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Originally Posted by pauldz
With so many folks saying to stay away from damaged cars, I suppose there is no point in even considering a car with rebuilt title? There's a place in Orlando that specializes in fixing and selling damaged twins. They seem to have a good reputation, their cars look like new in photos, and their prices are thousands less than elsewhere. I'd have to pick a mechanic at random to check any of their vehicles, as I don't live near Orlando.
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A properly rebuilt car can be as good as new. Depends on what was damaged as though. Some can be written off with minimal or no structural damage (i.e. hail) and can be a great deal. The problem lies in knowing exactly how reliable the restorer is and how severe the original damage was. If comfortable with the restorer and they can prove the damage wasn't so bad then I would not hesitate to buy one. The one caveat I would add to that though is it is not the way to go if you ever want to resell the vehicle. Obviously if you buy it cheap due to the title then trying to sell it to the next guy is going to be even more painful. OK if you want to drive it into the ground though.