MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Johnny_tro on August 18, 2011, 02:50:07 pm

Title: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Johnny_tro on August 18, 2011, 02:50:07 pm
Does anyone do these on here?
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on August 18, 2011, 03:08:57 pm
Best off paying a reputable company for one mate as the cheap or free one dont always pick up finance owing on the car,
My mate found this out the hard way when the bayliffs reposessed his evo from finace owing on it from 5 years before he purchased the car, They tracked it down when he advertised it for sale on pistonheads.
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Johnny_tro on August 18, 2011, 03:34:39 pm
That's what I dont need!! Already got enough crap to deal with....

who would you guys advise?
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Nickyboy on August 18, 2011, 03:37:21 pm
https://www.mycarcheck.com/

Used this a few times with no problems and 10 grand insurance cover if you want.
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Johnny_tro on August 18, 2011, 03:53:29 pm
which service did you use? to top end £15.00?
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 19, 2011, 04:17:46 pm
I used these guys when I was looking at purchasing my GTI last November:

http://www.hpicheck.com/hpi_check.html

Seemed to be reliable, although the prices have gone up since.

At the end of the day what's £10-15 when you are spending £10-15k on a car.
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: big al on August 19, 2011, 06:53:52 pm
My father in law has never used them, just has an eye for finding very honest sellers, but with so many dodgy ones about then it is a chance I would not like to take, always bought from dealers so never had an issue, but know even they cannot be trusted and are sometimes not aware of the previous owner/issues surrounding the cars.

Had a £4 one done for the wifes lupo to show no accident damage/stolen reports, or HPI and it did the trick nicely. :happy2:
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: Johnny_tro on August 19, 2011, 06:55:21 pm
£4 < Who?
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: big al on August 19, 2011, 08:00:34 pm
£4 < Who?

one of the ones where you get the results on your mobile,
Think it was an app that you get and just pay using paypal,can't remember the site.
Title: Re: HPI / Car Checks ?
Post by: mortygttdi on August 19, 2011, 10:27:37 pm
Car reg then text to 83600 it costs the price of a standard text message.