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[@germancarfan]

Well said Paul. Copart is essentially a breaker yard, you buy scrap hope for the best and prepare for the worst, I don't know why people can't understand this

[@andrewtognola1116]

Absoloutley spot on Paul, Too many people are buying Copart cars for all the wrong reasons , I buy just high spec minis and now only Cat N , I do this as a HOBBY since I retired and it is great fun for an ex engineer . I also repair them PROPERLY and take no account of my time labour wise and if anything is beyond my capability I sell it on at break even if possible . Copart are fine if you know what you are taking a risk on and study the photos for what you can see and possibly what is deliberately not shown . Well done for a concise and straightforward appraisal.

[@paullaw5054]

Really interesting that talk Paul. One nit pick, either drop the background music or lower the volume. Prefer to hear your voice than the music, which if your hearing isn't what it used to be, can be distracting. Anyhow, always look forward to your videos. When is the next garage refurbishment video due. Anxious to see how that's progressing.

[@CarsForPaul]

Noted!

[@hassanamir387]

@@CarsForPaul same, I hate the background music. Your voice is enough 😅

[@iiZod]

I bought my car from Copart. I feel like I got super lucky. £2000 after fees (including £360 delivery), 2012 Mazda 3, 55k miles, never failed an MOT, clearly very well looked after. Was a Cat S just for a dent in the rear quarter which I fixed for £500. It even had half a tank of fuel 😁 Had it a year now, never missed a beat.

[@certifiedrides]

I actually appreciated the explanation, insight and the time you took to research for this video Paul. Thanks

[@CarsForPaul]

My pleasure!

[@olie3146]

Sorry Paul but I don't agree with you and I'm not really sure why you are defending copart hiding behind their ridiculous t's & c's. I've purchased probably close to 100 vehicles over the last few years and the company as a whole has noticeably gone downhill (hard) I've had cars turn up (after viewing them) with extra damage, bits missing. Cars listed with v5's, service history and extra keys all of which misteriously go missing with 0 help from customer service. I've had delivery drivers warn me not to buy specific high end vehicles as "the lads in the yard have ragged it about, as they'll never get a change to drive a lambo" I've even had drivers tell me that it's been confirmed that copart "bid up" their auctions. The icicng on the cake is you can't even view the vehicles now (which benefits them massively) yes you can have a £10 WhatsApp video call for 10 minutes..... At all of 2 locations. And then there's the ridiculous fees that seem to go up every month. I've just heard they've lost one of their biggest insurance contracts and with the increasing amount of private sale vehicles it makes sense.

[@CarsForPaul]

Fair point, and I'm not defending them, am just saying that a lot of people who contact me have not even read the T's & C's

[@pauljohnson4123]

Totally agree with you

[@malcelwell7209]

Really interesting video Paul Pointed out a lot things that I didn’t know 👍 and nice comment about rob and Chris Keep up the good work Paul 🙏

[@Tombo1904]

I nearly double my money on everything I buy. I’m not even joking You need to buy the right cars and get them at the right price 👍🏼 boring undesirable stuff won’t make you a thing

[@taz3133]

What category you normally buy and do you have any guidelines?

[@DevJB]

I've made more profit by cancelling my Copart subscription. I found their fees to be too high, their MPLS North is incompetent idiots especially the snobby, lazy cashier female. They don't stand by their policy, their managers are idiots and liars, they whine and defend their policy about Run & Drive when it doesn't even run or roll 1 foot. They list the cars incorrectly, they were caught numerous times rigging stuff and scamming others. I'm done with this shit company and I hope other people learn from their bad business and quit also.

[@mehere3013]

Rob and Chris of salvage rebuilds uk have allways said the prices , and for the amount of labour that goes into it , they don't make much

[@djmarkalmond]

Perfect advice for people thinking that copart is a quick way to make money, buy cheap, build, sell. I totally agree with your point about other channels not talking about how they manage to sell cars that are CAT (whatever), most people I know steer clear of ex-damaged/salvage cars. I don't think copart are doing wrong, I think many of these people complaining did not read the small print, YOU BUY AS IS! I buy salvage electronics from auction houses and there is no come backs whatsoever allowed as its made clear you are buying as seen and not tested, thats why its cheaper! You take a gamble! It may be fixable or may end up in the trash. Excellent video Paul in explaining this topic. Now a subscriber!

