RM wrote:
>>afaik, carfax only shows up write-offs, as shown by insurance companies,
>>or dealer service records, or changes of ownership. yours clearly
>>weren't any of those.
>>
>>besides, how much detail do you want? otherwise carfax would be showing
>>up garbage like "replaced lost hubcap" or even "filled with gas at
>>rhonerts park casa de gasa, 57,327 miles". can't say /i/ care to have
>>records on how much bubblegum i buy at gas stations showing up on my car
>>history.
>>
>
> You would want to buy a vehicle that has had several repairs each over $5000
> to the front end? 3 of which required trips to the frame straightener. Thats
> info that should be in there. What about the flood damaged/totaled car?
>
> From Carfax Page:
> Title
> Check
>
> Salvaged?
> Lemon?
> Flooded?
> Rebuilt?
>
> Odometer
> Check
>
> Fraud?
> Rolled Over?
> Rolled Back?
> Broken?
>
> Problem
> Check
>
> Major Accident?
> Salvage Auction?
> Fire Damage?
> Stolen?
>
>
>
> Major Accidents, flooded, rebuilt are all listed. So in answer to your
> question I would expect all those to be listed. No minor fender benders,
> hubcaps stolen or crap like that.
>
>
>
like i said before, as far as carfax are concerned, if it's not written
off by the insurance company, as is the case with a $5k fix on a $20k
car, it doesn't get reported. you have a point about /wanting/ to see
damage data, but again, if the work was not reported by the dealer or
the insurer, how are car fax going to know? the only 3 possible data
sources are dealers, with their huge centraly computerized systems,
insurers, with their huge centraly computerized systems, and dmv.
monster joe's garage just isn't in the loop and isn't reporting a thing.

you're right, it would be /nice/ to know more, but where's the info
coming from?