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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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Anyone know of anyone or a Service that will go check out a Car that one is interested in but could be hundreds of miles away.Then give a report back on the condition etc.?

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How do I find him?

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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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first off, where is it?

If it's in SoCal, I will be more than happy to check it out.
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How do I find him?

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Go to "search" at top of page. Hit "advanced search". Go to right hand box at top of page and type in "tobijohn". Hit enter. He's in FL if I recall correctly (or, IIRC?).

And where is the car, state-wise?
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
PM tobijohn.
Here I am! For the LT4, I used an independent inspector someone on the Forum recommended. However, this guy was local to the car (Orlando, FL) so unless the car you're looking at is in central Florida, that's not going to work for you. Carfax has what seems like a pretty thorough inspection that's available for $100 if you've subscibed to their report service. Links below to what the inspection covers:

https://secure.carfax.com/car_inspec...n150Point2.cfm

https://secure.carfax.com/car_inspec...tionPoints.cfm

And here's an example of the report:

https://secure.carfax.com/car_inspec...onReport01.htm

One thing though - they don't offer it on any cars that their VIN report finds problems with, only ones that have a clean bill of health. I hope this helps...
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