Yeup, can't have nice things. Fender bender. :(

[brutal]

I know what you all mean about Carfax. I've been looking at cars to replace my 1999 Chrysler and there's one on Autotrader that looks great BUT ... it has an accident report on Carfax. I've had to have my frame straightened after someone ran into me (9 days after I bought it!) and it drives great. You couldn't ever tell it had been in an accident from driving it -- haven't even had to touch the alignment in 7 years or so. Despite that personal experience, I'm leery about buying someone else's car when I see the accident report on Carfax, especially with it being out-of-state. Someone somewhere is going to get a great deal on that car but the report definitely messes with sellability and future value.

I have a friend that only found out his car had a fender bender when he tried to sell it. He had a carfax on purchase that showed no record of damage. Apparently the dealer or carrier delayed reporting it. Turned out it was a minor scratch/dent issue from the car hauler unload and had no real bearing on the eventual resale.

[Monky]

Carfax is pointless. There is NO mandatory reporting. It can also be edited.