Re: 001697 is no more,

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one. Yes, some states will not 
allow you to register a salvaged vehicle. This isn't a problem at all. If nothing 
else, you could always "wash" the title. This happens to thousands of cars 
every year.

And as far as repairing the car not being economicly viable, HA! Classic car 
restoration is far from being economic anyhow! The only people who will 
make ANY profit at all are going to be those that sell parts. Not us who are 
restoring/rebuilding the cars. Personally, I've no problem with that at all. In all 
truth, my DeLorean so far has cost me about as much as a new sports car 
would have. Matter of fact, not just classic restoration, but even the purchasing 
of a new vehicle off the showroom floor isn't even economicly viable! To hell 
with driving the car off the lot, the moment you sign that contract you've just 
devalued the car by 30%!

For James: If you do decide to part ways with your car, please do not part it 
out. Consider first selling it to someone on the list here who will restore it. 
However, if you do choose to rebuild it, then you will have a car that you will 
never ever want to let go of. the payoff in the end will truly be great! Don't think 
of this as the end of you car, think of it as the ultimate challenge for you and 
your car. Will you accept, or walk away?

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> It is probably way past economic value to have the car repaired. The 
> only way it might be resurected is if you buy the car back from the 
> insurance company cheap after they total it, buy a parts car, and do 
> the majority of the work yourself. If you figure the cost of the parts 
> AND LABOR it will come out to more than the total value of your car. 
> Another option would be to buy the car back, sell off all the good 
> parts and use the money from the parts and insurance payment to get 
> another. In some States once a car is totaled by the insurance company 
> the Title of the car is changed to a "salvage" title making the car 
> worthless as it can no longer be registered.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757