Good deal?
 

I got a friend who crashed her 08 350Z awhile ago and ICBC fixed it for around $15,000 in damages. She's thinking of selling it now for a slower car.

She offered it to me for $13,000 cash. The car has around 30,000KM. Good deal? Should I jump on it?

where was the damage exactly?

Not exactly sure myself, I can get more info about it. She drove her car into a ditch so I'm guessing bumper, rad, frame, and wheel alignments. Lets just say it's the worst possible places to screw up $15,000 on. Still a good deal?

sounds nice for 13k because parts are so expensive these days 15k probably isn't that bad. My C class mercedes was driven at around 5km/h into a pole in a parking lot and it costed 6k, although that was a mercedes... so i dunno but there was so little damage.

That's sorta a lot of driving for a 2008 model
if everything was fixed at a reputable shop, and it runs fine with you then go ahead
that is IF everything is good
if so then yes I would think that's a good deal, not great deal but not bad

About the mileage, I'm purely guessing but I said 30,000KM so it won't be over what she actually drove for sure. So if everything works and drives nice it's a go? I'll check back with her about the damages and shop that it was done at.

Wonder what other people thinks about this. What's the real market price for a car with like this with this amount of damages?

Was the car written off (I assume not). In any case, this is a ridiculous deal, assuming the car wasn't terminally fucked up.

A quick browse on Craigslist shows that the cheapest 05s and 06s go for close to $20k. You could probably turn this thing around for a profit right away if you were so inclined.

Most Z's are destined to crash eventually. Not saying they aren't nice cars, I have one, just that lots of idiots don't know what they're doing with them. But nice thing is you can always tell which Z drivers have their heads on straight.

I'll get back to you guys with the info when I can get my hands on them. Definitely interested at the damages. What are some damages I should try to avoid when looking at a car like this?

frame damage, if it has had any, stay away.

Take it to the most reputable frame alignment shop you can find and get them to do an complete inspection.

Do you have any recommendations for that? :)

yeah get it inspected, then lowball her for 10k ?
lol

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