Salvage Titles (CA), do they bother you? |
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Salvage Titles (CA), do they bother you? |
McMark |
Oct 6 2004, 09:58 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I'm trying to get my green venison car ready to sell. I've been thinking of building an engine for it and trying to sell it as a runner. I think I could make it into a $4-$5k car (new paint, new engine, good tranny, decent interior, guranteed* no rust) but the problem is that it has a salvage title from when I hit the deer.
How does finding out a car has a salvage title affect your purchasing? * If you find rust within 6 months, I fix it free labor. |
Gint |
Oct 6 2004, 10:03 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,083 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
IN Colorado, and in my actual experience, a car totalled by an insurance company will get a salvage title. And although I've never done it, it has been said that if the car is repaired to previous condition before the total, you can have the salvage label removed from the title.
I would buy a salvage title car under some circumstances. As others have said, if I knew what caused the salvage label and I knew that the car had been reapired properly, no sweat. But I would also try to get a normal title under those circumstances. You have to remember though, as has also been stated in this thread, that a salvage title limits your market for the vehicle. Because a lot of people won't buy a car with a salvage title. And that would also dictate what I would spend for one. Or expect to receive for one as a seller. But you obviously already knew that... |
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