Just bought a 2002 RSX the title did not say it was rebuilt however the title I just received in the mail says rebuilt. Just would like to know a little more info on the vehicle. Vehicle:2002 ACURA RSX
VIN:JH4DC54822C017338

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.[ATTACH=CONFIG]200826[/ATTACH]

 

2002 Acura Rsx Mv907A Salvage Certificate

 

I would ask how much you paid, but you got fucked over if you paid anything over 3k.

Also, I wouldnt expect reliability out if it, but generally a rebuilt title doesnt mean anything other then future mechanical problems.

 

Cars can total for different reasons. Could have been in a wreck- most insurance companies total at around 80 percent. Say the book on it is 5 grand, it only takes 4 grand to total it. So basically if it was rear ended and needed a quarter and rear body then it would probably total. With the price of parts it doesn't take much to total cars under 10 grand. Floods also total cars. If a car comes into our shop that was in a flood and now won't start, a lot of times insurance will total it simply to avoid the hassle. Cars can also be structural totals, such as when a firewall or cowl panel is crushed. You've also got situations (like we just had at our shop) in which a Mercedes is made of aluminum. The problem is you have to be certified by Mercedes to work on aluminum. As far asi know there's only 1 shop around and they're constantly backed up (due to being the only certified shop). So rather than let a car sit and accrue rental fees, the insurance company will total the car.
In short there's lots of reasons a car can total. None are good but some are certainly worse than others. Always get a Carfax or similar report when buying a car. I'd you're serious about getting the car then it's well worth spending the 50 bucks for piece of mind. Now of course not everything is reported to Carfax and some cars that would be a total get fixed for less money to keep from being totaled, but at least you're not gonna have something like this happen.

 

Wow thank you so much Puto, not a carfax but at least I know now where the damage was they did a really good job fixing it, Car does have some front end damage to it from the guy I traded a crappy 1999 VW Passat. Even with the rebuilt title I still think I made out on the deal. Thanks Again

 

Car Has had 7 owners, last reported mileage was 168xxx, Its been in three accidents, first one was a sign pole in 2010 in new york, second was in 2011 shows multiple damaged areas, and last was on 5/13 showing front impact, airbags did not deploy. Hope this helps you.

 

A 1999 Passat vs a RSX that has damage on all sides, a salvage title and 7 dirty owners?

Actually, yes, you did. good job.

 

klean as fuck brah



something that was missing form this thread

 

I think I did I love the RSX. I've always wanted one. Just sucks to hear its had so much damage to it, just need to fix up the front end now and then a paint job. The Passat was a nightmare only had it for 4mo and every time I fixed something 2 other things would break. Thanks for the info... [ATTACH=CONFIG]200825[/ATTACH]