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rockits
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rockits
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That QP is still for sale above as well:
rockits
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Oooooh.....then we have a real looker:
lozcb
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Seems a few of the trade are using copart to out a few cars , was watching and bidding earlier , must have been 30 cars used catergory ( not catted )about 80% sold silly money , and i mean silly , what surprised me 2017 amg C63 flood engine damage sold for £32K and they quoted a retail of £48K which is on the high side , buggered if i would lay that out to risk making £5 or £6K
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Thats not very compassionate of you Ian , 8 weeks to suffer a but more eh , but congratulations you really are one of us
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rs48635
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Ooh that is looking nice. Turned my head away from looking the GT MC-shift on auto trader.
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Anything going through copart we might like?
lozcb
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Mainly run of the mill ,lot of Bmw seems like they have already fallen off the cliff as there is glut, few mercs , and the Gransport went for a few hundred more than I was prepared to pay , maybe one to regret ,but I no longer chase ,my limit is my limit
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This will appeal to someone.
**** it appeals to me. Though I’m not sure if the interior was that colour before or after the prang.
**** it appeals to me. Though I’m not sure if the interior was that colour before or after the prang.
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Copart's retail prices are generous to say the least. £26k for a cat N GS? We all know it would not retail for that. I feel they are inflated to up the bidding.
As you say, paying £32k for any car, even a proper AMG, with an indeterminate amount of engine damage that will not retail for £48k at the end of it seems a big risk.
As you say, paying £32k for any car, even a proper AMG, with an indeterminate amount of engine damage that will not retail for £48k at the end of it seems a big risk.
iainw
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Wish I was technical enough to repair it! Is that a cali T or a PF?
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Portofino SA some more picks of it here, https://www.hbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/zyview/D=vehicles/V=reserve_all
To be honest Ian, one doesnt need to be super talented but it helps in some instances , you just need to know the right people who do good work , and do the maths , taking into account buying the vehicle, parts and labour , i only ever do it for myself as in a keeper...................not to sell on for profit , though its a good way to get into high end cars for around 40-50% of the value when you do it right , Buy one that is mostly light panel damage , and most are bolt on now days , so really just a good body shop required , the higher end the car , generally they are very well looked after both internally and mechanicaly
iainw
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That link isn’t working sadly. I wouldn’t be against it for a keeper- I would pay a finders fee! Would be interesting to see some pics of the PF it looked quite nice
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Try this link it works for me , obviously needs an experienced inspection , and any parts quantified , aslong as its not structural then maybe it could be a goer ,looks are decieving and a lot of the time , by the time they are stripped down they look no where nea as bad on first glance , but they come up reasonably often
https://www.hbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/zyview/D=vehicles/V=popwin/R=8010662/MAKE_MODEL=FERRARI PORTOFINO S-A/ZV_AND_OR=and/MAKE_MODEL_ZV_ENABLED=no
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iainw
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I’m no expert but I would have thought to get that back to tip top shape would be ‘tricky’
