How do i buy a "totaled" car from a salvage yard

[I Like Waffle]

I seen a nice *** 2002 mustang at a salvage yard a few days ago, and ive been wanting to buy it. The car was totaled out with some bad rear quarter/bumper damage but still looked good. Im assuming it was totaled out because the airbags deployed (i hear if that happens it has to be totaled?) But has anyone ever bought something that was in a similar predicament to this? Im gonna go sometime and offer the guy 500 bucks for it and see what he thinks. Its the v6 one so i hear theyre not worth parting out either, like the v8 ones.

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[scarolinablazin 10+ year member]

v6 or v8 theres no way in hell you'll get it for $500. they'll make probably 2-3 grand or more parting it out.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

umm.... usually when you buy things you give the seller money and he gives you the product.

 

[jlaudioman18 10+ year member]

wel around here you can buy an 02 mustang v6 for about $4500 in good condition...id say you might have to do $800

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

I agree my friend bought a turbo 3.0 VW engine from salvage and we had to remove it and all, and that was about 900 dollars.

 

[atoz350 10+ year member]

They'll probably make $1000 just on the engine and headlights. Even $800 won't be enough.

 

[Rookie_80 10+ year member]

im sur ethey got it for 500-700 from the guy who recked it.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Well the car was an insurance vehicle that got totaled out, thats why i was wondering. Ill make an offer and let you guys know how it works for me

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

make sure the frame isn't fucked up because right now it has a salvage title and will remain so until you can prove it has been repaired properly

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

make sure the frame isn't fucked up because right now it has a salvage title and will remain so until you can prove it has been repaired properly

Wont it always have a salvaged title? At the very least it will have some kind of flaw on the title I believe.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

North Carolina has some very sticky title laws.

There's a reason I'm steering clear of anything with a questionable title...not to mention, you know nothing of its history before it got wrecked.

I'd pass. Too many what-ifs for anything but a parts car.

 

[97accordalpine 10+ year member]

Id suggest staying away from it. I have an R title accord and it didnt seem hit to bad but you can tell that things just aren't right. At one time I thought "oh wow that would be easy to fix". Ha never turns out that way.

Just my opinion.