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Buying from Copart and repairing

  • 25-09-2016 10:13pm
    #1
    aidanki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭


    I see serious low mileage cars on copart with some light damage, bumpers and wings etc.

    Im wondering would it be worth buying one, repairing it and keeping it for myself

    by the time I come around to selling it the damage won't be in the equation, I will be keeping it for 10years.

    anyone done it and care to share their experience?

    would it be possible to get someone to inspect one of the cars and get an accurate estimate of what it would cost to fix it ?

    its going back a good few years, I crashed my own car, needed a complete new front and the car was written off, so I bought it and got a mechanic to sort it out, it was a v good idea as the car was mechanically perfect hence Im thinking of doing it again.


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  • #2
    mickdw
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    It can be worthwhile.
    Stick to cat d and it should be a relatively easy repair.
    A Cat d car repaired in uk is worth about 75 percent of normal price.
    One problem is that bringing a damaged car into ireland attracts full vrt so it can be hard to have the car here for the right kind of price.
    A good idea though if thinking of keeping long term because as you rightly state, if the car is over 10 years old when getting rid, any damage early in its life is not going to be a concern.


  • #3
    aidanki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭aidanki


    mickdw wrote: »
    It can be worthwhile.
    Stick to cat d and it should be a relatively easy repair.
    A Cat d car repaired in uk is worth about 75 percent of normal price.
    One problem is that bringing a damaged car into ireland attracts full vrt so it can be hard to have the car here for the right kind of price.
    A good idea though if thinking of keeping long term because as you rightly state, if the car is over 10 years old when getting rid, any damage early in its life is not going to be a concern.

    Thx, is it possible buy the crashed ones from insurance companies in Ireland, as uk is a bit of a stretch for going to look and price a repair


  • #4
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    aidanki wrote: »
    Thx, is it possible buy the crashed ones from insurance companies in Ireland, as uk is a bit of a stretch for going to look and price a repair

    Its possibly a bit of a closed shop here with direct insurance sale to the trade.
    The Damaged stuff that turns up on donedeal etc is rarely value.


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