[Shop-talk] Salvage title vehicles

[Douglas Braun]

Whether or not there could be a problem with the title, you are still
looking at a car that has been in a serious accident, and how can you
know how well it was repaired?  A tainted title should give you a much
bigger discount than 17%, in my opinion.

If you were familiar with the vehicle before the accident and knew
what had happened to it, and how it was fixed, probably you could make
a sound judgment about its value.  But without that information, it's
a pure gamble...

If it was totaled,they must have replaced a lot more than a wheel bearing!

Doug

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Tim <tputland at charter.net> wrote:
> Yesterday we looked at an 04 Cavalier for my daughter that has a "salvage"
title. We were told that car was in a front end accident and was totaled by
the insurance company. This car, with AC, alloy wheels and what not else would
blue book for close to $6000. We can get it for $4995.
>
> I has new tires and brakes and is very clean. The guy also said it has a new
wheel bearing which I have to assume is on the front right wheel where the
accident damage occurred.
>
> When I drove the car it felt solid and tight.