Car Fax The Good and Bad - Rabbits Used Cars

[@dylanpearson6507]

"if it wasn't for those guys - hell, Ed Bolian would have nothing to drive" absolute classic

[@truthhunter7807]

🤣

[@Shredmo]

Love the Ed Bolian comment, with the straight face, then transition. Priceless!

[@maxboya]

Glad I wasn’t the only one!

[@TwazkemUSAbi]

Don't hate the player

[@chiefripafart5629]

Waiting for the “I got a cease and desist letter from Carfax” vid to show up in a week or two. They seem like the kind of company that would do that.

[@olikat8]

Early days of Carfax-"We'll buy back any car that has hidden damage..." Me laughing- Within a couple years-"...nobody can find all damage"

[@duremex6.678]

Sometimes a “bad” car fax isn’t bad at all It just tells you the truth of what you’re getting into

[@1337penguinman]

That's what gets me about most car dealers. I've gone onto lots before and the first thing I'll tell the sales guy is "Don't BS me." Which of course means they will simply BS me more, I'm well aware. What they don't get is, being pretty handy with a wrench, I'll be willing to buy a lot of stuff that other people wouldn't. You flat out lie to me, though, and I'll walk right off that lot and never come back. And trust me, I'll know if you're lying to me. Well, at least most of the time.

[@HuskyGamersUNITE]

Carfax only knows what it's told. I'm not a moron and I know how to fix cars so I don;t give two fucks about carfax

[@jasonJones-ks5co]

As someone who works in the car business. This is all 100% accurate. Yes big name dealerships do this as well!

[@t3up220]

Yes they do. I’ve gotten like 3 cars from big name dealerships that lasted only 3-6 months.

[@dariusboykin750]

Facts

[@joshuavinson7343]

Gather around children, uncle Rabbit is about to drop some knowledge. Definitely great advice, I believe most people think the Carfax is as good as gold. While it can be helpful, it is definitely not the end-all be-all of information. Thanks for another great video #Rabbit for World President 👍

[@HowardWAKKOCrowe]

Rabbit everything you said about a Carfax report not always being accurate is 100% true. I work as a condition report writer at a major auto auction. We see Vehicles everyday that have clean car carfax reports that have been in major auto accidents. People that work in the automotive industry can pretty easily spot repair jobs that or spot wear and tear that does not match the mileage. Unfortunately the average car consumer does not have that level of knowledge to spot things that would alert them that the Carfax is wrong. A coworker of mine recently had a situation buying a 2019 used RAV4 from a local dealership. He was told that it was bought at auction and used to be owned by Enterprise rental car and that it had a clean Carfax. When the car was shipped from California to the dealership he was buying it from. He easily spotted the left front fender and driver's door was previous subpar repair with dirt and fish eyes in the paint. The dealership he was buying it from was pounding that clean Carfax. He showed the sales manager the previous repair and they negotiated a different selling price saving my coworker a couple thousand dollars. As you know Enterprise Rent-A-Car has their own body shops so any repairs made to their vehicles would never get reported to Carfax.

[@brian1157]

I had carfax put an accident on my car when I was only a witness to the accident. My car was not involved in the accident and received no damage whatsoever. I owned the car since new and never had any incidents. When I went to trade it in the dealership showed me the carfax and asked me about the accident and by seeing the date I knew exactly what it was. How that happened to show on my car, I have no idea, but I now do not have any faith whatsoever in carfax.

[@mexicanspec]

How did the insurance company get the VIN to your car?

[@HuskyGamersUNITE]

@@mexicanspec The police report any and all involvement in traffic accidents. You have to give your name and license plate and car to the reporting officer. by being a witness, so they can contact you later if there is a court date. the insurance company filed the report for whoever's car got wrecked and the system networked it to every car involved on the report.

[@mexicanspec]

@@HuskyGamersUNITE There is no reason to give them your cars information as a witness.

