[surfbeast]

There is a difference in a salvage title and a totaled ( can't remember the correct term ) title. A car that was two cars welded back together is not a real salvage title. Todays cars are so high dollar that insurance companys sometime total a car to keep from having to pay out a big settlement. My SALVAGE title car was a 98 GT that was stolen and stripped, hit real light in the front drivers side, not enough to set off air bags, and recovered after insurance paid off. the other parts were off a 98 cobra that had been hit in the rear to hard it wasn't worth repairing. the sheetmetal from front and the brakes and some interior were put into the stripped GT. If you had a minor accident and had the body shop fix your car that is what my car would be like, but for about 4-6K less. It's true that alot of salvage cars a crap but there are also alot of good ones out there if you find the right repair shop. BUYER BEWARE!!