buying a salvage titled car from insurance through a shop

[e30kappasig]

So we have a E30 thats going to be totalled (needs a engine harness, DME, and oil level sensor) at my dealership. The body is VERY clean and the interior is mint. What im wondering is how i go about talking to the insurance company about buying the car before it goes to auction. Does anyone have any experience with this?

[StereoInstaller1]

Go find your F&I guys...they will know the story.

I would think you could get it for about $600, max.

Unless it is an ic or an ix or M3.

Luke

[VAPORBLADE]

What is an F&I guy?

[Funkmasta]

Finance & Insurance?

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anyway, you have to go to the owner of the car, and request that they purchase the car back from the insurance company. Most insurance companies (i believe) are under contract with the auction houses, that they can only sell cars back to their original owners.
Then deal with the owner directly.

You might even catch it before the title turns salvage... YMMV

[ddavidv]

anyway, you have to go to the owner of the car, and request that they purchase the car back from the insurance company. Most insurance companies (i believe) are under contract with the auction houses, that they can only sell cars back to their original owners.
Then deal with the owner directly.

You might even catch it before the title turns salvage... YMMV

What he said.
All of the cars for the last two companies I've worked for get sold through salvage auctions...no exceptions. And those are not open to private individuals, only salvage dealers. Unless the owner is agreeable to the buy-back (and to get that to happen, you'll probably have to offer a bit more than the buy-back to make it worth their while), your chances of getting this car are slim.