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Pro tip: Stop buying cars with rebuilt titles sight unseen - learned this one at a Copart auction in Phoenix
I drove 3 hours to pick up what looked like a clean Accord on the listing, but the frame was bent so bad the doors didn't line up. The auction fees plus having to tow it home cost me $1,200 more than I planned. Anyone else get burned by trusting online photos?
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miles_sanchez2mo ago
Did you at least check the VIN before you bid?
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sagew502mo ago
Haha, honestly I don't think the VIN really tells you everything. I've seen cars with clean VINs that were total lemons and wrecks with dirty ones that ran like new. A lot of times the history reports miss stuff or get delayed, so you're still rolling the dice no matter what. Plus if the price is low enough and you can eyeball the condition yourself, I'd say go for it.
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