I'm new here, not sure if this is the right section to post.
I am trying to purchase a 2008 s2000cr,
I found a car I really like.
But the car had a rear quarter panel collision before.
And it's got a rebuilt title.
So my question is,
Would the accident affect the cars handle and how it drives?
And how much is a reasonable price for apb, with 51k miles on it?
Thank you for any input you guys have.
Will post pictures in a bit.

Update:
here's a link to the album containing pictures of the car:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AA30F8D208735D91!5102&authkey=!AE5gxMx i7hPEAGo&ithint=folder%2cjpg

 

Things to consider when your buying a rebuilt car is and should be were the repairs done properly? If the repairs were not done correctly it could affect the car in all kinds of ways.
What is the person asking for the car?
Also an 08 cr is not going to be totaled for a simple quarter panel replacement. More than likely there was suspension damage and other parts of the car shifted out of spec during the impact. If your not familiar with auto collision or buying crashed cars I would pass. I always reply to these types of threads because I buy crashed cars and I've learned a lot. If you still want the car and the deal is good I would suggest you bring the car to a professional to be completely looked over. Good luck

 

I certainly wouldn't pay more than 20k for that car. Maybe mid to upper teens at best.

As for handling it depends on how serious the collision was and the work involved and how professionally it was done.

 

Thank you so much for your input first of all.
I am trying to get some info like where the owner had the car repaired and stuff.
I added some pictures, theres a link, containing the car's picture when it was damaged and how it looks now
Do you think a damage like that would make the car have a rebuilt title?
Or maybe there's more to it?
The deal is 20k with wheels and suspension, do you think that's a good deal on a car like this?
Thank you for your input again!

 

The owner is asking 20k for the car with the wheel and suspension he has.
Without wheels and suspension is 18k.
What do you think?
I have posted some pictures of how the damage looks like.
How bad do you think it is?
I have no idea how professionally he had it done.
That's why I decided to come on here and ask,
Because I need more inputs on this.
Thank you for your input=)

 

I myself wouldn't spend 20k because I'm sure that car sold for less than 10k. Also from what I can see parts wise which isn't much because the pictures suck repairs could have been done for possibly less than 5k easily. I'm not knocking the price I'm just explaining from my point of view from a buyer before the repairs were made not from a buyer after the car has been repaired. If your not sure or have doubts I would most definitely pay a body shop you trust to go through the entire car for you. Me personally I would want the car stock so I would offer 15k and go from there unless the aftermarket parts are to your liking. Check the forums and eBay as well as Craigslist and see what else you can find to made a good decision. Test drive a few also if you can before buying this one especially since it was wrecked.

 

I myself wouldn't spend 20k because I'm sure that car sold for less than 10k. Also from what I can see parts wise which isn't much because the pictures suck repairs could have been done for possibly less than 5k easily. I'm not knocking the price I'm just explaining from my point of view from a buyer before the repairs were made not from a buyer after the car has been repaired. If your not sure or have doubts I would most definitely pay a body shop you trust to go through the entire car for you. Me personally I would want the car stock so I would offer 15k and go from there unless the aftermarket parts are to your liking. Check the forums and eBay as well as Craigslist and see what else you can find to made a good decision. Test drive a few also if you can before buying this one especially since it was wrecked.
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Sounds very reasonable.
I would shop around to see what my options are.
For the body shop part, the car is really far away from where I am.
so that would be quite difficult for me.
Anyway, thank you very much for your input.
Does that damage look severe?
or is it not really bad?

 

I cant imagine how damaged a 2008 CR would have to be to get totaled.

 

I myself wouldn't spend 20k because I'm sure that car sold for less than 10k. Also from what I can see parts wise which isn't much because the pictures suck repairs could have been done for possibly less than 5k easily. I'm not knocking the price I'm just explaining from my point of view from a buyer before the repairs were made not from a buyer after the car has been repaired. If your not sure or have doubts I would most definitely pay a body shop you trust to go through the entire car for you. Me personally I would want the car stock so I would offer 15k and go from there unless the aftermarket parts are to your liking. Check the forums and eBay as well as Craigslist and see what else you can find to made a good decision. Test drive a few also if you can before buying this one especially since it was wrecked.
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Sounds very reasonable.
I would shop around to see what my options are.
For the body shop part, the car is really far away from where I am.
so that would be quite difficult for me.
Anyway, thank you very much for your input.
Does that damage look severe?
or is it not really bad?
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From what I can see the damage is not horrible and is easily fixable by a professional who knows what they are doing. A Mickey Mouse person could fix it also but it would not be done right. The gaps should be perfect and paint should all match basic common sense things. But like I said with those pics it's really hard to tell and give you 100%. If I were you I wouldn't not invest so much money into a crashed car without knowing what you are getting yourself into. If you have 15-20k to spend you can find some really nice unmolested cars that you would never have to question.

 

Yea I have the pictures' link.
Don't know if that's a total on a CR or not...