A good example of a salvage car is the car has been in a serious accident, which the insurance decided the repair cost is higher than the car value, so they pay the owner the current value, and then take the car. After that, they may sell it to junk yard (wreckers) or auction it at a low value. During this process, the word salvage will be added to the car title.
A mechanic (or a shop) may purchase the car, use the parts, or fix the whole car and sell it again. Normally salvage title car's value is ~1/3 or 1/2 of the regular one (maybe less).
The main problem is you don't know what was fixed and what was not. Since the car maybe in a serious accident, there maybe a structural damage. Some salvaged cars may had flood damage and have internal rust.
I will avoid salvaged cars at all costs since I had one before and it costed me nothing but troubles.
Whether a person want to purcahse rebuilt cars or not, it is their choice. However, like I said, rebuilt/salvage cars tend to have hidden problems, like structure damage. Also, unless the technician is really good, otherwise, the repair may not be the same as factory standard.
If you ask around, how many mechanics will actually use factory parts to restore a rebuilt/salvage cars? Using cheaper parts from Canadian Tires will definitely give them bigger profts, right?
Whether a person want to purcahse rebuilt cars or not, it is their choice. However, like I said, rebuilt/salvage cars tend to have hidden problems, like structure damage. Also, unless the technician is really good, otherwise, the repair may not be the same as factory standard.
Whether a person want to purcahse rebuilt cars or not, it is their choice. However, like I said, rebuilt/salvage cars tend to have hidden problems, like structure damage. Also, unless the technician is really good, otherwise, the repair may not be the same as factory standard.