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<p>In Massachusetts there are two kinds of salvage titles,
repairable and parts-only. A repairable car can be re-registered
after being repaired and passing a salvage inspection. A
parts-only car cannot be registered again in MA. The salvage
title might make the car harder to insure, or at least more
expensive.</p>
<p>--Steve (1980 MGB)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/1/2022 12:15 AM, Max Heim wrote:<br>
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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.
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<div class="">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.</div>
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<div class="">Let your heirs figure out how to deal with the
salvage title…</div>
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<div class="">On Sep 30, 2022, at 6:43 PM, Robert's New iPad
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> </span><span
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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. </span><br style="caret-color:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> </span><span
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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.</span><br
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you have pictures of the car that you can share?</span><br
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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?<br class="">
Should I let them keep the car and take the money?<br
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