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Old 06-10-09, 11:43 AM
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Default Car totaled, purchased back from Insurance, now what?

So my sister's Integra was rear ended a month ago. The other guy's insurance company checked out the car and totaled it. I chose to buy it back. Now I have some questions.

1. What would happen to the title? Would DMV send me a salvage title?

2. If I sell the car, and the new owner fixed the damage and registered the car, will they receive a salvage title?

3. What do I do with the registration if I decide to part out the car?

Thanks in advance for your advice and info.
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Old 06-10-09, 12:56 PM
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one thing i am pretty sure is the salvage title will stay with the car forever no matter how it's "fixed"
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Old 06-10-09, 02:10 PM
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I just bought back a car from my ins company recently.

The DMV will send you a letter detailing how to get it back on the road if u choose to do it. They will request that u send in the 'Clean' title, in return for a 'salvaged' one.

Do not try to sell the car fixed or not with that original 'clean' title. Theres a lot of charges that can b thrown at u for doing so.
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