here is the prob I had with carfax. Its great, really, but it all rests on everything being report that is done to that car. We saw the owner, when it was purchased, not accidents (reported) and it was not totalled out. Unless we did it wrong, that is what I felt about it. The person who have the title should show you FRONT and back also. Make sure front dosn't say salvage. But hopefully someone can help you and it will be interesting to see if the $40 version is different from the dealer version.