[@mannytubes]

Great video, Paul. Very insightful. As for your request for feedback on the plans for your channel, I definitely prefer the salvage rebuilds but appreciate there's way more sweat and tears involved on those than may be worth it.

[@jamiemason9548]

Hi Paul good to see you back hope you are all good very interesting information you no about things all the best to you and your family 😎👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@johnconnolly196]

Good video Paul. I buy from copart and make a good living with salvage cars I have had bad experiences but never complained you have to understand what you are buying sometimes you may loose on a car occasionally. the vat margin scheme is the biggest problem that eats into the profit. John Bump autos

[@uncensored5104]

I have been buying from Copart for over 15 years now (and Universal Salvage before that) and have had some absolute gems over the years, but I have also had my fair share of mis-described dogs. I mainly used to break up cat C & D's as the prices were reasonable enough to make it feasible and its less hassle than repairing & selling a whole vehicle with a "story". But when the mainland European buyers started buying the prices shot up! So I no longer buy near as many as I used to in years gone by. My (and others) biggest gripe with Copart is that they are economical with the truth and pictures. And lets face it, you are not going to drive all over the country to inspect cars before the auction (when you could), so they have you over a barrel with their T&C's when it falls short of their lacklustre description. I have also had turn up (or collected) cars that had parts missing, which were in the auction pics. Also its got worse since they allowed traders to put all their sh1t down there. If anyone is thinking of buying from them, proceed with caution.

[@safdarrizvi9885]

Ive bought 2 cars from Copart and my grievance is their delivery.From buying a car it can take weeks for it to arrive at your delivery address.To arrange your own transportation isnt cheap since fuel prices almost doubled.As a rule i stick to category U used or N non structural.Cars are no longer cheap from Copart due to their expensive fees.

[@MrPabsUk]

I`ve had various salvage cars, but have yet to use Copart. The problem is retail punters jumping in with both feet without an understanding of the ins & outs of the trade. I didn't read the T`s & C`s of Copart when I joined because I know very well that they will take virtually no responsibility for the issues you described. Its obvious for anyone who`s been in the trade for decades. Its buyer beware, always, you buy a pup semi-blind, then know you only have yourself to blame..

[@bushman1466]

Your wisdom is priceless and greatly appreciated ,thank you

[@CarsForPaul]

You are so welcome

[@Stokey_73]

Business talk Paul. Just enjoy restoring cars. Profit is a by product of consumer demand

[@harrynewbrook5103]

Hi Paul, you are 100% correct in what you say.A few things i have found thats changed Copart in my view are one the high bids put in from Eastern Europe and Ireland the price they pay for salvage is often more than what an un damaged car is worth in the UK. In the early days of Copart in the UK most of the cars they were insurance cars, these days half the car on auction are third party cars,cars that people have bought cannot fix so dump them in copart, and to be honest the trade are just as bad o this car is a heap of shit put it thru copart. As for some of the youtube salvage repair sites what can one say,some of the stunts they pull they should never be let near a damaged car.Thanks to youtube every man and his dog has become a body repairer.It is time that salvage repair became regulated and qualified repairers with the right equipment allowed to repair it.

[@princew.k9310]

Thank you Paul for this episode. 👍

[@TheNorville2]

This is the same as most auction houses, especially the ones that sell good that have been returned. Great video Paul the same reason i buy a salvage car.... for me.

[@stevo4649]

Thankyou Paul. your observations knowledge and opinions looking into the small print on many subjects are always an eye opener and always worth noting, all the best and have a good week,looking forward to the next garage update,

[@martinb2553]

Really interesting. Couldn’t have put it better myself . You said don’t get involved the romance - other you tubers only show the best ones they do . They don’t show the ones they lost money on 😀

[@anthonymillar6183]

As you said rob is probably the only honest KZbin creator that’s totally honest about price etc Copart are very clever selling within trade means sold as seen a lot of ppl don’t know this 👍 nice one paul

[@Sytopia]

Hi Paul, a worthwhile channel I personally recommend to check out his chops garage

[@vr6280]

Great video Paul. You make some really great points and I'm glad you have pointed out what you have about Co-part. Like you said you just need to make an informed choice and I think this video helps people to do that a lot more. At the end of the day they are a business and have to make a profit too.

