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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 02:18 AM
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Thinking about buying this 2005 vert from an auction. 13k miles, auto, airbags not deployed. Looking to keep it for a long time, not worried about re-sale. Any opinions? Thank you in advance.





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Try to steal it and do a wide body on it!
Figure the price of repairs and subtract that from the NADA rough trade in price.IMHO
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I can't tell but is this a roll over? Something does not look right with the windshield and the wheel gaps.

If its only body panels, that should be an easy fix. But if the frame is twisted or bowed, that's a whole different ball game.
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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It's not a roll over, It looks like it spun out and went over a curb.
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Originally Posted by NYY1980
It's not a roll over, It looks like it spun out and went over a curb.
It's not a huge problem to replace the busted stuff in these photos so the question is the broken stuff underneith. Look for broken engine and trans mounts and if these are ok, then it may be a good deal then

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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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yeah hopefully the trans and engine mounts are ok.....it's gonna need a left rear suspension in the least, the rest of the car looks ok. thanks for the reply here is the interior and engine



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