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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Found a 95 SI Vtec 120kmiles how ever the car is salvaged he was asking 4800 but got the price down to 3999 the car had a front end colision from the looks of things, its pretty clean some cosmetic issues in the interior ripped leather seats A/C works motor runs and pulls strong 120k would this be something worth to pick up? Or should I just pass it buy and keep looking.

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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i'd never buy a collision salvaged car, but that's just me.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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Ehhh.... Kinda scary considering it was hit in the front. You might have alligment issues.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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I'm gonna go with keep looking.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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front end collision with no frame damage
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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That's too much for a collision salvage, especially when the seats are ripped up. Like Mkazm83 said, that's kind of shady. Also, 120k is decent but that age is getting into replacing several things like the cv boots or axles after ~20k miles, maybe water pump in the same range, also all hydraulic cylinders (brake and clutch) even sooner. The timing of these things is predictable, I've found. And they are VERY expensive.

In Fresno you can probably find a clean VTEC for $5+ or a clean Si for what this dude is asking.

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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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no matter what location, that price for a salvage title w/ 120 k on it is too high , also factor inits not in the best condition, and like he just said expect many repairs
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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I thank you all for your input I agree that it is high and will look on
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