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If the Carfax report shows accident but title is clean I mean no salvage title then is any risk of buying car?

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If the Carfax report shows accident but title is clean I mean no salvage title then is any risk of buying car?

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There is still risk as Carfax not listing a substantial damage like a flood or salvage title does not mean the car may not have real problems. Here is a list of the things Carfax MAY list (the reports do not always) (Keep in mind, Carfax doesn’t report major mechanical failures that may be hidden–Engine/ Transmission replacements, cracked frames…etc) Remember, titles can be illegially “wiped clean” when an owner retitles it in a new state. Information provided A record on a report may not be something negative. A car with six records could show: When the car was built When and where the car was first registered When the first annual inspection was done When the second annual inspection was done When the car was registered in a new state When the car was offered for sale However, records can provide information that addresses a buyer’s concerns, including accidents and inspection failures. CARFAX reports contain information which provides a history of ownership (how many, where, when

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