Subaru BRZ for 20,900?
 

This can't be right, can it?!

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1

That's why.

And if I'm correct isn't there a saying that goes like this: If its too good to be true, it probably is.

^ Beat me to it

Oh it has been repaired, I wonder what happened.

I wish there were pics of the engine bay and shots from under the car, cause I'm still interested whether it might be a good or bad gamble?

Check if it has water damage and is a flood car

Go to Colorado...Denver area, and get a brand new one at invoice.

It might look good now but you will take a huge beating when you sell/trade the car. Also, having a salvage title it's way over priced.

I'm fairly certain that I saw pics of it on a salvage auction site (the link is down already). I think it was GBS in color originally, and had pretty severe front damage, with airbags going off, and many parts were stripped. It's sold by a Michigan shop that deals in a lot of Subaru parts and repaired-salavage STIs. I'd still avoid it.

Here's an example of what that shop starts with. This one was on the lot as red STI few weeks ago. Here's what that shop is currently selling looked like before.

"Minor insurance claim" I call BS. And what the hell is a Rebuilt title? No doubt a salvage title which supports the BS call.

I was considering getting a rebuilt title FR-S for about 16,500.
I would say if there's pictures of damage, repair documents, no frame damage, you aren't concerned with resale value/warranty, and you don't mind taking a gamble, go for it.

But if you have the money, I would just get one brand new with a warranty, no underlying problems, good resale value, no risk, etc.

Of course I'm assuming you already have a BRZ so this comment is mainly for anyone considering buying a rebuilt title twin.

lol, minor insurance claim doesn't turn into a rebuilt title. That thing was likely in pretty bad shape.

In Michagan is Rebuilt same as a Salvage title?

id do it for a track car. i hate non clean titles for the street though. i always think about the resale

This appears to be a "Rebuilt Salvage Title" which means it was "totaled" by an insurance company and then rebuilt.

Wonder how it drives or what it looks like before the repair, who knows where the accident on this thing was.

better off just buying a new one from the dealer

Rebuilt/Salvage title with no factory warranty due to a 'minor' insurance claim. I LOVE how it has to be qualified with the word 'minor', it's like saying that I had to get facial reconstructive surgery due to a minor disagreement with a lion at a safari park. Also... suspiciously low mileage and no pictures of the underside, engine bay or anything other than exterior shots. All of this and priced only about, what... $5000 - $6000 less than a brand new one?

Hahahahaha

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...0/36894539.jpg

"Rebuilt" is a branded title which in most states is different than a salvage title. My last car had a rebuilt title due to it being a theft recovery that the insurance company paid off before the car was recovered. It didn't have any damage to it at all and I never had any issues with it. I would recommend having a professional inspection done prior to purchasing a vehicle with a rebuilt title.

Hail damage? That would be a salvage vehicle I was all over!

Don't risk it, in the end the problems that come up might cost more than the new car itself. Just my 2 cents lol

QFT

When they use the word "minor" in the ad, it's a red flag...