davway

whos bought a car from the auctions? what was it and what did you pay? any good and bad experiences and what what did it cost to put it back on the road?

Jelly

El dec 97 model gli, 10,800, in jan 2000, ex company car, roady cost $250 and had 2 pay the usual rego, stamp duty. Cars still goin good after adding 30,000 klms since ive bought it.

psycho chicken

I'm interested in what people have paid/seen for damaged EL povo packs. With good engine and interior, that's all I really need.

Chad_XF

how much do EL-EF V8s (fairmonts/XRs) go for?

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EFJase

Depends where u live.
Just came back form the auctions this morning and i recon everything was going too high. Could have got better out of the paper i think.

Didnt see any V8 Falcons today Chad.
Cant even find a V8 in the Quarty Price book either.
U got plans for a new car?

That was at AutoGroup(.com.au) Auctions

Will be checking out others soon for a new car :)

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Malakai

Last week I saw a 97 Burgundy EL V8 Fairmont go for $7,700. It was very tidy too. Can't remember the K's on it but by the looks of it they would have not been excessive.

Wish I had seen something like that before I bought my car. Damn...

tickford2001

i bought a KE laser from auctions, had been hit in the back

- paid $450 for it
- new hatch was $50
- new tail light $45
- rear windscreen wiper motor $15
- c/v joint & boot $cant remember but not much
- paint & supplies $150 approx
- time: many many hours
- rego $400
- rwc $44

drove it around for a couple of months then sold it for $2700

All you need to know is what its worth on the market, and how much is involved in fixing it. If you havent done any before, it would usually pay to double your estimate of repair costs....

Just remember that write offs are usually there because it was going to cost them too much to fix it...so unless youre doing it yourself, or youre after the parts its usually not worth your while

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Chad_XF

well I want a V8 set-up in the XF and it would be cheaper to buy the whole car from an auction, wrecked or not, I also wanna look at fitting the interior in, alot of modding, but Im up for it.

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JC-XR8

Late last year I bought a 2000 model AU2 wagon with 90,000km. Got it for $15500 including 10 months reg, cost around $492 to get registered in my name though (damn stamp duty). Would definitely buy from the auctions again, but the next car i want (EF/EL Fairmont Ghia or XR8) come up very rarely at Auctions in ACT.

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AU1 XR8 Auto 147.9 rwkw (approx 215 fwkw)

AU2 Wagon HAD Auto
17s, Pacemakers, 3" Intake & Pod filter (The Family Hack)

Member of:
FPV-XR Club ACT
AUFalcon.com
ATPS (honorary)

EFJase

Check out pickles.com.au
They do write offs here.
were heaps of falcons last time i looked

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