Carfax report doesn't match car?

[abcxyz]

I was interested in purchasing a bmw325xi wagon i saw on an online ad from a used car dealer. On the back of the car, it shows 325xi and they've advertised it as an AWD and told me on the phone as well. I asked the car dealer to fax me a carfax report, and the Carfax shows that it is a 325iT and the drivetrain is REAR WHEEL DRIVE.

I think the Carfax report would be correct right, and possibly someone changed the badge on the back of the car from i to xi?

Any thoughts? This dealer is 120 miles away, so i'm not going to drive out there if it really is not AWD because I'm looking for All Wheel Drive wagon.

[Rrrockhound]

Go to realoem.com and enter the VIN number. It should tell you exactly what model it is.

[abcxyz]

I checked it out "ET43119" and it shows that it's an xi. So does that mean Carfax is not accurate?

I called BMW too and they told me it was an xi too.

I thought Carfax was a reliable source...

[Yurick]

CarFax is just a third-party database, which relies on input from other external parties. I would not read too much into information CarFax provides.

[abcxyz]

Originally Posted by Yurick

CarFax is just a third-party database, which relies on input from other external parties. I would not read too much into information CarFax provides.

I see. Weird that they would get that wrong though, you'd think they would get that info directly from BMW. So I guess it's safe to assume that if BMW says it's an xi, then it more than likely is.

Well, i'm going to drive 120 miles to see (and hopefully buy if all checks out) this car, so if i get there and it's a RWD, then that's going to be a major bummer, because I want an AWD.