Saw this on CL. Is it a good deal, bad deal or not even legit?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ ... 57067.html

I for one would find that hard to believe. mostly the 5000 miles part. Seeing would be be believing. Also you could not fix it in PA and get a clear title as if it were new and never wreaked that is a bit misleading. In my state a vehicle that was sold as salvage and repaired to like new would get a title that was branded "Reconstructed". Such a title is not as good if you are going for resale value but if you were going to repair it and drive it untill it was used up then it makes no difference.

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2006 Liberty CRD Limited Deep Beryl Green Metallic Clear coat, Fumoto valve, MH ProVent (removed), GDE Eco tune,
OME 790/948 springs, OME struts, OME N132L shocks, Jeepin by Al A-arms, Hercules Terra Trac AT2 245/75R16
Weeks Stage 1 EGR delete, 5 volt steel glow plugs

Why would they total it if there were only $4000 damage? That isn't enough percentage.

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2006 Sport CRD

Could the Aztecs have known, that in 2012 after a 4 year experiment, our country would cease to exist?

I'm really suspicious of anything that starts with 'This is not a scam'

that said - it looks like a lot more than $4000 worth of damage - heck you can get $1000-2000 with a crunched bumper - but I'd ask Sir Sam for an opinion - he's dealt with fixing a rollover.

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2005 CRD
stuff
Skeptic quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

I was just going by what he said, 1500 parts, 2500 labor. He said he paid 11K for it. That's almost what it is worth non-wrecked. I agree if will take more than 4K to get it back in shape.

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2006 Sport CRD

Could the Aztecs have known, that in 2012 after a 4 year experiment, our country would cease to exist?

I had a 91 Jetta Turbo Diesel that I bought and built, and obtained a salvage title. Some states it is easy, in Illinois it is easier to get a Federal Firearms License to manufacture machine guns, than to get a Dealers License to rebuild salvage cars. After my wife drove it for 8 years, I drove it for another 7 and it had over 250,000 miles before the Salvage title made no difference in the trade in value. I sold it on Craig's list for what I asked for it.
If you want to keep the CRD for a long time, fixing up a salvage vehicle is a good deal. If you want to fix and flip, better talk to Sir Sam the expert, plus be in the right state.
Good Luck

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2006 Pearl Green CRD
Magnaflow 2 1/2" Cat Back
KJ Extra Leg Room Brackets, Carter Lift Pump, V6 Airbox, ORM
Fuel cooler, Oil Separator, Progard 7
Gauges EGT Boost Trans Temp Oil Pres, Michelin LXT AT2 245 70 R16
7,000# Draw Tight hitch, PML EX Deep Trans Pan
Centrifuge, SunCoast, Transgo, RAM TCM, InMotion Stage 2
Wife's 99 TDI VW Beetle