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Really thinking about buying a salvage title 2012 gen coupe 2.0T for sub 10k with only 25000 miles. Is this too bad of a wreck? Here's a before picture. The guy says he's restored it completely by buying it from auction and switching parts with a parts car he had. Also he says that isn't oil under the car in this pic. If I go test drive it, apart from it running and shifting fine what else should I check for. He said apart from cosmetic shit he replaced radiator, not the intercooler because it didn't have to be replaced, he did replace the condenser and fan assembly though and all parts came from another genny coupe. Is it worth 9-10k still?
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Anddd under the hood. Carfax says car was wrecked in september of this year, sold at auction. Never registered again.
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If frame isn't bent/damaged then go for it, 10k for a 2012 "sports" car is pretty good.
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>>13976309
salvaged cars can be a good option to get decent deals on cars, but if you dont know what you are doing, dont fuck with it. with a front end collision like that you will need to inspect EVERY suspension component, bearing, joint etc. more than likely you are going to end up repairing a bunch of shit that you didnt notice at the point of sale later on. and you will also likely have a bunch of panel gaps that you will never be able to fix
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Investing money into a wreck.
Fuck off op. You should know better.
Buy something older that hasn't been wrecked.
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10k for a wrecked Hyundai? Sounds like the deal of the century
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>>13976411
Yeah I can see the gap between driver side headlight and hood already, I asked if he had frame damage and if he would mind me getting it inspected by a local mechanic and he said "To my best knowledge frame is good and it passed alignment at sears. If it didn't pass alignment....
But yea that's fine"
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>>13976430
Frame damage. Can tell easily from pic number 2. I wouldn't invest any money in that OP
Keep in mind, as this is something almost everyone forgets, insurance on a salvage title car is SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive, and only a few insurance companies will even write a policy for them.
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>>13976309
?????
Even if you repaired it 100% you'd still end up with a pile of crap
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>>13976456
*it was repaired
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>>13976309
I guarantee you that collision shoved the engine and transmission back a couple of inches and fucked everything up. Also, good luck insuring a salvage car.
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Looks like i'm not driving 1.5 hours to go look at it tomorrow. Thanks /o/
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>>13976309
Being a salvaged title, you'll have a hard time selling it, or will get nothing for it if you decide to trade it in for another car. All cars depreciate, but if you calculate the total cost of ownership - the cost of the car minus what you eventually sell it for - you may be better off spending a little more for a clean car.
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