You are purchasing a very economical Geo Metro, and you want to be careful and make sure that your Geo Metro is going to do the job that you intend. One of the ways to get a bit of insurance against purchasing a Geo Metro that has got major damage or suspicious odometer readings is to get a vehicle identification history report. Every vehicle since the early 1980s has had a vehicle identification or VIN number history report attached to its title.
The VIN history title report will give information concerning how many times this Geo Metro title has changed hands, whether it's had any insurance claims against it, whether it's had flood or fire damage, hail damage, and whether it was ever used for a fleet or taxi. The VIN history title report will also include suspicious odometer activity, whether this vehicle as ever been declared a lemon, and even whether an insurance company ever totaled this vehicle out.
It's quite easy to get a VIN history title report, but you'll need the VIN numbers off the Geo metro you're considering purchasing. You can find these numbers as seen through the driver's side windshield on the dashboard, or on the doorframe of the driver's side door. Once you have the numbers be sure to match them against the title, if the numbers don't match it means there's probably a problem with this title and you may want to reconsider purchasing this particular Geo Metro.
Once you have the VIN numbers and they match the title on the Geo Metro, you can now get a vehicle identification history report. You can go down to your department of licensing or you can do it the easy way by shopping online. You'll enter the VIN number, the type of vehicle, and a window will tell you how many reports have been generated by this particular Geo Metro. In order to get a detailed report describing exactly what these reports contain, you have to spend a bit of money but it can help you from purchasing a vehicle that is not going to be able to do the job you want. So before you sign on the dotted line for any Geo Metro you're considering purchasing be sure to get a VIN history title report, a simple bit of insurance against purchasing a Geo Metro that has had flood or fire damage, been used as a taxi or rental car, or ever been designated as a lemon.
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