[@mooseharms8136]

"sand running out the headboard" going through a dry spell there rabbit? 🤣

[@idletime]

Exactly right Rabbit 😇 . Sometimes you can get lucky with a salvage vehicle if you know what you're looking at. That's how I picked up a loaded 06' Tucson gls sport suv w/ all the factory options of the time. Yeah, I know it's got a salvage title however it's paid for, everything works, it's really nice for what it is, it's well taken care of and runs like a top. For what I paid for it cash in hand I have no complaints and the way I see it for what I got I got a hell of a deal 😋

[@mattsfirewoodvideos738]

I like rabbits videos before I even watch them keep up the great stories brother

[@tjnucnuc]

I have my fair share of CarFax stories as well. You go to some of those gravel lots outside Asheville and they are happy as hell to show you the Carfax 😂. Love the stories Rabbit. I’m still selling cars like crazy and I listen to you on the drive to work every morning.

[@stevesmith8107]

Definitely on the Fords for sure. The digital speedo pops right out an you can plug a lower mile one in with no issue.

[@AJmira-mj2im]

Great video. I’m a car dealer and Rabbit is Absolutely correct. 👌

[@nurburgrinding]

youtube gold "i ve slept with every woman in oconee county but ma mother and ma sister" between both us we got'em all thanks Rob

[@moondog-HMB]

Pull the oil dipstick not just for level but for staining. Neglected maintenance often has burnt dipstick.

[@RecklessRegal]

Everything you said about Carfax is 100% correct. These reports can also be modified as long as you can support your argument, I bought a car with a clean title and a dirty carfax for cheap and successfully had Carfax update their records and got a clean Carfax before I sold it.

[@67offroad]

My 2018 wrangler rubicon had a pretty major interior fire, insurance was giving me all kinds of headaches about it. Luckily I own it outright so I have the title in my hand. Told insurance to screw off and I fixed it myself. You can’t tell at all now and it has a clean title still with zero issues. I never plan to sell it but CARFAX would 100% miss this because I never had an insurance payout on it. Btw glad someone in the upstate is finally doing good on your tube and have stories about where I live.

[@jr3snipes]

If it says low mileage I reach down and shake the brake pedal and pull up on the drivers door. The car fax report won't tell you that it had a junkyard engine installed 5 miles ago.

[@bearle97]

One time i was selling a car and the girl opened the oil cap and said "wow it looks so clean under the cap, must be well maintained" but in reality i did the valve cover gasket and just cleaned everything with degreaser before putting it back. It was filthy before but i never thought about that as an indicator till she said something

[@peasantlaborer6084]

This was educational, Thank You, I did not know these things about carfax, I put a thumbs up on the video.

[@moondog-HMB]

You are so right about carfax. Can be useful but NOT trusted. 2012, had a GT-R in my shop with electronic gremlins. Customer wanted warranty work but looked shady. Carfax clean but 2 repair order invoices in car each for over $20K in damages. Rich young kid admitted to paying out of pocket for $50,000 on collision repairs. And yet Carfax was clean.

[@joeishere500]

Ain't that somethin...

[@shawnsee2688]

I bought a passat while I was in the navy, clean title, clean carfax. 2 years later I hit someone, it's in the shop and they call me and ask if it's R title because it looks like it had been hit by a tractor trailer.

[@PS-lm3tp]

Completely agree! I recently purchased a truck with a clean title and carfax zero accidents reported. Well upon owning it for a while it shows many signs of being in a wreck before. It does NOT catch everything

[@Jdowling357]

I grew up as a mechanic, also around a lot of paint and body guys (good ones , thank god). It saved me a lot of time and money, but being resourceful is priceless 👌

[@elmoz71ls15]

Ran into this with a “low mileage” C5 Vette. 36k on it, manual trans. Gas pedal and clutch pedal wore down to bare metal, steering wheel and shift knob worn. They put a new seat cover on it, only on driver side. Shady looking buy here pay here deal. Noped right out on it

[@joeishere500]

Good eye...

