Re: Carfax access..OUCH!!!

["Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>]

FWIW,

Several of my friends from the software company I used to work at started
Carfax, I am rather familiar with the details of their operation.

They are very conscientious about posting accurate information, but consider
two things:

1.) Their source of information -- most comes from state DMVs. They have
been getting more and more creative in acquiring Insurance industry data,
EPA smog data, and even manufacturers maintenance records, from those that
keep them, and will sell them to a third party.

2.) Ain't a one of them that would call himself a car guy. That's why I
don't work there with them ;) They claim I am too closely involved with the
data to maintain objectivity. (And also I've never coded PL1, but that's
trivial...)

These two combine to sometimes give inaccurate information. They do the best
they can with the numbers they get.

Rocco Content: I finally found the last remaining vacuum leak on my car, so
it now actually responds when I stomp the go pedal, Ya-Hoo!

cheers,

tiAn
stuff...

----- Original Message -----
From: 16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:51 PM
Subject: RE: Carfax access..OUCH!!!


At 01:23 PM 4/28/2000 , Jared Erlandson wrote:

>OK, so I just jumped on that carfax site (thanks for the link Mike!) and
>checked my 87 16v...which I purchased 6 months ago with 90k miles.   Funny
>thing is that when it left Florida in 1996 it had 123k miles...but when the
>PO i got it from bought it in 1997 it had 78k miles.   Son of a
>bitch!!!!!!!!!  Now I"m all pissed off, but can't do a damned thing about
>it!
>
>So much form my "low miles" car.


Ouch! That sucks... sorry to hear that. :(

It seems CarFax has expanded their database-- because 2 "accidents" showed
up on my old Corolla's record from Florida-- the 1st was a curb that I
munched and had to get towed.  The second was a fraudulent "hit-and-run"
claim that someone made against me.  (The guy is in Jail now, I pressed
charges).

The Scirocco came back squeaky clean. :)

Jay




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