I think I'll have it checked by a mechanic...unfortunately I'm in juneau, which seriously limits my choices. (Although I may be moving to ANC within the next six months, so I'd take that mech's name) I didn't see any evidence of a previous collision repair, Although come to think of it he said that one of the front struts 'failed' so he had them both replaced, I may have to dig a little deeper on that. He does have all the maintenance records, although I have not taken the time to look them all over yet. It had nearly new winter tires on, so checking treadware (especially on icy roads) would be fairly useless. Expect updates to follow, I'm pretty jazzed about this car if it turns out to be what it seems; any more advice that comes to mind is greatly appreciated - Kevin