[@sct913]

100% spot on. A CarFax report is only as good as the information they have been provided about the vehicle. Typcially, if collision damage doesn't exceed the particular state's threshold for reporting, the insurance company won't report it to CarFax. And, while some states forward mileage infromation from the annual inspection to them, many states do not.

[@Danderson357]

I bought a fire damaged crossover that had also sat with the windows down. The leather was hard and cracked. I rebuilt it with all new interior and paint. Sold it for basically retail with a 56k mile, clean, one owner CarFax.

[@joeishere500]

Bamn.... GOT EM !

[@sharkeyist]

Time for a bloopers reel rabbit, love the vids, 👍🇬🇧👍

[@dna59]

I've only ever owned one vehicle that didn't have a salvage title. Great way to save some money if done right.

[@nakian5316]

How does insurance work with salvage titles? They obviously won't cover much and if you get in a wreck, won't they denie repairs because "it could've happened in the previous crash".

[@dna59]

@@nakian5316 idk about other companies, but the company i work for offers full coverage at a reduced value and it goes through a strict review. If a subsequent wreck occurs that is where initial research if available comes in to only cover what was actually damaged by the wreck. It's a process.

[@duremex6.678]

I planned to buy an 06 f250 last year Checked the car fax and back in 2014 it had 250,000 miles and a rebuilt title in Texas And they were selling it with 186,000 miles and a clean title in Tennessee

[@mesanders1113]

I grew up in flood, wrecked, and theft recoveries. So true about the waterline. My first car was an 1985 El Camino flood car got it in 2000. My mom worked at a lot that only sold insurance cars they sold them broke my stepfather and I fixed them we would drive them til they started having issues typically 100k miles and sell them for about what we paid for it. Those were the good days.

[@marksaylor3123]

Funny. 5 years ago I bought a beautiful blue king ranch f250 from a Ford dealership. Paid all the money. Drove it 13 months, paid it off in 12. I was proud of that truck. Clean car fax. At 13 months I slid in some ice and rolled her in the median. A few days later I go to the body shop where it was towed and see both driver side doors and bed side have 1 inch chunks of Bondo popping off. I still have a piece. Freaking car fax.

[@joeishere500]

Naa,, it wasn't reported ....

[@the3hrdoption637]

Great info all true I also like to look at the wear on the brake pedal or clutch pedal, the seats anything that's getting touched a lot steering wheels armrest carpet too many low miles quote-unquote that just don't add up. I'm sure you know this though you can take a 04'-06'Toyota tundra that has 220k on it put it back at 50k and it drives the same

[@ckgta11]

Rabbit, always delivering the goods!

[@kellyscars]

It's Friday!!!! We got a rabbit video!!! Wooohoooo!

[@This1Person]

WOOOOOT!

[@gregterry521]

I could roll the odometer and hour meter back through a $40 app in any fca vehicle. Definitely don't trust carfax.

[@hvacdoc]

alfaobd?

[@TwazkemUSAbi]

Carfux

[@dariusboykin750]

TwazkemUSAbi 😂🤣😭 facts

[@EvelMcChicken]

I've never been this early. Good stuff.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Sooo True. Facts by Rabbit!

[@FishFind3000]

I only trust car fax if I can see somewhat consistent services with mileage and date just so see how it was from new to date of sale.

[@zacharykelley359]

Definitely understand, glad I never had a experience like that. My brother went to buy a car off Craigslist, was 5 years ago it was a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, said it had 130k miles I worked at the dealership so I told my brother to give me the vin and I’ll check the Carfax. Report said last reported mileage was 250k so it saved him big time.

[@bartismoellis1052]

Back in the late 90s I bought a Lincoln town car with a branded California title well a friend that lived in Oregon needed a car for a few months in that time it needed registration so I told him to go ahead and register it in Oregon in his name and I sent the title . Five months later I flew up and drove it back to California and of course it needed to be reregistered in California I happened to look at the Oregon title and it was not branded and when I got the California title back it was clean no brand.

