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#207 of 241 Re: Carfax and Diminished Value [greanpea68] by cccompson

Oct 29, 2007 (6:52 pm)

Replying to: greanpea68 (Oct 29, 2007 3:33 pm)
My concern is solely about the effect on the value of the vehicle given the Carfax notation of "moderate" damage.
 
This appears to be a nice clean Pathfinder SE 4WD with 98K on it - I'm not worried about unrepaired (or improperly repaired) damage.

#208 of 241 Re: Carfax and Diminished Value [volvomax] by cccompson

Oct 29, 2007 (6:54 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (Oct 29, 2007 3:49 pm)
Max, I see that in another thread that you just docked an '04 Camry at least a grand on trade due to a replaced fender. Same thing here? Or does the fact that it was kissed in the rear make it worse given that the uncertainties are somewhat greater?

#209 of 241 Re: Carfax and Diminished Value [cccompson] by volvomax

Oct 30, 2007 (10:09 am)

Replying to: cccompson (Oct 29, 2007 6:54 pm)
The Camry was newer and had less mileage.
Plus, w/ the new fender,and missing body sticker, its easier to see that it had been hit.

#210 of 241 Re: Carfax and Diminished Value [volvomax] by cccompson

Oct 30, 2007 (5:29 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (Oct 30, 2007 10:09 am)
So you see it as taking less of a hit. That's one vote for zero deduction and one vote for less than a grand in diminished value.
 
It looks to be worth $8000 to $8200 private party if it had a clean Carfax. With a blemished record like this, $7200 seems dicey to me.

#211 of 241 Re: Carfax and Diminished Value [cccompson] by volvomax

Oct 31, 2007 (10:21 am)

Replying to: cccompson (Oct 30, 2007 5:29 pm)
Yes, the older the car, the less the hit in value.

#212 of 241 I was fooled! by mattr1

Nov 29, 2007 (6:35 pm)

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me...
  
I purchased a used Nissan Altima 2.5S model about 10 months ago. I'm now looking to trade, due to the fact that I'm just not happy with it. Well, I go to a Honda dealer to look at a 2007 Accord EX-L w/ Black Leather interior, nice. I'm considering to purchase the car, so the manager looks at what I'm trading. He notices that my car has had a PAINT JOB. What!!! No chance in me getting the kind of deal I was expecting. This news shocks the crap out of me. The cars value plummets. What can I do in my case? Can I take my Altima back to the original dealer and get some sort of refund? My suspicion is no, but surely there is something that I can do. Car fax shows a clean history. I live in TN, but the lemon law doesn't apply since the car wasn't purchased new. The paint job is nice, but if you look at the edges of the door, hoods, etc., it's so obvious. I hope that someone can give me some advice in my situation.

#213 of 241 Re: I was fooled! [mattr1] by volvomax

Nov 30, 2007 (1:11 pm)

Replying to: mattr1 (Nov 29, 2007 6:35 pm)
Lemon Law only applies to manufacturers defects.
NOT accident repair.
 
Personally, i'd go back to the dealer you bought the Nissan from and trade it in to them.
Obviously, they knew the cars condition when they sold it to you, so they shouldn't have any qualms about taking it back in trade.

#214 of 241 Re: I was fooled! [mattr1] by dtownfb

Dec 01, 2007 (8:34 pm)

Replying to: mattr1 (Nov 29, 2007 6:35 pm)
Check if Carfax has a warranty? I remember hearing that they ahve some sort of guarantee.

#215 of 241 2007 BMW M6 Convertible accident.DV questions (revised: sorry so long folks by meanws6

Jan 06, 2008 (6:55 am)

