Is a car that used to have a salvage title always a bad deal?

Answer 1

well if the price is right and the car was fixed properly then maybe. But one thing: if you have full coverage insurance and are in a wreck, they won't give you blue book value, they will give you a lot less. Most likely they will total the car. I had a friend who had a land rover discovery that had a salvage title and was rear ended in the snow. The BB value was 8 grand, but they only gave him 4 (and the wreck was not even his fault). He had to buy another car with only 4K

Answer 2

No, there are cases where the car is ALMOST as good as if it were not salvaged. You need to be careful and ask a lot of questions. What caused it to be salvaged? Accident, flood, theft recovery?
Who repaired it? A Dealer, A reputable body shop, a shade tree mechanic?
Drive it to a mechanic and tell him the answers to the above questions. Remember when you negotiate a price that the car will never have the same value as an unsalvaged car.

Answer 3

I have a car with a salvaged title. I have been using it for 3 years now, Never done any work on it since 3 years besides changing the oil. It had drowned under water in the flood, after a couple of oil changes .. it has worked like a new car.

I would reccomend it if it is a sweet deal.