[@BiggHoss]

I have several vehicles that are perfect examples of why not to trust a car fax

[@familyguygarage8546]

I drive a 97 Camry that one of my old supervisors scrapped along the passenger side door with the work truck. His boss didn't want me to call my insurance because their rates would go up so I went and got an estimate at the nicest body shop in town kinda thing. Got a 2k+ check and put it right in the bank because it's a 200k mile Camry and it doesn't effect driveability. Mr. Fox has no idea lol

[@rustyshakelford]

Yep, I have heard of transport companies buying HD diesel trucks and putting 300,000-400,000 miles on them but taking out instrument panel and seats at 80k only to put them back in and sell the trucks like they were low mileage after a couple years of use.

[@JonBlondell]

These are excellent points!

[@mikemullay5622]

My wife and I always use Car Fax when buying a car, but it's only one piece of the information we gather. We also look at Consumer Reports for any issues on the car type we are interested in. We also closely inspect the car, and lastly on occasion we take the car to a mechanic and pay for an inspection. Car Fax by itself is only one piece of information it is not infallible.

[@mentok3027]

There are many ways Carfax can get things wrong. Even on good cars. I bought a 99 escort back in 09 where it read 36,976 miles. Carfax flagged it as the last registration read 37k. Everything matched up until that point. 1 owner car bought from the local rural Ford dealer around the corner. It looked new, and the clutch pedal/solid feel of the clutch/shifter made me believe this old couples story about it. Dealer quoted them 4grand to fix it, and tried to sell them a new Focus. So I picked it up for $600! A new e-brake cable and a caliper later she was on the road. I put another 184k miles on it without replacing anything but brakes/tires/wheel bearings. Frame eventually rusted out, but it still ran great on that original clutch! Something tells me it didn't have over 300k on it because I beat the hell out of it. People sometimes just round up when re-registering a car.

[@azmax623]

I bought a lease return in 2005 that had a clean car fax, but with further investigation years later, I found body damage on the right side. It was repaired without being reported. No Big Deal. Still driving it 15 years later (and it still looks like new).

[@RaspingPompano2]

Here the problem with what he said about odometer reading, the reading is now stored in the instrument cluster. So even of your dash fries you can still scan the car and get a odometer reading. Obviously not on older vehicles but new car's are hard to get around. Not sure if a new dash will fix that or not.

[@jeffrentsch4318]

Never really looked at car fax. Crawl underneath, smell the oil, just appraise the car that is sitting their.

[@joeishere500]

BUY LOW / SELL HIGH

[@TMcK615]

The 18 people who didn’t like this video all work for Carfax 😂

[@fakih121]

Love this guy so honest!!! Speaking the Truth!!

[@coryrogers7177]

Man I had a carfax problem. Im from PA but I lived in south FL for a few years. I had a 2009 Chrysler 300 to run around in, and drive up to see my family. Well one time I had the oil changed while up in PA, and I guess they didnt enter the milage right. As a matter of fact, they put 20,000 more miles in the computer than was on the car. Fast forward, my dad died, I moved back home, and was driving his old truck and a jeep, so with winters I didnt need a rear-wheel-drive yacht. So I parked the 300. Well after about 9 months my mom decided she liked my jeep and wanted one herself. So I thought lets take the Chrysler in and see what we can do on a 2 car trade deal. ( this would free up a lot of space in my barn). So the dealer pulls up the carfax and sure enough, there is ODOMETER ROLLBACK WARNINg right at the top. Guy tells me he will offer $500. So Im livid, because I have an 8-year-old beautiful 300 will all the bells n whistles you can want, and this asshole will only offer $500. So I reached out to carfax, who said I had to contact the service department, who will need to change their records. Called the garage up who did the work, and was pretty much told to screw off. So I stuck a sign in the window and sold the car out of my yard. Even told to the buyer about the milage bullshit. So carfax cant be trusted. But it is a handy tool to look at

[@FishFind3000]

3:20 that’s why you do a pre purchase inspection.

