Wait...rear clip? Or just rear bumper? There's a significant difference. A clip job would be an instant "walk away" for me.

 

I once almost pulled the trigger on a very nice 4Runner. Dealer provided a clean Carfax. I went home to think things over, pulled the Autocheck, and guess what......it was a rebuilt from a total. Absolutely nothing on the Carfax about it (showed it as accident free)







I'm not saying to freak out over a small fender bender, but without pictures of the damage, you really don't know the extent. You already got burned by damaged goods, why not wait for the "perfect" car?

 

I don't mean to attack you, as I'm basically the same type of owner as you (I'm pretty damn OCD about my car) but I really don't see what's wrong with buying a car that has been in an accident on the face of it.

These cars are already dropping into a price range that a lot of people who never thought they could afford a "sporty car" can get something reliable, fun, decently quick, etc for not a whole lot but significantly improve their driving experience. Buying my 2nd s2000 when I was working long LONG hours at a crappy pay job was a great choice for me because it was a truly exciting experience for my commute home and quite literally reduced my stresses of the day and I was a more enjoyable person when I got home (ask my wife lol).

So if one of these has been in an accident, yea it's not really desirable to a lot of folks but typically it can drop 3, 4, or $5,000 off the price. So if you want to drive a fun car into the ground, you can buy one that still drives straight and even if it did have a couple of issues along the way, you'd have some money (well, hopefully you didn't bottom out your savings...) to fix those. Typically, those types of things that are $5,000 repairs would be pretty evident before purchasing.

 

Damn, dodged a bullet! I bet that felt good

I had an opposite story where I bought a super clean '03 civic (I mean... immaculately clean... cleaner than my s2k) and thought "naa I don't need a carfax" and just checked it over myself. Yea... turns out when I went to sell it I pulled the carfax for the buyer and it had been ROLLED lol. Fortunately the way the civic market is the buyer still payed full blue book value for it I dodged that bullet.

 

It did!

I called the dealer with the information. They claimed ignorance, and immediately pulled it from their inventory. The title they received showed it as clean, so they were going to research it and possibly pursue legal action if fraud could be proven (I had a friend that worked there, so I believe the dealer was honest in not knowing).

 

My bad, not rear clip, just bumper/light/trunk lid replaced. He had it taken to a honda dealer to have it fixed, so chances are it got repaired well enough to my satisfaction. Like I said, I had 13k worth of damage done to my civic and it drove just fine. Accidents don't worry me too much, I think cars have advanced far enough since the 80s or so that they can be repaired to a much higher degree than previously.

 

only noises of cats peeing...

 

I have an '06 and there are no rattles or groans, even on bumpy roads.

 

My 01 doesn't have any rattles as well. Everything is actually really solid. Wind noise is pretty bad though, especially if there is head wind.

 

Dude, we get it. Your cat pees on your car