Ok so before we go down the road where everyone tells me I’m crazy here me out.
First the situation, I currently have a motorcycle that never gets ridden. I’ve decided to sell it as my wife has no interest in riding and it quite literally just sits. I do, however, get to replace it with a new toy and I’d love to get back into off-roading. Ideally, I’d like something that works well on and off the road as we have 2 very large dogs and parking them into the Fiesta is a chore. I’ve done my research and I think I’ve landed on and Xterra with the manual transmission. This will not be a daily driver per say but it would see some road trips from time to time.
My budget is up to roughly $8k for the right one and most of the ones I’ve found in that range are around the ‘02-‘04 model years with 180k+ on the clock. Which is fine especially considering they are mostly well under my budget. ($3-$5k)
Now the vehicle I found. It’s a 2011 model with 133k on the clock. Maintenance looks good. New clutch with less than 30k on it. Top of the trim range (Pro-4x) but without the “luxury” package. Basically the idea car. The asking price is $8700 which is far under what this would normally sell for ($14,000). The catch is that it’s been in a moderate wreck and the drivers side airbag was deployed. Now I know most of you are saying nooooooo runnnnnnn but based on what I can tell at this point the repairs look to be professionally done and the airbag and seatbelts were all replaced after the accident. It also does not have a salvage title.
My question for you all is would you still even be considering this vehicle at this point? Obviously, I’m proceeding with caution and I would only buy after a mechanic gave it a pre-inspection. I ran the carfax and outside of the crash it looks like it’s been well loved. (2 owners the original and the seller, well maintained, new clutch, new diff fluids, local to the area it’s entire life). Would you consider a wrecked vehicle for the right price?
First the situation, I currently have a motorcycle that never gets ridden. I’ve decided to sell it as my wife has no interest in riding and it quite literally just sits. I do, however, get to replace it with a new toy and I’d love to get back into off-roading. Ideally, I’d like something that works well on and off the road as we have 2 very large dogs and parking them into the Fiesta is a chore. I’ve done my research and I think I’ve landed on and Xterra with the manual transmission. This will not be a daily driver per say but it would see some road trips from time to time.
My budget is up to roughly $8k for the right one and most of the ones I’ve found in that range are around the ‘02-‘04 model years with 180k+ on the clock. Which is fine especially considering they are mostly well under my budget. ($3-$5k)
Now the vehicle I found. It’s a 2011 model with 133k on the clock. Maintenance looks good. New clutch with less than 30k on it. Top of the trim range (Pro-4x) but without the “luxury” package. Basically the idea car. The asking price is $8700 which is far under what this would normally sell for ($14,000). The catch is that it’s been in a moderate wreck and the drivers side airbag was deployed. Now I know most of you are saying nooooooo runnnnnnn but based on what I can tell at this point the repairs look to be professionally done and the airbag and seatbelts were all replaced after the accident. It also does not have a salvage title.
My question for you all is would you still even be considering this vehicle at this point? Obviously, I’m proceeding with caution and I would only buy after a mechanic gave it a pre-inspection. I ran the carfax and outside of the crash it looks like it’s been well loved. (2 owners the original and the seller, well maintained, new clutch, new diff fluids, local to the area it’s entire life). Would you consider a wrecked vehicle for the right price?