Help with a salvage title situation
Hi, I'm new to this forum but I do need some help. So, I found an RV for sale for next to nothing on the website Camping World. It was in their Georgetown, KY which is an hour from me. I knew ...
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Ok, to answer some questions and my thoughts.
My primary reason for wanting this camper is that it has a nice awning and my camper that I bought a couple of months ago was missing it's awning and this one was a perfect fit. The list price was $311 and it listed on the site just like any other. I knew that it must be damaged but the worst case I could take the awning and then pull out any other parts that were usable.
I called my father and he was interested in it for a property that he owns. We almost walked away from it when they gave me the final price and it was $995 after all the fees.
I told them that if the fees were going to make it that expensive no one would be willing to buy it. They dropped the sale price to $1 but with still the fees so that the sale price became $552.
I would have bought it even with the salvage title but I would have liked to know it.
On inspection of the unit, I found that there seemed to be nothing that didn't work, only an extremely damaged floor. That would allow my father, who is very capable of fully repairing it to do those repairs and if he choose to sell it he could or he could keep and use it.
I don't like that his options are limited or that we will have to go though extra steps that without being made aware of them.
I was also hoping that someone here had experience with something similar to this in either Kentucky or Indiana and might be able to give me an idea of our options. Hell, I'm not even sure that I can title the camper in Indiana and transfer it to my father.
As for the "B2" rating, that comes from Kentucky's code for manufactured housing:
"The Manufactured Housing Section issues two 2)types of seals when conducting inspections.
A. B1 - This is a seal issued to a unit that has satisfactorily passed and
inspection and is deemed safe for Human Occupancy.
B. B2 - This is a seal issued to a unit that has not passed an inspection and is deemed not safe for human occupancy.
Manufactured home units shall only be sold for the purpose of use as a storage or utility building."
I did not realize that a dealer could sell a vehicle that could not be registered to drive on the road without telling you such. Hell, I'm not sure it was legal for me to tow it to Dad's but they did give me dealer tags so....
No, I would have bought it with the salvage title, but I think it was crappy business to not make sure I was informed of it only because it limits my options on what to do with it.
I also think it is incredibility bad business to not disclose all of your fees on your website when you accept online offers. There really should be something to alert me as to the fees (beyond just sales tax) that I will need to pay as part of my purchase and in addition to the accepted price.
Thank you for all the input so far. I look forward to other ideas and suggestions.
My primary reason for wanting this camper is that it has a nice awning and my camper that I bought a couple of months ago was missing it's awning and this one was a perfect fit. The list price was $311 and it listed on the site just like any other. I knew that it must be damaged but the worst case I could take the awning and then pull out any other parts that were usable.
I called my father and he was interested in it for a property that he owns. We almost walked away from it when they gave me the final price and it was $995 after all the fees.
I told them that if the fees were going to make it that expensive no one would be willing to buy it. They dropped the sale price to $1 but with still the fees so that the sale price became $552.
I would have bought it even with the salvage title but I would have liked to know it.
On inspection of the unit, I found that there seemed to be nothing that didn't work, only an extremely damaged floor. That would allow my father, who is very capable of fully repairing it to do those repairs and if he choose to sell it he could or he could keep and use it.
I don't like that his options are limited or that we will have to go though extra steps that without being made aware of them.
I was also hoping that someone here had experience with something similar to this in either Kentucky or Indiana and might be able to give me an idea of our options. Hell, I'm not even sure that I can title the camper in Indiana and transfer it to my father.
As for the "B2" rating, that comes from Kentucky's code for manufactured housing:
"The Manufactured Housing Section issues two 2)types of seals when conducting inspections.
A. B1 - This is a seal issued to a unit that has satisfactorily passed and
inspection and is deemed safe for Human Occupancy.
B. B2 - This is a seal issued to a unit that has not passed an inspection and is deemed not safe for human occupancy.
Manufactured home units shall only be sold for the purpose of use as a storage or utility building."
I did not realize that a dealer could sell a vehicle that could not be registered to drive on the road without telling you such. Hell, I'm not sure it was legal for me to tow it to Dad's but they did give me dealer tags so....
No, I would have bought it with the salvage title, but I think it was crappy business to not make sure I was informed of it only because it limits my options on what to do with it.
I also think it is incredibility bad business to not disclose all of your fees on your website when you accept online offers. There really should be something to alert me as to the fees (beyond just sales tax) that I will need to pay as part of my purchase and in addition to the accepted price.
Thank you for all the input so far. I look forward to other ideas and suggestions.
