A Lemon by Any Other Name is Still a Lemon; Carfax.com Adds Kansas Lemon Title Data to Database

    FAIRFAX, Va.--March 5, 2001--Used car buyers can now rest even easier. Carfax.com, the leading provider of vehicle history information, announced the addition of Kansas lemon car data to its database of more than one billion unique records.
    A new vehicle is labeled as a "lemon," a.k.a. manufacturer buyback, when it is bought back by the manufacturer because of a recurring defect.
    Carfax.com, in an effort to protect used car buyers, is constantly expanding their database with the most reliable and current vehicle data available. Knowing a vehicle's history empowers the purchaser--benefiting both private consumers and dealers purchasing vehicles. Those considering purchasing a used car or light truck can check to see if it is a lemon by using Carfax's Free Lemon Check at www.Carfax.com. Additionally a complete Carfax Vehicle History Report can provide additional information such as past use, accidents, flood damage, odometer readings or salvage-title information.
    While looking for a vehicle for her 19 year-old son, Mary Hawkins of Chattanooga, TN, used the service to uncover the pasts of several cars. "We have already weeded out three or four salvage/junk titles and one lemon title," says Hawkins. "We still haven't found the right one, but we feel we have an advantage because of Carfax.com."

    About Carfax, Inc.

    Founded in 1984, Carfax pioneered the concept of the vehicle history report - the instant background check on any used car. Carfax Vehicle History Reports can confirm a clean title history or identify serious problems with any used car, including salvage history, odometer fraud, flood damage and more. Carfax helps millions of consumers and thousands of car dealers avoid buying used cars with costly hidden problems. Using the 17-character Vehicle ID Number (VIN), used car buyers can access over 1.2 billion vehicle history records from more than 170 different sources in the Carfax nationwide database at www.carfax.com. Every Carfax Report that confirms a clean title history is backed by the $5,000 Clean Title History Guarantee. Carfax, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the R.L. Polk & Co.

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