Buying a new car with a salvage Tittle

[Krip 2]

ot a call from a lady in KCMO she bought one.

The tittle had not been washed. The lady knew the car was salvaged from Sandy. Bought the car at a local new car dealership,

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The flood water only got up to the floor mats, & it was such a good deal.

After a two day test drive she bought it.

She wasn't asking me for advise she was bragging about the good deal she got

I just gave her a atta girl on her great deal. She wouldn't listen anyway.

Was I bad?

R.I.P.

[wmw999 2,589]

I drove a car that had been flooded up to the seats for 4 more years. Only trouble was that in hot humid weather (Houston gets some of that ) it smelled kind of gross.

I'd gotten caught in street flooding; stopped the car and walked home, went back and towed it home. Changed oil, transaxle fluid, brake fluid, etc. Dried it real well for a few days. Made sure the lights worked.

There was less electronic in those days, but, well, it is possible.

Wendy P.

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[GeorgiaDon 380]

In Georgia you can't get plates to drive a car on public roads with a salvage title. There is an inspection process so you can make repairs and convert the salvage title to a regular title, in theory, but my experience left me feeling the process is a scam. I was given a car that had been damaged by a falling tree branch; the damage seemed minor to me, just a shattered windshield, a slight bend in the pillar that connects the roof to the body on the front passenger side, and because of that the passenger door didn't seal when closed. The car was older and written off by the insurance company because repairs were more than the blue book value. I straightened the pillar, fixed the door, and replaced the windshield,and took it for inspection. Unfortunately, the inspection is done by a local auto body repair business; they are licensed to do this by the state, and are the only place to go if you live in this area. They failed the car, because I hadn't filled in a dent in the pillar. They also offered to repair the dent, for $800, far more than the car was worth. Also they did not return the salvage title, but sent it to the DMV, so then I didn't even have a salvage title. To get the title back, I would have had to have the repair done by a licensed auto body shop (basically, them) and send proof to the DMV in Atlanta. What a scam! In the end, I towed the car home and sold it for parts.

I'll never touch a salvage title again!

Don

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[Andy9o8 2]

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Was I bad?

Depends. Walk into, say, a biker bar. Walk up to a biker chick, and say, "Hey lady, let's see your tittle!"

Then wait and see what happens.

[oldwomanc6 60]

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Was I bad?

Depends. Walk into, say, a biker bar. Walk up to a biker chick, and say, "Hey lady, let's see your tittle!"

Then wait and see what happens.

How do you salvage that?

Good catch! The mind sees what it expects to. I guess that's why you can shred the average witness.

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[Jumpdude 0]

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In Georgia you can't get plates to drive a car on public roads with a salvage title. There is an inspection process so you can make repairs and convert the salvage title to a regular title, in theory, but my experience left me feeling the process is a scam. I was given a car that had been damaged by a falling tree branch; the damage seemed minor to me, just a shattered windshield, a slight bend in the pillar that connects the roof to the body on the front passenger side, and because of that the passenger door didn't seal when closed. The car was older and written off by the insurance company because repairs were more than the blue book value. I straightened the pillar, fixed the door, and replaced the windshield,and took it for inspection. Unfortunately, the inspection is done by a local auto body repair business; they are licensed to do this by the state, and are the only place to go if you live in this area. They failed the car, because I hadn't filled in a dent in the pillar. They also offered to repair the dent, for $800, far more than the car was worth. Also they did not return the salvage title, but sent it to the DMV, so then I didn't even have a salvage title. To get the title back, I would have had to have the repair done by a licensed auto body shop (basically, them) and send proof to the DMV in Atlanta. What a scam! In the end, I towed the car home and sold it for parts.

I'll never touch a salvage title again!

Don

Sounds like that Body Shop has a racket going with the Gov so they can have a monopoly on that kind of stuff! Did I interpret correctly that some reason, you gave them the salvage title for the vehicle?

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[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

It depends on the state laws.
Read the above post about GA law.
In WI, you can register and drive a car with a salvage title, but don't plan on getting any money if you get into an accident.

The insurance company will say something like "That car has already been written off and we paid the owner full value for it." And they won't pay a second time.

The car may be perfectly safe, it's just that the repair costs exceeded the value of the car, so the insurance company wrote the car off.

