Went to an auction today where there were hail and flood damaged cars. A beaut FPV citric acid ute with stripes and 10,000km sold for $29,000. This was flood damaged. Still didnt look like there would be too much to do. Water had been inside, even in the instrument cluster. The engine was full of water! I guess its a pot luck thing, as long as no one tried to start it full of water, maybe it'l be an easyish repair.
Does water hurt airbags? computers, wiring, etc? Wiring and computers should all be pretty sealed i would think?
A GTO Hsv coupe sold for 47,000 and was not in running order! Thats a bit steep!
A Porsche boxter sold for 40,000
A BA XR6 nearly brand new sold for 26,000 but had been flooded! It did run though. I dont know why anyone would pay that!
There were heaps of Brand new Mazda 6's with maybe 5 or 6 or 7 km on the clock. They sold for 24,000+ They did run i believe.
Commodores even though they were stinking and their engines full of water went for near their normal trade in or private sale price! I dont understand how stupid some holden people are! Its not worth the risk unless its for half price or less i would say! No other car were getting such prices! For eg a comparable 98 EL would cost maybe 4000, and a 98 VT would go for 10.000!!
All the trade and people who knew the costs of fixing these things were laughing at the public buyers, couldnt belive the prices, saying most are around 30% over what they should be worth!
Does water hurt airbags? computers, wiring, etc? Wiring and computers should all be pretty sealed i would think?
A GTO Hsv coupe sold for 47,000 and was not in running order! Thats a bit steep!
A Porsche boxter sold for 40,000
A BA XR6 nearly brand new sold for 26,000 but had been flooded! It did run though. I dont know why anyone would pay that!
There were heaps of Brand new Mazda 6's with maybe 5 or 6 or 7 km on the clock. They sold for 24,000+ They did run i believe.
Commodores even though they were stinking and their engines full of water went for near their normal trade in or private sale price! I dont understand how stupid some holden people are! Its not worth the risk unless its for half price or less i would say! No other car were getting such prices! For eg a comparable 98 EL would cost maybe 4000, and a 98 VT would go for 10.000!!
All the trade and people who knew the costs of fixing these things were laughing at the public buyers, couldnt belive the prices, saying most are around 30% over what they should be worth!