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Re: Dealing with a salvage title

To: Pete Peters <ppeters914@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Dealing with a salvage title
From: Ron Hamilton <fj201@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:15:46 -0700
Insurance companies HATE salvage vehicles and usually only insure them 
for liability if they will at all.

Pete Peters wrote:
> Getting ready to buy a '66 1600 when the seller discovered it's a salvage
> title (seriously, he honestly didn't know). There appears to be no damage
> anywhere, so it's possible the title was created from a lien or something.
> 
> Seller is in California; I'm in Washington State. Seller understands if I
> want to cancel the buy.
> 
> I have no experience w/ salvage titles. I plan on doing a nice upgrade to
> the car and keeping it forever, so the stigma of a salvage title affecting
> resale isn't a factor.
> 
> I just want to know if anyone knows of any other issues when dealing w/
> salvage titles, especially in Washington State, and/or anything else I
> should do before committing to the purchase.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Pete






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