There are ways to get the "Salvage" brand off the title, check your local DMV if you care (I get the feeling you don't care all that much).

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It depends on the state laws.
Read the above post about GA law.
In WI, you can register and drive a car with a salvage title, but don't plan on getting any money if you get into an accident.

The insurance company will say something like "That car has already been written off and we paid the owner full value for it." And they won't pay a second time.

The car may be perfectly safe, it's just that the repair costs exceeded the value of the car, so the insurance company wrote the car off.

There are ways to get the "Salvage" brand off the title, check your local DMV if you care (I get the feeling you don't care all that much).

Hi U all

I googled the subject There was a special warning that this isn't the best time to buy a used car due The "flood" of cars from sandy entering the market country wide.

There some experienced folks in the auto business that know how to move a salvaged tittle thru certain states To get the car retitled in that state with out the salvage designation showing up on the new tittle..

After the car is retitled it can be moved to any stare in the country.

Only certain states use this tittle washing procedure and not all car dealers will handle these cars. The industry knows the different states DMV procedures.

Just like you all can tell a scam in the gear for sale section.

Chow

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[kawisixer01 0]

I think in WI the only thing you can take a salvage title up to is "rebuilt". I don't think you can ever get it to a full fledged clean title again.

[davelepka 4]

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I googled the subject There was a special warning that this isn't the best time to buy a used car due The "flood" of cars from sandy entering the market country wide.

There's a big difference between a car that was in a fresh-water flood, and one from salt-water. The other factor is how long the car was in the water.

If a car was parked in a low-laying area when a storm drain backed up, and sat in rain water up to the floormats for a couple hours, that's one thing. It would still need a bunch of work (both inside and out) for it to be returned to 'before flood' condition, so an insurance company might just total the car out.

In that case, if the electric checks out, and you change the fluids, the car might be OK. It might smell funny, or be moldy/mildew under the carpet, but it should operate fine.

A Sandy car, that sat in the ocean water storm surge for days or weeks on end is another story. Critical electrical or structural components that sat in salt water for god knows how long are not good.

Somebody upthread mentioned it, and they were right, the modern cars rely too heavily on electronics to take a chance on these sorts of thing. The cars are better and more reliable overall, but there are some new considerations that go along with it, and this is one of them. Any flood damage, unless you are aware of the specific circumstances, such as your relative or neighbors car was in fresh water for a couple hours, steer clear.

Another note about Sandy was all the collector cars that were recvovered. There were 100's of classic and exotic cars that were flooded and are all hitting the market. In those cases, it's a boom for the classic car industry. The ones that are sold 'whole' are just going to become project cars and be rebuilt from the ground-up anyway, and the others are going to be parted out for everyone else with projects in their garage. I saw an article to that effect online a couple weeks back, and the pics from the classic car salvage yards were pretty sad. The cars still look OK on the outside, but you know everything else about them is shot, and needs a ton of work.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

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I think in WI the only thing you can take a salvage title up to is "rebuilt". I don't think you can ever get it to a full fledged clean title again.

Okay, that makes sense. WI has some pretty good rules as far as disclosure on this sort of thing.

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[airdvr 210]

In Ohio it is always branded Salvage. Car needs to be inspected by the State Highway Patrol before new plates can be issued. Lots of salvage vehicles can be good deals if you know what you're doing.

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[Andy9o8 2]

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this tittle washing procedure

God, yer killin' me here.

I wanna grab my wife & pull her into the shower.

[oldwomanc6 60]

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[Krip 2]

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this tittle washing procedure

God, yer killin' me here.

I wanna grab my wife & pull her into the shower.

Let me try and help you:

Without oics it neve happend.
A helmet mounted go pro would be nice touch,video, stills, and audio. Water proof

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[BillyVance 35]

Dumb question, but would a carfax expose the truth on these "salvage" cars that dealers try to sell with a washed title?

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[BIGUN 1,488]

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this tittle washing procedure

God, yer killin' me here.

I wanna grab my wife & pull her into the shower.

Me too.

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[ryoder 1,590]

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this tittle washing procedure

God, yer killin' me here.

I wanna grab my wife & pull her into the shower.

Me too.

That sounds like fun;
What does Andy's wife look like?

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