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CarFax Getting Some Scrutiny Up Here

Old 01-17-14, 07:26 PM
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Default CarFax Getting Some Scrutiny Up Here

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...inds-1.2500076

At the very least it seems that there is a delay in getting the vehicle history onto the CarFax site. At least one person is reporting a $20 K vehicle damages dependency.
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Old 01-17-14, 07:53 PM
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Never trust carfax. Always do experian autocheck and pay 70 at a trusted independent shop.
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Old 01-20-14, 04:37 AM
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Autocheck showed a previous accident involving my RX300 never shown on Carfax. Not that I cared well after the fact, but it goes to show.
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Old 01-20-14, 07:35 AM
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In reality, you need both, plus more inspection. When i was searching for my previous car, I found out carfax reported an accident but autocheck didn't. Sometimes neither one will catch anything if the accident was never reported.
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Old 01-20-14, 09:26 AM
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Not a new revelation. The link no longer works, but there was an in-depth report on this years ago, which was the subject of a prior thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...to-carfax.html
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Old 01-20-14, 09:30 AM
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I have always wondered about the car fax thing. It seems like a great idea and I have used it for the last car I purchased used. In the end its a slight gamble buying used
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