Most Copart location offer preview days prior to the sale where you can go onsite to inspect vehicles. Read more

Thanks for sharing. Read more

Removing the battery will help prevent short circuits as the water is rising but once the storm is over you would still have to clean and dry all of the components to prevent them from shorting as soon as the battery is hooked back up. Read more

Someone just needs to pull one of the drain plugs. Read more

It is all very dependent on how high the water was and where the electronic components on the car are located. Right off the bat, I can tell you, never buy a saltwater flood car.

Once you go from there, you will need to inspect carpers, floors, seat brackets, electronics modules and so on. And unless it is being turned… Read more

I’ve found that returns happens often especially at Copart. I tend to buy at IAA more often and I always google the VIN to see if it has been at either of the auctions before. You can usually find the old auction pics on of the auction broker websites or through the Google cache. Read more

Yep. Will get that fixed shortly.  Read more

Will get that fixed shortly. Read more

I’ve been there before. Bought a Mountaineer at Copart sight-unseen that was “run and drive” and when it got delivered, the transmission was so broken that we couldn’t even drive it off the trailer. Read more

Anything interesting you can share from the field? I bet that you are exhausted. Stay hydrated out there and try to get some rest before Florida. Read more

Of course, there will be a subset that will be rebuilt, whether by used car dealers, individuals, or junkyards. Most of the history reports will show a distinction between crash damage and water damage. Read more

Used car prices will probably rise an insignificant amount (0.5-2%) in that region for a couple of months due to demand and transport costs to move cars into the area. Read more

I’m sure that they are stacking up. Are you on the ground doing evaluations or processing claims from adjusters in the field? Read more

That’s a good point. A lot of rental companies send cars to Copart and IAA and luckily the large ones list the damage in my experience but there are lots of smaller franchises that may not. You have to be very careful with inspection of these vehicles at auction because a lot of the smaller sellers will try to pass… Read more

Unless it is a really rare model, I would think that most of these people would rather get an insurance replacement then repair one of these that may get bumped into a wall from being inside this bubble. Read more

Flood cars are tricky to rebuild but if you have enough experience to strip one down to weld in a cage then you should be able to clean one up enough to turn it into a track car. Read more

The stuff that is clearly visible is fake but the CTR has ducting behind the bumper and fenders for cooling which is not present on the LX. Read more

You might able to get $2k for the LX parts but regular Civic parts usually flood the used market quickly just because there are so many of them. The standard Halogen headlights are already down to around $130 each used and the standard hood can be had for $200. But no matter how much you get back, the loss of dignity… Read more

I had thoughts of swapping LX parts to a Type R as I was writing this but I believe that we might end up with some cooling issues due to reduced airflow and the wheels would end up sticking out too but I like the idea. Read more

I had thoughts of swapping LX parts to a Type R as I was writing this but I believe that we might end up with some cooling issues due to reduced airflow and the wheels would end up sticking out too. Read more