u/Imcrinebrother

https://vimeo.com/1192872743

The car is a 2015 Nissan Rogue SV AWD automatic transmission Korean Model with about 155,000 miles on it.

Alright, unfortunately I'm pretty new to car stuff and I made a dumbass decision to buy a salvage rebuilt title from out of state (NC) off of FB Marketplace without doing proper research on what that entails and I didn't get a PPI nor look underneath the car. The guy even mentioned rust in the rear differential somewhere, but I was so eager to buy the damn car I didn't think much of it. Absolutely horrid and stupid shit I went and did. I did everything you could possibly do wrong with buying a used car, I know.

Here I am today, can't transfer the title into my name and it failed the GA Salvage inspection because of the rusted through lower control arm on the left side as you can see in the video. But as you can also see, the lower control arm is not the only thing rusting. The entire subframe, control arms and knuckles are pretty rusted. I took it to two mechanics so far, the one here in the video and one living in GA from the North where they apparently usually deal with rusty vehicles, both saying they can't work on this junk and they wouldn't put any money into it if they were me. rightfully so, right?

But I don't really have much options (as far as i know) on what I can do with it without putting money into it, the title won't be transferable to my name till I, at the very least, get the part that's rusted through temporarily covered up or replaced alone. A lot of the "bolts are seized by the rust" so I don't know how they're going to replace that part alone without running into problems trying to keep the other parts in one piece. I don't want it just sitting in my driveway without any proper legal paperwork to prove I own it other than a signed title from the past owner. I also can't legally part it out till I own the vehicle. I was advised to take it to NC and try transfer the title there but I am a resident of GA and I am unsure on how this will work without being a resident of NC. My last resort is getting it repaired by Nissan dealership because I just know it will be a higher than currently possible price. If you were in this situation what would you do with this car? Any possible solutions? I'm just asking for some actionable type of plan on what to do. I genuinely just need some advice, I feel like I'm in a pretty fucked situation however you put it. I may also be overreacting, so please again let me know what's up.

Thanks

Alright, unfortunately I'm pretty new to car stuff and I made a dumbass decision to buy a salvage rebuilt title from out of state (NC) off of FB Marketplace without doing proper research on what that entails and I didn't get a PPI nor look underneath the car. The guy even mentioned rust in the rear differential somewhere, but I was so eager to buy the damn car I didn't think much of it. Absolutely horrid and stupid shit I went and did. I did everything you could possibly do wrong with buying a used car, I know. The car is a 2015 Nissan Rogue SV Korean Model with about 155,000 miles on it.

Here I am today, can't transfer the title into my name and it failed the GA Salvage inspection because of the rusted through lower control arm on the left side as you can see in the video. But as you can also see, the lower control arm is not the only thing rusting. The entire subframe, control arms and knuckles are pretty rusted. I took it to two mechanics so far, the one here in the video and one living in GA from the North where they apparently usually deal with rusty vehicles, both saying they can't work on this junk and they wouldn't put any money into it if they were me. rightfully so, right?

But I don't really have much options (as far as i know) on what I can do with it without putting money into it, the title won't be transferable to my name till I, at the very least, get the part that's rusted through temporarily covered up or replaced alone. A lot of the "bolts are seized by the rust" so I don't know how they're going to replace that part alone without running into problems trying to keep the other parts in one piece. I don't want it just sitting in my driveway without any proper legal paperwork to prove I own it other than a signed title from the past owner. I also can't legally part it out till I own the vehicle. I was advised to take it to NC and try transfer the title there but I am a resident of GA and I am unsure on how this will work without being a resident of NC. My last resort is getting it repaired by Nissan dealership because I just know it will be a higher than currently possible price. If you were in this situation what would you do with this car? Any possible solutions? I'm just asking for some actionable type of plan on what to do. I genuinely just need some advice, I feel like I'm in a pretty fucked situation however you put it. I may also be overreacting, so please again let me know what's up.

Thanks