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dbear61 · 02-05-2015, 08:51 PM

I think that's a great report, but I would caution everybody that CarFax is not infallible. When I was in the process of buying my 01 S in May of 2012, I got the CarFax report that showed the vehicle as having four owners, no accidents and completely clean.

Last November, I changed insurance companies, and the new insurance company discovered a $2,000+ claim on the vehicle from October of 2011, six months prior to my ownership. I had to provide proof that my ownership was dated after the claim to complete the switch.

I've thought about contacting the PO to ask what happened just so I know and not to argue or complain, but I suspect if he kept it hidden during the sale he wouldn't want to admit it even now.

So I'm just offering that while CarFax is a great resource, it could be missing important information.

DBear

02-05-2015, 08:51 PM	#6
dbear61 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 383	I think that's a great report, but I would caution everybody that CarFax is not infallible. When I was in the process of buying my 01 S in May of 2012, I got the CarFax report that showed the vehicle as having four owners, no accidents and completely clean. Last November, I changed insurance companies, and the new insurance company discovered a $2,000+ claim on the vehicle from October of 2011, six months prior to my ownership. I had to provide proof that my ownership was dated after the claim to complete the switch. I've thought about contacting the PO to ask what happened just so I know and not to argue or complain, but I suspect if he kept it hidden during the sale he wouldn't want to admit it even now. So I'm just offering that while CarFax is a great resource, it could be missing important information. DBear