so would you treat a theft recovery car the same as a frame damage car after inspection all panels and vins matched ? Just a thought cause they are still branded the same
I have yet to hear of anyone buying an NSX with a theft recovery title that had not been significantly damaged at some point prior to the purchase. I've known a few who bought it from sellers who claimed that, but it turned out to be untrue.
Don't forget the nsx was hand built and we are not talking about a Honda civic. I cant understand people like yourself that think cars are made by gods and us immortals can't bring them back.
Don't put words into my mouth and then argue against something I never said.
But it's impressive to hear that we have "immortals" posting here. :biggrin:
An NSX that has been damaged
can be properly restored so that it's as good as new. The problem isn't that it can't be done; the problem with a car with a salvage title is that there is a whole lot less financial incentive to spend the money needed to do the repair properly, and it's much more likely that a repair will be done cheaply rather than properly and completely. An NSX is very expensive to repair, which is why they are often totalled by insurance companies who know that the cost of repairing it properly would be more than the car would be worth. (And no, they don't brand a car with a salvage title when it needs a minor repair like bumper damage, so don't kid yourself.) At any given time, you can find damaged NSXs for sale, and you can bet that every seller has already gotten estimates on how much it would cost to repair, and decided he would be better off selling it to some fool who doesn't know anything about NSX repair costs and thinks they can get into a safe, drivable, reliable NSX for way less than the going price for an undamaged car.
Before buying a salvage title car, it would be worth paying an hour or two of labor to have a thorough inspection done by a body shop with NSX experience. They can spot what corners have been cut to make the car roadworthy, and advise you of any problems that may occur as a result of the way the car has been repaired. It's better to find out what you're getting into
before buying a car (and possibly getting stuck with a bad situation). If a really good body shop inspects the car and tells you that the car is safe and repairs have been done properly, then by all means consider it if the price is low enough to make up for the title.
Most of the people I know who have bought salvage title cars have discovered problems with them after the sale. Most later regretted spending the money, and then when they tried re-selling found it was difficult to get out of what turned out to be a bad ownership experience. The main exceptions were those who were looking for a car to strip down for the racetrack (as suggested above), and who knew what they were getting into.
If you don't agree, that's fine. Go out and buy an NSX with a salvage title, and fix it up as much or as little as you like. I've seen some pretty crappy cars whose owners are quite satisfied with, and as long as you don't mind living with a bunch of things that aren't exactly right, you might be satisfied too. (And yes, the same thing applies to cars with clean titles; some of those can be pretty crappy, too. Although a salvage title is a red flag that says there's a higher probability of problems due to improper repairs, a clean title is no guarantee of a problem-free car either.)
