Date:         Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:27:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: salvage titles  (was:  re: .....
In-Reply-To:  <191.487665f5.30698eb5@aol.com>
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I bought an 86 Vanagon GL at a insurance auction
last year. It has a salvage title. The only thing
wrong was a crumpled rear bumper- the body is
perfect.

It has 106,000 miles and the heads and water pump
done recently.

The interior is mint and the body rust and dent
-free. it's an auctomatic, plenty of power , I
drove it 280 miles runs perfect.

Theft cars are often this way- they get a few
dings, stereo ripped out, ignition and doors
locks punched, etc.

If it's an expensive Vanagon you are buying Chis
is right, the rebuilt sticker doesn't mean the
car's  lemon.

Does it have repair records?  Before I sell these
I take before and after pictures.

This syncro for sale with a rebuilt sticker just
means it was sold in Washington at an insurance
auction with a bill of sale. The car had to pass
a $50.00 State Patrol VIN inspection and then be
licenced . The State Patrol will discover if this
car has had VIN or ODO tampering, etc after the
inspection.

If it had any major body repairs ( I bought a
Westfalia and spent $1,000 to have body and paint
repairs made) then the seller should make this
known to the buyer.

Being honest about all known problems and repairs
makes you a better seller.
Steve fixes them up to sell like I do, like many
of us do,  and we have too much visibilty to get
away with scamming anyone.

We ourselves can spot a scam pretty easy .

I am selling my salvage title Vanagon to a buyer
who believes me -  I try to find an honest buyer
also.

It's no fun to put a lot of hard work into a sale
just to have the buyer treat you like a car lot
con.

We are not "curbstoners"!

Robert

1982 Westfalia

--- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 9/26/05 1:03:38 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time, syncro@GMAIL.COM
> writes:
>
>
> > You are a scary one, Mr. Grinch. I wouldn't
> want to buy vehicle where
> > the title had been made "cleaned again". If
> every did that, how would
> > you distinguish from the charity sale types
> vs. salvage title ones
> > from flood ravaged areas or cut & pasted
> wrecks? I don't mind buying
> > salvage title vehicles for myself. However,
> the idea of altering the
> > title to make it more palatable to others,
> gives me a tummy ache.
> >
> >
>
> ben, i really hope you aren to implying that i
> have ever done that, because i
> havent.   i was just stating there are ways to
> clean a title.   in most
> states, a salvage title doesnt even list WHY
> the vehicle was branded salvage
> anyway.   in situation like that a clean or
> salvage title wont do anything if you
> arent savvy enough to inspect the vehicle for
> any past damage.  i have seen
> clean titled late model vehicles that were
> totally repainted, had evidence of
> major collision damage, yet their titles are
> 100% clean, and so is the carfax. .
> you just have to inspect them thoroughly and
> know what to look for.   a title
> doesnt give a complete history..nor does
> carfax..
>




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