Salvage title

[Kent McLean]

Bill Green wrote:
 > It's a car that has been totaled by an insurance company then repaired for
 > sale. I don't know about your state but in Florida, where I live, they can
 > be registered and insured just like a new vehicle. Why it was totaled is the
 > question. It could be a bargain or it could be a real rip-off.

And the price seems high to me.  I paid $6200 for my '99 A4 Avant with V6
and Tiptronic 3 years ago. I got a bargain, but it wasn't a salvage title,
either.  A salvage title should reduce the price of a car, by a lot (10-15%?).

Here's an '01 local to me for only $4250:
<http://nh.craigslist.org/ctd/2040932323.html>

As Bill said, it depends on the damage that totaled it.  Depending on the
location, damage of 50% of the value of the car can total it. What was the
damage?  Flooded with salt water?  A scrape along the entire side with all
panels replaced?  Did the owner have it repaired right? Or did the seller
buy it at auction, put a lot of Bondo and a quick spray of cheap paint on
it to turn it around for a quick profit?

If I were looking, I'd keep looking.

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
gone: 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
gone: 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"