.
So that’s why it’s important to
not only check the vehicle
history but also make sure you
get an independent inspection
before you buy a vehicle, so
you can know
if that car has an accident or
damage event in its history
because that impacts the value
this car that we’re just
talking about this Jeep
is actually now worth about
$600 less than it was worth
before the accident and it’s
not that it’s a bad buy.
You just want to know that
before you do buy
the vehicle. Emily, what are
the 4 things you need to know
when protecting yourself from
financial surprises or safety
risk down the line.
>> I think it’s really
important. The best combination
of things you can do checks a
vehicle history report,
take the vehicle for an
independent inspection and take
it for a test drive you do
those 3 things in combination
and truly you will it’s your
best bet at not having surprise
down the road
as far as safety risks for your
family and financial surprises
because the average impact
to retail value from the V for
a vehicle that has an accident
we’re a crash in
its history. It is about $500
that’s the average in the
Jacksonville area we see about
43% of the vehicles on the road
have an accident or a damage
event in
their history.
>> And you’re also going to
want to know that the seller is
being transparent about it
before you actually get that
report right I mean that’s
certainly gonna stick up to
their name is if they come to
you and they say hey we have
this here’s the report. Here
are the details about.
>> Right and hopefully
the seller does tell you that,
but you also have to be your
own best advocate and even if
you know that it had an
accident and it’s been repaired
that independent inspection is
so important to make sure those
repairs were done properly as
well really the combination of
the vehicle history and that
inspection, it’s a 1, 2, punch
to make sure you don’t have
surprises down the road.
Emily final take away is for
anybody who’s looking to buy a
new car.
For anyone looking to buy a new car or buy a used car you this guy, I mean you yeah, a used
car you just want to know the
history and the and that’s the
most important we see about one
in 4 cars that have been in an
accident or had a damaged that
are sold within the first year
after that event so they’re
definitely on the market that
doesn’t mean it’s a bad buy.
You just want to be armed with
that knowledge. >> All right Emily Voss from car fax. Thank you so much for
your time we appreciate it
hopefully you save some people
some headaches there through
the set have a great day.