Carfax is NOT reliable, do not use it

[treg50]

I was watching Marketplace on CBC this morning and they had a really interesting investigative report about Carfax... basically, Carfax is garbage. I recommend trying to find that Marketplace episode.

Link: Carfax doesn't always offer all the facts: Marketplace investigation

If you can't find the episode here's a clip of the show mentioned on CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/johnson-used-cars090115.mov

I did a quick seach and found other people talking about alternatives to Carfax on here (I also found a lot of people sharing Carfax with other people --- so apparently it's a waste of time and trust). Naturally, the best option is to go to a trusted mechanic before using an online database company... but if you have to use a database, it looks like Carfax should NOT be your first choice.

[chkolny541]

carPROOF in canada

[911fever]

been posted before.

[revelations]

This is news?

[Point4Dave]

How accurate is autocheck.com ?

[revelations]

About as good as carfax - IN CANADA ALWAYS USE CARPROOF.

I bought a used car last summer, and it showed a collision on the vehicle that the second owner had no idea about.

Down went the price!

[dr_jared88]

do we really need another thread to go will the hundreds of other existing ones? carfax is american and is terrible here. i learned the hard way but luckily was able to utilize their buy back guarantee.

[em2ab]

Everyone else knows this already.

[pinoyhero]

Originally posted by chkolny541
carPROOF in canada

+1

[schocker]

Originally posted by em2ab
Everyone else knows this already.

Apparantly not.
I used carfax on an american car and it worked great, on a canadian car

[CMW403]

Originally posted by 911fever

been posted before.

thats what means hahaha

[SilverBoost]

This just in: Get an inspection. Then get another if you didn't trust the first guy. Don't get any if you don't care.

/thread.