Originally Posted By: renegade_987
So there is a salvage/damage lot near my town and they put all their listings on Craigslist. Everytime I see a car with nothing but light hail damage, it has a salvage title. Why is that? I was under the impression that a car had to be totaled to recive such a title. Thanks!
Well, up here, there is no distinction between salvage and total loss. We had a major hailstorm up here this summer, and there was all kinds of different damage visible on vehicles for sale. One dealer fixed a few and sold others at considerable discounts (i.e. $10,000 below the previous advertised price). And yes, if the damage is too costly to fix, they will be written off, and a number of cheaper vehicles (or vehicles more expensive to fix) were written off.