On 9/26/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote: > "Cleaned" is not quite the correct word since the salvage history will > always be there for anyone with the foresight to run a Carfax. > > Additionally, you could be looking at trouble (law suit) if the buyer ended > up registering the vehicle back in the state where it was originally > salvaged. That type of info is kept in the system for at least 5 years here > in Kah-lee-forn-ee-ah. > > Cheers, > > Jeff Jeff, I dumped an old 911 Targa as parts last year. When he tried to re-register it in RK (rebpublik of kalifornia), the salvage title from 1993 was still in the system. Oh well, at least he knew that was the case from what I told him.. A pal of mine who works at DMV says they stopped the practice of dumping records now that digital storage is so affordable. BenT |
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