Buying used Audi... Should low price set off alarm bells?

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A salvaged title means the car has been deemed "totalled" by an insurance agency.

That could mean the car was near destroyed, or just damaged to the point that repairing it costs more than the car is worth.

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Thanks for the info, but this doesnt comlpetely answer my question. How close to normal would a salvaged car typically be? Do they do such a bad job of fixing up these cars that they are never worth owning? I understand that they would never fix it to full, because of the nature of being totalled, but thats about all I can figure out.

I forgot to mention the crucial fact that I'm only looking to spend 4-7k. The fact that its not as good as a 15k audi isnt really a concern to me. So if they can fix it to still function well, but not near as well as before, for the price this is OK as long as it isnt gonna need a lot of repairs. Frequency of maintenance is a big issue for me.