How do you go from salvage title to drivable on the roads?
In Texas to go from salvage title you just fix it, take it down to the regular annual vehicle inspection station and they have to fill out an extra form. You take that to the courthouse where you get your tags and they will issue you a “salvage “ title.
On newer vehicles that will definitely ding the resale value but if you plan to drive it until it gives up for good it’s a good deal if you can do the work or most of it yourself.
I have bought a bunch of stuff from Copart.com to fix and part out and recommend them.
Salvage title doesn’t mean it can’t be driven. It means it’s been “totaled” by an insurance company.
When I lived in Seattle, everybody said, “Don’t ever buy a salvage title car”. Then I moved to rural KY where the cost of living is much lower, but cars are still just as expensive.
“Everybody” drives salvage title cars here. In fact, when I bought my 2004 z71 silverado, I tried to get the loan through BECU (boeing credit union). They don’t even do loans on salvage title cars. So I went to my banker here and asked him if they did loans on salvage titles. His response was, “We’d better. My truck has a salvage title.”
One of my buddy’s sons rebuilds them for a living. In the 8 years I’ve lived here his facility has gone from one building/shop to five, and he’s working on the sixth as I type this.