Basically ownership, as you say. We don't have to buy any kind of package like you do though. That sounds like a cash grab...
Our's started showing up the writeoffs around 1995 I believe.
I've told the story on here about our Grand National. Written off by the original owner in 1991 with only 18,975 km on it. We purchased it, fixed it and kept it until 2000 when we traded it on a 94 Impala SS. I wanted our gov't insurance company to tag it as a salvage vehicle (it showed up as being "clean, never written off, whatever" because the accident happened before they started TOD's. I called and tried to convince them that since it was a collector car, the chances of someone being dishonest about it for profit were high. We traded it with full disclosure about it being written off. Guess what the purchaser tried to pull off a few months later..................
branding is balony-I've seen low kms rust free 15 year cars written off for $1500 worth of damage, yet I've seen $40,000 new cars repaired with $23,000 worth of damage-I got a clean 98 sunfire convertible for my cousin's daughter branded rebuilt-it was a theft-original paint, no isssues-owner didn't want it complained about everything you could dream of-the insurasnce wrote it off
just got back from the DOT. new stickers for the forth coming year for 5 vehicles. turned in 2 ownerships for vehicles that i crushed and wanted my name off the ownership. plus finally put the 2+2 in my name. 15 min including waiting in line.
Believe me, I think about every time I pass Keele street, used Hwy #9 or whatever it is they call it Saturday night, zoomed right Past Keele, yup Dave lives right down there.