[@christophervoight2684]

One thing the story lacks is the smog test that needs to get done, which would report to Carfax. However, that's dependent state to state for the smog requirements. California it is every two years. It's true though, best to have two sources like Carfax/Autocheck. One can say something completely different than the other

[@goldenwheeledbanshee9160]

Sadly true, good video, Rabbit of KZbin fame.

[@POOKIE5592]

The flood example reminded me of a time when I worked at a Chevy dealership. Guy had a flooded Malibu with liability. He brought it in and we changed the carpets and some wiring harnesses. Customer pay jobs don't go on Carfaxes.

[@williammackay604]

I would love to know how many 03-06 Silverado's are out there that has had a switch on the cluster to cut the miles off

[@Jaguarmaserati]

My friend got a car, it was a Trans Am, forget what the year was...late 90s. He checked for a good Carfax, got it. Was looking for a low mileage Trans Am for a weekend toy. 2 days after he got it, it was in the shop. Carfax was clean, said the car had 50k or thereabouts.... closer to 300k actually....WITH FIRE DAMAGE...fire damage was under the hood. His mechanic found it. He paid 15,000 for what was probably a 100 dollar or less car. His mechanic's words.

[@fredflintstone4715]

My friend had a '06 F-150 with a clean carfax, but just under the window on the passengers door was obvious body work... looked like 36 grit sanding marks.

[@patrickmcneilly4293]

I had looked up the car fax for my Volvo 240 and it turns out, it only left NJ once and it was in ‘93 for someone to go to college in Iowa. It then returned to NJ where it’s still living out it’s days in my care.

[@HSHess]

Bought a 2000 F150 in 2002. Got the CarFax and the only thing listed was the previous owner, the Department of Energy out of Oak Ridge, TN and that it was sold at a surplus auction. Truck looked great and had low miles so I bought it. 4 years later I get in an accident. Body shop fixes the car and tells me it had been in an accident before. Bedside was glued on, rockers had been replaced, new door skins, fender was a different color, etc. I still have the truck and it's a great truck but I take those reports with a grain of salt.

[@nakian5316]

Places like that keep repairs in house instead of using insurance, same with rental companies. Keeps costs down and resell value up.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

I bought a flood car unknowingly, biggest mistake purchase wise and automobile wise ever 2001 bmw 328ci.. I could be in the dry desert @ 110 degrees and rolling the windows up and parking it in the sun the car would fog up inside like a sauna. It was the weirdest thing, besides that and a constant drain on the battery which messed with the passenger side door from not unlocking sometimes was my only problem with it besides the endless maintenance.

[@TheFloridaStig]

Don't oil change places report mileage?

[@DaBearBaloo]

Large new dealership in my area will have a new car get into a wreck. They refuse to have crash reports done unless it is a total loss so they can fix it, no car fax report on it, and sell it as new.

[@hughstephenson2957]

I looked at a GMC pickup one time. Dealer said it had a "clean Carfax". It pays to really look under the hood. The backsides of the motor mounts were too clean and my blue light showed 500 greasy finnerprints..

[@Johnathandm]

At dealership in service I run in to salvage title or junk thru the manufacturer data base like GM Global but when I put vin # thru car fax title shows clean tittle

[@gelynch52phPH]

I bought a 2014 Subaru Forester that had a Carfax report that led me to believe that it had been serviced every month or so, change oil, rotate tires and all that. The car is in excellent condition, but when I decided it was time to change the air filter, the one I took out was probably the original & I'm surprised the damn thing ran. I had come to the conclusion that whoever bought the car new @ New Motors in Erie, PA had been having an affair with someone in the dealership and was there frequently. Everything was kept up EXCEPT the air filter.

[@EALeathers]

I use the Car Fax Car Care app to research vehicles. It does not show accidents, but it will show maintenance which can help in making a decision.

