Just to add to the salvage title discussion, I have two friends who bought salvage title vehicles within the last year. One was a 911 that came with a story like the 500sl's story, minor problems that got out of hand, another was a newer Pontiac that was clearly disclosed that it was in a flood. Both have run into way too many problems to justify the $$$ saved. Both cars, especially the Pontiac have had numerous gremlins that have kept them off of the road about 90% of the time. Even when things seem right, you wouldn't want to go far from home without a backup plan! The only way I could see buying a salvage title car is if it was something like a $1500 car you were getting for $400! (That's assuming that it runs!)