For Used-Car Buyers, It Just Got Cheaper To Spot A Lemon

The Los Angeles Times reports:

"Californians can get a report on a used car's history from the state DMV for only dollars, now that the state has made information from a federal website available to consumers.

Consumers now can buy a report from the California Department of Motor Vehicles containing information from a database compiled from junkyards, mechanics, insurance companies and other sources.

The report is relatively inexpensive -- the document from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System costs $4 or less, compared with the approximately $30 charge for a history from Carfax, a car- information firm.

The database is run by the American Assn. of Motor Vehicle Administrators for the Justice Department..."

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