Salvage/rebuilt title questions
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Salvage/rebuilt title questions I'm looking at a 2001 Civic EX with 23000 miles and all the goodies for $8000.
I asked the dealer the extent of damage done to the car, and he told me that a fender, hood, and headlight were replaced. He said that everything under the hood was original, along with all the other panels.
Upon checking the CarFax report on this vehicle (1HGEM21901L051504), I found out that the vehicle was issued a Salvage title by the Illinois DMV, and subsequently a Rebuilt title from the same DMV.
My question to you is this: To be issued a Salvage title, doesn't a car need to be damaged by over half its fair-market value? It doesn't seem to me that a new hood, fender, and headlight would be that expensive; I'm wondering if the car required other work like, I dunno, frame straightening or something.
Any ideas?
I asked the dealer the extent of damage done to the car, and he told me that a fender, hood, and headlight were replaced. He said that everything under the hood was original, along with all the other panels.
Upon checking the CarFax report on this vehicle (1HGEM21901L051504), I found out that the vehicle was issued a Salvage title by the Illinois DMV, and subsequently a Rebuilt title from the same DMV.
My question to you is this: To be issued a Salvage title, doesn't a car need to be damaged by over half its fair-market value? It doesn't seem to me that a new hood, fender, and headlight would be that expensive; I'm wondering if the car required other work like, I dunno, frame straightening or something.
Any ideas?
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Rep Power: 0 OK PEOPLE I GET IT!!! NOT GONNA BUY FROM AMIRI, THE IRANIAN GUY.
Still lookin on Carsoup and stuff, found some good cars for a little more cash...I'll find it somewhere, stashed in a mattress perhaps.
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Still lookin on Carsoup and stuff, found some good cars for a little more cash...I'll find it somewhere, stashed in a mattress perhaps.
xstrghstx2k1, that's a nice avatar. Is that sort of thing available and ABUNDANT in Tustin?
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Rep Power: 312 i got my car with a salvaged title. only $4200. runs and looks like a brand new one. i saved money on fixing it too, all i paid was parts. my dad and grandpa, who's been fixing cars for 40 years fixed it.. as long as it was fixed correctly, it'll be good as new.
My buddy buys wrecks and rebuilds them for a living. Some are good some are bad. I've seen SUV's with dents in the bumper and tailgate get totalled. I've seen worse than that too. It all depends on the guy your buying it from some are honest some are not. Also depends on who fixed it and how well. I've driven most of the cars on his lot and 90% run and drive brand new.
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8 grand and pack of lies to go with it?
no thanks...
thant's a big difference from what you paid/got, Cocky.
why does it seem that you always step in ****? (that's another term for always have the best luck, silly boy
) Must be that pretty face.
8 grand and pack of lies to go with it?
no thanks...
thant's a big difference from what you paid/got, Cocky.
why does it seem that you always step in ****? (that's another term for always have the best luck, silly boy
) Must be that pretty face. 
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i totalled my 1st car an 03 ex sedan and a few months after the ordeal we get a call from canada. a lady had bought it off ebay for like 5 grand (only had 5200 miles on it) she was looking for the other key, the insurance company said it would take like 11 grand to fix it (yeah i F**ked it up good)
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It is illegal (at least in ohio) for a "dealer" to sell a salvage/rebuilt car.
I'm pretty sure this goes for all states, but i know that in ohio it's illegal. How this dealership can pawn a salvage car off on the lot confuses me. They wholesale salvage cars to auctions...........
Ask him about that.
It is illegal (at least in ohio) for a "dealer" to sell a salvage/rebuilt car.
I'm pretty sure this goes for all states, but i know that in ohio it's illegal. How this dealership can pawn a salvage car off on the lot confuses me. They wholesale salvage cars to auctions...........
Ask him about that.
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aaaawww....it's still for sale
aaaawww....it's still for sale
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