ok theres this car. crashed. issued salvage. then a week or two later. it issud junk title! thats what it says on carfax ... car only has 44K original miles. its a 99EX. whats the junk title mean??

 

does it mean they crashed again? cuz i seeen a car has 3 salvage titles... i dont get it :[ ill show someone the report....

 

i wish i could help ya about the titles..

but unless its dirt cheap why would u even want that car?

 

they consider it junk, if there's too much they gotta do to rebuild it and make it safe..depending one where the car got hit..but from what i heard, junk car, is what they title it before it goes up for auction and then rebuilded..but i don't know

 

I believe thats the title when it goes to the salvage yard or they claim the car unsafe/undriveable.

 

Junk title means that the car cannot be legally driven on the streets--it can only be purchased to have working parts parted out of the car.

You don't want to buy a salvage title car unless it was a theft recov, and it better be for a good price. When a car is salvaged, it usually has frame damage, and trust me, it will NOT drive the same as it was before the accident.

 

I had a NY State salvage title on my car, but that cleared and I drive it daily. But the guy above sounds like he knows what hes talking about. I would go with that.

 

are you sure in CA. we cant drive junk title cars!!???b its registered and everything!

 

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Are you sure it wasn't a junk title that was reissued after a rebuild? You can have a salvage or junk title on a non drivable car, then get it reissued once the rebuild is done and approved as safe. It still has to be revealed when selling that it was originally a salvage/junk title, so maybe that's what you are looking at?

John

 

09/14/1999 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
North Hollywood, CA SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
10/04/1999 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
North Hollywood, CA JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
10/29/1999 3,978 California
Inspection Station
Los Angeles, CA Passed emissions inspection
04/20/2000 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Maywood, CA JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED

 

got hit from front. put a new rad support...

 

i work a a auto ac=uction a junk title is basicaly givin to any thing that they eather cant get to start(could be a lazy worker that dont jump it off) might have frame damage(and most of the time its not sevear enuf to wory abbout EXP. you wreck a car and have a new core support pou in or have a 1/4 pannle replaced) that is consiterd frame damage he we give jjunk tittles to cars that ppl weld mufler hangers to the fraim or it could be small like odomiter is in op if you decide to buy the car you can wash tyhe title its no illegle but it is frount appon all you have to do is register the car in anopther state for a year than have it registerd back in you state than the title is clean agan if you have any other questions him me up

 

cool! thanks but is it the same in cali? cuz cali is strict!

 

not sure sorry man im in texas

 

if the car been salvage like 3 time or more. this char have been in some major accidents