[champignon]

Not commenting on what it would cost to fix this car, nor what it was worth to buy in this condition.

Having a salvage title will seriously depress resale value and hugely reduce the number of people who would even consider buying it. I for one would not buy a salvage or rebuilt titled car, and I wouldn't believe the stories the seller would offer about why the car ended up salvaged.

As to title washing, I think that would be way easier to pull off in a lot of other states, than it would be in Idaho. Farting in Idaho might get you an overnight stay in the county jail, in the right set of circumstances :-)