I am looking at trading my car in for a Jeep. My car is an 05 Suzuki, 39750 miles and in perfect working condition. The Cherokee is an 01 with around 80000 miles. The only reason I am interested in trading the car is that I just really like jeeps alot. Anyhow my question is about the Jeep. It has a rebuilt/restored title. It was in a "minor" accident that basically peeled the driver front fender back and munched the front corner of the hood. The bumper was crunched on the corner as well. It looks perfect now, and I drove it for about an hour and it performed flawlessly. They want 7000 for the Jeep. They showed me pictures of what the jeep looked like before the repairs and it all looked to be mostly cosmetic repairs. What do you think? Good trade? What should I try and get for my car from them. They claim its only worth 7000 but that is without seeing it. I am just a little nervous about the title. I am not to worried about reselling it in the future either.
thanks
2006-12-18 15:31:47 · 8 answers · asked by wasatchjeeper 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
i own a repair shop,and for it to have a resto -title on it,,the insurance company thought it was totaled out,,and not worth fixing.,just be care full when you look at it,,make sure it drives real good ,it may do whats called dog tracking,,or running side ways,there's so many bad ones out there today that have been fixed back,that its hard to tell the good from the bad,just make sure its what you want,,because if you decide you want to sell it later on its not going to have a lot of value on it,,i use to fix them back,and now i don't no more,,because the insurance company's wont give enough coverage on them to pay what you have in them,,be care full,,and good luck,have a good x-mas.
2006-12-19 11:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's got a salvage title there was more damage than that done. I have a 94 and I replaced both fenders and the front nose section after an accident (before I got it) And that totaled in parts around $500-$600. That would not cause a salvage title even if it went through the insurance.
Salvage titles come from cars that are totaled by insurance and then bought and repaired. I suspect the front frame rails are damaged and they replaced the cosmetics. Pay very close attention to the area under the radiator and see if they are straight. Find another jeep and measure the distances and compare the two to make sure. If you want a picture of the before/after on my 94 e-mail me I have them.
2006-12-19 06:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by iwingameover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Suzuki is only worth 7000 with 39 thousand on it??? That sure sounds fishy to start with. Just remember that what you want today is not what you always want tomorrow as evidenced by the fact that your "new" Suzuki is no longer what you want to drive. If you get a Salvage Title jeep you will regret it when it comes time to either sell it, or borrow money on it, etc. It is worth half of normal or less because of the title no matter how minor the damage on it. Finance companies often will not even loan on a salvage vehicle as they worry about their own hide if they have to repo it and sell it at later date. Sounds to me like they are trying to hook you on this as they will get well over the 7000 on your Suzuki and have a clean title sale as well if you make the trade. Just my 2 cents, but would give this one a wide berth. Your Suzuki is a very popular vehicle and almost brand new with low miles. You should able to trade for much better and certainly not a salvage vehicle.
2006-12-20 11:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by mohavedesert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 12:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right to feel nervous...you usually dont get something for nothing.
If you insure a car with a branded title, you will only get 1/2 of blue book at best
Insurance companies wont total a car unless its really, really far gone.
I think you would be wise to pass.
2006-12-19 09:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by AA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my state it used to be 5,000 dollars damage had to be shown on the title now it's 50 percent of the vehicles worth. i would be very careful on a salvaged title, it's hard to believe that minor damage would cause a salvaged title. there's no way of knowing what your getting into, try carfax, but that's not an absolute guarantee even.
2006-12-19 19:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by jsph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many states your title will always be stamped (Salvage). It does reduce the price, but if its fixed right the vehicle should be fine.
2006-12-18 15:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check vin numbers carefully
2006-12-18 15:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