whiterice

There was a special a few years ago on nbc I believe that shows the used car "underground" and how salvaged cars are transferred to certain states, inspected and given a clean title. They followed several cars damaged from a flood and how they eventually got top dollar for it. They also found people that bought some of these cars, had electrical problems, and ripped out the interior to show the water damage. very interesting show.
My brother recently bought a used car and I told him about carfax.
Every dealership in socal that he went to printed a carfax report for the cars he was interested in.
Carfax can be deceiving because of lack of reporting as some have stated.

AgentMurdoc

state A: car

car gets flooded in state A

car is prevented from being registered in state A

car is sold to state B

state B can register car


There are a lot of bullshit loop holes.

planewreck

True most people dont report it. And the dealers you went to pulled it because they new the car you were looking at was ok thru carfucks.

The lot I use to run, i new everything about every car on the lot. If a window rolled up slow or a car was washed(as in title).

I will never work at a car dealership again, unless I own it.

ifly87

I know for a fact thats true, I'm from wisconsin and say I had a salvaged title. I can "sell" that car to someone in minnesota and bam the title is clean, then they just "sell" it back.

I've never done it personally but I know it can be done with Minnesota for sure, not sure about any other states.

ZexRex2

well its not quite a clean title heres a carfax from a car i was looking at:

Report Run Date: 01/16/2007
VIN: WBADD6329V12BW065 1997 BMW 5-Series 528i

Event Date Event Location Odometer Reading Data Source Event Detail
12/16/1996 CHARLOTTE, NC 10 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #7373596351811 REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
08/11/1997 ALPHARETTA, GA 8,500 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0000033222533) (Lien Reported)
12/01/1997 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/05/1998 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/11/1999 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/01/2000 GA 50,338 Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
05/03/2000 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/02/2001 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/04/2001 GA State Agency REAR IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE SLIGHT DAMAGE REPORTED
02/25/2002 ALPHARETTA, GA 68,656 Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
03/01/2002 ALPHARETTA, GA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
08/20/2002 ATLANTA, GA Police Report ACCIDENT REPORTED
09/17/2002 GA 73,500 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:2070022609904) SALVAGE
11/05/2002 MIAMI, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0086727032) REBUILT/REBUILDABLE SALVAGE
12/04/2002 MIAMI, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL REBUILT/REBUILDABLE SALVAGE
02/19/2004 MIAMI, FL 97,681 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0086727032)
02/19/2004 MIAMI, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/19/2004 MIAMI, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REBUILT/REBUILDABLE
11/22/2004 GLENDALE, AZ Independent Emission Source FAILED EMISSION INSPECTION
12/03/2004 GLENDALE, AZ 104,772 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:187M004338011)
12/03/2004 GLENDALE, AZ Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/03/2004 GLENDALE, AZ Motor Vehicle Dept. REBUILT/REBUILDABLE
12/03/2004 GLENDALE, AZ 105,000 Independent Emission Source FAILED EMISSION INSPECTION
01/08/2005 CA 107,331 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
01/19/2005 LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
01/19/2005 CA 107,782 State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
01/29/2005 LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE
10/20/2005 CA 130,073 State Agency PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
11/07/2005 CA 131,285 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
11/17/2005 ALHAMBRA, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
11/27/2005 ALHAMBRA, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE
07/19/2006 ROSEMEAD, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
07/29/2006 ROSEMEAD, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE
09/12/2006 CA 133,189 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
09/15/2006 FAIRFIELD, CA Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE SALVAGE

ZexRex2

oh yea and dont buy a salvage title car that hasnt been re titled as salvage rebuildable, b/c you have to get a gay *** "salvage title inspection". every part you replace has to be verified that its not stolen if its worth over $500 or is the engine trans, or frame, the law varies state to state.

heres the one for wi: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepa...vage-title.htm