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Carfax icbc or carproofing imported used vehicle
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:24 pm
by Movendi
I'm looking to buy a used van in Vancouver B.C, from a resident from Ontario but tried to get a carfax and icbc/carproof report from his VIN but i get an error saying the VIN is not long enough. Since the van is a japanese import i'm unsure what to do now. I'm not sure how the canadian system works but is there a way to check out how legit private used imported vehicles are? Such as accident claims, insurance claims or unpaid lease/salvage. Just want to have peace of mind.
Re: Carfax icbc or carproofing imported used vehicle
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:10 pm
by jessef
Has it been registered in Canada yet ?
It's an Ontario owned van located in Vancouver, BC ?
Re: Carfax icbc or carproofing imported used vehicle
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:16 am
by Movendi
jfarsang wrote:Has it been registered in Canada yet ?
It's an Ontario owned van located in Vancouver, BC ?
It's BC registered and it's located in vancouver.. I called carproof but they're stumped
Re: Carfax icbc or carproofing imported used vehicle
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:10 pm
by jessef
If it's been previously registered with ICBC, it's in the north American system (ie. History available across provinces and states).
Call ICBC and get the vehicle history from them.
I don't get what the Ontario resident thing has to do with a BC registered and titled van though ?