[MCRacer]

Yes just avoid it like the plague. But if you really really want it, not sure who will insure it and which bank will give you a loan. Since it's a front end collision, that should have been taken off the road. You will experience a boat load of electrical issues and problems down the road, even if you do a PPI on the vehicle by a local Honda mech. Just find a clean title MDX and you are golden.

insurance companies will insure it, bank will give a loan, why does a front end collision mean it should be taken off the road? depends on what level of damage was done. Why would the collision lead to electrical problems????

There are reasons to not get a car that has a salvage title, but your making up problems.

 

[MCRacer]

One reason cars are "totalled" after a collision is the cost of replacing the air bags, not the cost of other damage repairs. So...... first thing to do is to make sure that ALL the airbags that deployed were replaced with NEW OEM air bags. Not someone who did a patch with used bags or didn't replace the air bags. In some places to register with a salvage title it will need to be inspected to verify the air bags were properly replaced. If not, your out of luck. Now the car in question with the photo's looks like quite a bit of front end damage and maybe suspension or drivetrain damage.

Personally with the damage shown, I wouldn't buy it.

 

[MCRacer]

Did you look at the pictures? The front end was almost gone. The car was worth over $30k, and the insurance co chose to pay out rather than fix it. That should tell you something.

yes, my comments were related to the claims the poster made about insurance coverage, etc. etc. etc. which IMHO are NOT necessarily true.about a salvage car depending on what damage and what was or was not fixed.

In a following post about the vehicle in specific I stated: Personally with the damage shown, I wouldn't buy it.

 

[MCRacer]

while the vehicle shown by the OP definitely has a great deal of damage, I wonder with the current shortage of parts and lead times if insurance companies are in the mode of totalling more cars than normal to avoid long repair time and customer ill will and/or long rental car. Probably better to take a little "haircut" and be out from under a damaged vehicle than have to track, monitor for who knows how long to get it repaired and customer w/o a car.

 

[MCRacer]

I don’t think stock holders would be happy with “There are $20,000 worth of repairs, but it’s going to take 2 months so let’s pay out $30k”. Just my opinion.

remember how insurance companies determine when to total. it's NOT when the repair cost=blue book/replacement cost, it's when repair costs are around 70-75% of what they determine is car value. If the insurance company thinks the payout is 30K and repair costs are 20K, it's REAL close to being declared a total, especially if the damage is enough to not fully determine the final repair cost. You get the 30K, they sell off the car collect what they can.

 

[MCRacer]

A salvaged title will void and current and future recalls along with any warranty that could be on the vehicle.

warrany possibly. recalls I seriously doubt it since recalls are filed with the govt and likely required to be honored as long as the vehicle is registered.