12-09-2016, 02:51 PM
If the seller is really upfront about the accident and can prove that it really just was minor / cosmetic, I wouldn't be stressed about it (and probably use it as a leverage point).
If you remember, my Jag was rear-ended by some dum dum in an old Ford ranger. I took and saved digital photos of the damage that day and kept all of the body shop invoices from the repair (since it showed up on the Carfax). The new owner was appreciative of that level of detail and it didn't affect the sales process really much at all. People are such bad drivers nowadays I think it's actually surprising to find a used car that's actually been driven that doesn't have some level of accident / ding / unavoidable imperfection to it.
If you remember, my Jag was rear-ended by some dum dum in an old Ford ranger. I took and saved digital photos of the damage that day and kept all of the body shop invoices from the repair (since it showed up on the Carfax). The new owner was appreciative of that level of detail and it didn't affect the sales process really much at all. People are such bad drivers nowadays I think it's actually surprising to find a used car that's actually been driven that doesn't have some level of accident / ding / unavoidable imperfection to it.
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks