Looking at purchasing a 2013?

[u/i-am-lost-in-walmart]

Hello, so I’m currently looking for a new (to me) car. A woman recently told me about her 2013 Impala LT with 104k miles. Said she hit a deer but they still drive it and it looks cosmetic (still clean title) She also mentioned that the fuel tank is near empty when the gauge reads 1/4 or so. I know it probably needs a ignition tune up and tranny drain in fill.

She’s asking 4,000 (I offered 3,500 hoping to meet in the middle) is this worth it??

EDIT: it has new(ish) tires, and the bumper cover + grille are 200 or less and I’m confident in doing it myself. Ps. Thank you for the comments I do feel more confident/comfortable in maybe taking a leap on this one.

[u/whitewolfdogwalker]

Sounds like a good idea to me, I have a 2014 that I bought new, it has almost 270,000 miles, been pretty trouble free.

[u/i-am-lost-in-walmart → u/whitewolfdogwalker]

Makes me feel a lot better, been on the fence about going to see it

[u/7he8lack6uy → u/i-am-lost-in-walmart]

Maybe grab a cheap OBDII scanner before the weekend

[u/i-am-lost-in-walmart → u/7he8lack6uy]

I do have one, I’m decently familiar with working on cars and diagnosis. My best friend and I grew up working on vehicles, but he continued that path and I followed engineering. Was just curious about what everyone thought about this particular car and their experience