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Most of the damage looks superficial but one thing that sticks out to me is the rear passenger side exhaust tip. Its pushed up into the bumper so I wonder if there is damage underneath. The panel gaps on the side of the car look pretty good, hard to tell but the fenders don't even look that bad.
Googling the VIN brought up some very interesting sites.
The last photo explains the tailpipe.
Someone must have bought it, tried to repair it, and is trying to unload it.
I'm guessing the front end damage is pretty extensive.
I think one of the best deals that I have seen lately
Very good price, reasonable low miles, quite rare color for a 4S... but more important, the very very rare sunroof delete option, together with sport seats...
Wonder what happened? A little over a year ago it was sold with a clean carfax and title but now it says salvage title. Never heard of a blown engine causing a salvage title.
Wonder what happened? A little over a year ago it was sold with a clean carfax and title but now it says salvage title. Never heard of a blown engine causing a salvage title.
Could that happen if the engine was an insurance claim?
What about one of those aftermarket warranty companies?
I am aware of the aftermarket warranties that will repair your car should something file but I never heard of one that would total your vehicle if the repair costs were too high. Could be I guess.
Could that happen if the engine was an insurance claim?
It seems to vary a lot State by State. In some states (like where I live) you can get a (rebuilt) branded title if the insurance company declares the vehicle as "totaled". It doesn't have to be destroyed, the insurance company determines that it is uneconomical to repair. But lots of places have different approaches.
That GT2 looks fixable to me. It depends on the buy in price to see if it makes sense to rebuild it. For a driver, it would be fine. I suspect the resale value would suffer.
09-01-2019, 02:29 PM
