Salvage

not very as long as its road legal

just a massive fucking pain in the ass and everyone gives you a hard time every step of the way

>>14980750
The title, or the car itself? Call a fucking flat bed if the latter

>>14980750
What do you mean by recover? Is it at the bottom of a lake?

>>14980780
Like to buy a rearended car and fix it's problems

>>14982179
Depends on why it has a salvage title

>>14982179
The word you are looking for is "restore"

And it's really hard

restore or recover what?
pretty sure you cant change a cars title from salvage to something else?

>>14982219
Hmm. Even if it's something like the body panels are all fucked and it was considered "totalled" cause the cost to fix the panels?

>>14982422
Even if you fix all the mechanical and cosmetic problems, the car is still considered a salvage car

Best case, some states allow you to switch to a 'reconstructed' title if the car can pass inspection at a certified garage, but even then, the title is still considered branded

>>14982429
Does that prohibit it from being a highway vehicle? I'm just trying to see if I could potentially have a semi cheap car that runs.

>>14982434
No, both salvaged and reconstructed vehicles are still considered road legal. The only title brand I know of that prohibits you from ever using the car on the road again is a "parts only" title brand, that basically happens if the car is ever dropped off at a junk yard

But be cautious friend, its VERY easy to get ripped off with salvage cars, and even if you find one that was salvaged for some stupid reason like cosmetic damage, you will still get absolutely raped on your insurance rate because the car is a salvage title

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5553758501.html
Does this look like a bad deal? I'm the guy who's been borrowing a suburban.

>>14982447
Insurance. Never thought of that one. Thanks for the heads up. Does the craigslist look like a decent deal?

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>>14982459
>Insurance. Never thought of that one

Yup. My wife's first car was a salvage title 96 Blazer that she inherited from her parents. The CHEAPEST insurance we could find at the time, for state minimum-liability only, was still going to be 1600 for 6 months of coverage.

>Does the craigslist look like a decent deal?
beat to shit work truck with less than 20 words in the posting, that looks like it's been sitting in some dudes back yard for an extended period of time? Thats a negative

>>14982471
I know it's beat to shit but I need a vehicle that is reliable. Ford made rangers pretty sturdy. But I'm no expert.

>>14982487
Honestly, that thing looks like trash. Look elsewhere.

>>14982487
Just doesn't look all that promising based on the ad

-literally less than 20 words in the posting about the truck

-looks beat to shit

-looks like it's been sitting for a while

-5 digit ODO so you have no idea what the actual mileage is

-interior looks trashed

-cracked windshield, which is an automatic fail on state inspection a lot of places

>>14982503
Alright. That's kinda disappointing. My commute fucking sucks via suburban.

>>14982516
I'm in texas were the inspection literally allows dunebuggies with rigged lights on the road.

>>14982521
If you are looking for a thousand dollar car, go look at the poor mans special section of the sticky, those are the cars you need to be looking at OP

>>14982530
Why don't you fucking look up the rules on the texas DMV website then you goon

>>14982555
I was insinuating that the ranger was, visually, fine. Maybe you should take a step back and look at a less precise picture you goon.

>>14982531
I know the neons are bullshit cars. Which do you think would be easier to fix?

Salvage can be anything from a light fender bender to a flood car.

>>14982629
just post your local craigslist and budget.

>>14982629
I was insinuating that your thread is, literally, dumb

>>14982657
Then why come here you twatwaffle?

>>14982656
https://houston.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=car&sort=rel
$1500

Easiest way to restore a salvage title is to get a non salvage title car (find a shell on craigslist for a couple hundred) and register the salvaged car as the shell. aka vin swapping.

>I'm a huge pussy bitch that can't help but telling you this is illegal and I'm really scared !!!

>>14982720
Legal smeagle. Just buy a broke car and a salvage car and use it for the intended purpose no?

>>14982661
because its a free country faggit

>>14982744
Mr. Faggot to you

>>14982738
Yes this is the easiest way.