I was looking for a car to replace my wife's buick, which had died, and saw a Subaru Baja at a local "buy here, pay here" dealer. I have heard many horror stories abut this dealer so I was leery of making an offer on the car. I took down the VIN and ran it through CarFax. It cam back clean and well maintained. All the records were there so I went ahead and made an offer contingent on me acquiring my own financing. When I went to the lender and showed him I had the CarFax already, he approved the loan on the spot. I returned to the dealer and bought the car. I have had no trouble with it and feel that my CarFax experience was what convinced me to make the purchase. For my money, CarFax is a great auto shopping tool and I recommend it to everyone who is car shopping.