unrebuildable

Adjective

unrebuildable (comparative more unrebuildable, superlative most unrebuildable)

1. Too damaged to be rebuilt.
   • Second, Engelhard states that the weighted cost approach should be adjusted to reflect an additional cost to transit operators who rebuild in-house, because parts are occasionally unrebuildable due to catastrophic failure.1997 March 14, “Retrofit/Reguild Requirements for 1993 and Earlier Model Year Urban Buses; Approval of a Notification of Intent to Certify Equipment”, in Federal Register, volume 62, number 50, page...
   • They were unrebuildable, and it was decided that they had to be torn down.2006, Gregory Butler, Lost Towers: Inside the World Trade Center Cleanup, page 47
2. Unable to be made roadworthy; legally usable for parts or scrap only.
   • A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the...1969, Absalom Crosem Russell, Ray Corns, Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes, with Rules of Practice, page 45
   • Just as far as when a vehicle is determined unrebuildable and salvage, basically it is good for parts only.2006, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Car Title Fraud, page 134