Reconstructed, salvaged, rebuilt, titles

I've owned several rebuilt vehicles and 2 salvage that I've "Rebuilt"..

One rebuild was an 05 Magnum Hemi RT that was labeled as a flood vehicle when the air intake sucked water into the motor while driving through high water. Rod through the block.. Boom! I put a Mopar short block in, custom grind cam, decked/ported and polished the heads, 2800 stahl shorties and a Zex kit. Was my daily for several years.. Ran 12s in the 1/4! Fun car. I probably broke even on that one.. maybe a little ahead after some trading. But I didn't pay the going rate of $20k plus at the time (07) for it when I bought it either.

Another I rebuilt was a Mini Cooper S Convertible that was my Mothers. Tree fell on it, damaged the convertible top frame, some glass and hood... Insurance gave her $12K, bought it back for $2300 and invested another $1500 back into the car to get it back right. Easy fix! Sold for $7500

I've also purchased Rebuilt vehicles but won't buy without proof of history. I want to see damage pics along with repair pics. My current Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is rebuilt. It was reputable shop that did all the work. They don't repair things.. they replace with OEM. New frame, front axle etc.

My Mothers current CTS Premium is rebuilt.. bad *** ride right there. She absolutely loves it! 18k miles on it when she bought it

The way I've explained to people is like this... yes, the resale will be lower than normal but you're buying it cheaper than normal. So the money is all there, it's just on a different scale. I've never had any problems with insurance and have always ran full coverage on my vehicles. I've only had a few comp claims in 15 years but never had any issues there. Now if one were to get totaled, I wouldn't expect to get full blown value.. but that's cool.. I didn't pay full blown value either. It may not be for everyone, some locations may be different.. But it works for me