Many people buy used cars as they are cheaper, and despite this can be in a good condition and work properly for a long time. Secondary car market can offer many models of vehicles, of any age, good or bad, of different colours and with various additional options. Generally all the cars which were produced once will become used.

People exploit things that they possess in a different manner. Some individuals carefully use items and others squeeze all possible from things. Such a scenario is also applicable to car owners. So sometimes used cars need to be repaired before they are ready for sale. VIN decoder is a good tool to identify cars’ origin during the process of purchasing as used vehicles can be recovered after serious accidents.

Serial number of the car is crucial to avoid problems related to use and registration of the car after sale. But an even more serious reason to check it related to personal safety and possibly to overpay, as if the vehicle was damaged and repaired its quality can be decreased especially in a case which causes big damage and auto was assembled from parts from similar models. In VIN number producers hide interesting information about all the specifications of the car including:

• year of production;
• modification and engine displacement;
• type of body;
• country where car was produced;
• sometimes approximate month of production;
• city of origin;
• vehicle brand.

If during the checking some problems are found it is better to refuse the idea of considering a certain car as a variant for purchase. Such autos could be not suitable for further use and it will certainly raise some questions at the police about previous owners of the transport. In case the actual number does not match with one which was provided by the seller at the ad the car can be different in reality despite it having the same appearance.