Anyone here ever buy a car with a rebuilt title?

[jcuadrado]

Looking to buy a cheap car to hopefully last me 3 or 4 years...

Came across one with a rebuilt title....the car has 80k miles on it...97 Caddy Catera.

I carfaxed it and it came back that at about 60k miles in 2002 it was flooded and issued a rebuilt title because of flood damage. I haven't gone to look at the car yet....the dealer selling it says that it's in excellent condition and that there is no way of telling that it has a rebuilt title.

Anyone here have any experience or know someone who may have bought a vehicle with a rebuilt title?

 

[RossMAN]

Rebuilt or salvage title?

WTF is a "rebuilt" title?

 

[iamwiz82]

Flood = BAAAAAAD

Stay away!

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: jcuadrado
Looking to buy a cheap car to hopefully last me 3 or 4 years...

Came across one with a rebuilt title....the car has 80k miles on it...97 Caddy Catera.

I carfaxed it and it came back that at about 60k miles in 2002 it was flooded and issued a rebuilt title because of flood damage. I haven't gone to look at the car yet....the dealer selling it says that it's in excellent condition and that there is no way of telling that it has a rebuilt title.

Anyone here have any experience or know someone who may have bought a vehicle with a rebuilt title?

make sure it doesnt reek or have electrical problems. Otherwise it's no biggie

 

[xaeniac]

I bought one, but it was a very cheap car. It was good to me. Keep in mind that no dealership will give you a trade in and they sell for significally less. Depending on the model and price I would say go for it. Of course if you pay cheap for it. And I mean thousands less.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Flood = BAAAAAAD

Stay away!

i second that, serious electrical issues will arise

 

[91TTZ]

My car was a flood car. No big deal, no major problems with the electrical system.

 

[V00DOO]

Don't buy a flooded car. You'll going to have electrical problems when the electrical system become corroded. If you planning to keep the car for 3 or 4 years, why not speed a little more for clean title low mileage car. It'll cheaper in the long run.

 

[jcuadrado]

thanks for the replies peeps...

I'm just going to run down and check the car out...

main reason I'm considering it is because it's cheap...97 Caddy Catera for about $3,200... I have a few other cars to look at too...I never make a drastic decision on purchases...no worries.

So even if the car looks good...rides good and smells good I still should worry about electrical problems later on? If I really like the car I planned on taking a certifies mechanic to check it out...