While a new car is an exciting idea, the reality is a significantly large number of car owners go for pre-owned. I'm one of them. The challenge is, the history of a pre-owned vehicle is very critical, as the vehicle you are interested into. The challenge is, you dealer will never connect you to the former owner, or even the owner himself will never tell you every detail of the vehicle. That link is always missing. Good news! CARFAX is your partner. I almost bought a Mercedes Benz that has so many replacements and recurrent repairs, but subscribing to CARFAX, led me to the car I gladly drive today.