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4 Reasons to Buy a Salvage Car from RideSafely

Have you ever considered buying a salvage car? Many people searching the market for an affordable car aren’t aware of all the available options. One of the lesser-known options is to purchase a salvage car: a car that has a salvage title.

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Here are some of the best reasons to consider this often-overlooked options for salvage cars:

1. Salvage Car Price

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Buying a salvage car can be a great way to acquire a working vehicle for a fraction of the cost of most used cars. Also, salvage cars that have not been repaired yet can make a great investment for resellers or a project car for hobbyists looking to add to their car collection. Whether or not your salvage car is in still-damaged or fully-repaired condition, it will always cost far less than any comparable version of the exact same vehicle.

Thus, salvage cars make great purchases for anyone who is looking for extra transportation options or is simply looking for a great deal.

2. A Salvage Car Title Isnt Always Bad

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A car becomes designated as “salvage car” when the insurer of the vehicle determines that the cost of repair is greater than a significant the market value of the car. Typically, some sort of damage will occur, the car owner will file a claim, and the insurance company will take possession of the car when their repair estimate exceeds their threshold. This threshold varies by state and country, but it can run anywhere from 70% to 100% of the car’s market value. The insurance company will sell their vehicle to a salvage lot or auto auction at severely reduced prices.

From here the car becomes salvage. Because the determining factor for a salvage car was portion of value instead of a set repair cost or damage assessment, there are a huge variety of reasons that a car will become salvaged. Many times, salvage cars will only have superficial or easily-repaired problems that the insurance company simply didn’t want to deal with.

For instance, a low-cost vehicle such as a 1996 Ford Escort would only have to have a thousand or so dollars of necessary repairs for an insurer to declare the car totaled and become a salvage car. Likewise, an expensive car such as a Salvage BMW M3 could have cosmetic body damage that would normally cost an exorbitant amount to repair if official BMW parts were used.

The car would be declared totaled, yet someone could repair it using aftermarket parts or salvage yard parts for much less than the insurer’s official estimate. In both of these examples, a simple bureaucratic decision results in a good deal for the buyer.

According to some states, cars don’t even have to incur damage to be salvaged. A vehicle could be stolen and replaced by an insurer after thirty days, but then later recovered and declared totaled because it was already accounted for, even if there is absolutely no damage to speak of.

3. Salvage Cars Undergo Mandatory Inspections

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When a salvage car has been finished with repairs it must be inspected by a certified mechanic or public official before it can be allowed back on the road. Some states even require a police officer to carry out the inspection. This scrutiny means that the salvage vehicle must be safe enough and reliably operable before it can be operated. Salvage cars are thus always officially approved in order to ensure public safety. Buyers can confidently know that the vehicle they have purchased or repaired is safe because of the stringent requirements in order to get the vehicle back up to standards.

4. Online Salvage Cars Websites Can Cut Out the Middle Man

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Local used car lots are usually the first place people look when purchasing an affordable car. Many of these cars have been bought from the exact same insurance or salvage auctions and marked up to non-salvage prices. By going through a site like RideSafely.com, you know you are getting the absolute best price without having to pay extra for the vehicle to change hands. Many of our car auctions are directly from insurers. We also offer competitive pricing that will match any comparable listing and beat that price by 10%.

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