> On the totalling a vehicle out and salvage title, I just totalled
> a bike and my bro did a few years ago, and both of us bought them
> back from the insurance company by having the buyback value taken
> from the settlement check. In both cases we had the titles and
> they never changed hands. I believe it becomes a salvage title
> when the insurance company sells it to a junkyard. But if you
> buy it right back, there shouldn't be a problem. My bro got
> $1,000 for his bike because of the clean title. Wreck pics can
> be seen at
> http://www.bsu.edu/web/ztburcham/my_brothers_99_900rr.htm and the
> bike was actually totalled out before that. Long explaination I
> guess, but as long as you buy it right back or just keep the
> title in hand, it'll be clean.
That may differ by state.
Eric
-- 1974 Valiant 4-door, 318 1999 Dakota Ext Cab, 2WD
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