| Peter, a 36 year old man from Coram, New York, | | | | only used by car dealers and others in the |
| discovered that a used Honda Accord he purchased | | | | automotive industry whose business depends on |
| was involved in a front end collision which was not | | | | knowing the absolute truth about the condition of a |
| disclosed on a Carfax® Vehicle History Report. He | | | | vehicle when purchasing at auction or as trade-ins. |
| learned of the front end repair when he offered the | | | | Auto dealers understand that cars are repainted all |
| car to a dealer as a trade-in and was told that their | | | | the time and in the wholesale market, a car with |
| offer to purchase was about $3,000 less than it | | | | repainted panels is worth a lot less. They depend on |
| would have been because the front end of the car | | | | Paint Gauges to make proper business decisions and |
| was repainted. In a meeting with Peter, he stated "I | | | | to pay market prices for cars. Dealers will pay a lot |
| didn't understand what the difference was, the car | | | | less for a repainted car, but may put it up for sale on |
| had a clean Carfax and I never had an accident with | | | | their lot for the same price as a perfect car. It only |
| it. The dealer tested the paint on the car and told me | | | | follows that consumers should be able to test and |
| the car was repainted in the front. Their offer to me | | | | know the true condition of the car's paint to help |
| was a lot less than I expected." | | | | negotiate a fair price" said Louis White, vice president |
| Peter's experience is unfortunately common. | | | | of sales for |
| Accidents, collisions, damage and other causes for car | | | | serves consumers all over the United States and |
| repainting often times are not reported to police, | | | | their Paint Gauges, whether purchased or rented, are |
| insurance companies and other information sources | | | | delivered on an overnight basis free of charge to the |
| supplying Vehicle History Reports. now offers Paint | | | | consumer. Because almost all car shopping is first |
| Thickness Gauges for sale and rent to consumers for | | | | done online with a follow up visit to the dealership, |
| use when shopping for used cars to examine a car's | | | | consumers could rent a Paint Gauge at an affordable |
| paint and determine whether the car is repainted or | | | | price, get it in the mail the next day and immediately |
| was involved in a collision not disclosed in Vehicle | | | | use it to evaluate the cars they shop for in today's |
| History Reports. "Until now, our product has been | | | | fast paced market. |