<VV> Stolen cars, was: Registering

[George Jones]

CarFax isn't all it's advertised to be either.

On 2/15/07, Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I'm with you, Harry. Salvage does not mean a destroyed car put back on
> the road as a waiting to happen death trap. It does mean something has
> happened to it along the way and the next owner should be aware of its
> past. This is why people are always reminded to  get a prospective used
> car checked out by a third party. Just in case there was an unsafe
> repair. Not all major repairs are tracked by VIN and show up in Carfax,
> etc.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> Harry Yarnell wrote:
>
> > I hope this law doesn't come to pass. At least as I understand it.
> > I have saved many a car that had the title trail/search come up empty.
> > Nice cars that were to be scraped without a title. Getting a salvage
> > title made the car legit again, and it could be legally put back on
> > the road.
> > Case in point:
> > I was offered a '94 Northstar Seville from my local salvage yard for
> > $500. It was a nice car. Too good to scrap or part out. No keys; no
> > title. Bought legally at auction for parts (because of the 'no
> > title'). Well, attempts on my part to trace the vehicle thru the
> > Maryland DMV, and the national data centers, including the VDP
> > (vehicle donation program, from wence the car came), was futile. In
> > this day of restricted personal information, nobody was able
> > (willing?) to provide a 'last known owner'.
> > Salvage title was applied for, and obtained. An interesting part of
> > the salvage titling is the car has to be rollbacked to a State police
> > inspection station where it's checked for proper vin's and any stolen
> > reports. They sign off on the vehicle and you now have legal ownership.
> >
> > harry yarnell
> > perryman garage and orphanage
> > hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
> > To: <MACMGEO at aol.com>
> > Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:20 PM
> > Subject: <VV> Stolen cars, was: Registering
> >
> >
> >> On that note, I too had a vehicle stolen once. Unfortunately, like the
> >> Corvair, it didn't have the now-universal 17 digit VIN, so it's
> >> untracable thru services like Carfax. A search for any stolen car is
> >> hampered by the conglomeration of 50 state title laws, which also,
> among
> >> other things, allow salvage vehicle titles to be washed. I see that one
> >> of the things on the new Congress's adgenda is to get a uniform titling
> >> law thru. Maybe once that's done, the stolen and salvage vehicle market
> >> will start drying up.
> >>
> >> -Mark
> >>
> >> MACMGEO at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Adding to airvairs remarks my friend and I about 6 years ago had 2
> >>> greenbriers and an auto 65 cpe stolen within 8 months in front of
> >>> our houses.  All 3
> >>> were licensed.  Never showed up.  George, 3  licensed ,vairs
> >>
> >>
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George Jones
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