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Old 07-10-2006 | 03:52 AM
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I'm getting a really good deal on a 4th gen but it has a salvage title due to a past wreck. The car was owned buy a paint and body guy and it seems as if he fixed it perfectly. I took the car for a test drive and it drives like its on rails. No sqeaks or any kind of unusual sounds during turns or WOT.
I also quickly inspected the undercairage and engine bay and everything looks perfect.

Now i was told to look for any unusual or bad welds on the k-member before I buy it tommorw. More specifecly what should I look for?
Old 07-10-2006 | 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 81z/28
I'm getting a really good deal on a 4th gen but it has a salvage title due to a past wreck. The car was owned buy a paint and body guy and it seems as if he fixed it perfectly. I took the car for a test drive and it drives like its on rails. No sqeaks or any kind of unusual sounds during turns or WOT.
I also quickly inspected the undercairage and engine bay and everything looks perfect.

Now i was told to look for any unusual or bad welds on the k-member before I buy it tommorw. More specifecly what should I look for?
Just a note but I also heard it can be hard to insure Salvage title cars.
Old 07-10-2006 | 04:38 AM
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salvage title will never come back to clean title.. it will stay as salvage forever..

also l strogly reccomend you dont buy a salvage car.. even if you fix the car.. the car will never be the way it should be.

salvage means he wrecked the car very bad, the repair costs was more the the car is worth, which means that car is fucked up.. keep looking.. there was a red 2001 ws6 17k miles 6 speed the guy was asking 14k and l took him down to 10k. imagine.. salvage is piece of junk.
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Originally Posted by doodad
salvage title will never come back to clean title.. it will stay as salvage forever..

also l strogly reccomend you dont buy a salvage car.. even if you fix the car.. the car will never be the way it should be.

salvage means he wrecked the car very bad, the repair costs was more the the car is worth, which means that car is fucked up.. keep looking.. there was a red 2001 ws6 17k miles 6 speed the guy was asking 14k and l took him down to 10k. imagine.. salvage is piece of junk.
I sure hope you purchased that 01 WS6 with 17k miles for only $10k
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In NY a car must be considered totalled insurance wise if the repairs are 75% or more of the cars value. If it is repaired it is then issued a salvage title after an inspection to deem it road worthy. I would not take the chance to be honest. Also they are very hard to get loans for. I know Capital One will do 80% of the cars value on a salvaged title car (last I knew anyway).
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In NY a car must be considered totalled insurance wise if the repairs are 75% or more of the cars value. anyway).
Well that not too hard considering the way these cars are depreciating.

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Originally Posted by doodad
salvage title will never come back to clean title.. it will stay as salvage forever..

also l strogly reccomend you dont buy a salvage car.. even if you fix the car.. the car will never be the way it should be.

salvage means he wrecked the car very bad, the repair costs was more the the car is worth, which means that car is fucked up.. keep looking.. there was a red 2001 ws6 17k miles 6 speed the guy was asking 14k and l took him down to 10k. imagine.. salvage is piece of junk.
Not always. I seen a 2002 dealer demo get hit in the front and ripped the front bumper cover off along with peices of the fenders and hood. They totalled the car and the air bags never went off nd it only had 730 miles on it
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Not always. I seen a 2002 dealer demo get hit in the front and ripped the front bumper cover off along with peices of the fenders and hood. They totalled the car and the air bags never went off nd it only had 730 miles on it
still had the window sticker and new car smell .
Old 07-10-2006 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by doodad
salvage title will never come back to clean title.. it will stay as salvage forever..

also l strogly reccomend you dont buy a salvage car.. even if you fix the car.. the car will never be the way it should be.

salvage means he wrecked the car very bad, the repair costs was more the the car is worth, which means that car is fucked up.. keep looking.. there was a red 2001 ws6 17k miles 6 speed the guy was asking 14k and l took him down to 10k. imagine.. salvage is piece of junk.
Not really salvage just means at one point it wasn't safe to be on the road. It can be anywhere from a broken steeering column to a rollover. If your buying it to keep it then go for it, just make sure you look at everything and listen for anything weird. If its for resale stay away.
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we fix salvage cars. we owna body shop etc etc. let me tell you something. its jsut as good as any other damn car on the road if fixed toh ow it should have been. yes the car "should" be totallted past 75% of the cars value but the insurance company can total whatever the hell they want. for instance. theres an 06 range rover at the salvage sale now. just needs a headlight. thats it, no frame damage, no prior damage, nothing.

