Crawler project???

[Airborne]

Here is a pretty nice looking H3 that needs a little work done. The seller says the title is clear too. FYI if any one wanted a cheap start to a wicked build. Then maybe post the pics and details here?!?!!?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hummer-H3-S...21451813613&pt=US_Cars_Trucks#ht_49363wt_1065

 

[chad]

The interior looks great, but a new drivers door and whole front end with radiator and what ever small stuff that's broken could as up quick in cost. That price is a little more than what I would pay, it does have 88k miles too.

 

[Airborne]

Ya hood, grille, driver fender and door, bumper, and radiator for sure. H3 hoods go from $300-$500 from a junk yard. Any way $2.5-3.5k would easily take care of the damage.. So an H3 for $9k not bad to start a project. And best of all it has a clear title. If it already had a locker I would be all over it.

Edit: Oh and I would only give him $6k for the truck.

 

[CaseyS]

Question is, a 2008 vehicle would/should have been insured. Why hasn't it been repaired with insurance money? Was it declared totaled? Can't be totaled with a clear title. Did the seller pocket the insurance money and choose to liquidate the vehicle? Most insurance companies pay the repair shop directly now-a-days to prevent this type of fraud.

 

[am4x4]

Question is, a 2008 vehicle would/should have been insured. Why hasn't it been repaired with insurance money? Was it declared totaled? Can't be totaled with a clear title. Did the seller pocket the insurance money and choose to liquidate the vehicle? Most insurance companies pay the repair shop directly now-a-days to prevent this type of fraud.

Taking a check from the insurance company for the repair cost and not repairing your vehicle is not fraud. The insurance company held up their end of the deal and if you don't want to fix your car or can fix it cheaper you get to keep the money. If this is the case it would also keep a clear title. The only way it would be a salvage title is if the insurance company totaled it and the guy bought it back from them.

EDIT: it is at a dealer and the damage looks really fresh (no rust). Maybe it got wrecked on a test drive or by an employee and they are just trying to get out from under it without getting insurance involved.

 

[skeptic]

The damage doesn't look THAT bad, but I remember reading a while back that there are ways to turn a salvage title into a clean title which involves transferring it to a different state. Either way, anyone considering this H3 should get a carfax first. Even if it always had a clear title, major repairs like this will require will probably show up on the carfax and lower it's value.

 

[Airborne]

Ya what ever the case. A clear title with that low of a price is a good deal. It has leather, sun roof, and the interior amazingly clean. Nice kush off road machine for a decent price. I would say give them a straight faced offer of $5k and see what they did after that. For anyone willing to put in the labor to make this happen would save a ton of money.

 

[Airborne]

Taking a check from the insurance company for the repair cost and not repairing your vehicle is not fraud. The insurance company held up their end of the deal and if you don't want to fix your car or can fix it cheaper you get to keep the money. If this is the case it would also keep a clear title. The only way it would be a salvage title is if the insurance company totaled it and the guy bought it back from them.

Also this is correct