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**John Fabris** · 01-30-2010, 08:59 PM

so the fact that I brought a truck form a junkyard, rebuilt it, had it inspected, retitled with a salvage title, appraised at $36000.00 and had no problems getting full coverage and I live in California does not mean anything???

Salvage titles really only affect newer cars prices. With older cars, it is more common to see salvage titles and because those cars have been completely rebuild, it really does not affect the price.

As for removing a salvage title, the only way I know that you can get around it is to last reg expire with no non-opt and wait 7-10 years for that vehicle fall off DMV record, and then you will have to go through all of the CA (lights, weight, brake) inspection and the DMV will issue a new clean title... Each state is different, you need to check with your own DMV. You are in CA, listen to the CA guys....

The truck you are looking at, the fact that is already has a salvage title means it has already been inspected and is road legal......

01-30-2010, 08:59 PM	#20
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Re: Salvage Title so the fact that I brought a truck form a junkyard, rebuilt it, had it inspected, retitled with a salvage title, appraised at $36000.00 and had no problems getting full coverage and I live in California does not mean anything??? Salvage titles really only affect newer cars prices. With older cars, it is more common to see salvage titles and because those cars have been completely rebuild, it really does not affect the price. As for removing a salvage title, the only way I know that you can get around it is to last reg expire with no non-opt and wait 7-10 years for that vehicle fall off DMV record, and then you will have to go through all of the CA (lights, weight, brake) inspection and the DMV will issue a new clean title... Each state is different, you need to check with your own DMV. You are in CA, listen to the CA guys.... The truck you are looking at, the fact that is already has a salvage title means it has already been inspected and is road legal...... __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB Last edited by John Fabris; 01-30-2010 at 09:01 PM.