Interesting Find

[yowen]

Maybe someone has a good use for this? Probably still has lots of good parts. Someone posted this on a blog I frequent.

http://www.copart.com/c2/individualLot.html?lotId=35001683

edit: upon further investigation, it looks like this thing wouldn't take much to be fixed up to proper working order.

[Josephm]

Wonder if it is drivable? I would buy it for 3 grand and drive it like that.

[yowen]

Wonder if it is drivable? I would buy it for 3 grand and drive it like that.

Yeah, if it needs body panels, an alignment, maybe bearings and other odds and ends this is potentially a steal. I do however see some other auctions go much higher than what this one is at.

[bpd1151]

It's difficult, if not near impossible, to re-register / re-plate a vehicle once it's been tagged with a salvage certificate.

At least in Illinois.

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[QuickSilver]

THat auction has a looong way to go yet. Any of us would buy it for $3K but what about $10K or $12K?  I'm guessing that's where it will end up...

[Josephm]

Cant be impossible, because i had a Accord that had a salvage title and was registered. Just need to drive and pass emissions ?

[BiGMaC]

It's difficult, if not near impossible, to re-register / re-plate a vehicle once it's been tagged with a salvage certificate.

At least in Illinois.

In AZ you just pay the fee for a "salvage" title... that title travels with the car forever.  The problem is there are people making complete wrecks look good... money changes hands and then folks find out it is a salvage title... For instance: I had an employee 7 or 8 years ago buy a 2003 Mustang convertible... she didn't even realize it had a salvage title.  She took it in to have a rattle diagnosed and found out that the body was not bolted to the frame!

[yowen]

Another problem is some cars that SHOULD have salvage titles don't have them and then some cars with very minor damage get slapped with a salvage title. Very unfortunate.

[SHOdded]

Very unfortunate to see ANY SHO in this condition.  Hope someone can do right by it.

[yowen]

Very unfortunate to see ANY SHO in this condition.  Hope someone can do right by it.

If I had the space for it, I'd be very tempted to snap this up if it goes for 10k-ish and fix it up. Buying online/blind is somewhat a risk, but there could be a huge reward with this one. I think i would first look into what fixed up cars with salvage titles are typically worth though, haha.

[FoMoCoSHO]

It's difficult, if not near impossible, to re-register / re-plate a vehicle once it's been tagged with a salvage certificate.

At least in Illinois.

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In Ohio, it's a $50.00 inspection fee at the local OSP garage.

[68_GT]

why did I look at that I'm going to have nightmares now !

didn't read a description on it but doesn't seem like that damage would have totaled it ?!