Anyone have any experience with this? I have an employee that buys cars in online auctions for personal use and to flip. The ones he buys are "rebuilt titles" which my limited research means were in a bad enough wreck for the insurance company to declare total loss but someone has done repairs to make them safe for return to road. He recently got one that I am considering for my son. The Carfax report shows the date of the collision but no info other than right front damage, had to be towed, and no airbag deployed. I have looked it over and driven it, it has lane assist and brake assist, back up camera, etc so many more safety features than the older cars I've looked at on FB marketplace, autotrader etc and at dealers. Drives well and no shimmy at high speeds and only 70K miles for a 2020 vehicle.
Questions
If you've purchased one or more of these what was your experience?
He's selling it for 2K under the carfax "fair market" and I assume the carfax value accounts for the rebuilt title status is that correct?
Is it likely that any structural damage remains that the repair shop patched over enough to pass the required certification?
Should I and where would I take it for an independent evaluation, and what would that likely cost?