[@KMcNally117]

Just bought a car and they had a car fax. The dealer says the car has never been in an accident. I asked what do you call and accident while pointing at all the scratches on the car and work on the bumper with no record. They never heard that question.

[@Ballade180i]

Alwys Love to watch your videos. #RabbitUsedCars

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

First vehicle I ever bought from a dealership was a flood vehicle. I thought the stains were from a split drink the way they were. Had a clean car facts on it but after a couple months it definitely showed. Electrical issues out the ass. Randomly it would loose headlights the gauges would come and go the 4 wheel drive would occasionally act up. Figured it out when I drained oil from something 90% of people never touch. The differentials were both half full of water. At that point I thought ok someone took a 2004 GMC envoy with the straight 6 off roading? At this point I decided well let’s see what in the transfer case and it turned out to be empty. Dropped the transmission pan and finally got confirmation on what the deal was. It had more water in it than it did proper fluid. I drove it for 4 years like that knowing this just dealing with it. When the transmission finally went my sister who knew the history decided she wanted it because it was better than what she driving once it had another transmission

[@charleypearson2314]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[@Bozar069]

Nothing wrong with salvage titles if you know what you are doing. I had a 94 mazda with a salvage title I picked up as a winter beater. The kid I bought it from had the thing running like a top and I ended up driving it every day for like 3 years. All I had to do was ball joints, brakes, and tires.

[@MrWoodyBalto]

Awesome video Rob! Question, Are there quick lube and repair centers (not dealerships) that report to Carfax when JQ customer brings their car in for service? I have seen these sorts of things on a lot of CarFax reports and started thinking that they are getting paid by Carfax to collect this data for them.

[@Robert-yc9ql]

Enjoyed the video. 1 small complaint: Didn't enjoy the camera angle where Rob's hand got in the way of his face. Slightly distracting. Good example of just another way to get hustled, though... 👍

[@caradu9973]

You always check the oil cap on the inside for peanut butter LOL or sludge if it's black and cruddy it's sludge if it looks like peanut butter water has gotten into your oil you have a head gasket problem most likely also never go look at a vehicle that's already been running do you want to check that engine cold you want to hear it start cold you want to see if there's any leaks that developed you want to hear how the engine changes it's tone as it goes through the temperature is

[@jdawg9742]

I sold my salvage title ninja awhile back but when I had it posted I got called a scammer because I wouldn't pay for the carfax. I told the guy he could pay for it but I wouldn't since it would just say totaled out just like the title. And the mileage never changed but 1500 miles from the accident which was 6 months prior. Surprise surprise he didn't end up buying it

[@Mental_Egg]

Look for the next oil change sticker on the windshield for the mileage. Than Call that garage and ask about the mileage too.

[@reesebobby99]

I think carfax does more good than bad but you make some good points. just wish carfax report was a little cheaper, when I was looking at used cars buying 3 different reports added up fast

[@bigbean78]

You wanna know how easy it is to get your odometer rolled back? I was talking cars to an acquaintance of mine one day, and mentioned I lease my vehicles. He immediately said, “Are you over on your mileage? I know a guy, $200.” I buy 15,000 a year up front so I don’t have to do that!

[@Yousitech]

I put an entire new body on my truck. Clean carfax

[@mph5896]

10:30 Oh, they must have put the owners name on the carfax back in the day?

[@Lintary]

I feel with all the advice he is given the day I buy a used car the people who sell it will hate me :D

[@rainmakr9]

I'm always the seller's worst nightmare. I'm going to haggle, but first I'm going to shake the car down and find all its mechanical shortcomings.

[@benji7001]

wonder how they went about deleting all dealer maintenance that shows what was done and mileage? They would have to either deleted stuff or it may not have been dealer maintenance.

[@FishFind3000]

16:25 dont foxes eat rabbits?

