

| Subject: | Re: Would you buy this salvage title Vanagon? |
| From: | BenT Syncro |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:29:49 -0700 |
I agree on all points. Whilst I can provide documentation how it came about getting salvage title, such documentation rarely survives multiple ownerships. In the end it's just a reconstructed vehicle with a tainted history. I'm still thinking of putting a poptop on it the right way and putting a differential in front.;-) BenT sent from my electronic leash On Apr 15, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> >> > I agree with David (not always, though, grin!) A Salvage Title is a red flag! (for me, certainly, and for others) Some prospective buyers are > scared-off by one. "Why add another layer of paperwork and possible > hassles"? by buying a vehicle with a salvage title? That has always been > my way of looking at them.. > > .In a perfect world, it wouldn't make a bit of difference...you look at the > vehicle and buy just that....but OUR world, however, you also have to buy > the vehicle's Documentation, it's viability in whatever bureaucratic domain you intend to use it, etc etc etc. You buy lots of "Paper" as well as the 'hardware" ...often, that superfluous non-operational crud will come at too great a cost on an otherwise very suitable and desirable vehicle. "Salvage Title" is 'important' to some agencies, therefore we who may have that label assigned to a vehicle have to consider it, too. > > don hanson
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