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Originally Posted by EnVe46
You've got this sense that a wrecked car, to some degree, won't do everything a "clean" car would and that's so far from the truth. Your use of adjectives doesn't change the fact a properly repaired car may be worth less but less inferior is a laughable statement. I'm not trying to change anyone's view on the matter, simply defending the notion that this car will have issues when it's fixed, like vibrations etc which were your words. Clearly you have no knowledge in the repair process to determine that.
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It isn't just a sense. It's a fact. Is it possible to straighten a bent frame back to its original position so that wheel alignment and panel fit are within factory tolerances? Yes, assuming the proper equipment is used by a skilled craftsman. But, the rub is that the bending of the frame in the accident, as well as the rebending to realign it, has weakened the metal. This may not be obvious at first glance, but the frame of the car (the "unibody") is subject to a lot of forces and stresses during driving (remember that the engine and suspension are mounted to it), and the amount by which the integrity of that structure has been compromised will, at some point, become apparent, if only in the course of a subsequent collision.
This is the reason that EVERYBODY places a substantially lower value on a car with a salvage title, and why most insurance companies will not approve repairs when a car has suffered structural damage.