Oh, and also...

[danaeris]

1997 honda civic must sell by this weeken , needs work,,runs 78kmiles, - $1500

I'm selling a 97 civic automatic. 2doorss ,dxmodel , coupe, salvage tittle , runs good ,clean interior, needs paint , radiator, and windshield,78kmiles, asking $1500 for it ,please serious only no b.s. 415 756-8434,or at 650 583-3222 thanks.

For a 1997, unless it needs some SERIOUS work, that's an amazing price. But the urgency worries me. There's also the fact that finding a garage to check it out on a Sunday would be nigh impossible.

KBB for this car in Fair Condition is $5500. They don't give values for cars of this nature in poor condition. I suspect that given the description, this is in poor and not fair condition, but again, depending on WHAT is wrong with the car, it might be worthwhile.

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[dicedork.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would really bother me too!

If they would only want cash, run screaming.

Beware

[diagonti.livejournal.com]

Salvage title means the car was totalled, someone bought it and repaired it. Be warned that it will likely be "not quite right". Usually to total a car, it involves some amount of frame damage, and that is not easily fixable.

Re: Beware

[divineseduction.livejournal.com]

I had to deal with salvage foo with my car recently (thankfully, the damage was not that extensive). Your insurance company will term it salvage if the repairs amount to more than 65% of the cost of the vehicle. They will give you that 65% and let you keep the car, but you get a salvage title.
So, there is the small possibility that the damage was extensive body work, which costs alot, and when the car is valued at about $2500, $1300 isn't much to work with, sadly.
So, there you go.