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Originally Posted by sleepersatty99
if you where to get a car from these guys wouldn't you have an issue with the title? (i.e salvage title)
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yup. I buy through Copart all of the time. I have access to a legit dealers license though that I buy through, so I can bid on pretty much anything I want, in any auction I want. There are additional fee's per auction as well.
With a salvage title car, you will need to fix it, then bring it to a specified inspection station where it is looked over, then, if it's OK, it's given a rebuilt title. paperwork gets sent to harrisburgh, etc, etc. It's like a 3 month process just to be able to get it registered to drive... not including the time it will take you to fix it.
I bought a few cars through there last week... I paid $350 for a running and driving, clean title 1998 mitsubishi galant with minor body damage. after fee's, it came to $490 out the gate (online bid fee, gate fee, blah blah fee, etc). I bought another 96 galant for $225, after fee's it ended up being about $365 out the gate.
You also need to show up with a truck and trailer, to transport the cars.
the $600 buy-in is worth it, if you do a lot of parting out. But for one car, it's simply not worth it.
And when you bid, you have 3 days to pay for the car, before they charge you a $50 fine for late payment, then an additional $30/day for 5 days, then the car is relisted in auction, and you are charged a $400 non-payment penalty.