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In response to "hmm, the PT Cruiser I was looking at (for $2995) has an ICBC status of 'Rebuilt' .. that doesn't bode well. Explains the price, though. -- nm" by Beryllium

a ten year old 120,000m (200km?) car is still at the end of its life, doesn't matter if its wrecked, depends on when it happened

Posted by zeitgeist Jun 3 '12, 21:30

IE: a fender bender recently would likely mean it was towed to a yard, the 30-40 a day impound charge on top of a replaced bumper and some paint would mean the car was totalled, even if the damage was insignificant to a one year old car.

it doesn't mean it is a franken car with a front and rear end welded together with a 3rd engine/tranny

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hmm, yes, that's a valid point -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 21:34 2
- cars have semi predictable costs with applied chaos principle. the question is, are you secure in your job that you are likely to have it for several - zeitgeist Jun 3, 22:39 1
  - leasing or financing is out of the question, has to be a full-out purchase, so that puts me in a very low end bracket. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 22:40

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a ten year old 120,000m (200km?) car is still at the end of its life, doesn't matter if its wrecked, depends on when it happened

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