Well I recently got a good offer on my 03 350z with close to 70k miles. I know the person who wants to buy it since he's a coworker of mine.

I was contemplating the idea of buying a newer 350z, 07-08 basically, simply because of the HR and 6mt, mine is 5at. There's a 08 SMB touring with 10k miles approx. around my area going for $17,000, however, the car has a rebuilt title.

I went to the dealer where they have it and did a full inspection on it. I took it for a spin, and after that I asked the guy in charge why the car had been rebuilt and he said he'd show me the pictures of after the accident. I saw the accident pictures taken by the insurance, and according to him, the driver of the car lost control and went into a dig and hit a pole. The front bumper, passenger headlight and right fender had to be replaced. The right side curtain airbag also deployed.

Now as I said, I already inspected the car and they replaced every part including the airbag with what appear to be authentic OEM parts. I was thinking that 17k was too pricey, so he said he'd leave it at 16k. I left that day and said that I may or may not come back (this was about 3-4 weeks ago)

I was thinking of going again with cash in hand and offering 14k.

Here's the autotrader link of the Z:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

So what are your thoughts? Is a rebuilt title Z worth it? the question has been asked a million times but I guess I want to hear other people's opinions on this one.

 

make the cash offer under the stipulation that your third party hired mechanic can inspect the car and give you a thumbs up.

not worth the risk otherwise.

good luck! sounds like it could be a good opportunity. make sure you want this car for a while as it would be a little bit of a hassle to sell it down the road with a rebuilt title.

 

I would look for another car... its a buyers market right now. Rebuilt title means headaches down the road. A wrecked car is never the same... even worse a wreck with a rebuilt title. There is a reason why the banks will not lend money on it...

 

You should also check to be sure Nissan will still honor the warranty. I'm not sure the difference between "rebuilt" and "salvage" titles but from what I've read here Nissan will void the warranty on "salvage" titles.

 

Its an outstanding deal. Probably some body panels replaced and painted.

 

Before Davidv replies asking me if I bought an RSX instead; I decided to keep my paid off '03 till it falls apart!

lol! sorry for ze bump, and JK davidv I love your posts

 

Oh you can bet I am keeping an eye on you. I got this all figured out with a spreadsheet and followup dates.