Reply To: Question to @kezo

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kezo
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    Indeed we do!

    There are many video’s to help understand how Copart works and how to protect yourself using third party sites such as auction hunter / car vertical along with Copart extra buyer protection. I stronly suggest you have a look on youtube and famillarise yourself from ist timers and experienced buyers, as I’d be here all day otherwise lol.

    You will have to decide whether your going to look at the car prior to bidding or be bidding blind?

    Whils’t its impossible to see all the damage untill the vehicl is stripped down, its possible to make good assumptions based on close scrutiny of the provided photo’s – make a list of the required parts you can see need replacing and shop for as many used parts on Ebay/breakers yards, preferably colour coded (especially plastic parts)

    One of the more difficult aspects of buying a damaged recorded car, is valuing it agains’t non recorded cars for sale in the market.  Whils’t this is less important if your keeping the car, there are sites like checkcarvalue that will give you a vehicle value. However, its good practice to establish an approximate total cost to buy and repair.

    Generally nderstant that Copart saying the vehicle runs and moves only means its started and needs to go in gear and move forward a bit.

    The car looks OK without heavy damage thats repairable at home if your able to do this!

    You would need

    Front bumber surround (grills can be resused)- Ebay item# 168203700840 or 136967119473

    Headlight- Ebay item# 376715227142

    DRL- Ebay item# 406668552277

    wheelarch trim- Ebay item# 267596145854

    What you can’t see that maybe needed

    Crash bar damage/bumper reinforcement bolt on/off – Ebay item# 155694442226

    Bumbep bracket reinforcer (looks repairable) Ebay item# 335613838106

    Any damaged ancillaries common across Stellantis group or damage to wiring that needs repairing etc etc, I would add £500 to £1000 ontop to cover yourself.

    You will have to apply for a V5 and note it only has one key.