chuck1220

i looked at a 2000 v6 5 speed and really liked it today. it had cobra r rims,cobra front bumper and a fiberglass hood but has a rebuilt title. the car looks solid but there is a twisted peice of frame under the radiator. other than that the body seems straight. its obviously been wrecked but looks good to me. however im a mechanic not body man so does that peice being bent mean the frame is probably bent or? the peice im talking about looks bad. almost like a boomerang

StangMahn

Avoid it. Trust me. If you can see damage outright, then it's going to be worse than you think. Even if you can't tell, damage can be bad.

houtex

Title - yellow flag at least.

Frame twist - red flag.

Unless you want a heck of a money pit project, you need to leave that one far far behind.

TripleBlack14

A rebuilt title here in NJ is called a Salvage Title, and it means that the car was totaled by an insurance company, sold at auction, then reconstructed. Generally speaking, re-builders don't make them correct....just pretty for as cheap as possible. And a branded title can reduce the value of the car by up to 40%.

Walk away as fast as you can.