Carfax not helping

[Stl-986]

Nothing you can do about it. Carfax pays to get the info from the insurance companies. They aren't doing any business with you so again, nothing you can do about it.

To be honest, anytime I sell a car and the 1st communication from someone is asking for a carfax report I just ignore them. They obviously dont understand how those work, or even how inaccurate they are. Sometimes it could be 2 years before they even show something...or longer.

[Newsguy]

Originally Posted by Stl-986

To be honest, anytime I sell a car and the 1st communication from someone is asking for a carfax report I just ignore them. They obviously dont understand how those work, or even how inaccurate they are. Sometimes it could be 2 years before they even show something...or longer.

Exactly! I sell cars for a friend part-time, and we just had one car with Carfax admitting right on the statement in front of the description that they were just adding an incident from SEVEN years ago!

[Marksman]

I am disappointed with the CARFAX report, because they unnecessarily cheapen the car by associating it with an "Accident". The dent is not more than a half dime, the car was not involved in the collision, it just got hit with some debris.

Any rock kicked up from a vehicle could have done the same damage. If a rock damages your windshield and you need a replacment, wouldn't the same CARFAX logic apply and prompt a report of an accident?

Fact is, an accident reported on CARFX causes financial loss to any seller that advertises his car for sale (*** Any Attorneys reading this***). There needs to be some oversight to hold CARFAX accountable for reducing the value of peoples cars. Just my 2 cents worth.