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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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I have got a weird question to put out there. I currently looking for a 06 TC RS2. How come every RS 2 I find on Ebay has a salvage title?
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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The same reason tC insurance rates are so much higher than Buick Lacrosse insurance rates.
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 02:03 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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tc's seem to get totalled very easily when they get into accidents
Old Apr 15, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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repair costs on a tC are high especially for front end collisions, so its easy to get a salvage title. for example: the cost to replace the ABS unit behind the passenger headlight is an arm & leg because of the pump unit itself and the wiring harness.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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costs are average just like any other mid range priced vehicle, excluding luxury cars that have laser cruise, parking sonar, or a very cramped engien bay. Ebay is just a qood place for people who buy wrecked tcs to sell their chopped/repaired cars. Same thing as a used car dealership, most of the cars have been in wrecks and car fax usually will never know
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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i feel the same way...but i would buy a salvaged one...its a coin toss though
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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cause you can get more for a private salvage sale on ebay than you could through a dealer system
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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Well thats ebay for you. What gameboy is that i dont remember that edition? Sorry to get off topic with that last comment
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