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This is crazy my car was hit head on, our airbags saved our lives, now the auto insurance of the other party wont pay full amount on 2006 vibe , because there is a salvage title on my car. My car has that title not from a accident because it was a stolen car that we bought at auction .
The Insurance company put’s the salvage title on anything. Now what are we going to do sue them, How do you fight this crazy salvage rule its not our problem its their rule . It was also the other persons fault and it ruin our vacation with body pains it was all messed up.

OK, I asked another question yesterday about "unknowingly being sold a car with a salvage title" — http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061128073937AAwWAu9 — which the dealership is supposedly still uncertain of.

Well, the saga continues. Now they claim they should get the title today, they’re just waiting for the auction people to send it. I’ve been told that the auction part is normal, though them not knowing any details about their purchase seems odd, to say the least.

They’re claiming they’re in the same position I’m in! Isn’t it their responsibility to know? Plus when I asked they insisted it hadn’t been in a wreck, and they went further to give me a warranty.

Assuming the car has only been in a wreck (that resulted in a settlement for k in 12/2005) how does that effect the so-called "bumper-to-bumper" warranty they gave me? Is this alone fraud, even if it doesn’t have a salvage title?

Shouldn’t they reduce the price? Am I stuck?

(I’m in TX.)
I purchased the car 11/22 but didn’t get the insurance stuff until after the Thanksgiving holiday. That’s when my insurance agent discovered the wreck, on 11/27.

I have called the TX Attorney General and the DMV and they’re telling me to submit a complaint. I’m going to call the legal people provided through my job later today, but I was hoping to settle this peacefully.

Initially they seemed to won’t to resolve this, yesterday they implied they were already looking for a new Ion, and insisted they wouldn’t leave me in a wrecked vehicle.

Now it just seems like they’re trying to get out of it and shirk responsibility. But I don’t think ignorance is an adequate defense. At the very least I think the price should be lowered, or I should be released from the contract.

I do know that I would not have bought the car had they told me it was in a k wreck and they acknowledge that that’s likely the case. Still, they insist the wreck doesn’t effect our deal.
I got it from a smaller local dealer called "Auto Max."

My issue with the wreck is that I specifically asked if it had been in a wreck and they said no. I asked two separate salesmen and they both said no.

My insurance agent only found the k claim through one insurance company — he was checking them all for the lowest price. None of the other insurance companies were showing this claim BUT I’m sure the dealership knew what was what.

I can’t accept that the auction didn’t let them know the history of that car — I’m sure the truth of the matter was in the price they paid for it. If they got a severely discounted price on it they had to know why, in my opinion. I doubt they got gypped too.

Though, I did initially give them the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe they really didn’t know, but now I’m thinking the shock was more a reaction to the fact that I found out about it, rather than true ignorance/innocence.

And still, they claim they don’t have the title.

My dad recently bought a salvage car at an auto auction. He fixed it up and set an appointment at the state patrol for vehicle inspection in order to get license plates for the vehicle. I wanted to drive the car before the inspection, so I was wondering if I could get a temporary license or trip permit for my salvage title car until the inspection appointment?

Question by Grocer Jack: Governement Car Auctions? What is a good place to find Governement Car Auctions?
I have a couple family members who have suggested buying Salvage title cars after them doing so already. I don’t really want to take the risk of buying salvage so I was wondering about Government Car Auctions and where would be a good place to start out. Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by BigCreek
I buy at auction most every week,the trick is to get the latest modle vehical you can with the lowest mls you can.And always buy from an insurance rated car auction.Like state farm or farmers,my have to do some body work or repair .but rest asured the vehical was running when it was put in auction,Unless otherwise stated at auction.

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