www.hpicheck.com/ is where you can find out about the car's history.

Make sure you get the VIN number from the chassis and the V5, and they are the same, without any alterations.

If in doubt, walk away.

Edited by BigJohnD on 23/05/2010 at 16:13

When building a Passat we had the choice to remove the badges, doesn't appear to be an option on the current Focus, maybe someone just went at it with dental floss as they didn’t want the spec showing. On the other had it may well have had a replacement hatch so it is probably worth going over with a fine toothcomb.

Possible Example

Boris

If you have either the reg or chassis number, also try looking at

www.etis.ford.com,

Click the "vehicle" tab and enter the info you have. I have checked out a couple of Fords I've owned and they are all displayed accurately.

If it's got aircon and a Quickclear screen it's a Zetec Climate.

Edited by cabrio_98 on 26/05/2010 at 13:06