whats a rec. title on a car?

Answer 1

rec?
reconstructed?

It's a salvage title.
It means the car was once in an accident and the insurance gave them money to fix it.
It lowers the cars price by 50-75%

Answer 2

it stands for Reconstructed Title. If the car was totaled or stolen and then payed off by the insurance company it may have been sold at salvage auction. It would require that it be inspected for safety or had vin numbers re associated with different chassis or engines and then a new title would be issued. They are perfectly good titles but buyers are often suspicious so the cars generally never retain their blue book value.

Answer 3

Are you in the US? If so, different states have different rules. In Pennsylvania, if a car is a total loss from collision or other damage, the buyer of the salvage has to submit the clear title and get a salvage certificate. If that car gets rebuilt, the holder of the salvage certificate then has to apply for an "R" title, to let everyone know it is a reconstructed vehicle.