Carfax

old guy

I've come to the conclusion that it isn't worth squat!
When looking for my Z, ( looked for months at literally 100s ) looked at many carfax & never saw anything about bad CSC or steering lock problems, Oil issues or high temp. Issues in the early models!
If I had not found this site months before purchasing my Z .....
CONCLUSION : can't rely on carfax

What's your expierence?

DEpointfive0

You wanted Carfax to tell you any of that?

Then you're delusional about what Carfax can even offer, lol

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DEpointfive0

Aside from that, Carfax is a complete and utter joke.

I've seen numerous cars with accident damage with clean Carfax reports

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Adamnthe_z

Carfax is a waste of money. I was in an accident in my old VW and it still doesn't appear on the carfax to this day. Over two years later. Only thing carfax is good for is to tell the previous owner count

madeinjapan

you might want to google what carfax and autocheck are

its a history report?

how would what i do in my garage be on a carfax?

JARblue

Agree with DE. Vehicle history reports (like Carfax or Autocheck) are simply to track the reported damage from accidents and insurance claims. They are pretty much useless, as already pointed out.

I've seen a vehicle with major damage and probably should have been totalled out with nothing on Carfax. Dealer even tried to tell me with a straight face that the car had never been in an accident when the damn passenger door didn't even close properly because it was so badly out of alignment. On the other side of that, I've had a friend have an accident reported on his Corvette's Carfax because someone bumped him in the parking lot and their insurance completely replaced a barely cracked bumper

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old guy

History report, like oil changes, brakes, tires, alignment & electrical check, at the dealer only, I get that! But nothing major, that's the point!
OF CROSE NO ONE knows what you do in your garage!

JARblue

You still obviously do not grasp the concept of a Vehicle History Report. Normal repairs and maintenance are not part of a history report. Those are maintenance records. That's where CSC and ESCL work might show up - and even then only if the dealer kept decent records.

A vehicle history report is going to show things like when the vehicle was purchased, sold, or registered and should include the recorded mileage at each of those events. The vehicle history reports also shows accidents the vehicle was in if reported. Since not all accidents are reported, and an insurance claim isn't always filed, these reports are not always accurate. If you can't count on the report to be accurate, I don't see the why people pay for them.

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madeinjapan

What that means is that Carfax is only as good as the sources sending them information. They have three primary sources: State title agencies, police reports, and repair shops. The title agencies send them owner history and report branded titles. The police reports inform them of accidents or theft. The repair shops handle everything else.

madeinjapan

also

google =

The Problems With a Carfax Report or Any Other Vehicle History Report

How Carfax works, and why you should take it with a grain of salt

https://brokensecrets.com/2010/08/23...carfax-report/

Nixin

This forum here, most of it's knowledgable members, your mechanic and good old common sense are your best source for all info regarding the Z.

imjello

its just a tool to aid you in the car purchase, not an end all for used car buying.

people believe in it, so use it when you sell your car.

Also anything that has to run through the DMV will be on there; stolen car, totaled out, incorrect mileage report ( swapped cluster ), lean on title. You know, the things a mechanic might not be able to physically see.

also they have a buy back guarantee, but its too early in the morning for me to read the terms
The CARFAX® Buyback Guarantee®

Source: was a mechanic, i have a carfax membership

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HEK

I got a door ding in a parking lot called the cops and the driver was sited for it (not sure what charges) his insurance paid for the ding removal and when I went to trade it showed on Carfax as having an issue go figure

Jsolo

My old camaro that nearly got totaled out (~14K in damages for a 20K car) never showed the repairs or crash on carfax, even 10 years later. To me, carfax is for informational purposes only and should not be used to determine if vehicle was in an accident of any kind or not.

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kenchan

i use carfax to my advantage. sell car right after an accident repair before it shows up on carfax for a clean report