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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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Thumbs up Buying Accidented/VGA S2000?

I've been looking around for S2000's everywhere, and ive come accross many that were accidented or VGA as some call it.

What are your opinions on VGA Cars? S2000's in main question.

Is it worth it to save 3,000 - 4,000$ on the car, dependent of the accident, some more.

One I was looking at had slight driver fender damage, but had all been fixed. One thing i would look for ASAP would be frame damage etc... if any was present i obviously wouldnt buy it, lol.

So im curious, any horor stories, any reason why i should stay away?

I was told that these cars are very fragile and any kind of accident really throws them off.

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-Paul
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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Very bad idea.Not worth it.!!!
You will end up spending more $$$,and still be driving a wreck.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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do u say that for all VGA cars?
or just for S2000's?
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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What does VGA mean? Thanks from the clueless
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Also what does accidented mean?
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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accidented: being hit on the side, body damage etc...

VGA: Vehicule Gravement Accidenter, obviously in french, i live in Quebec, Montreal, Canada.

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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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theres tons of theft recoveries out there. why not get on of those?
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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Wait are we tallking about cars that were a salvage due to a total loss, or just cars that had a minor accident?
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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yeah,

If they've been salvaged or totaled by the insurance, then stay away. Usually the repair job would be a nightmare no matter how easy it looks to fix. If it's just been in a wreck and it's being sold as is, then it depends on the amount of damage. I don't see how that could happen though unless someone didn't have insurance and hit something and had to sell the car.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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VGA=total loss vehicule.
Once again,stay away from this;even if you succeed fixing it,you will have absolutly no resale value.
How much would you pay,for a car that was a total loss,and wich has been fixed,by someone YOU DON'T KNOW.!!!
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