jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>"Josh" <josh@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
>
>: I came across this on a forum, it looks to be a great (and free)
>: alternative to carfax. It's pretty descriptive as well, I ran a couple of
>: VIN numbers through and got tons of information.
>
>: http://www.bandbhobbies.com/jwebb/vin_test.asp
>
>
> AutoCheck is a competing service to CarFax, definitely not free though.
>Looks like the link above is an interface that somebody wrote to use
>their AutoCheck account to pull the data from the AutoCheck web site. I'm
>guessing somebody set this up for their friends or forum members to use
>or something and it got out. (I did check the source of the form and the
>output, but didn't notice anything that would determine what AutoCheck
>user information was associated with the queries.)
>
> Another possibility is that its mining VIN numbers. Probably not
>likely, but you never know. :-)
>
> Anyhoo, just thought I'd mention that. Kind've cool to have a
>source for free VIN checking, but if a bunch of people start using
>it, I wouldn't expect it to last very long. Also, you'll need to make
>the call as to wether or not you trust putting your VIN number in
>there. Assume that once you put a VIN in there, anybody will have
>access to it. (Anybody can get your VIN just by walking through a
>parking lot too, so wether or not this is a problem is up to you,
>just thought I'd mention it.)
>
>
>
jon seems a little paranoid!
-- Francis Fastje 1999 CC 3.9L 4x4 DODGE DAKOTA. ffastje@gmail.com ffastje@cox.net www.synlubestore.com http://www.geocities.com/ffastje/
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