quote:Originally posted by cat7195:
They're claiming a clear title. When the insurance comnpany totaled it out, it should have been issued a salvage title.
Some of these posts are missing the obvious:
Larry Finch (who posted several times on this thread) was the guy who listed the photos on eBay (as he did last time this car was auctioned) as a public service to future potential owners of 7001—which I think was a great thing to do—Thanks Larry!
The other issue here is not JUST the accident damage, which can be repaired by people with the right skills and equipment, but rather the extensive rust damage that was discovered by the former owner after the accident. He had been sold a "restored" car that was essentially a "tarted-up rust bucket" and that means there was probably structural issues beyond the accident damage. I agree, it could all be fixed, but not properly based on what was paid for the wreck, what has been added since and the price it's going for now.
The other point about "clear title" is that since this car was wrecked in Canada, the title does NOT carry that information across the border and that is why it can be sold in the US as "clear". If anyone tried to re-register it in Canada, the wrecked status would show up immediately. Too bad that the governments put so much effort into making sure that speeding ticket information is carried across the border, but important things like this are not.