From what I’ve heard it’s not necessarily the cost to fix the damage itself that totals these cars, it’s storage (of the crashed car while the body shop is waiting for parts and is able to get to it) and providing alternative transportation for their customers that ends up totaling these cars.

Good point. And yes we do. Also for liability reasons we sell all our vehicles with the structural damage disclaimer regardless if it’s been in an accident. Reason being we are in Wisconsin and over time our salty roads are very harmful for undercarriages.

Prices have started to come down a little bit but the quality of vehicles has gone down drastically.

Good tip! Not sure why they decided to put such vital wiring in such a place.

Very true! To help with the inspection aspect, we at H&S Automotive make video walkthroughs of vehicles not only of the exterior and interior of the vehicle but we also put the vehicle on the lift and show the undercarriage. The video walkthrough is not meant to replace a traditional test drive but it does give potential customers a very good idea of what the vehicle is like before they take the time out to come check out the vehicle.