Restored salvage motorhome

DiskDoctr wrote:

Rick G 58104 wrote:
Thank you all for your advice. "To good to be true" may apply here.

I believe I'll pass on this one mainly because the salesman I've been dealing with (or the owner of the coach) have been telling stories that aren't supported by the facts. Salesman said it was not a salvage, just a problem with odometer (Arizona box C). and that it was due to a clerical error in Arkansas. Car-Fax shows that it was totaled in 2009 and has been run through several states since then. "Rebuilt Title Issued", "Not Actual Mileage Title Issued" in most cases.

If they had been straight about all of this up front, maybe we could deal. Again, thanks to all.

Might be worth a call to your local news' consumer advocate number. If this is a salesman, their business should be reported, investigated, and exposed if found to be deliberately concealing information or misrepresenting their inventory.

Our local newspaper would never publish the Board of Health inspections from the local grocery store, cause if they did they would lose the grocery store's advertising. And grocery stores spend big money on advertising!! RV dealers do to!! You run into that with print, TV, and radio media all over this country. "We don't want to hurt their bottom line cause it will hurt our bottom line!" Now if they don't spend money on local advertising, the local news consumer advocate might listen. But unless you have documented everything with actual proof so there is no liability, you might as well forget it

Rick G 58104 wrote:
Thank you all for your advice. "To good to be true" may apply here.

I believe I'll pass on this one mainly because the salesman I've been dealing with (or the owner of the coach) have been telling stories that aren't supported by the facts. Salesman said it was not a salvage, just a problem with odometer (Arizona box C). and that it was due to a clerical error in Arkansas. Car-Fax shows that it was totaled in 2009 and has been run through several states since then. "Rebuilt Title Issued", "Not Actual Mileage Title Issued" in most cases.

If they had been straight about all of this up front, maybe we could deal. Again, thanks to all.

Might be worth a call to your local news' consumer advocate number. If this is a salesman, their business should be reported, investigated, and exposed if found to be deliberately concealing information or misrepresenting their inventory.

Look at some auctions selling salvage vehicles such as easyexport.us so that you can compare the prices. I personally wouldn't buy a rv with salvage title if it wasn't saving me at least 60% of its value, and I also wouldn't touch one with major damage.

dspencer wrote:

rockportrocket wrote:
Wanna clean that salvage title. There are several ways.

Not sure what state your in but in the state of Missouri you CANNOT clean a salvage title. The state keeps records on all of that, your sadly misstaken on that comment! I know alot of people claim they can but it simply isn't true.

Yes, you can. How do I know? I have done it! Liz's GN had a salvage title. (It's a theft recovery.) It now has a CLEAN title, since it was registered using the registration from the previous state as proof of ownership. If she applied for a new title, it would be a clean title!

stetwood wrote:
"telling stories that aren't supported by the facts," AH yes, there was a story on ABC's Lookout about a F350 Dually that was submerged in Hurricane Sandy. The same kind of salesman there too. If your DP was underwater than it would need to be gutted, new wiring, insulation and even the engine redone and think were else salt water could get into.

if salt water, it is ruined. not only rising water but spray/mist/vapor etc. can contain the salt and make a mess of everything. I once took a tackle box with metal latches/etc. on a boat in salt water. never again. a friend at work moved to the DC area from Puerto Rico. they were selling a car that they brought back. the inside of the trunk looked like one large rust pile. it had never been submerged, just stored in the good old salt air.
bumpy

"telling stories that aren't supported by the facts," AH yes, there was a story on ABC's Lookout about a F350 Dually that was submerged in Hurricane Sandy. The same kind of salesman there too. If your DP was underwater than it would need to be gutted, new wiring, insulation and even the engine redone and think were else salt water could get into.

Thank you all for your advice. "To good to be true" may apply here.

I believe I'll pass on this one mainly because the salesman I've been dealing with (or the owner of the coach) have been telling stories that aren't supported by the facts. Salesman said it was not a salvage, just a problem with odometer (Arizona box C). and that it was due to a clerical error in Arkansas. Car-Fax shows that it was totaled in 2009 and has been run through several states since then. "Rebuilt Title Issued", "Not Actual Mileage Title Issued" in most cases.

If they had been straight about all of this up front, maybe we could deal. Again, thanks to all.

I agree with the people who said to find out why it was a salvage (if it's indeed a salvage). If it was in an accident and was fixed properly, AND you aren't concerned about future resale value, then it's a good way to save a lot of money.

However, as others have said, any type of flooding involved - NO buy. Water will wreak havoc with electrical connections, especially salt water, and these problems may not show up for a few years.

Steve

You say you believe it is based on it's low price, but do you know for a fact that it's a salvage? Be careful, it's also possible that it is a scam engineered to remove you from 70+ thousand dollars. Remember the old adage, if it seems too good to be true, then it probably is.

dspencer wrote:

rockportrocket wrote:
Wanna clean that salvage title. There are several ways.

Not sure what state your in but in the state of Missouri you CANNOT clean a salvage title. The state keeps records on all of that, your sadly misstaken on that comment! I know alot of people claim they can but it simply isn't true.

If you run it through the right states, it can be done. Some states are just plain not very fussy.