JDM_JOE

I had a minor accident last year and because of the cost to replace the after market parts and paint it ended up salvaging out the car. I bought it back and never sent in the title because I didn't want to spend the extra money since I was going to keep the car anyways. Well I have been having financial issues and so I put it in my Fiancées name. I got the title and it doesn't state anything about it being salvaged on the new title so I was wondering is there a chance that the insurance did not report it being salvaged to the DMV? If someone can show me an example of what a Salvaged Title looks like in California.

I don't plan on selling the car but just knowing the title is not salvaged I would be happy as hell.

cantsleep

when you buy back from the insurance company thats when they issue salvage title on your car..... cuz insurance has to submit all papers to DMV when the car is totalled but they wanted to keep the car

raychongchen

just carfax the car and you'll be able to tell

dantediss

carfax is bs... half the crap on a car doesnt show up even if it was reported.... its just a quick go to tool to help buyers but by no means should it be the final word

jemje2006

MasterForce

i think we already decided in another thread that carfax is overrated....

JDM_JOE

Ok well since I need to pay registration tomorrow Ill just ask the DMV.

Seattle2k

^^^ True. I bought a car once, and the owner disclosed the fact that once he hit a deer, and another time vandals broke a window. He reported both to his insurance company. Neither incident appeared on the Carfax report.

A salvage title, on the other hand, I would expect to show up.

Arcoril

Autocheck will buy the car from you if it turns out to be salvaged and that was not noted on the report. I seem to recall Carfax offering to do the same.

deathsled

Your insurance will have reported the total loss claim to the DMV or proper authorities. Once you sell the car and a new title is issued to the new owner it will be branded with a total loss claim on it.