Best to take it to a trusted shop and have them put it on a lift.
On Aug 23, 2013, at 7:57 PM, Ted - <[email protected]> wrote: > How can I tell it has major repairs when we go tomorrow? > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: EXTERNAL: Re: Look at this carfax, thoughts? > Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:24:53 +0000 > > Agreed. I bought a small SUV with a clean carfax. After owning it for a > while, I found that it had been wrecked severely and repaired (pretty well, > not great) but there was no carfax record of the damage. > > > > OTOH, my first Miata had been wrecked badly too. There was no carfax at the > time. If I’d known of the wreck, I might not have bought it. All things > considered, I’m glad I didn’t know. It was a great car for me, I really > enjoyed owning it, and the hidden damage did nothing to diminish that. > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of derf > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 8:43 AM > To: Larry Alster > Cc: Miata Power List; Chris Prata > Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: Look at this carfax, thoughts? > > > > I don't doubt it but I know there are ways to avoid carfax. Therefore, > carfax can't be considered infallible. > > Even if every reputable shop reported every repair to carfax there are many > illegal or quasi-legal shops that will be happy to fix a car for cash and > have no software of any kind on premises. > > A clean carfax is a good thing, but not a reason to not do a full physical > inspection of the car. > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Larry Alster <[email protected]> wrote: > > My friend uses one of the big name company shop software packages. I don't > know if you can set it to NOT report the repairs but in his case every repair > no matter how it's paid for and even if it's an oil change reports to CarFax > > > > > > > > > > Larry Alster > > > > 91 Miata White Knight > > 92 Miata Silver Bullet (Gone but not forgotten) > > 92 Miata Honey B > > 95 BMW M3 ITA Track Toy > > 04 MSM MX-5 Whooosh > > 06 WRX STi Subie > > 08 Z06 Corvette Velocity Yellow Tintcoat (Not yet named) > > > > From: derf [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 9:27 AM > To: Chris Prata > Cc: Larry Alster; Ted -; [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Look at this carfax, thoughts? > > > > I have a friend who's been running a body shop for about 25 years and he > tells me that it is easy to get a car repaired and not have the damage > reported on a carfax report. The software that I've seen is used mostly to > coordinate repairs with insurance companies. > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Chris Prata <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi larry, but anything on carfax that would you not buy this car. it is 10k? > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: Look at this carfax, thoughts? > > Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:10:01 -0400 > > > > Not true about Carfax at all > > What causes the reporting is the software the shop uses to run their > business. No matter how you pay for a repair at my friends shop it is > reported to Carfax if the repair is completed. > > > > > Larry Alster > > 91 Miata White Knight > 92 Miata Silver Bullet (Gone but not forgotten) > 92 Miata Honey B > 95 BMW M3 ITA Track Toy > 04 MSM MX-5 Whooosh > 06 WRX STi Subie > 08 Z06 Corvette Velocity Yellow Tintcoat (Not yet named) > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derf > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 9:01 AM > To: Ted - > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Look at this carfax, thoughts? > > Could have been dealer loaner, test drive car, or executive use car. > The main problem with carfax is that if you pay cash for repairs then it does > not get reported to carfax. > Best to have qualified, trusted mechanic put the car in a lift and check it > out. Even if a car has been wrecked and repaired a good repair is not a bad > thing bad most times. > A clean carfax just means an insurance company didn't pay for repairs. > > > > > On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Ted - <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi quiet list, I found a 2006 GT that I am ready to buy at a used dealer for > 10k. > > But the carfax has me puzzled. Here is my summary followed by the actual > entries: > > SUMMARY. Look at first thing, almost not driven for 2 years? > > First thing, looks like only 2342 miles were put on in the first two years. > > Feb 2005 shipped to dealer (new) > > First Owner reported Feb 2007 2342 Odometer Miles reported > New Owner reported Sep 2007, Dealer offered for sale > New owner reported Nov 2007 (maybe just titled to dealer from Sept?) > Vehicle Sold Jan 2008 > Accident Jul 2010< > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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