yes. As a private seller your only obligation is to ensure the car is safe and has no active srs light. It's the states obligation to ensure that the title is current and parallels their regulations
Well, if you knowingly traded in a salvage/rebuilt car with a wrong/clean title he has the right to sue you for the extra money he gave you for your trade in since a salvage car is worth roughly 40% less than a comparable clean titled car. Did you sign over a salvage title when you traded the car in? If so, he has no legal recourse since the salvage title is clearly marked and it's his problem.
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.
Depending on the state the answer is no. If you are in CA, AZ, CO, NY I know you must disclose that the vehicle has a salvage title. As a private seller you are selling the car as-is but if your car was recently totaled/salvaged but you sold the car with the old clean title, that would be unethical. If I purchased the car from you and later could prove you knew of the salvage title I would certainly sue you and would probably win! What about a if someone sell me a "junk title" car without telling me, and I can show that they knew about it ?
It's not legal, ethical, or possible. A salvage title is a permanent brand. DON'T DO IT!!
I believe that this depends on the state/country in which the car is sold. Evidently in Kansas it is legal, as I was the customer that purchased one. The dealer did point out that the car had a new engine installed, but did not mention the salvage title until after the money had changed hands and the new paper work was finished. As far as the legalities, you should check the motor vehicle department, the county attorney, or your own attorney in your geographical location for local laws. I would consider the sale as very unethical, even if it is legal, and would never go back to this dealer again. In many states dealers must disclose salvage vehicles. Did you run a Carfax? Call your state attorney general's office and find out what your legal options are since a salvage car is worth 40% less than a comparable clean titled car. If you had the car inspected (I hope you did) and it passed muster you can try and get a partial refund or threaten legal action.
If you purchased the car from a dealer you might have legal recourse. If you purchased the car from a private party, probably none since it is sold as-is, unless something was put in writing. Lesson: Make sure the car you're buying is currently titled to the state you live in and ALWAYS do a Cafax and run the VIN number thru the DMV prior to a car purchase. There are clever ways to hide salvage titles and you might have been a victim of one of them.
Not exactly sure why you would want to, but I'm pretty sure it's legal.
Destruction =You can no longer drive the vehicle on the road and it can't be rebuild. Salvage =You can rebuild the car and is legal to drive on the road depending on the state you live in.
Only if the railroad company allows you to have it, which they typically don't.
You cannot. Once branded salvage or totaled, the title remains as such. There are illegal ways to convert a branded title (called title washing) but no legal way. Sorry! It depends on what you are really asking with your question. It is true that once the brand is on the vehicle that it was salvaged it will remain on the vehicle forever. But if you mean converting from a salvage title to a salvage rebuilt title which looks like a "clean title" but still has the brand on it that is different. If you live in Texas you will need a rebuilt affidavit completed by the owner and the person who made the repairs, you will need the title completed by the new owner and the salvage dealer or insurance company that sold them the vehicle, you will also need the form 130u which is on the txdot website completed by the dealer or insurance company and the new owner, and the new owners insurance. Please call me if you need help 2815363857 or email me at tishafranks@AOL.com
Yes, if you have purchased it from a legal source, such as iTunes.
Of course. But you must clearly disclose the title status to the buyer.