Do dealers report damage discovered during appraisal?

Bimmer Pleaser · 10-07-2023, 10:26 AM

I took my car to dealer for an appraisal; they gave me the numbers and also pointed me to a tiny scratch at the very bottom of the front bumper. My question is: do they report this to Carfax now?

bmwdaddym240 · 10-07-2023, 11:33 AM

No. They shouldn’t. It’s just for they’re own appraisal

danallxt · 10-07-2023, 02:49 PM

You can be certain that when reselling the vehicle they will not point out the tiny scratch to a potential buyer. When appraising for say trade in value they will pick at any tiny little item to "devalue" your car for trade in.

Oldgixxer · 10-09-2023, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by danallxt

You can be certain that when reselling the vehicle they will not point out the tiny scratch to a potential buyer. When appraising for say trade in value they will pick at any tiny little item to "devalue" your car for trade in.

So damn true it's laughable...Funny how that works!

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bmwdaddym240 New Member 9 Rep 17 Posts Drives: BMW M240 Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 Bmw M240 [0.00]	No. They shouldn’t. It’s just for they’re own appraisal
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danallxt Captain 744 Rep 706 Posts Drives: 2022 M240x, 2007 Honda VFR Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Springfield, OR USA iTrader: (0)	You can be certain that when reselling the vehicle they will not point out the tiny scratch to a potential buyer. When appraising for say trade in value they will pick at any tiny little item to "devalue" your car for trade in.
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