Comments on: Why You Should Use Carfax

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:52:32 +0000

Hi Gus: Accidents need to be reported to Carfax before Carfax can include them in any reports. If accidents are not reported, Carfax doesn’t have the information. I still believe it’s a good tool to use – right along with a friendly mechanic.

By: Gus L

Gus L — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:08:57 +0000

Car Fax is TOTAL crap and bs. In April 2000 I bought a brand new Mustang GT, a few months later a drunk driver ran a red light and tore off the entire front end of the car. There was severe frame damage, yet with $12,000 worth of damage it was still cheaper to fix than replace. State farm was my insurance company. They repaired the car thru a large repair center. The following year the same car was parked outside my business when a city Plow truck slammed into it. $4300 worth of damage. By that time I had switched insurance to progressive. Car was fixed. I still own the car and other than those tow major accidents its been great. However just for fun I had a buddy who works at a dealer run the VIN thru carfax and guess what? It came back clean. Perplexed I had him run another car I used to own that I know had been in prior major accidents. Same thing, Clean as a whistle. Carfax is Crap. Get a good mechanic and pay him a little money to check out any car you are thinking of buying

By: Carfax Reports

Carfax Reports — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:41:07 +0000

Thanks for recommending Carfax. We do report a lot, but may not know everything thatâ€™s happened to a car. Itâ€™s also a good idea to take the car for a test drive and have it inspected by a mechanic. Doing this plus knowing the carâ€™s history can help you make a better decision.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:42:00 +0000

Hi Nora: Thanks for sharng your experience.

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:59:55 +0000

Carfax should be taken with a grain of salt… I once looked up a Suburban that we owned to see if Carfax had any information on the accident that the truck had been in prior to us owning it and it had no information so as far as Carfax told us the truck had never been in an accident… We even asked the dealership about information on any accidents and they of course told us that the truck hadn’t been in any accidents… Funny we later found out that they were the ones who made the repairs!!!