Salvage title cars and clean title cars: What’s the difference?
- While clean title cars come without any major damage to the body/engine, the salvaged ones have undergone flood, collision, fire and other major damages.
- Cars with a clean title have a high resale value compared to salvaged cars having no resale value at all.
- While vehicles with clean title require minor repairs, salvage title vehicles are claimed as total loss by insurance companies.
A vehicle given a clean title in one state may get a salvage title in another state. So, you need to be aware of the legal guidelines in your state before attending clean title car auctions. For online auctions, you can check out the history report of cars through their vehicle identification number prior to placing a bid.
What are the ways to determine if a title is clean or not?
- Check out the vehicle history report: A vehicle history report gives a detailed report of a particular vehicle in its earlier life. So, with these accurate reports, you get to know if a car has undergone major damages or accidents. CarFax is the most renowned source to get these reports. However a vehicle identification number is required to avail such reports.
- Have a professional inspection done: Even if a car presented in auction is given a clean title, you can ask a professional with adequate knowledge on cars or a mechanic to check out the present condition of the car to ensure that the title given is true. A professional inspection prior to placing bids on clean title cars in auctions is always recommended to avoid all negative consequences.
- Check out the local salvage title laws: Vehicle title laws for different states vary. So, you need to check out the legal guidelines for salvage titles in the area of the auction before participating in bidding.
Buying a car with a clean title always make happy owners as these cars require minimum repairs to be reused as a new one and offers more satisfaction than the salvaged title vehicles. Moreover, you can now own a clean title vehicle through online auctions that come with free registration and a minimum security deposit amount.