Totaled car buyback

[turtl631]

Anyone know anythign about the laws for buying back a car once it has been declared totaled? I was just informed that it is illegal to sell a totaled car in Illinois, looking for some info regarding this. I would sell it as a parts car only, not to be driven. Thanks

[Dattebayo]

You have the right to pull off whatever you want from the car body from the junkyard.

but you only get that one time. Sometimes they will ***** at you when you try to do this, but it is your right.

[Atomic-S14]

YOu wrecked your car?

[turtl631]

Yes. Clipped my driver side fender on a cliff up in the mountains, bent the strut tower a little and popped the airbag, so repair costs would be crazy. Now I just want to get what I can out of it, blue book values don't really reflect the market for S14s right now at all.

[574-240sx]

I don't know if its illegal. It just has a salvaged title now. It maybe be hard to register a salvaged car though.

[turtl631]

The guy who wants to buy it isnt planning to register it. He just has a bunch of halfcuts and stuff lying around, likes to buy/sell parts I guess. He wants it to part out, somethign I can't really do since I park in a parking garage at my school and have no room at home for an extra car.

[574-240sx]

I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem. Just make a bill of sale saying you are selling it for parts purposes only and have him sign it. When he goes to scrap what remains of the car he would need a title to scrap it.

[bcar240]

You have the right to pull off whatever you want from the car body from the junkyard.

but you only get that one time. Sometimes they will ***** at you when you try to do this, but it is your right.

Do you know if this is true in all states? I have a car that will eventually need to scrap, but I want the wheels/tires, hatch, and many misc parts off it, I am afraid no junkyard around here will take it because like half the usable parts would be gone. (sorry to hijack)

[HashiriyaS14]

I know in MD it's possible to buy it back.

You just pay the "salvage value", which basically means that you get your busted a$$ car, and then:

Total value - salvage value in cash.

Depending on what you drive, could be a good idea.

[accel junky]

I'll do this if my 17K Rb25 S13 gets the shaft. Then I can part it out and start over, with a LOT of cash.

[nsrZ32]

In ohio you can buy them back but they have a salvage title. Usually really cheap to buy them back....like 500-800 bucks.

[huntin5L]

You can buy it back even after you get the insurance claim. But, i think here in illinois it all depends on what year the car is. It has to be older than a certain year to qualify for a buyback. Check with your insurance company. We did it with a 90.