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This may not help, but one of the real issues with selling a salvage title or a dealer buyback title (aka lemon law) is not the car itself, but the fact that most banks won't loan money on them. That instantly eliminates a large portion of potential buyers.
I ran into this when I sold a Mini Cooper that had been lemon lawed. I got a good deal on it. It was flawless with tons of options. It had been lemon lawed by the first owner for a check engine light that ended up being a bad spark plug. Mini Cooper fixed it, warrantied it and sold it at auction to a small used car dealer. I eventually ended up with it and it ran perfectly for a couple of years. I sold it when I got the BRZ and was able to put a low price on it since I got such a good deal. I had a lot of people want to buy it, but without financing, none could. I eventually sold it for around 10,000 and ended up financing it for the individual (I have direct withdrawal for the payment from their paycheck). I never realized how difficult it was going to be to sell that car just because it said "Dealer Buyback" in small writing on the corner of the title. The car was perfect.
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