[Mgs] Salvage title

[Max Heim]

A salvage title definitely will hurt the value at auction. it just raises the question “what happened to it?” and the answer can never be good.

But if you were planning to keep the car long term and don't mind doing the restoration work, and are satisfied there is no irreparable damage, then you might as well do it. You at least have a very good idea of what it will take, more so than you would if you went and bought a project car on the open market to replace it.

Let your heirs figure out how to deal with the salvage title…

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Max Heim
'66 MGB

> On Sep 30, 2022, at 6:43 PM, Robert's New iPad <mgbobh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 	That’s terrible news.
> 	Generally speaking, a car that burns by itself can be salvaged/recovered and can be restored.   A car that is in a garage or barn fire may have its metal annealed, changing its strength.  An engineer can explain this better, but most owners of burned cars will stay away from one that was baked.  
> 	One would think that the salvage title would push down the value, but I have no direct knowledge.  One of the guys in our club owns a couple of cars, not MGs, that he has bought from insurance companies, repaired and repainted them, and has had good service from them.  He is a talented and experienced fellow.
> 	Do you have pictures of the car that you can share?
> Bob
> 
> 
>> On Sep 30, 2022, at 9:04 PM, Thomas Gunderson <thgun at comporium.net <mailto:thgun at comporium.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> My MGA was in a fire. Hagerty will let me buy the car back for about 1/3 the total payout. This will put the car as salvage. If I keep the car and restore the car to the status it was before the fire. How will the salvage title affect the value?
>> Should I let them keep the car and take the money?
>> 
>> 1957 MGA 1500 rst
>> Tom Gunderson
>> 
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