Caveat Emptor!! Run that Carfax!!
Well I encountered something today for the first time. Background: the man who's basically my father-in-law wants a used Sequoia for grandchild duty and he found a 2005 (SR5, 2wd) with 94,000mi for...
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popupcamping wrote:bmanning wrote:
Agreed; a "clean" Carfax may have limited value, but in THIS case, it prevented purchasing a vehicle whose odo reads about 100,000 less miles than it actually has.
Slice it any way you like, in this instance it was a valuable tool.
I completely agree that it worked for you but unfortunately this case was likely 1 in 100000.
It usually will tell little. I see they have made an unlimited pkg available. Likely because of the lack of sales.
A carfax has slightly more value that you can buy an unlimited subscription. Back when I was in the business it was expensive.
I agree with you; a very high percentage of the time the Carfax may offer little-to-no value, but in this case, it kept my FIL from buying a pear when he thought he was getting an apple.
The kicker is, IF the odo hadn't been tampered with, and IF it hadn't been in an accident, and IF the $8900 was highly negotiable there may have been something to discuss.
Bottom line, the truck has a shady history and that's more than enough reason to pass on it.
