Should I buy this to rebuild it or no?
07-16-2018, 12:30 PM
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Should I buy this to rebuild it or no?
New member here and am looking for a C6. Going to check this c6 out tomorrow and wondering for mechanical inclined people on this site if this would be a difficult rebuild??
https://www.copart.com/lot/33217878
https://www.copart.com/lot/33217878
07-16-2018, 12:48 PM
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New member here and am looking for a C6. Going to check this c6 out tomorrow and wondering for mechanical inclined people on this site if this would be a difficult rebuild??
https://www.copart.com/lot/33217878
https://www.copart.com/lot/33217878
Are you really, really, handy with tools and can do most of this yourself?
This thing will probably sell for close to $10k, then dump another $10k in it, and you will have a salvage titled '08 worth about $15k...on a good day.
07-16-2018, 12:50 PM
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Without knowing what your end objective is, we can't tell if it would be worth it.
For all you know, the frame cold be bent. "run and drive" can cover a totaled vehicle, which this apparently is.
If your objective is something like: "I want to own a Vette I can drive and have fun with, doesn't have to be fancy, and I am on a limited budget", you should be looking for complete, straight, undamaged, high mileage vehicles. If you are in the $16K to $18K budget, you can find an "05 to '08 that should work. If less, look for a nice C5.
For all you know, the frame cold be bent. "run and drive" can cover a totaled vehicle, which this apparently is.
If your objective is something like: "I want to own a Vette I can drive and have fun with, doesn't have to be fancy, and I am on a limited budget", you should be looking for complete, straight, undamaged, high mileage vehicles. If you are in the $16K to $18K budget, you can find an "05 to '08 that should work. If less, look for a nice C5.
07-16-2018, 12:55 PM
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When I first looked I thought "hey, not so bad...maybe butt-humped something at a stop light". But, when you look at the rear...ouch! Like krogs said, it looks like it drove over something.
Are you really, really, handy with tools and can do most of this yourself?
This thing will probably sell for close to $10k, then dump another $10k in it, and you will have a salvage titled '08 worth about $15k...on a good day.
Are you really, really, handy with tools and can do most of this yourself?
This thing will probably sell for close to $10k, then dump another $10k in it, and you will have a salvage titled '08 worth about $15k...on a good day.
Last edited by krogs29; 07-16-2018 at 01:01 PM.
07-16-2018, 12:58 PM
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Without knowing what your end objective is, we can't tell if it would be worth it.
For all you know, the frame cold be bent. "run and drive" can cover a totaled vehicle, which this apparently is.
If your objective is something like: "I want to own a Vette I can drive and have fun with, doesn't have to be fancy, and I am on a limited budget", you should be looking for complete, straight, undamaged, high mileage vehicles. If you are in the $16K to $18K budget, you can find an "05 to '08 that should work. If less, look for a nice C5.
For all you know, the frame cold be bent. "run and drive" can cover a totaled vehicle, which this apparently is.
If your objective is something like: "I want to own a Vette I can drive and have fun with, doesn't have to be fancy, and I am on a limited budget", you should be looking for complete, straight, undamaged, high mileage vehicles. If you are in the $16K to $18K budget, you can find an "05 to '08 that should work. If less, look for a nice C5.
I was able to look at it but the sales guy said someone bought it and was willing to pay full price for them to fix it.
07-16-2018, 01:15 PM
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The insurance company will only write off a car (how it becomes a savage title car) when the cost of the repairs are close to the value of the car to begin with.
The car you listed has some major frame damage to start with, so unless the idea is to strip the car down to the frame to first straight it, and then only to use the car for a race where where you will crash it again, and have to re-straighten the frame again as well, the car you listed is really on good for such, or to pull parts off.
As stated, look at the back of the car, and you can tell that someone not only hit something to take out the front, but high sided on something to do damage of the car to the under side of it all the way back to the rear bumper too.
Bluntly put, a savage car totally repaired correctly, is only about half the value price of a car with a good title still, and do not see any point in the cars repairs to get it back on the street, since with a branded salvage title, your going to be upside down even with your labor not part of the math. So this leave only about $6k in repair parts to break even on the car with your labor free, and I can see far more than $6k work of parts damage to start with. Take is one more step and even with being able to find used parts for the repairs, still above $6k for the needed parts as well.
The car you listed has some major frame damage to start with, so unless the idea is to strip the car down to the frame to first straight it, and then only to use the car for a race where where you will crash it again, and have to re-straighten the frame again as well, the car you listed is really on good for such, or to pull parts off.
As stated, look at the back of the car, and you can tell that someone not only hit something to take out the front, but high sided on something to do damage of the car to the under side of it all the way back to the rear bumper too.
Bluntly put, a savage car totally repaired correctly, is only about half the value price of a car with a good title still, and do not see any point in the cars repairs to get it back on the street, since with a branded salvage title, your going to be upside down even with your labor not part of the math. So this leave only about $6k in repair parts to break even on the car with your labor free, and I can see far more than $6k work of parts damage to start with. Take is one more step and even with being able to find used parts for the repairs, still above $6k for the needed parts as well.