First, so glad to literally stumble on this site, I had no idea about this DV. I was researching pricing on the car and found you folks as I do not want the car back and was worried about the dealer/buyer finding out about the accident...readers digest version, (and the day before I was putting it in storage for winter) I was in the right a.k.a SLOW lane driving EXACTLY the speed limit because it had started to rain, the M6's first time in the rain. I have two other cars at home and this was the last one I wanted anything to happen to. I felt that this is "my" masterpeice car I have saved years for to pay cash for it and I will just take her easy. Turned on all the traction/safety modules, turned the M mode off and turned the engine output down to 400rwhp (it's simply a button) driving...driving..driving...wham double-semi goes roaring past me, the vehicle caught the draft of it and pushed (rather felt like picked up and moved) the car into a spin only to realize despite all the safety,braking,steering, features assisted (looking back I was shortly in complete awe!) yet the car did a 360 from the right to the left lane and I hit the median headon - airbags deployed, this cage came flying out of nowhere and surrounded each seat and the roof (again, a moment of awe, quickly abrupted by the damage that was happening to my dream. BMW was calling even before the car stopped sliding, props to them as police, DOT, etc where all onsite w/in about 3-5 mins. The first words from the gentleman that stopped (one of several folks) and was brave enough to pull the door open and get me out was "HE'S F* ALIVE! (not a scratch other than my back and my mental state - little bruse from the seatbelt).
ah, sorry for the novel....
it was immediatly taken to a junkyard. Took 2 wreckers to push it onto the flatbed because all four rims where "toed" I think they called it; laymens they were broken/bent off and the car was sitting on the pavement. took pics of the car soon after that day, Seven, yes, seven including the dealership said it's gone, its totaled yet Farmers will not total it. FINALLY, I found a Lamborgini performance/repair shop up north that would accept my baby. A month later now, they are STILL finding more and more problems, I paid $120K, abt $10K over sticker as most of you know "it's an M6 Cabrio" rarest beauty BMW produces since they ship less than 1500 to the states with less than 500 being 'verts (so I told at the dealership) Clearly, the car is a rare gem, obviously took immaculate care of it, plastic was still on the back floorboards and parts of the seat. Had about 6500 miles on it (brief stint to southern Indiana as I won a contest to meet the band Staind (aka Aerosmith to those before my time) Other than this, the car sat in the garage, washed every weekend, waxed every month, yada yada you get the point.
So I find out they are putting aftermarket parts on it, suspension, rims, etc, I mean come on this is a performance, dream driving automobile and they are trashing it like this. In all fairness the shop did their darnest to explain how this is going to throw everything off because the computers are expecting this and that and this "inerta" - sp? Would absolutly not perform the same, tires are nitrogen filled, they ordered air, small to big changes to a less than 1 year old SuperCar. It is up to 45+K damage. Now, who in their right mind who is in the market for THE BMW M6 is going to even consider my car. I was blantently told by the adjuster (whom BTW appraised only 12K damage - shows you what he knows) that it will be restored to its pre-accident condition. True, it will "look" the same, but it will never handle or be worth anything. I planned on keeping this forever, it's a serialized collectors automobile - I love it to death, never drove it, but just loved it sittin all high and mighty. (not brag session here) but you folks seem to be great car enthusiasts and understand this peice of iron is worth next to nothing. One online DV assessment I followed in one of your links came back with $36K!!!
 
Those that made it this far, I thank you so much. That being said, what are my options? I am faced with a one car accident yet several; witnesses that saw what happened, the computers in the car show EXACTLY what happened, I am at no fault, 29 y/o male with a perfect driving record and a passion for "the automobile" if you will; owned quite a few cars along the way to this one and nothing compares, now its worth nothing. DV has NOT been discussed as I just found out right here on your board. Policy states nothing about this clause as well. SHould I contact farmer insurance and discuss options, get an appraisal first, hire a lawyer first - ---
 
ah, yall get the point and looking forward to ANY advice or how to approach this with the insurance. I'm an honest character, even returning the check they sent me for a rental because I have two other cars I can drive - why cost them money, they have been great in the past, I have sent well over a dozen clients in the past 15yrs with them, but I really dont want to upset them more than they CLEARLY already are, but this is my baby and this is why we have insurance and now I feel a bull as about to come crashing down when I try to sell it.
again, sorry so long, this site is so informational, had absolutly NO idea this DV was part of your insurance. It's clear they never said a word!!

#216 of 241 Re: 2007 BMW M6 Convertible accident.DV questions (revised: sorry so long folks [meanws6] by cccompson

Jan 06, 2008 (7:43 am)

Replying to: meanws6 (Jan 06, 2008 6:55 am)
Advice? Given the amount of money potentially at stake here, hire a lawyer to handle this ASAP.

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