In article <k9udnZo5KdvT71zXnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
jim beam <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>On 09/28/2009 06:26 AM, Elle wrote:
>> or (2) odometer tampering;
>
>what does that really matter? inspection will show if the vehicle has
>been properly maintained. you only need one careless...

It is a little hard to do proper maintenance by the schedule if the
odometer is incorrect.

>> or (3) a salvage
>> vehicle.
>
>fyi, my crx is salvage. the one prior lady owner had turned it in for
>the $600 california dmv clunker fee, and the junkyard wheeled it into
>their "whole vehicles" pound, then immediately sold it to me for $1000.
> the vehicle is all original, excellent condition [apart from paint
>because it lived outside], and well maintained. it's straighter than a
>vehicle damaged on the dealer's lot and repaired before first
>registration. but it's "salvage" because it had been de-registered.

Knowing WHEN a salvage title vehicle was given a salvage title is
useful. If the car was old and cheap when it was given a salvage
title (like your car), then it may not be much of a concern (even
minor cosmetic damage can cause an insurance company to declare such
a cheap vehicle to be a "total loss"). But if the car was fairly
new and valuable when it was given a salvage title, that is much more
of a concern.

In any case, a title / registration history like Carfax or Autocheck
will not tell you if a car is good. But it will tell you if a car has
a title problem that warrants either extra suspicion beyond the usual
suspicion one gives any used car, or if it is just not worth bothering
to go look at it at all.

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