there r selling me a 96 honda accord with a salvage title,and 160k milelage for 2500 dollars..i want a car but do you guys think its a good deal...supposedly its kinda fixed up with d/c headers and AEM intake
2007-08-27 00:25:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Honda
OK, I have a 96 Honda Accord with that exact mileage and it was not salvaged. It runs OK, but is on the brink of major repairs. It will probably need a new transmission soon and maybe even a rebuilt engine. This is speculation on my car. Here's what I recommend: don't buy it. You are better off saving your money for a newer car with less miles.
2007-08-27 06:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by unlvraptor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A salvage titled car can be an extremely great bargain. I've owned 4 salvage titled vehicles and other "clean titled" vehicles. I've had better luck with the salvaged titled cars. I don't care what kind of title a "used" car has. If you're buying "as is" you could be buying a pig in a poke, no matter what. Even brand new cars aren't always reliable, else-wise there wouldn't be a "Lemon Law" on the books. So you take a chance no matter what. I am still in possession of 2 salvage cars. One has a "cleaned' title and Car Fax tells that its accident free, (but it has been wrecked, you can easily tell) so you can't completely trust anything. The car was sold to me by a reputable dealership as a clean titled car, but I knew what I was doing so I got them to almost give it to me. The other car has a salvage title. I bought it in 2001 with 28K on it and it has 157K on it now. It still has the original battery in it! I've never had trouble getting "full coverage" and I didn't have trouble getting a loan on it either.
2016-04-02 01:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only needs a transmission engine tires battery and new shocks axles and paint job. There is a reason it ended up in the Auto Salvage... They Hate the term Junk Yard. Or did you mean it has a salvage title? You could find a better deal on 12 year old Hondas. E-Bay Motors and local classifieds. You almost have a down payment on a new car. The knowledge that your car will start every day and you can get to your job to pay for it is something.
2007-08-27 00:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats alot for 160K miles, just make sure you can get that car registered, I bought a car with a salvaged title in Louisiana and they wouldnt let me register it cuz the title was from Georgia...weird.... was a headache....
2007-08-27 00:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by Stampy Skunk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
omfg are you crazy i wouldnt pay 2500 for a 96 honda 10 years ago... no dont belive it cause if it was that nice it wouldnt have a salvage title... keep lookin buddie and if you come across some old monte carlos look me up
2007-08-27 01:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by liqsteal 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't buy it. Theres always bad things that come with a salvaged car. If $2500 isn't a big loss then go for it otherwise I wouldn't get it.
2007-08-27 00:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It depends on why it is a salvage car. If it is collision damage, and it was fixed right, then it would be fine. But, if it is because of water damage, run away.
2007-08-27 00:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jody D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't buy it. That means it was totaled and someone fixed it. It lowers the value of the car to almost nothing and you don't know if this guy actually fixed it properly.
2007-08-27 04:05:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it most likely has a d15 or 16 motor buy the shell and through a b18 motor and ur done
2007-08-27 03:20:57 · answer #9 · answered by ernie_rmrz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wouldn't pay that especially for an accord
2007-08-27 06:01:23 · answer #10 · answered by ErinAnn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