Looking to buy Euro from Salvage auction. Any advice.

[Para777]

Hello guys,

I am very new to the forum and wanted to get some advice on the Euro. I have always been a fan of the Euro and have always wanted to buy one but only recently have a collected some money to advance towards buying one. (looking at 2005+ Automatic Luxury 4 cylinder)

I was told by a friend that I could get a good deal if I bought a salvage vehicle and then fixed it. It might take some time but I'll have a cheaper car at the end.


I wanted to get your views on it. I am looking at pickles. Is it a good direction to take? anyone with previous experience of the same?

Sorry if I did not search enough and this has been answered earlier, but it was hard to find any search results for this specific topic.

cheers

[d1zzo]

get facelift euro looks better .. plus you get the anti glare something the 05 lux dont have ..

[Para777]

Sorry whats a facelift euro? Google gods show me a picture of a civic!! may be I missed something !

[fairplay]

Facelift euro is the 2006+ onwards, i believe.

[Para777]

Thanks very much fairplay... I am checking now.

Any input if its a good deal to get a salvageable car anyone?

[antony]

Try Manheim as well...the best repairable write offs are the hail damaged ones,as they have not been involved in a serious accident,they just have a few pocked marks on them.....

Euros are fantastic,good luck.

What do you drive at the moment ???

[Para777]

Cheers antony... Yes keeping an eye on both. At the moment I have a Nissan Pulsar 1993.

I have heard that a car involved in a crash with an impact on chassis should be avoided. Specifically a front damage should be avoided. However a damage from the rear is not that bad... any thoughts?

[Jasemas]

Rear is worse than front
As front you can repair/remove radiator support beam
replace fenders
But a rear fender bender - if it is hard enough
May damage the rear beaver panel - cutting out the rear of the car

[Para777]

!! thanks for that mate didnt know that.. I am keeping a look out on pickles and Manhiem. :)

[Jasemas]

I had my old accord rear ended
The bumper didn't look to bad
But behind that
The panel was distorted and needed to be cut out and re-weilded

[Para777]

oh WOW and that would mean a couple of thousand for sure!!

[Jasemas]

Quoted $4000 to repair
Car was worth $3500 - repairable write off
Even then it'd never drive the same

[Para777]

ok so should I be venturing into the salvage market at all??

[DreadAngel]

Personally, unless you've got the know how and personal means to make quality repair for cheap, don't bother with it...

You'll usually end up with a car that isn't quite right and when you go to offload it, people will look it up and go ahhh... It's been ****ed before...

You might also run out of patience/dedication during repairs...

[Jasemas]

People will ask if it has been in an accident/written off before
So any car you repair is usually automatically lower than market price

[Para777]

Sure makes sense.. thanks very much for the reply guys..

[stevo1210]

Rear is worse than front
As front you can repair/remove radiator support beam
replace fenders
But a rear fender bender - if it is hard enough
May damage the rear beaver panel - cutting out the rear of the car

QFT. Rear end damage after repairs... is still NEVER THE SAME. Boot always feels out of line somehow and they always leak a little somewhere down the line. :(

[Jasemas]

It's worse if the floor pan is crimped then you're ****ed lol

[Para777]

Hahah still learning the terminology to figure out what half the jargon mean! lol

[felixd]

Just avoid buying the write off vehicle . Save you trouble in the long run if u ever want to sell the vehicle later on .

[Danzvtil]

my ex father in law is a panel beater, i have spoken with him many times about cheap write offs to repair. Is answer is ALWAYS, its cheaper and better for the long run to buy a straight non damaged vehicle.
Even apparently minor damage can reveal chassis damage and you can spend more than the car is worth.