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Carfax: know its limits (Auto Fraud Week)

February 9, 2009

Every time I hear a Cafax ad, it makes me want to scream. Carfax will not give you the “real history” of a car. What a Carfax report gives you is the reported history. There can be a big difference. What Carfax does is collect information reported to the various states’ motor vehicle departments. But [...]

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Inexpensive tool for detecting auto fraud

April 22, 2008

This inexpensive (~$15) paint thickness tester is a great way to help detect cars that may have been in accidents, no matter how squeaky-clean their title is. The paint thickness tester takes a reference value anywhere on the vehicle, and then tests other locations for uniformity. Uneven paint is a good indication that the car [...]

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CARFAX, a history with holes big enough to drive a salvaged Mac truck through

November 29, 2007

I am always a bit shocked at some of the commercials I see and hear, but being that I deal with car sales scams quite a bit the CARFAX commercials catch my attention. Maybe you have seen or heard one. It starts out warning about damaged cars and then says a CARFAX report will protect [...]

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