[itskrees]

Hi everybody,

I'm possibly going to pick up a rust-free 92 NA with only 60k on it. Seller is asking $2800. That said, the car was an a low-speed accident that involved replacing the front bumper cover, fenders, and hood. Based off the pictures, I can see that the passengers side turn signal also needs to be fixed, but apart from those cosmetics, he said the car is mechanically sound.

My concern is, it seems like the parts that were replaced (front fenders, hood, and front bumper cover) are misaligned based off pictures he sent me. Is this an indicator of a more severe accident? Should I pass on this one and keep looking? Or is this as good as deal as it seems like to me? Here are the pictures he sent me:

Thank you all for your input

 

[ChrisJuliano]

Looks nice, the rear trunk dosnt even match either it looks like but I mean if the milage is correct on body/original motor in my area that would be worth alot more. But then again the more south you go miatas range so much in price.

 

[Bryan805]

That car looks to be cosmetically sound as well, won't know until you check it out, but the hood looks like it is just misaligned. Take it off and align it and it should look proper.

 

[Neo]

From what I can tell, looks solid, I'd go check it out, drive it, listen to it, watch all the gauges, so on.

 

[nannerpus]

Look under the hood and check that the radiator and crossmember in front of it fit flush and parallel. That's a decent indicator of how far back the damage made it. Are you sure the panels were replaced? Looks like there are still scuffs on them. A slow accident could conceivably have knocked all those front end panels out of alignment without any substantial damage to important stuff.

*But it does look like you have two different whites going on there, which may indicate replaced panels.