OK today i went to go test drive a 350z, looks great and drove awesome. but i just got thi sin the car fax report.

http://www.reflectstudios.com/carfax.txt


im getting a good price on it, but it has reporeted it being frame damage and sold off at a auction?!? also theft reported? that kindof worries me.. what do you think i sould do ?

 

A couple of extra thousand for a car that hasn't been in a wreck would be worth it to me. I would pass.

 

hmm

 

I'd pass but sometimes they report frame extension bracket damage as frame damage. That's a whole different issue and not a big deal. I'd have the car inspected by an independent garage or body shop before buying it.

 

the guy said that the part that was repaird was the rear bumper suport thign that sticks out . but this is what botherd me, i found this on the hatch. looks like body work was done here such as frame work......

 

That does look vaguely like a repair that's done to some unibody cars. I checked my Z under the hatch and see nothing like that there. I would suspect that this repair covers a crack in the area where the body panels are joined. It's hard to tell from the pic exactly where under the hatch that is. Is it close to the lower body panel or up near the roof?

 

Close to the lower body panel rigiht next to the driver side tail light.

 

yo man what is the price his asking?? and what model is it?

 

I just went out and checked mine again. No such area found on mine and I know mine hasn't been dinged. I've owned it since new in 2003. That looks like a repair with a sealant patch over it. I'd pass on that car, drdos and keep looking.

 

its a performance, and im getting it for 19,400.

 

whats the mileage?? and its a good price for a salvage title

 

26k and its not a salvage title.

 

My $3.50 :

Pre-pay a mechanic you trust to inspect it. Tell the seller to take it there and tell him if it is given a clean bill of health, you will buy it. Put it in writing that you will pay the agreed upon price if you are happy with the price.

 

hm i was thinking that.

 

I can't find anything on mine that looks like your picture. My cars is silver and I don't have anything on the hatch painted black. It this on the inside of the hatch?Remember anything between this repair and the outside of the car had to be damaged to get to it. No one knows the value of a car better then those that sell them for a living. Is this a Nissan dealer that offers Certified cars.... I bet not.

Like the previous post said. Get it inspected.

 

Keep looking!

 

I thought I updated this afternoon. I found it on the body not the hatch. Nice clean joint on my Z. How would this area get damaged without other quarter panel or hatch damage.
Yes, get it inspected.

 

yea i decied to skip out on this one.