We have seen a number of cases in which a dealer tells a consumer that a previously-wrecked vehicle has not been wrecked.  We have also seen situations in which a dealer tells a consumer that a car had experienced just minor damage from a prior wreck, when in fact the car had been “totalled” and had a salvage title.  However, there appear to be significantly fewer situations in which a dealer surreptitiously sells a “chopped car.”

A “chopped car” is a car that has been constructed by taking two badly damaged cars and joining them together.  This allows the dealer, or the “chop shop,” to take otherwise potentially near valueless vehicles and make a decent profit.  Stay away from chopped cars.  A chopped car is a “2-for-1″ deal that you can afford to pass up.

Related posts:

1. Car Dealers Selling Previously-Wrecked Cars without Disclosing Prior Damage and/or Repairs
2. Rebuilt Wrecks – Undisclosed Damage by a Car Dealer
3. “Washing the Title:” It Sounds Like a Great Thing, but It is Simply a Way for a Car Dealer to Hide a Salvage Title
4. Considering Buying a Car or Truck? Vehicle History Reports Might not Tell the Whole Story.
5. Buy Salvaged and Wrecked Cars at Auction and Sell Them to Unsuspecting Consumers – the Tactic of Some Car Dealers

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