hey whats up people and pot heads keep on :smokin:
Anyway i got this home boy who makes his living on selling cars ive seen him get some nice ass cars for dirt cheap and not all were salvaged, but the one im looking at is. a 1997 civic coupe ex its clean other than the title Hes asking $4000 for it what do you guys think good deal or not? I allready own a 1995 civic dx I was looking into selling it and getting a new one. my boy also gots a 2001 mustang hard top 35th aniversary edition he bought for 3500 but hes asking too much for that one, any way give me your input...later

salvage title cars will NEVER sell for very much... you have to keep that in mind even though it seems like a good deal because you can buy it cheap just dont forget that you wont get crap out of it when you sell it either

and WHY is it a salvage title? realize the newer the car is the more damage it takes for it to be considered a salvage title car. was the work done with quality when it was fixed?

bottom line... unless you want it for parts, STAY AWAY!!!!!!

It took a hit in the back i can see were the work was done the air bags are still in place and ive been driving it all day and theres been no problems. 3 years ago i wouldnt even consider this but a couple years ago my lil sis bought a 2000 neon for $2000 and its been running as good as any dodge for 2 years with no real problems. but thanx for advice ill consider it

well, i think there is nothing wrong with buying a salvage titled car as long as it was fixed properly and has no issues. i drive one :)

so it was rear ended. i don't see the problem since the entire driveline is in the front. as long as it looks good now and doesn't have any problems with the back suspension then it should be good man. id buy it.

look it over real close... get under it, look at the gaps between body panels, look at everything... if you are satisfied go for it i suppose

In most cases I would NOT buy a salvaged car. The only thing they are good for is a race car, since it aint worth shit(resale) or insurance will not give you any decent coverage for a normal price - most insurance compaines will not give you full coverage.

If it was in ANY accident I would want to see with my own eyes that the frame/uni-body is straight.

600/year, only liability though..

I wouldn't get it. There are several reasons. 1)Insurance....besides whats posted above...it's already salvaged, so if you get it a wreck...you get the idea. 2) Resale value. As stated above, your resale value will be crap. Salvaged cars are never have a good resale value. 3) There are lots of ways a crooked body shop can hide damage and an improper fix. To the untrained, it may look good..maybe perfect. But a trained proffesional can see it was fixed wrong. It ALWAYS costs more to fix someone elses mistakes. Also, with a crooked fix where they made only the outside look good, it's hard to tell how messed up it still is beneath. Furthermore, you can't see the unside of the frame. They may no have touched that. Have someone with knowlegde who you trust look it over and check it out with a fine tooth comb before you buy it. If it's a Salvaged 97 Civic EX, it must have been SMASHED in the rear bad. I have seen non=salvaged civics that where rear-ended I wouldn't buy, do to the bodyshop issue. I can imagine it's worse on the salvaged car. Lots of the time, with a Salvaged title, the main concern is buying it and fixing it as cheap as possible, then reselling it for a profit. This means qaulity can often be compromised.

yea you guys make agood point I thuink ill just keep my 95 till the wheels fall off.

yea you guys make agood point I thuink ill just keep my 95 till the wheels fall off.

and being that it is a Honda that could be a long, long time... :smokin:

$4k for a salvage title 97!!!! Your boy's on the pipe. I'd pay $1500 tops! That is of course you know where and how hard it was hit. Your call in the end just don't buy something with a new roof, always bad! Good luck.