Completely Useless Information
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Completely Useless Information
I've often wondered how Carfax has become such a successful company when the fact of the matter most of the information on their reports are completely vague and as the title of this email states, useless. In fact, my ES300 has a different VIN stamp than the rest of the VIN stamps on the car. Found this out after buying the car, that it was in some sort of accident at some time but did not show up on the Carfax report. "Driveablility / Performance Checked." "Body Electrical System Checked". Really? That last one suggests electrical problems and I almost didn't buy the ES300 because of it. Turns out the, there is nothing wrong with the car.
Not to be outdone, the Lexus site has some pretty useless information on it was well. "Non Warrantable Operation Code"(Thing is this particular issue WAS a warranty event). Of course, yea that's what that service call was all about!!!
At least Lexus doesn't directly charge for the service history on it's site.
Not to be outdone, the Lexus site has some pretty useless information on it was well. "Non Warrantable Operation Code"(Thing is this particular issue WAS a warranty event). Of course, yea that's what that service call was all about!!!
At least Lexus doesn't directly charge for the service history on it's site.
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" my ES300 has a different VIN stamp than the rest of the VIN stamps on the car."
There must have been some kind of problem before, I doubt the factory would let it pass inspection that way.
Carfax is useless, false sense of security for potential car buyers AND sellers.
There must have been some kind of problem before, I doubt the factory would let it pass inspection that way.
Carfax is useless, false sense of security for potential car buyers AND sellers.
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" my ES300 has a different VIN stamp than the rest of the VIN stamps on the car." There must have been some kind of problem before, I doubt the factory would let it pass inspection that way. Carfax is useless, false sense of security for potential car buyers AND sellers.
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I had a 2005 Toyota Highlander that had been in one accident before I bought it, then I was involved in two more. When I traded it in, the Carfax showed no accidents. Both of my accidents were reported to insurance ( hit a deer and a very minor fender bender, my fault).
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Once registered on the Lexus owners website is the owner able to edit or update any info or only the dealer able to do so? The Lexus site is too generic.
Any work I've done on our vehicles have been logged through a spreadsheet style program.
Any work I've done on our vehicles have been logged through a spreadsheet style program.
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You can add/edit your own service information, but you can't edit anything done by the dealer.
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