Old car crapped out on me, about to start fall semester of college.

I found this. http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3923665168.html

Called the guy, he says it has a prior salvage title (he bought it from an auction). It was in a wreck but he only had to replace the front bumper, grille, and headlights. I'm going to make a full inspection before even offering, but I can't understand why the insurance company would total the car for so little damage. Any ideas what's up here?

lol don't. You have much better options.

Not really though. 95% of the cars near me are in Missouri, where everyone is a dealer or a rip-off artist or usually both. I've literally gone to look at nearly 10 cars and all of them have had hidden mechanical issues.

There have only been 2 cars so far I really liked, and both were sold withing 2 hours of their posting. I never even got to see them in person.

buy my mustang, excellent condition, 1 owner, under 11k miles, jsp discount.

I offer 10,000fg, you go first.

Don't be stupid. Just because you're in a specific area doesn't mean there aren't good cars around. Your looking at a salvage title solara that is priced higher than a clean solara should be. Do your homework.

This post was edited by ride686 on Jul 30 2013 11:00pm

sorry i abide by the 2/3 rule

upfront whenever youre ready.

If I bring my mechanic (close friend), and he says it checks out, what are you thinking it's worth with the salvage?

EDIT: I mean, here's my situation. I appreciate the advice greatly, but I'm very limited. I'm really only searching for Toyotas (Camry, Corolla, Solara), Hondas (Accord), and Buicks (Regal, Park Avenue). I need something with 100k or less miles so it will last me a while, and then my budget is $6k tops.

This post was edited by KitsuneYosh on Jul 30 2013 11:29pm

Oops asked a stupid question. I don't suggest buying this car though. It's not the one I hauled off, but it's incredibly similar. The bottom end was going on that one.

This post was edited by gusdidit on Jul 31 2013 12:14am

Salvage means it was totaled, and bought back. The bumper, grille, and headlight, is not all that was done. Offer them half of what they're asking.