Salvage Title?

[rancidhooligan]

Is there any way to tell, other than asking the owner, why a vehicle had a salvage title? I mean, specifially what happened to the car? (flood, hail damage, accident, etc.)

Thanks.

 

[TypeR?]

carfax.com

 

[rancidhooligan]

Car Fax will say, specifically, what happened to the vehicle?

 

[JDMsneakerz]

u have to pay for carfax dont you?

 

[dc2GS-R]

u have to pay for carfax dont you?

Yes, unless you know somebody who has it and may do you a favor.

 

[Gorveatt]

car fax will state if the vehicle was in an accident, and where, as well as what portion of the vehicle and what police department filed the incident

 

[rancidhooligan]

Sweet. Thanks.

 

[Cheesenip]

i wouldnt ever buy a car with a salvage title to begin with.

 

[CortezBanks]

i wouldnt ever buy a car with a salvage title to begin with.

x2 thats a BAD idea

 

[Nighthawk]

While CARFAX is a great resource for finding out information on a car, I wouldn't totally rely on it. It is only as good as the information provided.

If the car was in an accident and damages totalled less than $500, it is normally not reported to CARFAX...same goes with accidents where the driver leaves the scene (they are obviously not going to report an accident that they left).

Also, not all dealerships/garages will report maintenance records to CARFAX.

What CARFAX is 100% good for is telling you how many owners the car has had, where the car came from (state-wise), any auctions it went through, etc.

I really would not recommend getting into a salvaged car. They are quite hard to sell once the time comes for you to get rid of it, and the car has a history of "sugar coated damages" in one way or another.