Hey guys. A few months ago, I purchased an 00 S2K with 40k and a clear title for a hair over $20k. Upon registering the vehicle, the title came back as being salvage even though the previous owner claimed it was accident free with a clear title. what is my car worth with a salvage title? I need to get an idea before I sue this guy. Thanks again.

 

tried http://www.kbb.com ? or http://www.edmunds.com ? Salvage titled cars are hard to get insurance. You should've checked the titled of the car before you bought the car but we all make mistakes, just don't make the same one again.

As far as disclosing information, if you got in writing that the seller said it had a clear title, then you have a case, otherwise it's he said/she said and you have no case.

 

I would check out your states lemon law. If the seller insisted it was a clean title and you have some strong evidence, get a lawyer. or you could ask them for some free advance. It depends what you want to do with the car, cause you already agreed to the price, I dunno if there gonna pay you for any justification cause it's a salvage title. good luck.

 

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Verbal contracts do hold up in court. It's pretty obvious you weren't intending on buying a car with a salvage title for what you could get a similar car <u>without</u> a salvage title. However- did you run a carfax on the vin number? Court might feel you were negligent in that aspect - but you were going on good faith of the seller not to misrepresent the car......

This one could go either way. Personally, if the seller LIED to you, and wouldn't do anything for or won't give you your money back - I'd put a brick through the window of his house.

 

I thought about just whippin his *** if all else failed, and that would be good fun if nothing else!

 

Have you contacted the guy, dont.. have your lawyer call him and say there is a little paper work that needs to be taken care of. make him sign his life away..

 

did you get it from a dealer.if so that is a big no no. even from a individual it is. selling a car like it is something it isn't a dealer can get in big trouble. i think here in texas a dealer has to say that it is a salvaged title befor selling it. but if it is a individual it will be a little more diffacult but i am sure that you can make something happen with a lawyer. remmeber this salvaged title cars don't sell for what clean title cars do. here in tx salvaged s2 sell for around 13-15 thousand one with 40 thousand miles and a clean title sell for 19-22. if you keep the car you wont be able to sell it for anything close to what you got it for. unless you try and sell it like the guy sold it to you. and most bank won't loan on a car that has a salvaged title. so it would be really hard to sell being that most people don't have the cash to throw down in full for a s2000. i would give the car back to the guy get your money back and beat his a**