The wife and I are looking at purchasing a vehicle that has been been through a salvage process. We went and looked at the vehicle and it looks like it is in good shape, the two side doors and a minor where replaced in the salvage process.
Has anyone in the CP world ever gone down this road? I get nervous when looking to do this but if I get the vehicle inspected ahead of completing the purchase any other things a person needs to worry about?
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Don't do it. As a licensed body tech and appraiser for an insurance company I would advise against a salvage title vehicle. They are usually scabbed together and passed through the inspection process by their buddies.
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I'm not being rude. I genuinely want to know what the rationale.
When I looked at one the intention was to drive it into the ground so the resale value didn't matter much, and the cost of the car was different enough to make it appealing.
Didn't end up doing it though.
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We stumbled on it as a good deal so we thought we would take a look.
It's a Range Rover supercharge hse. 2011 with just under 40,000 Kms. I figured if the engine is still in good shape and it runs well we could get some good years out of it given the low km's but we have never looked at something like this before.
We stumbled on it as a good deal so we thought we would take a look.
It's a Range Rover supercharge hse. 2011 with just under 40,000 Kms. I figured if the engine is still in good shape and it runs well we could get some good years out of it given the low km's but we have never looked at something like this before.
You might want to lookup the reliability of these vehicles. The last 2 years it has improved but the 2011 Era was not that great. It's a salvage too that's just scary.
My experience with them is seeing them broken down on the highway...
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Unfortunately, Range Rovers aren't known for their reliability. It's quite the opposite, actually, as used models are known for "typical British engineering," which means leaks, breakdowns and various other mechanical issues and unusual malfunctions. I've now owned two Range Rovers, a 1995 model and a 2006, and I strongly suggest that you don't approach Range Rover ownership thinking it's going to be easy.
We have one of these for sale at our dealership (I sell cars now). The vehicle is priced well below market value and low km for the age of it (be aware that older vehicles with low km could have spent a great deal of time in a body shop or waiting to be fixed). Anyways, our body shop manager bought the thing at a salvage auction back in the spring when things were slow as a make work project to make some money on. Well we probably could not give the thing away. The vehicle was rebuilt to the original GM specifications and a full warranty can be purchased on it. Really if someone is looking to purchase a vehicle and drive it for the next ten years it is a great buy, if you plan on driving it for a couple of years then getting into something else, yuo may want to look at going another direction.
So if you know anyone looking for a 2012 Buick Enclave with really low km at a great price shoot me a pm.
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Take into consideration a vehicle is a total loss after it reaches 75 to 80% of actual cash value. This vehicle has super low mileage for its vintage it was probably smashed good and they sat on it waiting for used or aftermarket parts because Rover parts are cost prohibitive for rebuilders.
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A Range Rover? Rebuilt? bahahaha run as far away as you can as fast as you can.
Nightmarish is brothers ownership experience in one word. This is my brother that is currently driving my truck because his RR is pooched...again...expensively.
Are they? Any CP Range Rover owners or anyone who knows an owner that can weigh in?
Short answer: yes. Yes, yes yes.
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My Dad went down this route, thought it was a great deal for a Camry, for after 2 years worth of driving is still good. The vehicle was involved in a roll over and pretty much thought the body needed to be hammered out and it would've been as good as new.
it was fine after the first year but then we started to see rust developing at random spots. Most notably on the windshield frame. It got so bad that it couldnt hold up the windshield properly and you pretty much had to replace the whole top frame.
After a while, this car became a black hole of money just to keep it road worthy
Purchasing a Salvage Vehicle
