Does a lack of service on CARFAX mean no one changed the oil? The car was a Mazda regional service managers corporate vehicle in the Chicago Midwest area On CarFax it showed no oil changes for the first 20000 miles I went to look at car at the Mazda dealer in Michigan who obtained the car
Carfax Type of Owner: Corporate Fleet : r askcarsales - Reddit Should I steer clear if the car shows as Corporate Fleet (Type of Owner) on the Carfax report? Looking at a '22 <10k miles listed for $10k less than original MSRP of $50k Registered corporate fleet vehicle Aug 2022 offered for sale Feb 2023 Run away or Corp tag OK? I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically
Car reports are unnecessarily expensive. : r cars - Reddit Autofax org is another one that is a knock off of car fax and auto check The reports look just like a car fax I’m sort of convinced it’s just a dude with a free car fax account making side money Always worked for me if you can’t find someone to run it for you
Is Carfax actually good for anything? : r cars - Reddit Not all shops report to car fax It catches a good percentage of accidents whether it’s from a police report, insurance claim or a body shop reporting the work but it’s not 100% Its a good guide but don’t skip inspecting the car just because it has a clean car fax
Is carfax that inaccurate? : r askcarsales - Reddit Many car dealerships only report the Carfax through their primary service department Unfortunately if they don't have their own body shop they usually sublet the work That body shop will then submit their invoice to the car dealership so that the dealership can act as a middleman and collect the funds
How trustworthy are Carfax reports? : r cars - Reddit It had been smashed from the back all the way up to the rear seats Further investigation revealed that the car had been owned by Toyota, damaged, and fixed by Toyota Two items that generate a CarFax citation are a Police Report and an Insurance Claim My friend determined that the frame of the car was skewed It had been dropped on it head
Is Carfaxs report better than its competitors? : r askcarsales - Reddit The vast majority of the new car dealers in my area provide a free Carfax report for used vehicles, a few provide Autocheck instead The main difference I've noticed is that Carfax includes maintenance records (keep in mind not all dealer or independent shops report to carfax) whereas Autocheck usually has none
“Gaps in CarFax” : r UsedCars - Reddit Looking at a CarFax is an important part of the buying process Looking at the CarFax of a 50,000 mile vehicle to notice that the vehicle got oil changes every 4,500 miles but the one at 27,000 is missing is a superstition not evidence based research
Carfax reports moderate damage to front and sides of Hyundai . . . - Reddit Be it condition, age, miles, or even make and models Sometimes the used car manager notices that they have too many of one car in inventory and send it to auction, and then regret it a month later when many of those cars get sold Sometimes the used car manager gets a gut feeling they won't make any money on a unit and rather send it to auction
How reliable is Car Fax? : r askcarsales - Reddit However, I got a Car Fax report, and it has the dreaded "severe damage" "Vehicle at recycler facility" verbiage However, as I do title searches and whatnot, there's no Salvage title on it (I am in New York)