Check out bay area for sale forum, pristine condition 02 with 49k miles sold for $10.5k. Get a clean title one not salvaged.

 

There are good salvaged an bad salvaged. really the definition of salvaged is a joke. theres some that are completely junked and some that look no different from any other car...really depends on which one..ive sold restored/salvaged cars for a while and theres def. some good deals out there

 

The only way to buy a salvage car is to get it totally stupid cheap

 

[QUOTE=showspeed,Mar 7 2009, 03:49 PM] It's a 2003, approx 40,000 miles.

 

[QUOTE=showspeed,Mar 7 2009, 06:49 PM] It's a 2003, approx 40,000 miles.

 

If you're looking for a track toy, not a bad deal. If you're looking for a DD or cruiser that you're planning on using on a regular basis, not a good deal, go cheaper.

 

FYI, a ton of accidents do not show up as a salvaged title on carfax. (Cause don't rebuilt ones become salvaged?)
My friend's Rav4 got into 2 wrecks, one where the fender was rebuilt and such, anyways when I bought a month of carfax to look for a good s2k, he asked me to look up his Rav. In conclusion, even after 2 wrecks (one being a police report with insurance) carfax still showed it as a clean title.

CarFax is only good for seeing if the car has been stolen, how many owners it has had, and if it was in a hurricane area.
You really need someone to check the s2k for problems before buying, as well as using your eyes to look for stuff like curb rash.

I noticed that 2/3 s2ks I looked at had been in wrecks that didn't show on carfax.