I'm looking for a cheap used vehicle. I've run across a couple with salvage titles due to hail damage. Has anyone been through the process of buying one and registering it?
OT. Vehicle Salvage Title
Nov 11, 2022
Last reply: 3 years ago
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There's a _huge_ difference depending on your State. So how's about a clue?
Possibly buy it in Nebraska. It would eventually be registered in Illinois.
I believe that IL requires something called a Rebuilt Title before a salvaged vehicle can be registered.
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But the title may not be the only issue. I’d look into insurance also. Insurance might be hard to get, or at a minimum, costly.
Glad I asked. I wouldn't have thought about the insurance.
A friend bought a car, not damaged from hail but in an accident.
AC didn't work right, fully charged, what was the problem. It seems the front of something wasn't connected to the rear of something, the AC duct. No one thought to look for quite a while.
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