So...I have a former choptop rally car and want to title/register it so that I can do a rally with it. I didn't realize when I bought it that it has a prior salvage title from SC. To title it in GA it would need to go through a state inspection. While I know a friendly inspector, even he can't pass it because the doors are welded shut.
Anyone in SC know the process for swapping titled owners from one resident to another on a prior salvage title? Does it need to go through SC inspection again?
My recollection is that SC does not inspect salvage vehicles or issue rebuilt titles. Which is why most of the insurance auction cars with a salvage title get bought by out of state outfits and hauled off to GA.
Edit: Apparently not to GA...perhaps some other nearby state.
SV reX
MegaDork
7/2/24 6:49 p.m.
I spent several months trying to get a clean title for a salvage car in GA. Spoke to many people pretty high up in the DOT.
As far as I am aware, a salvage title in GA can't ever be titled again. A rebuilt title is different in GA than a salvage title.
In my case, the actual ownership of the title of the car remained in the name of the insurance company who had salvaged it. They had paid its full value, and had no interest in the car ever potentially being on the street and having a claim on it again. The laws enabled them to basically assure it never would.
I'll be interested in hearing if you find otherwise, but I don't think the news is good.
Sorry, I was being lazy in typing. It's a rebuilt title and was previously registered in SC.
SV reX
MegaDork
7/2/24 8:18 p.m.
In reply to SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) :
If it's rebuilt I think it should be a straight transfer to a GA rebuilt title.
In reply to SV reX :
Unfortunately GA still requires it go through their inspection process....
SV reX
MegaDork
7/2/24 9:23 p.m.
In reply to SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) :
Hmm.. that's hard.
This appears to be the pertinent information from the Georgia Department of Revenue website. You can use a state inspector or a state approved private inspector. I don't know if a private inspector will be more lenient.
Thanks. Yes, I'm familiar with the GA process. I've done it a few times. That's why I know I won't be able to do it here. I was just wondering if someone in SC had bought and titled a car that already had a SC rebuilt title.