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07-16-2018, 01:15 PM
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I would think looking at the rear, and exhaust pipes it was hit hard, and I would bet frame damage!
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07-16-2018, 01:22 PM
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07-16-2018, 01:24 PM
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I know its not a zr1 someone just slapped some badges on it. Found out the car was from Florida, sold in Wis back in 2015 for 28k and has 1140 miles on it. So for the past 3 years it has driven less than 100 miles... I don't think I'll look at it.
07-16-2018, 01:35 PM
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My guess it that it rode up on a concrete divider/retaining wall.
07-16-2018, 02:10 PM
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The engine is worth more out of the car. So I would not try to fix it up. I bet the airbag replacement alone would be very expensive. Only thing this car is worth is parting out. Engine, Transmission are probably pretty solid if those miles are true.
07-16-2018, 02:27 PM
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Copart is cash only and too many hidden fees at time of purchase. State laws vary for rebuilding salvage vehicle. I had same idea too but to much red tape and never a clean title. For parts or race car maybe worth it. But to make road Worthy turn and run.
07-16-2018, 02:45 PM
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Personally, I would not want to get into a mess like this. Regardless of how much you spend on it, it's still going to have a salvage title. This is a parts car.
Update: 3/8/19
Times have changed. Apparently, there's money to be made on YouTube by buying these salvage cars and putting them back together, if you can get enough subscribers to your YouTube channel. You still have a salvage car but YouTube pays pretty well, again, if you can make your posts interesting.
Update: 3/8/19
Times have changed. Apparently, there's money to be made on YouTube by buying these salvage cars and putting them back together, if you can get enough subscribers to your YouTube channel. You still have a salvage car but YouTube pays pretty well, again, if you can make your posts interesting.
Last edited by RobJoy; 03-08-2019 at 06:33 PM. Reason: Update
07-16-2018, 03:14 PM
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I've done a few of these projects before on C5s. As someone said, it looks like it didn't clear a concrete parking block or a curb, sustaining undercarriage damage.
You can expect/plan for... front bumper cover, lower radiator support, front k-frame (cradle), possible rear cradle, mufflers (+mid pipe), wheels (if bent), one, or two control arms, airbag, airbag control module ~$2,500 max I'd say. Bent frame is unlikely.
If it goes for around $10k, +copart buyer fees, +transport, to be on safe side total all in around $14k.
However, this doesn't seem to be an insurance sale since it's not listed and it's offsite. Could be a private seller, which is always a bit of a red flag.
You mentioned a c5z. Even though this one has low mileage, I think you'd be much happier with a 80-100k-mile c5z for around that price range.
You can expect/plan for... front bumper cover, lower radiator support, front k-frame (cradle), possible rear cradle, mufflers (+mid pipe), wheels (if bent), one, or two control arms, airbag, airbag control module ~$2,500 max I'd say. Bent frame is unlikely.
If it goes for around $10k, +copart buyer fees, +transport, to be on safe side total all in around $14k.
However, this doesn't seem to be an insurance sale since it's not listed and it's offsite. Could be a private seller, which is always a bit of a red flag.
You mentioned a c5z. Even though this one has low mileage, I think you'd be much happier with a 80-100k-mile c5z for around that price range.
07-16-2018, 06:30 PM
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The insurance company will only write off a car (how it becomes a savage title car) when the cost of the repairs are close to the value of the car to begin with.
The car you listed has some major frame damage to start with, so unless the idea is to strip the car down to the frame to first straight it, and then only to use the car for a race where where you will crash it again, and have to re-straighten the frame again as well, the car you listed is really on good for such, or to pull parts off.
As stated, look at the back of the car, and you can tell that someone not only hit something to take out the front, but high sided on something to do damage of the car to the under side of it all the way back to the rear bumper too.
Bluntly put, a savage car totally repaired correctly, is only about half the value price of a car with a good title still, and do not see any point in the cars repairs to get it back on the street, since with a branded salvage title, your going to be upside down even with your labor not part of the math. So this leave only about $6k in repair parts to break even on the car with your labor free, and I can see far more than $6k work of parts damage to start with. Take is one more step and even with being able to find used parts for the repairs, still above $6k for the needed parts as well.
The car you listed has some major frame damage to start with, so unless the idea is to strip the car down to the frame to first straight it, and then only to use the car for a race where where you will crash it again, and have to re-straighten the frame again as well, the car you listed is really on good for such, or to pull parts off.
As stated, look at the back of the car, and you can tell that someone not only hit something to take out the front, but high sided on something to do damage of the car to the under side of it all the way back to the rear bumper too.
Bluntly put, a savage car totally repaired correctly, is only about half the value price of a car with a good title still, and do not see any point in the cars repairs to get it back on the street, since with a branded salvage title, your going to be upside down even with your labor not part of the math. So this leave only about $6k in repair parts to break even on the car with your labor free, and I can see far more than $6k work of parts damage to start with. Take is one more step and even with being able to find used parts for the repairs, still above $6k for the needed parts as well.
Last edited by S.C. vette; 07-16-2018 at 06:30 PM.
