07-31-2014, 06:40 AM
Jimmy, I have not heard that so I really don't know. I know that some of the coaches that Newell has told me were totaled are still on the road (some with and some without a Salvage title). Although it is getting harder to do, scammers have always tried to find ways to get Salvage titles removed, sometimes by reregistering them in state after state trying to lose that deal breaking title.
What I find interesting is how often major damage can occur without a blemished title showing it. Some times the records of places like AutoCheck or CarFax will pick up the damage but not always. Typically if they are sold at auction and announced as salvage, that will get picked up by the vehicle rating services. In cases where private sales are involved and it wasn't a traffic accident where the Police were contacted, I am not sure Newell would even know if it wasn't brought back to them and they detected the damage. Typically a salvage title gets issued when the insurance company deems it too expensive to fix from their standpoint.
Here is an brief article on Flood Damage from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information Service.
What I find interesting is how often major damage can occur without a blemished title showing it. Some times the records of places like AutoCheck or CarFax will pick up the damage but not always. Typically if they are sold at auction and announced as salvage, that will get picked up by the vehicle rating services. In cases where private sales are involved and it wasn't a traffic accident where the Police were contacted, I am not sure Newell would even know if it wasn't brought back to them and they detected the damage. Typically a salvage title gets issued when the insurance company deems it too expensive to fix from their standpoint.
Here is an brief article on Flood Damage from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information Service.