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1. Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: Robert J Donahue/DELCO <RJDONAHU@mail.delcoelect.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:52:14 +0000; I heard a story about some car dealership that was flooded and the insurance company considered the cars totalled. The insurance company paid off, and then turned around and sold the cars for 500 dol; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00916.html (7,686 bytes)
2. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: palte@rt.el.utwente.nl (Bert Palte); Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 16:48:41 +0200; The story goes that these new cars could not be (Short enough now, mjb?) Well, I don't know. I've heard that cars that are wrecked have the VIN number drilled out on behalf of the insurance company,; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00925.html (7,470 bytes)
3. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 14:25:29 -0400; Yep. Can happen to cars, and does all the time. They get what's called (in some states) a 'branded title' when the car is sold at salvage, meaning that without demonstration that at least 85% of the; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00932.html (7,156 bytes)
4. RE: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: Ernest Gilbert <barrister@lawref.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 17:18:28 -0700; In CA you can put the car through a safety inspection to bring it back. If you have the original VIN and can prove it, it can be used even if you must make a new plate. If not the CHP will assign a n; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00938.html (7,944 bytes)
5. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: "Robert F. Toerne" <robert@hcc-uky.campus.mci.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 22:54:54 -0700; rebuilt wreck....good thing because LBC's don't take much to total and just a little attention to rebuild. The insurance companies make money by selling these totaled cars. VIN's always stay alive, a; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00943.html (8,516 bytes)
6. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: "Keith R. Bennett" <bubblegum@peppermint.win-uk.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 10:41:09; The motor insurance industry appears to work in the most arcane fashion. One constantly hears the same stories. I hear about cars which have been 'written off' by an insurance company and are then ha; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00944.html (8,173 bytes)
7. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: bleckstein@monmouth.com; Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 16:35:07 -0400 (EDT); Bob, I think the story is crazy, as the cars are worth more as parts. In New Jersey cars can come back from the grave after a special state police inspection. However, the title remains stained. The; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00953.html (7,212 bytes)
8. Re: Undrivable Cars? (score: 1): Author: SCHLINING.M.W-@smtpgty.bwi.wec.com (SCHLINING.M.W-); Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:36:26 -0400; I don't know if the insurance company keeps records of "salvage " cars but a company called Car Facts (1-800-FIND-VIN) can trace down the ownership of cars and might let you know if they were once "s; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00975.html (8,252 bytes)

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