It's a great way to recycle! When insured vehicles are in an accident,
sometimes the cost for the insurance company to repair them is too high so they are
written off as a total loss.* The owner is paid out a lump sum and
the car is sold as salvage. The buyers at South Island Imports look for good quality,
well maintained cars and trucks that are easily restorable. The vehicles that are rebuilt
at South Island Imports, must pass a government vehicle inspection to be
re-registered and then they are offered to the public for sale. *NOTE: There are many factors that determine whether a
vehicle will be written off by an insurance company.
For more information on how ICBC determines if a vehicle is a total loss, see the
ICBC
website.
When a car is for sale either privately or as a trade-in on a lot, there is good reason to wonder why it's for sale.
The vehicles rebuilt through South Island Imports are vehicles that were not for sale, so generally the vehicles
were properly maintained right until the accident. The buyers at South Island Imports know what to look for in a
salvage vehicle. Only cars that have evidently been looked after are chosen to be rebuilt, everything else is
used for parts. This ensures that the restored vehicle is as good or better
than anything you will find for sale elsewhere.
In order to re-register the vehicle it must pass
the Government Safety Inspection Test. To pass, initially
the vehicle structure must be sound (no rusty frames), tire tread good, brakes and all the
lights as well as the horn must be working. Mototech in Nanaimo verifies our initial
inspection, checks the rest of the requirements and completes the test with a 4 wheel alignment.
The wheel alignment is done with their computerized state of the art Visuliner 3D laser
alignment machine and cannot be done if the frame is out at all.
A computer alignment printout is included with each vehicle inspection report.
This mandatory inspection ensures that every vehicle bought from here is safe to drive.
(example)
Note that if you buy a vehicle privately or publicly, it is not required to pass this test.
At
South Island Imports, your safety matters!
Once a rebuilt vehicle is inspected and re-registered, you can buy the same insurance as you would any other vehicle. If you are insured and you are in an accident, the car will either be fixed or written off depending on the damage. The rebuilt status has no bearing on your settlement. If your car is a total loss, the amount paid out may be in some cases even more than what you paid for the vehicle in the first place!
Definately! Contact us and specify what you are looking for. We will search
for it and let you know when we have found the salvage. A picture will be e-mailed
back to you with the details of the vehicle. If that is the vehicle you want,
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