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Originally Posted by jgold47
Carfax is absolutly worthless.........
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I always thought the same until I purchased my '03 X5 2.5 years ago. Dealer trade in at Sanford Acura in FL. Previous owner provided a full and detailed service folio to the dealer that was provided to me for review prior to purchase. Dealer ran carfax for me and I found the carfax data and the service folio data were spot on with each other, Carfax even had the details of a parking lot fender bender in '05 that required a respray of the rear bumper (that incident devalued the truck by $200. according to them).
EVERY time the registration was renewed in FL was reflected in the Carfax too.
While no subsitute for a through PPI, Carfax can be a useful tool in knowing detailed info on a vehicle.