If you think tis worth it buy it. many people are scared because they have no idea how well the car was reapired and for good reason. but like I said if it drives as it should, and is fixed to the way it should be go for it man.
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we fix salvage cars. we owna body shop etc etc. let me tell you something. its jsut as good as any other damn car on the road if fixed toh ow it should have been. yes the car "should" be totallted past 75% of the cars value but the insurance company can total whatever the hell they want. for instance. theres an 06 range rover at the salvage sale now. just needs a headlight. thats it, no frame damage, no prior damage, nothing.

If you think tis worth it buy it. many people are scared because they have no idea how well the car was reapired and for good reason. but like I said if it drives as it should, and is fixed to the way it should be go for it man.
While I agree with you 100% that is part of the problem is making sure the vehicle was repaired correctly and not half assed to turn a profit after being bought from the auction.

One of my good friends buys and sells salvaged cars for a living. In 2003 when I bought my STI he had a 99 Viper GTS ACR with 11k miles on it. It was stolen and recovered after the insurance company paid for it. It had a new front fascia and paint and that was it but had a salvage title because of it. He was going to sell it to me for 39k. Keep in mind a Viper GTS ACR booked for around 60k then. Like an idiot I did not buy it and instead spent 34k on a Subaru. I was just talking to him the other day how I regretted that move.

If the car was repaired correctly and like I said, not half assed to turn a profit it is definately worth it. But only if you know what to look for in terms of repair work and quality. I have seen repaired cars with clean titles I would not touch so it goes both ways.
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the best advice I can offer to you when looking at slvg title cars is find out who fixed it. also look at the welds and rails. sometimes rails have to be cut off or bent so thsoe are some good spots to look at. if theyre still all fucked up then dont bother, but if they look nice and pretty ood, dont be afraid of it.

^^ good story to man, adesa impact has a 1965 shelby COBRA 427 up there now with the damn door broke off and they total the poor car. idiot insurance companies hate paying out these days
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Well the car was fixed buy a body shop guy and then he gave it to his son. He thought his son wasn't able to pay for it and left it with his 70 year old grandfather who drove it to the grocery store for couple years.

I'm going to go ahead and get it because worst case scenario is I part out the car and break even.
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the salvage market has created the salvage car influx. using round numbers
lets say a cars value is 20k and the cost to repair is 10k assuming correct work is done for the client.

the insurace company can get 13k for the damaged wreck at auction. instead of spending 10 to fix your car they can spend 7 k in net payout and be done with it why would they not save the 3k imagine this being done several times over. the millions that they can save

plus the liability ends at that point because if the work isnt done correctly the insurance company is still on the hook and if you wreck because of the the poor repair they can loose millions in a lawsuit.

Also the "salvage" title is diffrent in every state as the DMV is a state regulated body the rules that apply to titles are different in everyone.
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If you dont buy it send me the owners info. I will.
Old 07-11-2006 | 02:45 PM
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As long as you get it to drive and have fun with then even if you dump it
after a year or two you won't loose too bad if you get it for $6500. But I'm
with most everyone else in this thread about being sure it was fixed ok.
And even so there may be some mickey mouse things...the seats look like
they're outta a Trans Am....
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another possibility might be flood/ water damage. What should he look for in that instance? and should a totally flooded car ever be bought and sold again?
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lemme tell ya sumthing about flood cars. they can either be a masterpiece that just needs to be dried out or can be a roof sunk salt water mess. dont never ever ever **** with salt water flood cars, fresh water is fine as long as you know how high up the water came. the only problem with the flood cars is depending on the water level you can get water in the oil and electronics and such.

** and the car could be a repossesiion with a salvaged title or even a theft recovery
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my car has got a salvage title but i was the one that wrecked it.it was pretty much all the suspension messed up since the only thing the car hit was a curb and only one rear quarter panel and door was needed, and wheels,but i was going to replace most of that stuff anyways so other than a frame straightening i was good to go.that is a very good price,you shouldn't hesitate if everything checks out o.k.
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Originally Posted by Tainted
we fix salvage cars. we owna body shop etc etc. let me tell you something. its jsut as good as any other damn car on the road if fixed toh ow it should have been. yes the car "should" be totallted past 75% of the cars value but the insurance company can total whatever the hell they want. for instance. theres an 06 range rover at the salvage sale now. just needs a headlight. thats it, no frame damage, no prior damage, nothing.

If you think tis worth it buy it. many people are scared because they have no idea how well the car was reapired and for good reason. but like I said if it drives as it should, and is fixed to the way it should be go for it man.
I agree with this too I work for a bodyshop and a car can get a salvage title for the simplest ****. Alot of people won't touch them because they think they won't be the same but I've seen some come out better then they ever were.


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