I got fuct!!!!
#16
I've had cars with body damage repairs that I just paid out of pocket for (ahem...the Mrs. ); I know for a fact those repairs were never reported nor recorded, so then when I went to sell one of the cars I laughed when a buyer insisted on a Carfax report. I told him why he shouldn't believe everything in their reports and why my car was a perfect example of that.
#17
I've had cars with body damage repairs that I just paid out of pocket for (ahem...the Mrs. ); I know for a fact those repairs were never reported nor recorded, so then when I went to sell one of the cars I laughed when a buyer insisted on a Carfax report. I told him why he shouldn't believe everything in their reports and why my car was a perfect example of that.
#18
I quite literally feel your pain, having just recently unloaded my first G that I found was in an accident. I bought mine from a Nissan dealership, and they showed me a clean carfax. Two years later I went test driving at an actual Infiniti dealership, they ran my car to see what my trade-in value was and they found the accident with Auto Checker.
When I told them how the Nissan dealer screwed me, the Infiniti dealer said, and I quote, "If we had done something like that, we could have lost our dealership." They told me that I could have called Infiniti corporate and all hell would have broken loose. Maybe they were just blowing smoke, but they mentioned this fact MULTIPLE times while I was buying my new car. I would start with that. Call Infiniti and tell them exactly what was done by your dealer. Or, you can go to the dealer and threaten to call Infiniti and try and get a sweet deal on a new car.
When I told them how the Nissan dealer screwed me, the Infiniti dealer said, and I quote, "If we had done something like that, we could have lost our dealership." They told me that I could have called Infiniti corporate and all hell would have broken loose. Maybe they were just blowing smoke, but they mentioned this fact MULTIPLE times while I was buying my new car. I would start with that. Call Infiniti and tell them exactly what was done by your dealer. Or, you can go to the dealer and threaten to call Infiniti and try and get a sweet deal on a new car.
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luger303 (07-02-2011)
#20
Man wtf kinda crap is that???? thats so messed up. Was the car a cpo? Did they ever explain why the bumpers were not oem?
Kinda makes me run a auto check or carfax on mine again, since its been a year after I bought it. Replaced my 3rd compressor so kinda spooked.
Kinda makes me run a auto check or carfax on mine again, since its been a year after I bought it. Replaced my 3rd compressor so kinda spooked.
Last edited by GeeWillikers; 07-02-2011 at 11:17 AM.
#21
We need to stop putting so much fate in carfax, do you know that unless there is a safety issue ie airbags, or frame damage, an accident would not show up on carfax? Simple replacing of panels like qtr panel, bumper etc does not show up in carfax.
Therefore because a clean report comes up, doesn't mean the vehicle hasn't been in an accident. The question you should ask yourself is: Did the dealer tell you the car was never in an accident? They are not obligated to volunteer that info if you don't ASK.
Therefore because a clean report comes up, doesn't mean the vehicle hasn't been in an accident. The question you should ask yourself is: Did the dealer tell you the car was never in an accident? They are not obligated to volunteer that info if you don't ASK.
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#25
We need to stop putting so much fate in carfax, do you know that unless there is a safety issue ie airbags, or frame damage, an accident would not show up on carfax? Simple replacing of panels like qtr panel, bumper etc does not show up in carfax.
Therefore because a clean report comes up, doesn't mean the vehicle hasn't been in an accident. The question you should ask yourself is: Did the dealer tell you the car was never in an accident? They are not obligated to volunteer that info if you don't ASK.
Therefore because a clean report comes up, doesn't mean the vehicle hasn't been in an accident. The question you should ask yourself is: Did the dealer tell you the car was never in an accident? They are not obligated to volunteer that info if you don't ASK.
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#29
After owning the car for 8 mo. now, I have realized it was in a wreck. I have found some red paint on one of the mufflers and tape over the license plate light. O.K., thats fine, because it wasn't on the carfax. Now it is on the carfax, that is a problem with me. I AM FUCT because I don't have the original carfax. THEY WOULD BE FUCT if I still had it. You can take a look at my albums if you want to see the bumpers, until I load new pics.
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