Is this truck a good buy?

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InVOLuntary said:
Also, on a side note, I would never purchase a car out of Kentucky.
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I was shocked at some of the stuff that went on up there. It sounds like it's gotten cleaned up a little but it's sure as hell not a place I'm looking for my next deal.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I can understand someone without the not having the personal knowledge or expertise to feel confident in purchasing a car with a salvaged title. I do take issue with someone that insinuates that I'm a "cheapskate" and they care more about their family than I. I would feel like someone would be less accusatory when it's obviously they no nothing about the subject other than media propaganda.

My family has been in the car business for over 80 years, since the 30's. I have seen cars that needed a bumper and fender replaced that had a salvaged title and I've seen vehicles that had the total crapped knocked out of them that had a clean title. A salvage title doesn't mean the car was creamed beyond repair. I usually purchase the cars I buy before they are repaired and that way I know what goes into them. For instance I recently needed a truck. Not a daily driver but just for the times where I needed a truck. I bought a 2004 Ford F150 Supercab, 4X4, pretty loaded up. It was a total with a salvage title. It had 110,000. On the surface it looked like it was killed being hit it the rear from the side. I had to purchase a bed, rear end, drive shaft, bumper, and exhaust. It was literally all bolt on stuff. I had the bed painted and as a project my son and I put it back together over the weekend. I have a total of $6,000 in the truck. Blue book says if I'd bought the same truck used it would have cost me average of $13,000.

What many don't realize that a salvage title has to be presented to the state for approval and issuance of a new title. You have to submit the receipts of all the parts along with before and after pictures. While this doesn't guarantee the vehicle was fixed properly, if you have access to the before pictures, you can make a reasonable judgment as to how bad the vehicle was wrecked and whether it should have been repaired to begin with.

I realize this isn't for everyone but for many it's a great opportunity to get a great car at a great price. Again my problem was with the poster that insinuated that I was putting my family at risk when it's obvious he knows little about what he's talking about.
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I completely agree that if someone knows what they are doing and does it correctly there is nothing wrong with a salvaged title car. The problem is the people who are doing incorrectly and just for a profit give salvage title cars a bad name. It's a stigma that is hard for some people to get passed.
 
#53
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InVOLuntary said:
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Also, on a side note, I would never purchase a car out of Kentucky.
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What is it about Kentucky? I have been using Cargurus.com to look around lately and when I set my search distance to 100 or 150 miles, all of these really great looking prices pop up in KY. Some in Georgia too, much better than what I see locally in Knox.
 
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f77f00 said:
What is it about Kentucky? I have been using Carguru.com to look around lately and when I set my search distance to 100 or 150 miles, all of these really great looking prices pop up in KY. Some in Georgia too, much better than what I see locally in Knox.
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They have very lax laws or reconstructed vehicles. One example is most all other states will not title a vehicle with the designation of "Parts Only" certificate and KY will. Rebuilders come down here and to other states to buy our parts only cars and then rebuild them and title them.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
They have very lax laws or reconstructed vehicles. One example is most all other states will not title a vehicle with the designation of "Parts Only" certificate and KY will. Rebuilders come down here and to other states to buy our parts only cars and then rebuild them and title them.
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Bingo.

Larger new/retail dealers and things like that probably wouldn't be an issue. But the small lots and repair shops selling used vehicles in SE Kentucky (mine were always 606 area code) would have me very wary.
 
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WallyBalls said:
Bingo.

Larger new/retail dealers and things like that probably wouldn't be an issue. But the small lots and repair shops selling used vehicles in SE Kentucky (mine were always 606 area code) would have me very wary.
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Somerset KY (area code 606) is where I saw the best "deals"...

Sounds like the wild west of car flipping up there.
 
#57
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InVOLuntary said:
They have very lax laws or reconstructed vehicles. One example is most all other states will not title a vehicle with the designation of "Parts Only" certificate and KY will. Rebuilders come down here and to other states to buy our parts only cars and then rebuild them and title them.
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Interesting, thanks. I didn't realize "parts only" was was a real kind of title.
 
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f77f00 said:
Somerset KY (area code 606) is where I saw the best "deals"...

Sounds like the wild west of car flipping up there.
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I hate to paint with a broad brush because there's probably some honest dealers up there, but it's just not a pond I would swim in if I had a choice.

I'm going through the same thing. I'm looking for a very specific model of Ridgeline and it's a pain to find. The farther I expand my search the more questions that come up.
 
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WallyBalls said:
I hate to paint with a broad brush because there's probably some honest dealers up there, but it's just not a pond I would swim in if I had a choice.

I'm going through the same thing. I'm looking for a very specific model of Ridgeline and it's a pain to find. The farther I expand my search the more questions that come up.
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I am having trouble finding a frontier right now as well. They are so overpriced right now in the Knoxville area. When you expand the search, the prices are much lower. Thanks for the info guys on ky. Will save me a trip because I have found two up there that were reasonably priced.
 
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Thanks for the advice everyone. Bought it at $9,500. Got a 3.25% interest rate through ORNL. Pretty excited about it.
 
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TennVOLS93 said:
I am having trouble finding a frontier right now as well. They are so overpriced right now in the Knoxville area. When you expand the search, the prices are much lower. Thanks for the info guys on ky. Will save me a trip because I have found two up there that were reasonably priced.
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Have you checked out P.A.L.S? Personal Auto Locator Service. Its worth a try I would think.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Have you checked out P.A.L.S? Personal Auto Locator Service. Its worth a try I would think.
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I did. I have them looking now. They charge a flat fee of $2,000. But if they can find what I want with their fee in my budget, it will be worth it. Im sick of dealing with dealers. This winter weather and income tax season has made it hell to find one. They wont budge off their ridiculous markups because some idiot will use their tax check and pay sticker price. They have already sent me a few that have sparked my interest
 
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TennVOLS93 said:
I did. I have them looking now. They charge a flat fee of $2,000. But if they can find what I want with their fee in my budget, it will be worth it. Im sick of dealing with dealers. This winter weather and income tax season has made it hell to find one. They wont budge off their ridiculous markups because some idiot will use their tax check and pay sticker price. They have already sent me a few that have sparked my interest
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Wait. They charge $2000 to just find the car for you?!


Damn, I'm in the wrong part of the car business.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
Wait. They charge $2000 to just find the car for you?!


Damn, I'm in the wrong part of the car business.
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I've been practicing the buy high, sell low method for years.

Hurts but there've been some sweet rides along the way.
 
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#75
I'll be in the car market by year's end. I'm on my second cadillac now but thinking about going back to Jeep of which I've owned three. We lost two Nashville area jeep dealers during the dip and the ones that are left seem pretty bound to MSRP especially on popular models. The Jeep store in Columbia seems to be more aligned to below invoice pricing that's in line with national prices seen online.
 
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