And Mr Shine, never worry around here about being argumentative or taken the wrong way, it's the interwebs after all. The biggest thing is to just participate. :thumbup:
Yah. I understand that the damage doesn't have to equal the payout or possibly it had replacement insurance on it like we can get up here on newer vehicles for if they're involved in a fairly minor accident. And barring that I don't see that truck as a screaming deal. Still knowing Nick a bit I...
I don't really get your question or how it would be an argument? If the book value is 25g and the insurer thought to pay out instead of fix, I would guess the damage was substantial. The next part of the equation is who bought it? Who fixed it? And who inspected it? And how did it come to be...
Rebuilt/salvage means it was written off. So whatever the damage was it was enough that the insurer paid out book or replacement rather than fixing it and then it was auctioned off to someone who rebuilt it and had it pass inspection.
Unless you're mechanically inclined and getting the deal of...
Keep looking man. Deals are out there. If you've got the cash/financing on hand, figure out what exactly you want and then wait and watch.
I bought my latest truck for such a steal of a deal I'd be almost embarrassed to say. Right place, right time with a cert'd bank draft in hand.
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Yah Nick, knowing you a bit over the years on The House here I wouldn't recommend buying a salvage title. I would myself, but I'm basically an unlicensed mechanic with a fully equipped shop. If it has issues it could get real expensive, real fast paying someone else to sort it.
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