Was the car originally titled in Pennsylvania If so where you see it being in the dept of motor vehicles is most likely when the car was at the insurance co.'s auction yard. Usually a vehicle is totalled in PA. insurance co sends it to savlage auction yard. it may sit there for some time until it is sold to a salvage yard to be parted out or rebuilt. If the car i s rebuilt it must be inspected but certified inspection station before a rebuilt title can be issued i have bought rebuilt title cars before but only through a friend who rebuilds them He dosen't mess with ones that have major damage If car only had 7000 miles on it when it was wreaked it must of had major damage for insurance co to total it.