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Originally Posted by chopstick
There was more damage than what you see in that photo. Headlights were not aligned with body, front bumper was partially disconnected, interior frame damage visible in the engine compartment, etc.
Gus - It's a 2000! Looking for a small car that I'll use for about 4 months driving around USA#1 and would like to lose less than the cost of a rental (~$2500) for that period when I resell it. Older cars are about as depreciated as they will get. Have mostly been looking at mid 2000s subcompacts in the $4-6k range, but this one caught my eye because I briefly owned a CR-V a few years back for a cross country drive and liked it.
Well then it makes more sense if it was more than just that crumple in the back. Looks like he got in an accident by rear ending someone and the back is just him running into a wall or something. I guess it is possible he went off roading or something to cause the damage to the front like that and not actually got in an accident.
But yeah, an old Honda or Toyota seems like the way to go for your case. Hell you might be able to even get one for like $3k and worst case is you quick sell it for $2k.
Funny thing is I looked at the rear of the car and guessed it was a '98 with no research. See that the double hinged model was made from '97 to 2001 before going to a single hinged door in the back. Pretty funny how easily you can tell how old a car is just by quickly looking at it.