alltrac

Oh boy I love the description "The vehicle has a salvage title due to a small accident." I would hate to see what they think a big accident looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...item3f10336fa4

lilsid112

iTrader: (7)

That could buff out.....

alltrac

It did buff out that is the scary part.

wojo1988

Would it even be worth while to fix. Im pretty sure the engine cradle is bent, the frame is bent and the subframe is bent. Not to mention the other 75% of the car

Flipster23

iTrader: (15)

It's in Sac right by me, my friend is looking for a 3G but not salvage, I was about to call him and tell him to watch out

wojo1988

For real

alltrac

You can ask the seller on eBay as it appears to be fixed but what you can't see scares me.

acura_dipset_tl

iTrader: (40)

How where you able to get those pictures? I dont see those in his listing.

Toddy

iTrader: (5)

I doubt that is the same car. Probably just a coincidence that you found two that are the same color

TheChamp531

iTrader: (3)

^he googled the VIN and got: http://www.ridesafely.com/Inventory....=img2&mk=ACURA

spaceboy

I am pretty sure the driver is bent as well~~~

alltrac

The interweb is a tricky thing to figure out.

ohsixMTee

iTrader: (2)

LOL That comment never gets old!

I agree, that is a very small fender bender.

alltrac

Ridesafely is just a middleman salvage broker I pulled it from Insurance Auto Auctions.

trent_ky

holy shit! i can't believe they fixed that! on a side note i wish i had that interior vs. my all black

pjillta

I wish there were a couple of those by me, so i could go to the junkyards and take off parts lol.

TheChamp531

iTrader: (3)

Oh IM SORRY

ciscopath

iTrader: (1)

From the "cup half full" viewpoint, they may mean "small accident" in terms of the BODY of the car. From the photos up top, the bumper exploded and the fenders / hood got their shit pushed in. Maybe it's my untrained eye but even bent, the hood still loox to line up with both fenders which attach to the engine cradle sides so I doubt they're damaged. I'd ask the seller to take a photo with the front bumper and cowl off to see how they repaired the rebar and metal where the cowl attaches. If they replaced the headlights, bumper, fenders, hood, radiator (where the hood and rebar pushed it's shit in), airbags, rear passenger door, & sideskirt and repaired the frontend, lower portion on rear passenger door opening, and maybe the B pillar, then yeah, small accident works for those who aren't savvy enough like the junior detectives here to find the wrecked photos. It'd be a good buy IMO if it came with a 2-year warranty or they paid to have Acura give it a full inspection.

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

^i love how the remaining pieces are all piled up in front of the car. group shot everyone! smile!



^and what the hell is that piece on the bottom right hand side of this pic? near the intake area...

Joelito2983

Is it me or does the car in the Ebay pics have like 2 tones of red????

BigPZ

WOW!! That's CRAZY!!!

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

I was thinking the same thing.

Andy07KBP

crazyyy i just saw that on ebay too!! i wouldn't touch a salvage title though ever. too much risk.

LIQUID0401

Damn they went threw a lot fixing that.

TWiSDiT

iTrader: (4)

wow.. the color is so off and a shop that fails to learn how to blend..


look at the difference between the tow hook cover and the bumper

ez12a

gross. the paint is terrible lol it's purple.

vladkarnafel

iTrader: (7)

its definelty the same car, vin and paint proves it
i feel so bad for the buyer, i should try contacting ebay before it sells and tell them its fraud

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

15 bids already. Sucks for the winner.

RedsTL

If you can get it for around $15k maybe it's an OK deal ?

I don't know how these things go....but $8-10k savings is a lot....

erzhan89

RedsTL, cars like that have deformation on main frame of the car. It will be dangerous to drive at high speed. Something could go wrong, because of damage. 4 wheels are already unbalanced. I know what I'm saying. Because, I tried a lot of post-accident cars.
If you want change $8-10K to your life go ahead.

ez12a

if you were to total the car a second time, i'd imagine it being extremely difficult in getting money from insurance.

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

I think what erzhan89 is saying is that you can dress up a piece of shit all you like but under the surface....it is still a piece of shit.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

...i can put a piece of sht in a box and call it guaranteed...but wouldn't you rather buy a quality product from us?!? Sorry, reminded me of that.

RaviNJCLs

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Majofo

Great find OP.. too bad to the poor sucker who buys that. I'm surprised the carfax isn't lower.

NBP04TL4ME

If it walks like a pig and smells like a pig.................

kibbles906

iTrader: (14)

damb! that thing was fucked up. that should have been given a junk title. non repairable.

erzhan89

it could be repairable title, if only it has damage from front side. But, car had huge damage from passenger side. If it was my money I wont buy that box of death or shit.

ciscopath

iTrader: (1)

The portion of the bumper beneath the headlight and around the wheel well.

Most of the viewable damage is to PARTS which are easily replaced. I think seeing that rebar pushed in, the passenger door (replace-able) bent up, and the salvage title thing makes it easy to form a cumulative conscience and just say "Write it off as a piece of shit".

I agree with RedsTL. An S w/ Nav for under 10k would be a great deal but only if (BIG IF) they gave some kind of warranty or were willing to pay for a full inspection. We can speculate all day how the frame COULD be damaged but we'll never know how extensive without literally seeing the car stripped completely down. No matter how the seller described it, major or minor, they made note to mention it was in an accident. That leaves it to bidders to do proper research like you guys did by researching the VIN, finding the photos and noticing the paint. So don't feel "sorry" for the bidders, call them "suckers", or accuse the seller of fraud. They're not being duped. The information is out there. One can only hope that the bidders are not trying to buy the car clear across country and are close enough to take a mech with them to check things out. Also hope that the paint guy and the body repair guy aren't the same guy.

A SiQ TL

no spank you