Re: RE: [alfa] Car Fax Reports

[Steven L. <alfa63@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

Items I've seen on Carfax tend towards change of ownership, type of ownership, odometer changes, smog tests, not necessarily those that are repair related.  Unless the car got turned in under a lemon law provision, I'd say repairs even numerous ones will not trigger a listing on the Carfax report.

I'd agree with you on those items it doesn't cover, but at least it attempts to alleviate questions about the items I mentioned above.

Steve


> 
> From: "RC Hiatt" <richard.hiatt@domain.elided>
> Date: 2004/02/18 Wed PM 02:35:09 PST
> To: <alfa@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: [alfa] Car Fax Reports
> 
> I tried to run my 72 Spider and carfax states that it must be a 17 digit vin
> number. My vin is only 9 digits and I found no way to run any check on it.
> 
> As a result, I ran a check on the 3 yr old US made pickup I just traded in
> with only 24,000 miles. The report came back squeaky clean, without mention
> of the facts that it had body work in excess of $2000 twice (both relatives,
> not me), and that the dealer had failed in 4 attempts in 3 years to fix a
> very annoying rotational noise. The last straw was the intermittent clatter
> of valves or bearings over the last thousand miles I owned it, which I
> finally decided was probably a failing head gasket (minor water evident in
> the oil). This lemon looks pretty good on carfax, but I wouldn't ever want
> it back.
> 
> My Brother recently owned a Range Rover with a clean carfax and bent frame.
> 
> I can't really imagine why people pay for this unreliable and vague
> information. I sure wouldn't make a buying decision on anything in it.
> 
> Richard
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