CarFax Available

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Carfax is simply a tool that is to be used when purchasing a car. The
information may or may not be accurate. I would get a vehicle properly
inspected prior to buying one, with or without a carfax report.

There is a class action lawsuit against carfax for their advertising
practices. They say that Major accidents show up in their database,
however only if the state, or repair facilities report to carfx (which
many don't). 

Carfax gets it's information from state agencies, and companies that
volutarily give their information to carfax. Just because your car was
damaged at one point does not mean that it was totalled, and thus will
not show up on a carfax report.

The carfax guarantee only covers instances in which a vehicle was
totalled, but that record doesn't show up in their database. Any which
way the burden of proof is on the buyer, and I suspect that no one has
cashed in on their "Guarantee".


----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Cordon <cord4530 at uidaho.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:43 am
Subject: Re: CarFax Available

> Brett wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> > 
> > Brett
> 
> Yep, I've had that problem too. My 91 200q20v has a perfectly clean 
> carfax. Yet I have receipts of repair work done by insurance claim 
> (previous owner) for a new trunk lid and front fender (two 
> different 
> small incidents). Still, at $900 for the fender and something 
> outrageous 
> for the trunk lid, they should have shown up on carfax. Someone 
> should 
> buy my car, buy the carfax guarantee, and cash in on it :o)
> 
> -- 
> Dan Cordon
> Mechanical Engineer
> University of Idaho - Engine Research Facility
> 
> 
> 
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