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Buzz
Campbell Live : First-time car owner shocked by repo visit
Check out this story of one young guy’s bad luck buying a car without getting a “registered debt/money owing” report from Carjam (Campbell Live Tuesday 12th July): ”Buying your first car can be a mixed experience. Getting the money together, not buying a lemon, finding the car that feels right for you. We talked to a young man who thought he had got it right, a good price for the car he wanted. And then the repo man turned up.”
Road fever – recognize these “celebrity” Kiwi vehicles?
Do you recognize these cars just from the clue? Maybe from the CARJAM report on the plate?
No? OK – go on then check the answers!
| # | THE CLUE | THE PLATE | THE ANSWER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A meaty vehicle? | IZ6393 | Watch |
| 2 | Not a car for the straight man | BTJ | Look |
| 4 | Was she moping about a bit? | 465NR | Look |
| 5 | A smashing advert for Ford | BCA248 | Watch |
| 6 | A dominant force in motoring as well? | IH1468 | Look |
| 8 | Difficult to see it when a car’s in your …? | LOW64 | Watch |
How many did you guess …?
Tell us about the famous Kiwi motors you find through CarJam and we’ll post them to this list – bound to be lots more!
Important Carjam Update
Carjam’s goal has always been simple – to provide the public with free vehicle data
Although there have been many changes that appeared to have erased that possibility, we have introduced some new features that will see an eventual return to free reports whenever we can do that, which are explained at the end of this email. Please read the following information carefully as all of these changes affect you, our valued customers. Read more »
Lives could be lost due to government charges
Thousands of consumers are likely to end up buying illegal or unsafe vehicles due to a government proposal to charge for basic vehicle information, according to the motoring website carjam.co.nz. Read more »
NZ Herald: Net helps buyers avoid rip-offs
The internet has become a must use tool for people wanting to avoid being ripped off when buying cars privately. Read more »
TVNZ Breakfast: Tips for buying a used car
Breakfast team gets the lowdown on buying a used car from our consumer commentator Troy Churton.
Watch the Episode TVNZ Breakfast: Tips for buying a used car.
CarJam got a plug too!
FairGo: The secret life of cars
What secrets is the bloke selling your car not telling you? CarJam got a plug too!
Watch the Episode: “FairGo: The secret life of cars”
The advice is: never buy a vehicle without a vehicle report. And you all know CarJam is the best and cheapest!
Trade Me car thieves growing net savvy – NZ Herald Article
Article in the Herald at the weekend mentioning CarJam got a few things wrong though.
“Dealer” caught out lying – buying the vehicle report from CARJAM was the best money ever spent!!
I saw this article on your website http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2779015/Car-dealer-conceals-crash-histories and saw that the car I was about to buy had had its registration cancelled …
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