Buying a damaged repairable car doesn't need to be a crapshoot
. Buy buying at low prices on online auctions, and inspecting the car, or having the car inspected professionally, it's possible to avoid potential problems. At least if you get a late model damaged repairable car and you can get a pretty firm grip on how much work it will need, you can feel fairly certain that it's going to have some good miles ahead of it.