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I know of a couple/few folks that buy salvage vehicles, repair them, and then flip them. I assume it's a way for poor folks to get a "nicer" vehicle at a low price. My assumption is that they are probably rarely ever fixed well. I'd certainly not buy one unless it was some sort of toy that was going to be gutted and rebuilt or something.
I had a sister in law that bought a salvage. Her (at the time) husband told her not to buy it. She did anyway, and it eventually died and needed a new wiring harness because it had been a flood victim.