salvaged NSX

[spartan2-3]

I could never understand why people would even consider a "salvaged NSX" What exactly is the concept or advantages of buying a "salvaged NSX" other than saving a few bucks and making themselves look good

If the car was selling for under 10K then I can understand but 20K+ for a salvaged NSX c'mmon, I ve got a bridge to sell you..

May these "NSX's" R.I.P

 

[matteni]

At Gateway International last month a person specializing in buying, selling, and parting salvaged cars brought his salvaged NSX and spanked everyone with a few mods and fat hoosiers.

He had a low capital cost but still very good looking and reliable NSX that he used as a track rat. I would think this was a perfect reason to have a salvaged NSX.

To each their own. I am a lot more disturbed by people buying perfectly maintained and well cared for stock NSXs and pimping them out with fugly body kits and hacked up performance mods IMO.

YMMV.

 

[jrehner]

A claim adjuster's view

The everyday driver is being protected by the state against unknown defects and possible safety problems in previously totalled vehicles by forcing cars to be retitled as Salvage/Reconstruction etc....If one is not concerned with resale value, safety or the vehicle is going to be heavily modified to be used only on the track by experts etc, then the fact a vehicle has a salvage title makes no difference...

I am not against saving a few bucks and looking good while doing it but I would never buy a car where the extent of the problem was unknown.....We adjusters total out many cars because the cost to repair is more than the market value--many times there are no real safety problems with the cars. Also one must remember that list pricing is typically used by appraisers when they write a sheet to R&R damaged parts---it's possible for someone to buy the salvage or retain it and then find good used parts etc to make repairs--including engines etc....

 

[jrehner]

One correction---we total out the cars when the cost of repair is about 75 to 80% of value---we look at rental time and the possibility of supplements should further damage be found....

 

[4Chin500]

For me, my NSX represented a fairly substantial investment of my disposable income. As such, I'm always waying the negative effects any modifications may have on the resale value, and stress over whether I'm racking up too many miles. I try to attend classic car shows when they're in town, and the winners (and the most valuable) are always the 100 percent stock cars.

I would love to have a salvage NSX that I could paint any color that want, modify as much as I want, and drive it all the time. I know many people on this board do exactly that, and perhaps I'm being too anal. A salvage car may give someone the opportunity to "have it their way" without caring about all the baggage above.

 

[smoore]

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I would love to have a salvage NSX that I could paint any color that want, modify as much as I want, and drive it all the time. I know many people on this board do exactly that, and perhaps I'm being too anal. A salvage car may give someone the opportunity to "have it their way" without caring about all the baggage above.

couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and for those who want to purchase such an item why worry about it as long as it's not you...........

 

[spartan2-3]

couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and for those who want to purchase such an item why worry about it as long as it's not you...........

You folks brought up good pointers but for 20K+ is it actually worth it?? How much exactly are you saving? I know of someone who purchased a salvaged 91 for $19.500 by the time he had fixed it up (mods as you have mentioned paint, wheels, exhaust, body kit etc.) for an everyday driver he was in it for nearly $30K where he could have purchased a "genuine clean titled" one for just as much.

cheers..

 

[Deuce]

If he bought the $30K car it would be stock and he would have had to spend more money to fix it up to his taste and be way over the $30K he spent on the salvage car. Sure he would have a clean title, but it wouldn't be "fixed up". Funny as it sounds, when you have a certain limit you can spend, you end up weighing all your options. BTW, if I had "disposable income", I also wouldn't mind buying a salvage title car as a second toy just to do crazy stuff on it (wide body, custom paint, etc....) For some reason I can't see myself doing that to a clean title car. But that's just me.

 

[jrehner]

I agree that 20k would be too much to pay for the vehicle in the original thread without more info--the Seller apparently had traded for the NSX and it already had the Salvage title. I would not touch it unless why it was salvaged was explained etc...

There was another thread about HOW much will the NSX depreciate---I brought up the info that stock cars usually get more than mods---that's what a 100 point car is all about---everything original...Look at the fact that stock parts are sought in the Market forum etc---purists do not even like to have a repaint of the same exact color

 

[spartan2-3]

If he bought the $30K car it would be stock and he would have had to spend more money to fix it up to his taste and be way over the $30K he spent on the salvage car. Sure he would have a clean title, but it wouldn't be "fixed up".

Actually the 30K NSX for sale at the time was evenly equipped (just different Exhaust) They both have I, H, E and 97+ OEM wheels. The "clean NSX' had 78K miles and the salvaged shows 39K (but looked liked it has been through hell and back) god knows what the actual mileage is. Exterior paint are very close (after the $4000 paint job on the salvaged).

If the salvaged sold for say 10K, it wouldnt have been a bad deal.

I would also agree with you, I would not tamper a very clean NSX

 

[jrehner]

I had suggested no more than 13k in a PM without more info--let's remember that you can get quite a bit just parting out the vehicle--would have a high salvage value....