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Originally Posted by champignon
I can tell you that only 1 of them (actually, my 1M prior to my purchase) had an approximately correct Carfax, and it came out of Canada, where I am thinking that they may have higher legal standards for this sort of data than we have in the USA. In the mix was a totally rusted out Z3 Coupe sold to me as a pristine car, whose Carfax gave no clue that the vehicle was in horrid condition and worth essentially zero.
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I was not aware that Carfax gave a representation of the condition of the car. Are you possibly thinking of another service?
From the Carfax website, carfax checks for
Title information, including salvaged or junked titles
Flood damage history
Total loss accident history
Odometer readings
Lemon history
Number of owners
Accident indicators, such as airbag deployments
State emissions inspection results
and Service records
and Vehicle use (taxi, rental, lease, etc.)
So it sounds like your beef was with the seller...
and to add to this thread, I think it would be great to know how many 1Ms are still on the road! (i.e. not ever totaled) and yes, I know both of those services are not 100% accurate, but they are better than polling this group.