I am 20 and am just getting my license, i dont want to waste a whole lot of money on a car because i hear most people crash their first car. what does it mean to buy a car with a salvage title. how will it affect me if at all?
2006-10-22 12:33:22 · 9 answers · asked by Echelon 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
A salvage title means that the car has been wrecked before. It may be hard to get this catr financed. If it checks out mechanically though you may still want to consider purchasing it. Just make sure that the state that you live in has given it the green light as street legal. I've had a couple of cars that had a salvage title, I used them as work cars, just to get to work and back while I saved for something a little bit nicer.
2006-10-22 12:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by lifeisgood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A salvage title means you are buying a car that was junked. It may have been a flood car, an accident that was more or less repaired or any number of other reasons that required it to be taken off the road. This is not a good choice for a first car. Try looking for one about 5 years old with less than 100,000 miles on it.
2006-10-22 12:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A salvage titled car can be an extremely great bargain. I've owned 4 salvage titled vehicles and other "clean titled" vehicles. I've had better luck with the salvaged titled cars. I don't care what kind of title a "used" car has. If you're buying "as is" you could be buying a pig in a poke, no matter what. Even brand new cars aren't always reliable, else-wise there wouldn't be a "Lemon Law" on the books. So you take a chance no matter what. I am still in possession of 2 salvage cars. One has a "cleaned' title and Car Fax tells that its accident free, (but it has been wrecked, you can easily tell) so you can't completely trust anything. The car was sold to me by a reputable dealership as a clean titled car, but I knew what I was doing so I got them to almost give it to me. The other car has a salvage title. I bought it in 2001 with 28K on it and it has 157K on it now. It still has the original battery in it! I've never had trouble getting "full coverage" and I didn't have trouble getting a loan on it either.
2016-03-28 04:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some states it means you are buying a parts car that can't be driven. In others it means you are buying a car that has been extensively rebuilt with used parts after a major accident. Most people avoid salvage titles. For example, some of the vehicles under water in New Orleans are now available on the market with salvage titles.
2006-10-22 12:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A salvage title means the car has been totaled and repaired. It may not have been fixed correctly. The salvage title could make your insurance run higher. It could cause more problems in the long run. I would not buy one unless I personally knew the person, who repaired it and then I probably would not buy it.
2006-10-22 16:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by READER 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the car was in a accedent beyond repair (cost v value). But someone repaired it. In most cases the car is unsafe, your also see problems like doors not lining up right, it may pull to one side while driving, the frame may be missaligned. and if you want to sell it, youll have a hard time, best to not buy one
2006-10-22 12:41:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will not affect you, but this means the car was junked for some reason so beware as you may be getting lemon aka money pit.
2006-10-22 12:38:09 · answer #7 · answered by gary o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it mean that the car was damage and had to be repaired with junk parts
2006-10-23 09:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by wil46yang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wont if you arent spending a bunch on it
2006-10-22 12:37:16 · answer #9 · answered by Dave S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