[@shawnczarniak2551]

Got an 08 vw eos in 14. 1 Incident on the carfax minor paint repair driver side rear bumper. Found out 2 years in to owning it from Auto Check it had a major accident drivers rear major frame damage even had the documentation the dealership we bought it from signed accepting they bought it with frame damage plus Auto Check showed 3 accidents plus possible odometer tampering but to this day the car fax only shows the fender bender.

[@joeishere500]

,, OUCH ..... better keep it for as long as you can

[@irocvert8728]

Carfax is a tool, but its not everything. For example, if you buy a 90s collector car in mint condition from the original owner and the carfax shows the mileage every year for the inspection and dealer service if one mistake on the title happens with the DMV they will mark the mileage at 99,999. There's a box on old Massachusetts titles that says "I attest the mileage on the odometer is accurate within excess of mechanical limits." A lot of people that don't understand that sentence check the box and the DMV will ask, "Did you mean to check that box?" And when you say "Well the odometer is correct", they respond, "This box means the odometer has rolled over or has stopped working, should I report this as True Mileage Unknown or 99,999?" There is a way to fix this but it involves signed, notarized statements and a DMV fee. So when your 20,000 mile car in mint condition and the original tires gets inspected and the station reports the mileage back to what the odometer says, the little "Car Fox" will say "Warning this vehicle has an odometer discrepancy". Meanwhile other dealers are skimming miles off using the CarFax as Rabbit said... I also bought a 2-year old Tahoe from a Chevy dealer with 30k miles that had a "clean CarFax" and come to find out the entire truck was repainted... I got a good deal, but maybe that's why... I can still sell that truck with a clean CarFax meanwhile the actual 20k mile car has a "mileage discrepancy". It actually does make things worse because without CarFax I would have looked closer at the Tahoe and noticed where it was repainted. You want to know the truth, not what CarFax tells you is the truth... Also had a Camaro that was in a couple accidents and they never popped up on CarFax for some reason...

[@BornInTheCreek]

1 to add to the list: Rental car agencies. Or anyone else who’s self insured. Doesn’t hit the car fax. It’s all taken care of in house. I saw a brand spanking new dodge caravan at enterprise I rented that ended up having an older motor & trans. They even used the old mounts and hardware which was one of the first giveaways. Someone rented it for a couple days and got themselves a brand new drivetrain and of corse the kids at the counter are none the wiser. Same with the wrecks these rental car companies have. You’ll never know.

[@sct913]

The story about the Tahoe reminds me of the episode of Married With Children where Ed Bundy decides to buy another car.

[@ThePhoneGenius2009]

Youre partially incorrect with the insurance part of it. So long as a police report/accident report is recorded it's added. I used to search down accident reports for my uncles friends old car lot. Half of the stuff was "no damage reported" and still on the Carfax just because there was an accident report. Hell, we had a civic si with no insurance hit a tree and it was on the Carfax. However, the odometer part I can attest to. There was a Mitsubishi Galant that supposedly had 40000 miles on it. It had 340k. We found the service records for oil changes under the seat lol

[@9020Productions]

we have in norway that each time the car goes trough annual inspection the mechanic reads off the milage. and anyone can check the milage of the car online. its genius

[@Tarheelnative]

Hey Rabbit,What's a good site then to look up vin's and try to find out some history 🤔

[@MrInternFTL]

What the fuck is your pfp

[@rhondavivian6287]

Are we talking about my scat pack charger? Or my hellcat powered jv 300?

[@kittymande]

The Car Fox was actually the "bad guy" when the promo started years ago

[@justinhopper5941]

That’s exactly how they do it. The guy I used to sell cars for would go to ritchie bro. And he’d look at all the k’d out fleet trucks carfax before the auction started to see which ones he could give a haircut too before he started bidding.

[@EbilGeneyus]

I bought a salvage title car (I knew it was salvage) with a clean car fax...

[@joeishere500]

Damn , ain't that crazy

[@sidharthchand8072]

Always get a pre purchase inspection