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Somehow, this doesn't surprise me
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:49
In Reply to: Re: Can anyone run a Carfax for me????, pete [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:07:02
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While I've used it when buying 2 or 3 cars, Carfax has always seemed a tad sketchy to me. It strikes me as more of a sales tool for dealers than a true aid for consumers. And the fact that a dealer can whip out a Carfax on some ride he's trying to sell just flat makes me suspicious. It's pretty easy to fake one, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that car dealers could get a "special" version of a Carfax report that excluded things like frame or flood damage.
The scenario: A buyer is in the dealer's place looking at a car. The dealer says we have the Carfax right here, so the buyer is thinking, "Cool, saves me buying it," and gets a fake or "Special" version.
The Carfax dweeb in the news story was dancing as fast as he could. The pasted-on smile, the head nodding, the body language, the tone of voice-- he was in deep doo doo and knew it. The car dealer was pretty bad, too, but in the end he made it right with the customer.
If you want to know about a car you're thinking of buying, nothing beats a good inspection.
This was good reporting with good level of detail. Nice to see.
Posts in this Thread:
- Can anyone run a Carfax for me????, keith85spg, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:38:40
- Results, keith85spg, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:31:01
- Re: Can anyone run a Carfax for me????, pete , Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:07:02
- BUT Carfax can screen out bad cars, Pete , Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:57:43
- Somehow, this doesn't surprise me, Noel, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Ew., B Millar , Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:59:03
- Nisssssan 350 zed :-) :-) nm, jgARC03SW , Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:51:24
- douche-baggery??, JTP, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:08:31
- Re: Yeah, AeroDave, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:39:50
- Re: Yeah, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:08:53
- Re: Maybe so, AeroDave, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:01:32
- and..., oldsaab, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:51:25
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