Go to the state Motor Vehicle office, where you would normally register a vehicle. There may be extra steps to take to get title for a salvaged vehicle.
Don't buy cars without getting a title. EVER. If the car was stolen you may have to return it.
When you bought the salvage, the junk yard should've given you a 'salvage' title. You don't buy cars without getting a title. Talk to your state DMV and hopefully it's not stolen! Good luck.
In Kansas a private sell doesn't have to disclose a Salvage title
That means that at some point the car was wrecked so severely that the cost to repair it exceeded 75% of the value of the car. The car was therefore totaled and sold to a salvage yard. The salvage yard sold the car to someone who repaired it and sold it with the required salvage title. You should have noticed the salvage title when you bought the car.
The cost of a heater motor will depend on the make and model of the vehicle it is for. This is a part that can be bought new or purchased at a salvage yard for considerably less money. The average cost of a new one is around $125. A salvage yard charges $75 and up.
Did you get or see a title when you purchased the car? If the dealer knowingly sold you a salvage vehicle without full disclosure, ask for a refund or threaten legal action. It's illegal not to disclose such info. This is not the case for a private seller.
Not all states require a salvage title. Any recourse would have to be determined by the laws of the state in which you currently reside. If your state does require a salvage title, then the dealer is responsible for making sure you have that information. A lot of dealers buy vehicles from auction houses around the country and they may have gotten a vehicle that they didn't know that information or the state where it was purchased didn't require a salvage title. So you will need to look at your state laws and also the total history of the vehicle to see what laws apply.
DMV...it would be a salvage title which will kill the resell value of the bike....could try and get a lost title instead, some states offer this instead of the salvage title
I would go back to whomever I got the vehicle from and question them to see if you can determine whether or not they knew this. If they will admit that they know about the salvage situation then you will know who to blame and perhaps to whom to take civil action against. If the previous owner didn't have knowledge they may not have any liability. The fact that you now know about the title puts you in a situation where you cannot sell it to someone else without telling the buyer what you know. Speak with an attorney in your area if it decreases the value enough to make a big enough difference.
You go to Massachusetts and make the title Massachusetts Salvage then you register it in as New Jersey Clean TItle with History of Salvage.
In this case the title of the vehicle should be in your name.
It means the car was wrecked, or flooded, so badly that it was sold for salvage. The cost of repair was 80% of the value of the car. The car was then bought by someone and repaired. Thus the salvage title. Run from this vehicle as fast as you can. == At resale time a salvage/reconstructed vehicle will net 60% of the value of a comparable car with a clean title. Cars are totaled when repairs top 75% of its real market value. An older salvage car can be a fine purchase since they are worth less and it doesn't take much to total them (even a little side swipe will total an otherwise fine car and it will drive fine). Avoid flood damaged cars as they can have a lifetime of quirky electrical problems. Don't believe the scaredy cats that say RUN from a salvage car--if the salvage/reconstructed car is in good condition and passes a pre-purchase inspection it can be a great deal.
Bought a used vehicle but discovered that it is not in good condition, what should i do?