anyone familiar with the OHIO DMV accident reoprt?

[sdifox]

According to carfax minor damage means only bumper and body panels and that I should not worry about it. Are they right?

http://www.carfax.com/viewEmai...bDgDaCTSi3&language=EN


My other thread is getting long on the tooth and out of topic.


Update: I initiated the purchase. Crossing all fingers and toes.

 

[Chunkee]

tough to find vehicles that have not been in some sort of fender bender. i was looking at a truck, but the guy lied to me, air bag had been deployed, truck had been rolled and had been damaged quite a bit. asshat... take it somewhere to have it looked at....

also, do not think that BIG Dealerships that are fancy do not sell previously damaged vehicles. There are many.

 

[sdifox]

well my question was can I believe the carfax classification based on Ohio DMV traffic accident report? I assume the cop knows what he's doing when he put it in as minor. I am no where near the car that is the issue...

 

[CptCrunch]

I would say the DMV is fairly accurate when reporting accidents, they indicated that it was hit by a deer in the front right corner. Take it to a local, reputable Mercedes dealership, tell them the information in the carfax, and ask them to check it out completely. I also noticed that in the first year of ownership, it was brought to the dealer quite a few times. Hopefully there aren't other problems with it that warranted the multiple dealer visits.

 

[StageLeft]

Have it checked out, of course, but my car now has been in three minor accidents and I really couldn't care less; I would definitely buy a car with an accident if it was not a major one. One of my car's was before I bought it, two since.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
I would say the DMV is fairly accurate when reporting accidents, they indicated that it was hit by a deer in the front right corner. Take it to a local, reputable Mercedes dealership, tell them the information in the carfax, and ask them to check it out completely. I also noticed that in the first year of ownership, it was brought to the dealer quite a few times. Hopefully there aren't other problems with it that warranted the multiple dealer visits.

Good point on the frequent service... I am starting to get cold feet...wonder what carfax defines as lemon 🙂

I guess the saving grace is warranty is still valid.

I really don't need another one of the "I told you so" rants from my wife 🙂