(iSeeCars) – Every modern automobile carries a 17-character vehicle identification number, an alphanumeric string unique to that single car. Since 1981 federal rules have required that format, which ...
The biggest fear when buying a used car is getting stuck with a disaster on wheels. A shiny exterior can hide a nightmare of problems just waiting to drain your bank account. The statistics are grim.
You can spend hours comparing prices, test driving, and haggling, then lose thousands of dollars because you skipped a 60‑second check on a 17‑digit code stamped on the car. Used car scams keep ...