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My friend who owns a dealership would say to customer looking at car with damage history, "Did you ever break a bone? Are you any less of a person?"

My advice to anyone concerned about accident damage is have the car looked at by a body shop. If the car is pretty new, under warranty or complete service records; it's the body that most of concern. Many mechanics aren't as keen at spotting body work as a body shop is.

You need not run away if there is previous body work, but knowing the honest picture of the car is important before deciding.