I usually don't support the blanket 'run from V12s' motto, if you've got the cash, they are great cars and fun to drive.

However, this car sounds like a total mess. It would have to obscenely cheap to be worth considering. Like $1,000 cheap. "Book" is like $22,000 (seen them pass through the dealer sales in the mid-low teens before) in okay condition with a clean title. So you've got $7,000+ in damage and a dirty title, and unknown service history. And actually it is probably going to total again if you're friend makes an insurance claim, so there's one messy carfax for you. So if you need coil packs, some suspension work, or brakes (not unreasonable to expect on a V12 with nearly 100k) you're way behind the money and could have bought a clean title, non-damaged car and just maintained that. Yeah, I'd take it if they gave it to me, but that's about it.

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