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Old Dec 11, 2018 | 03:52 PM
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Default L/Certified but carfax shows accident damage?

So has anyone come across an L/Certified vehicle that shows accident damage on the Carfax? Not salvage, everything else is in the green etc, but it shows damage to the rear. However, because it's L/Certified it carries with it the warranty etc. I'm contemplating if I should even entertain the idea. Car in question is a 2016 IS 300 F Sport, see the link below. I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts on something like this. Obviously if and when I would go to sell it down the road, I feel like that'd come back to bite me. But if everything checks out from Lexus and it has a good warranty for the foreseeable future, why not? There's a link to the carfax on the cars page, by the way. Thanks guys!

https://www.tricountylexus.com/Vehic...-NJ/3313884243
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Old Dec 14, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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It looks like the damage was purely cosmetics, car was driveable after accident. What are you really afraid of? I personally try to avoid car with accident record but in this case, I would go take a look at the car and just see how the paint job is done on the car.
If it is something that you can live it, I would not worry too much especially since it is L certified.
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