Our recent experience was also that you could see pictures of the salvaged vehicle, as to dents and damages, etc. I once had a car that had substantial damage, but not quite enough to be totaled (was Tboned on a downtown street). It was repaired, and I ended up keeping and loving that car for another 10+ years. Just supporting that some salvage vehicles might actually be good buys, but get 2nd and 3rd opinions as to the damages and repairs.
The issue with a Salvage Title is that it lowers the resale value of the vehicle forever. In my friends case with the flooded Saab it could have also ruined the computer. Which would have been and expensive repair, even though the car only had about 40 miles on it.
He took a chance because he bought it AS IS NO warranty.
I have another buddy who buys and sells used cars. He has a license to attend the Dealer Auctions. He does not have a lot. He just buys them one or two at a time. Cleans them up and advertises them on Facebook marketplace. He is semi retired and does this as a way to make CASH money.
I asked him to find me a Lexus IS350C 2010-2015. This is a hard top convertible with a naturally aspirated V6 engine. They made it to compete with the BMW hard top convertibles.
However, they did not make many of them in the five years.
Here is what I want to buy on Car Gurus:
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/t-Used-Lexus-IS-350C-Convertible-RWD-t93008