Hybrid with a salvage title
Created August 17, 2006, at 5:46 pm by Anonymous
I saw an old (first-generation) prius on craigslist for $4000 with 65k miles in the color I like, but it has a salvage title. I was thinking about getting it, since a salvage title is the only way in HELL I'll ever be able to afford a hybrid.
I know the risks often associated with salvage cars, and maybe it goes double for hybrids due to the 500-volt lines and the battery stuff. If that was damaged severely, and not repaied properly, that could lead to trouble.
However, salvage cars can be repaired and then sold again. This one looks good (there are photos all around, and it looks like it's never been hit; however, I'm still unsure aboout under the hood due to the issues I brought up last paragraph.
Any advice on this???
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Run away, Rocky - don't touch that car with a twenty-foot pole. It was probably under water after Katrina. Get the VIN and check it out with one the services like CARFAX at http://www.carfax.com/.
Carfax released all of their flood information for free, you can go to www.carfax.com/flood so that no one would be stuck with a Katrina car. They also have a free odometer check at www.carfax.com/free so that you can see if there were any odometer rollbacks or TMU not actual mileage title.
I did both of these and it shows no flood damage and no mileage discrepancies.
The VIN of the car in question is jt2bk12u310025185
As someone who has bought a salvage title before, I'd really think twice because the resell value is definitely a lot lower. I originally did not care because I told myself, I'll keep this forever.
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