accident and damage
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From: tuscany
accident and damage
still on the neverending search of my corvette (after selling mine with much regret)
i found one in italy for 40.000 usd with 80.000 miles refurbished and renewed
a quick search with carfax led me to this
https://en.bidfax.info/chevrolet/cor...685120153.html
i don't know anything about wrecked vettes.
can experts chime in ?
is that a super bad incident?
thank you brothers
i found one in italy for 40.000 usd with 80.000 miles refurbished and renewed
a quick search with carfax led me to this
https://en.bidfax.info/chevrolet/cor...685120153.html
i don't know anything about wrecked vettes.
can experts chime in ?
is that a super bad incident?
thank you brothers
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I personally want nothing to do with a salvage titled Corvette, there are too many garage queens out there to be had
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I have a friend who drives salvage title cars and your issue is insurance and possibly other issues too such as repaired correctly with substandard parts etc. Insurance company has to put some value on it, so how do they determine that? I don't know. My agent told me collector cars can have salvage tiles and are not as problematic as before since some really rare cars are rebuilt after say a garage fire. Now, that to me is not a C6. Parts are easier to find, but what is the caliber of the shop doing that work? Personally I would look for a undamaged title C6 as you are less likely to be bitten in the butt later on by something you didn't know about. just my $1 worth.
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It really boils down to the amount of risk you are willing to take on. For me personally I would never buy a car with a salvage title. Actually I would never buy a car that had been in an accident. Based on what I saw in the photos I would not consider that car. YMMV
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However, never is a pretty strong word. In 2003, I bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier 4x4 that had been rolled over onto its top. “Rebuilt” may not be the best way to describe this truck. It had a rebuilt title, but it was far from perfect. The windshield had bee replaced, but most of the dents and body crinkles were still there. I bought it from the entity that dealt with rebuilt title vehicles and resold them to shops for restoration. I preferred having it imperfect so I could see where the actual damage was on the vehicle.
It only had around 20k miles on it, and I bought it as my farm truck to beat-on back in the woods and in the fields. It honestly was absolutely perfect for what I bought it for……..because I only paid $2,500 for it at the time and it drove fine, was dependable, and I didn’t have to worry about how much I abused it out in the woods. I actually put around 40k miles on it before I got rid of it because I would drive it into town to load stuff in the bed……mulch, dirt, rock, cow dung, etc.
I guess my only point is the fact that a rebuilt title vehicle has some very specific uses and applications. I loved that truck.
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Melting Slicks
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I agree……I would never buy this corvette.
However, never is a pretty strong word. In 2003, I bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier 4x4 that had been rolled over onto its top. “Rebuilt” may not be the best way to describe this truck. It had a rebuilt title, but it was far from perfect. The windshield had bee replaced, but most of the dents and body crinkles were still there. I bought it from the entity that dealt with rebuilt title vehicles and resold them to shops for restoration. I preferred having it imperfect so I could see where the actual damage was on the vehicle.
It only had around 20k miles on it, and I bought it as my farm truck to beat-on back in the woods and in the fields. It honestly was absolutely perfect for what I bought it for……..because I only paid $2,500 for it at the time and it drove fine, was dependable, and I didn’t have to worry about how much I abused it out in the woods. I actually put around 40k miles on it before I got rid of it because I would drive it into town to load stuff in the bed……mulch, dirt, rock, cow dung, etc.
I guess my only point is the fact that a rebuilt title vehicle has some very specific uses and applications. I loved that truck.
However, never is a pretty strong word. In 2003, I bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier 4x4 that had been rolled over onto its top. “Rebuilt” may not be the best way to describe this truck. It had a rebuilt title, but it was far from perfect. The windshield had bee replaced, but most of the dents and body crinkles were still there. I bought it from the entity that dealt with rebuilt title vehicles and resold them to shops for restoration. I preferred having it imperfect so I could see where the actual damage was on the vehicle.
It only had around 20k miles on it, and I bought it as my farm truck to beat-on back in the woods and in the fields. It honestly was absolutely perfect for what I bought it for……..because I only paid $2,500 for it at the time and it drove fine, was dependable, and I didn’t have to worry about how much I abused it out in the woods. I actually put around 40k miles on it before I got rid of it because I would drive it into town to load stuff in the bed……mulch, dirt, rock, cow dung, etc.
I guess my only point is the fact that a rebuilt title vehicle has some very specific uses and applications. I loved that truck.
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From: Ashevile, NC
Skip the black one....too much money, too many miles, and there was a fair amount of damage. Choose between the other two, possibly the one with less miles. Can you buy one in the states and have it shipped to Italy?? Probably a much bigger selection here.
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impossible for a normal person to buy in y the USA and import. We need an office to do the thing. It will cost 3/4.000 usd for shipping and 5/6000usd to have the car on the road. Plus taxes
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still on the neverending search of my corvette (after selling mine with much regret)
i found one in italy for 40.000 usd with 80.000 miles refurbished and renewed
a quick search with carfax led me to this
https://en.bidfax.info/chevrolet/cor...685120153.html
i don't know anything about wrecked vettes.
can experts chime in ?
is that a super bad incident?
thank you brothers
i found one in italy for 40.000 usd with 80.000 miles refurbished and renewed
a quick search with carfax led me to this
https://en.bidfax.info/chevrolet/cor...685120153.html
i don't know anything about wrecked vettes.
can experts chime in ?
is that a super bad incident?
thank you brothers
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From: Maassluis
In Europa the new dammages do not have to be reported. So i that ithad only 1 small accident damage to the front, but found out more other accident damage that was not reported at sale.
So if the car is direct import from the USA i would buy it with a dammage report if its minor. But if its already on european plates it can have more hidden damages.
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