Check this Damaged Auto Website Out

[lonetreesteve]

I've never heard of this website called 'Copart' before, but found these Zs on the site:

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/38499975?searchId=1775779840

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/19499436?searchId=1775779840

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/37679375?searchId=949914507

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/19935786?searchId=949914507

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/35913984?searchId=949914507

[S30Driver]

Wow, interesting site.  Thanks for posting it!

A 72 near Mark, and a 71 near Capt O.  Watch out for the voices ...

[Mark Maras]

 New to me to. Nice to add another source. Or is another voice?

[black gold man]

The brakes must have needed work.

[Mark Maras]

 Probably could have had a better outcome with better brakes but I'll bet the "big moment" started with high "speed", a whole lot of white knuckle understeer and one of those damned Saturday night power poles that jump into your way telling you to slow down.

 Except for that last one. The one that looks like it has a heavily loaded diaper hanging low on it's rear. Could it have that much rust that it's sagging under it's own weight? That's sad.

[S30Driver]

Rear ended hard, and everything else on the road is higher.

[Patcon]

 I have bought cars from Copart for years. All of those cars are in my watchlist. They can be difficult to deal with and the fees are high but sometimes you find a diamond in the rough. now the secrets out...

[sweatybetty]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

  They can be difficult to deal with and the fees are high

care to elaborate? im looking at the one in portland.................

[black gold man]

Here is one in the rough http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/18319706?searchId=920387300

[Patcon]

I am a licensed car dealer so we don't have purchase limits, but individuals have to place a deposit to be able to purchase from them. The larger the deposit the more buying power. Like all dealer auctions you bid, you buy it, it's yours! If it breaks in half after the auction pick up your halves and move on. Look at the fee schedule at the bottom of the page. They run about 20% or so plus the internet fee, plus the loading fee. They normally use large wheel loader forklifts to move the cars. I don't know how well that works on old S30's. It doesn't affect modern cars that bad. If you have an account, which you can open for free you can go to the yard and sign in and go look at the car. Only one individual per account number. The auctions run online and the software is pretty good. On old cars it's not a huge issue but not all cars are being offered by insurance companies. Some are what we call "setup" cars where someone made some repairs or took the expensive parts off and are running the car back through the auction on the "greater fools" theory. Also "Run & Drive" does not mean you can drive it home!!! It means it starts and can move under it's own power. Now it may sound likes it gonna fly apart or may not have any oil or antifreeze in it, but it is Run & Drive

[SteveJ]

9 hours ago, black gold man said:

Here is one in the rough http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/18319706?searchId=920387300

That must have been pulled out of the bottom of Folsom Lake during the drought.

[zKars]

11 hours ago, black gold man said:

Here is one in the rough http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/18319706?searchId=920387300

Now what on that car could possibly worth having or saving?. Est Retail Val of $5K ???? 

Maybe as lawn art, but really?.