you're online looking for your
attainable dream card
cursing the fact you only have $80 when
you're checking then you see it the car
you've always wanted for thousands less
than anything you've seen so far you
read the Act it looks legit but before
you call the number you see it you see
it right in somehow smaller than
everything else font at the very bottom
of the listing salvage title
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gear salvage title those two words
change everything what once looked like
an incredible deal now feels like a
nightmare gamble from hat but our
salvage title cars really that bad is
buying one right for you
first what even is a salvage title well
when a car is involved in an accident
the insurance provider decides whether
or not it's worth it to repair the car
if the repairs quoted cost more than the
car is worth the car is totaled the
insurer the pay
the owner and take possession of the
cars title the insurance company now has
a junk car in their hands and needs to
make some money back so they sell the
car to a shop or individual who intends
to get the car driving again the shop
prepares the car and lists it for sale
but to protect buyers from unknowingly
buying car that was total at some point
the cars clean title is stripped and in
a place it's given a salvage title brand
depending on the state salvage title
doesn't just mean collision damage a car
can get a salvage title a few different
ways fire damage flood damaged stolen
and recovered cars can be salvaged
titles I know all that sounds scary but
there are a few positive sides to buying
a salvage title car the first is cost
like I mentioned at the top salvage
title cars are usually thousands of
dollars cheaper than cars with clean
titles the seller bought the car at a
discount from the insurance company and
the savings are passed down to you here
are a few salvage title cars I found
that I think are pretty good deal
how about a 2013 challenger r/t for 13
grand that's about five grand less than
typical here's a 2017 Civic for ten and
a half grand that's a pretty good deal
and I got a bargain for you this 2014
McLaren mp4-12c convertible with 4000
miles for a discount rack price of one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars
okay that's not the best example
this McLaren isn't even a good deal
either advertise that about 5,000 less
than typical but hey they'll deliver it
to your door for free I'm sold
examples like these prove that the deals
are out there but unfortunately it's not
always that easy look I won't book you
there are a lot more cons to buying a
salvage title cart than there are
positives first you won't always know
what caused the salvage title status
some states like California require the
seller to disclose the salvage title
status in vehicle history that's great
but other states don't require that
second part that means you can't be 100%
certain what the damage is which can
make future repairs a major P in the a
the second drawback is that once a car
earns that salvage title it can never
get rid of it some state DMVs will
inspect salvaged cars and deem them road
worthy but they need built type but that
still means the car was a salvage at
some point and again you won't be sure
what gave it that status in the first
place don't mistake a rebuilt title for
a clean title because it's not this adds
another headache on top getting
insurance for obvious reasons insurance
companies won't make it easy to insure a
salvage car some just won't do it
some will charge you out the butt and
I'll see why one thing if you get in
another accident how can I know what
damage is new and what was caused by a
previous hit they can't that's just the
facts also one more thing you should
know is that when you buy a salvage car
you should plan on keeping it for a
while it's really hard to sell them
dealers do not consider these cars worth
their time they won't give you any
trade-in value on one and private buyers
will probably be scared so just keep
that in mind and those are just the
negatives of knowingly buying a salvage
title vehicle some people aren't honest
and will try to sell you a car without
telling you
been wrecked accidentally buying a
salvage title thar happens more than we
should be comfortable with because of a
practice called tidal washing here's how
it works
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let's say a car gets totaled from flood
damage and earns a flood damage brand a
fraudulent seller might bring the car to
another state that doesn't issue flood
damage brands gets a new title for the
car and voila the flooded out car now
has a clean title different states have
different standards for considering a
car total as of 2014
Mississippi had the highest rate of
tidal washing with one in every 44 cars
falling victim 1 in 44 and Ohio had the
lowest with one in every 2,170 go bucks
if you think a car you're looking at
might be a secret salvage title vehicle
here's what to look for signs of major
repair in the inner fender structures
that would be from a collision mud mold
or rust under the trunk carpet that
means the car was in a flood if the VIN
is attached to the car with anything
other than rivets that's just sketchy AF
and you should run immediately if the
safety restraint light which looks like
this is on that means the car might have
been in an accident where the airbags
didn't deploy and finally if the NHTSA
stickers in the door hood tailgates and
hatcher missing and those pieces have
probably been replaced because it was
probably in an accident look I know I
just listed a lot of negatives but I
don't want you to think that all salvage
title cars are back because from all the
research I've done I don't think they
are in my googling I found a network of
professional repair shops whose entire
business revolves around bringing
wrecked cars back to life correctly
I'll admit before this episode I didn't
know shops like that existed let me tell
you something these people defend the
hell out of their handiwork just look at
some of these comments my husband has
been rebuilding cars for more than 20
years I only drive cars he has rebuilt I
don't even own a car because I such we
drive his builds to make sure they are
an optimal condition before we sell them
I mean if this dude's wife is willingly
driving his cars she trusts him a lot
and trusts the car then there's this one
don't buy a wrecked car but if you
purchase from a known rebuilder whose
work quality can be verified these
rebuilt cars are just as safe as any car
on the road since they are rebuilt to
factory specs got 11 endorsement for
buying a salvage car that starts off by
saying not to buy lunch I wanted this
video to be a guide for people like me
who don't
a lot of cash and want to buy something
cool but what I found was a lot of
people going ham in the comments of
salvage title car articles I didn't know
it but salvage titles are contentious as
Frick there are people who say to never
buy a salvage title car ever that people
write below them who swear by theirs and
Oh mommy drive salvage cars it's a
madhouse everywhere you look it's
probably happening right now in the
comments of this video Daddy Kilmer is
probably down there somewhere people who
run salvage car repair shops are tired
of bad sellers who give these cars a bad
name I hate the bad rap these cars have
gotten due to people who try to rebuild
the irreparable or throw junk together
just to make a dollar says Donna Clark
I'm with you Donna waiting that made me
wonder if I've been to harmonise cars in
the past if we all have all right if you
want to buy a salvage title car here's
what you do ask the seller to provide
repair records so you have the full
picture of the cars history use a car
history service as well like Carfax have
the car inspected by a trusted mechanic
like you would any other used car they
can do a full inspection and point out
any major flaws finally find out how
long it's been since the salvage title
is issued and if the car has been driven
since then if the car was totaled years
ago but has been driven a lot the
repairs were probably enough to make it
Road worthy but I will admit there is
some uncertainty if the accident was
more recent in the end I think salvage
titles are still a bit of a gamble but
what we've learned here is that there
are some good deals out there pair that
with knowing what to look for in these
cars it's a gamble that looks a little
bit more appealing just do your research
have the car looked at by professional
and for the love of Pete do not bother
with a flood car it's not worth your
time
do you like dealing with electrical
stuff yeah doc so me neither
don't do it remember more than like the
90s everyone was named Cameron finally
got my attainable dream car Civic type-r
championship white thanks for all your
support that has been the virus thanks
yes very much dream come true a little
smaller than I thought
look you keep making those milk jokes
thanks watching wheelhouse be nice see
you next time