ray_289

iTrader: (8)

sorry if this is a stupid question or w.e...but a friend of mine got a bangin price on a 5th gen with a rebuilt title. I know a rebuilt title means the car was once totaled and now someone fixed it and it went from salvage- rebuilt. Now the car had rear end damage that was repaired, and we are going to do a good check out on the car to make sure it was fixed properly and what not.

My question is, is there any way to get a rebuilt title changed to a clean title?...not sure if that would be legal or not but i am curious to know if there is any chance we could get it changed


thanks for any responses

Greeny

iTrader: (43)

not legally...once a rebuilt, always a rebuilt.

whiteSE

iTrader: (2)

i heard ppl do that...a guy i worked with, bought those kind of cars, fixed them, took them to washington, registered them there and some how he got clean titles.

Matt93SE

iTrader: (44)

It's possible, but not legal.

the title itself doesn't matter anyway. It only affects resale value. If he got the thing cheap enough and he's planning on keeping it a few years, then resale value doesn't matter. it'll only be worth a couple thousand bucks in 5 years no matter what kind of title it was.

Now.. if you were talking about an '07 with a rebuilt title from a fender-bender, that's different. but a 5th gen doesn't have a whole lot of value anyway so there's no point in washing it just to have a clean title.

tejstar01

That's why you should always have a used car checked for damage before you buy, any reputable shop will be able to tell what has been fixed.

blackout2

def not legal, but from what i understand the only downside to having this title is you cant trade the car in at the dealership, but even so you would make more money selling it privately, i dont know maybe im wrong