CarFax Available

[Dan DiBiase]

--- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
> 
> On May 23, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Doug Johnson wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >
> > I've got a CarFax account that's good through June 21.
> >
> > Drop me a note (or a dollar or two) through PayPal, if you care  
> > to....), and
> > I'll shoot a report back to you.  I can print it as PDF, if you'd  
> > like that.
> 
> FYI, this is a violation of Carfax's terms of service, and Audifans  
> is potentially liable if you post such things here.
> 
> Carfax also has questionable accuracy (I believe one lister even  
> found his car supposedly had never been registered).  There's a  
> reason they have to do a lot of "free check" promos.

Like most things in life, it's buyer/user beware... In my case, when
selling my '95 Jetta in 2003, I took advantage of a free offer from Carfax
and ran my VIN, thinking I could provide this to a potential buyer...
Interestingly enough, my car came out as 'clean', even though it was
involved in an accident in November of 1997, which caused $13,000 worth of
damage ($5,000 of which was airbag replacement). After repair, the car was
fine - it was all sheetmetal and engine accessories, no unibody damage.
But I was surprised that Carfax didn't mention it.

I did disclose the accident to the buyer and gave them copies of the
repair bills. They bought the car.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA