So, what are people's on opinion the hypothetical, which of these two scenarios has a higher likelihood of squeaking by and getting a buyback right now (assuming 3.0 cars, both 'salvage' cars are now fully rebuilt, road-going cars that were repaired/re-registered during the correct timeframe to be eligible):
Car A - Totaled and rebuilt/re-registered all before September 18, 2015
or
Car B - Totaled and rebuilt/re-registered, all happening between the dates September 18, 2015 to June 28, 2016
I am up in the air on which scenario is more likely to squeak by right now, because the claims portal specifically asks if the car was salvage titled as of September 18, 2015, which means if you select yes, then you are likely already filtered out automatically by the computer into the 'no-go' group.
So, if the car was totaled/rebuilt after that (like in the scenario with Car B), then you select No, and it seems like it would be up to the manual review to catch it, rather than being automatically dismissed.
HOWEVER, according to the latest status report in December, the phrasing makes it seem like they are only *supposedly* holding back titles that were transferred to an insurance company
after September 18, 2015. So (if that were true), that would mean that Car A has a better likelihood of squeaking by right now, as it had the title transferred etc. all before September 18, 2015. That would be assuming that selecting "Yes" on the salvage title question in the claims portal does not automatically dismiss you.
Thoughts?