[unclebilly]

Holy crap, some of the comments above are dumb…

I paid $42000 for my tundra new in 2011. If it had a $30,000 accident claim in the first 2 years they would have fixed it. $30,000 in damage is pretty bad, right?

It’s worth maybe $10,000 now and a $9000 accident would write it off.

What I’m trying to point out is that a much less severe accident would result in a salvage title on my truck now than when it was new. At the end of the day, how well it was repaired matters more than if it has a salvage title or was merely in an accident not severe enough to write it off.

If a vehicle was poorly repaired at a insurance co reccomended (cheap) shop, it’s going to be worse than if it was a write off that was properly repaired.

One other thing to note is that a salvage titled vehicle has to be inspected by a licensed mechanic before it can be put back on the road, a vehicle fixed by a body shop that is not a write off but could be a major needs no safety inspection.