The normal wear and tear stuff is pretty predictable.
What you have to watch for is sloppy body work, combining 2 wrecked cars to make one.
A friend of mine several years ago bought a car from an individual.
Looked like a really nice car, someone did an excellent job on the paint and body, but it was only skin deep.
Come to find out the air bags had been popped, along with the auto tighteners on the seat belts. Would cost thousands to get just that part right, let alone what else was hiding as for structural damage.
He ended up selling it at a huge loss but he was honest about what they were getting and why it was so cheap.
Glad I wasn't involved, not sure if I would have caught all that or not.
Here in Texas it is legal to do such. As long as it will pass inspection (an emissions test, quick test drive, check the lights, brake function, tires, etc.) There is not any specific law against sloppy repair, other than a shop letting themselves be exposed to a lawsuit should something happen, very unlikely they could ever be found.
But technically when a car is declared totaled by an insurance company, the title is voided and a salvage title is issued if the car is going back on the road. About all that does is alerts anyone that the vehicle no longer carries blue book value and gives a lender a heads up before it can be used as collateral.
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