Guys,
My brother in law got rear ended last weekend and I want to keep the car from insurance and fix it. From what I can see the chassis is not damaged and the adjuster confirmed it so all the bumper is gone but trunk keep opening fine and also tail lights are fine (thanks god it was an old civic that hit the car)
So I think is an easy fix but I never done it before( I mean to put a branded car back on the road) is it hard to do?
Please help me decide on this one, I am very handy, I had been seapping engine for my cars and electrical harness so I think I can do this.
Car has only 174k km and very good shape interior
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In my opinion the car will never likely resell now today for it's previous marketed value..before the accident. Any damaged auto becomes subjective to reduced value...inspite of how well up-kept and clean...Today, most will ask for the "CarFax" that will reveal history.
Last edited by Eaglesail; 09-21-2017 at 03:26 PM.
The general consensus is that a vehicle with a rebuilt or salvage title loses 50% of its value instantly. And many insurance companies will not provide full coverage either.
sometimes if the vehicle is 10 years or older at the time of "loss" the company will not issue salvage or rebuilt title. They will issue a normal title.
waitaminnit... the OP says he's not going to file a claim. Although the insurance company has been spoken to, it's unclear whether or not was his car or belongs to his bro-in-law. If the latter, insurance has only been informally contacted and thus I think (and could be wrong) that there will be no "salvage" stamp on the title. Only if a claim is paid, and the car rebuilt after, will title be blemished. Similarly, I don't think it will show up on Carfax, though I'm not certain of their rules (how would CF know?)
Someone here with a higher understanding of insurance IN THAT STATE is free to contradict me.
Charlie
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