Carfax worthless ripoff Nationwide Internet
We purchased a 1998 Corvette from a private party in another state about a year or so ago. We had never used Carfax before but thought it might be a good idea in this case. The Carfax came back clean, with no problems.
When we registered the car in our state and it came back as having to be registered with a salvage title - it was a theft recovery and there was some confusion as to whether or not it had been in a wreck. (no visible repair to car).
Since the salvage title greatly decreases the value of the car, we contacted Carfax. They made some excuse about the bad information but would buy the car back if we followed their requirements for the buy back. The buy back was not satisfactory as it would leave us with less money (counting shipping, registration etc) than we spent on the car. We kept the car because it was not worth the hassle of dealing with Carfax.
The point is that a Carfax report is a waste of money. Ours was not accurate and I understand we are not the only people this has happened to. The buy back guarantee is not what is seems at all. Don't give them your money.
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