[Brucelee]

When we see a salvage title on a Porsche, the hit on valuation can vary considerably as to the overall appearance and condition of the car, the model, the miles etc.

To give you a rough idea, if I am looking at a Boxster that wholesales at 25K, it can go for as little as 15-18K even if it looks very nice indeed. Now as the car ages and the overall value of the car declines, the differential between the salvage car and the clean title car diminishes.

I am NOT aware of any data from say KBB or NADA that tracks this but the insurance companies MAY have that data.

Now, if the car does NOT have a salvage title, the issue then becomes FRAME and paint damage. Paint work hurts the car depending on the quality of the repair. If it is a great job, I say maybe 1-2K.

If it is not so great, 2-5K.

Now if the car has frame damage, I walk away but some dealers will buy it at 5K back of book.



Hope that helps.