| Car title refers to legal certificate of ownership issued | | | | be on record, as well. |
| by Department of Motor Vehicles or DMV at the time | | | | Cars labeled as ?salvage? may cause price of cars |
| of purchasing a vehicle. Such certificate enlists | | | | go down to a great extent. Sellers often try to hide the |
| information regarding name and address of present | | | | fact from prospective buyers to gain the full price by |
| owner including make, model, year of manufacturing | | | | paying to mediators and declaring the car?s title history |
| and date on which the car was first sold. A car title | | | | lost. The car title history provides information with |
| history helps buyers gain information about the vehicle | | | | respect to accidents and claims recovered for total |
| and its past records. | | | | loss coverage from relevant Insurance Company by |
| A car title certificate also has a vehicle identification | | | | mentioning the word ?salvage? during an online search. |
| number or VIN and is unique to each car. It is imprinted | | | | Therefore, it is crucial to check the title history before |
| a steel strip on the dashboard of the vehicle, | | | | buying and ask for a duplicate title from owners in |
| compartment of engine or door jam near driver?s | | | | case of lost titles, which are replaced by the DMV. |
| seat. It is important to check whether the VIN enlisted | | | | Several online services are available to run DMV |
| on car title history matches with the number on | | | | check on vehicles using VIN. The entire history of a |
| dashboard. It helps for buyers to run a check if mileage | | | | car can be found out with the help of these services |
| indicator or odometer is in conformity with the listed | | | | by paying a nominal charge. |
| mileage, as the mileage on the date of the last sale will | | | | |