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

Hi Paul i stated my KZbin channel because i watched you and Rob right at the beginning so i used Copart like you both did or do but after finding another company that sells salvage cars and only sells insurance cars its starting to work for me as a full time job i don't say on my channel how much i sell my cars for because i don't what to miss lead my follows that its easy money because its not i am doing a series at the moment called Wrecks-To-Riches starting with a free car in January and seeing what i can end up with at the end of the year that series i am showing all prices and what i sell them for my advise is don't use Copart when buying salvage cars there's loads of other company's all over the UK I'm living a dream and love waking up and going to work on salvage cars on my own Copart's T/C just say it all the company i use even rap the forks in carpet to help with damage when moving the cars about that's basic care and attention ?????

[@CarsForPaul]

Thanks for the comment, by the way, loving what you do, been a fan for a while now

[@geoffreyrawlingd2430]

My biggest gripe with copart is still unable to view vehicles because of covid apperdemic how long will copart continue to hide behind the covid restrictions. Maybe they will drop the covid its getting a bit old now and replace it with the monkey pox .

[@davidgeach7930]

The problem with Copart is they are not honest when they have damaged a car themselves, then sell it as the pictures. They also need to be more honest with their descriptions. For example the Seat you purchased. If that was described as keyed all the way around, everybody would alter their valuation on the car and i'm sure it would have made a lot less. Another example would be a car stated as running and driving, with a hole in the block! It would be quite easy to state this in their listing.

[@old_con]

What you say is right, people don’t read the t’s & c’s. And then unfortunately the staff let the company down by their “liberty’s”. Good advice Paul. 👍🏽😎

[@1308wayne]

Great video I brought a few salvage cars I repair them myself and keep them best cars Ive owned 👌

[@phillipclaridge3112]

Interesting chat. I am signed up to copart although I have not purchased through them. Only signed up because we thought my partners damaged car would be sold by them but in the end we got it back from the insurer - so wasted fee! I am not a fan of trustpilot or carverticle. I have found that on a couple of occasions where I have submitted a thumbs down on trustpilot, the reviews have been rejected, so I never submit reviews any more. With carvertical, they correctly identified my partners car as damaged, they incorrectly showed it as Cat S when in fact it is a Cat N. So I prefer to use HPI

[@Sybex82]

Before i buy an car than i do most of my time homework/research etc etc but everyone has his or her style to check an car out 😂👍🏾

[@scorcha100]

Personally i think you hit the nail on the head. People don’t realise the exact risk they are taking and have high expectations. Yes there are things which are hidden, masked, doctored ect and even right down to forklift damage and im not saying these are right or fair but that is all part of the risk people are taking when buying from copart

[@pauljohnson4123]

I ve just challenged copart over the photos of there cars being used on these hpi sites. I purchased a unrecorded car from them to find out 6 months later it turn up on these sites. Copart now copyright there photos now. My point being if a car is sold as unrecorded then the pictures should not end up on these sites. You pay alot more for these cars as unrecorded. Coparts lawyers responded to my concerns. So now these sites can be prosecuted. If your buying from copart do your checks. Make sure the car is from a insurance company and not a private seller.

[@tonyjones7372]

i already knew this, thats why I like watching salvage u-tubers, because I know it does not work in real-life.

[@germancarfan]

Looking forward to the next project reveal

[@JamesYT19]

I’m old enough to remember the days before Copart arrived in the Uk. I regularly bought from Universal salvage ,Hewitts auction and many other smaller independent salvage dealers. Coparts business model is to extract as much revenue from the purchaser as possible( registration fee, bid fee, load fee, commission etc etc) Having been in the industry for almost 40 years I can say without doubt Copart is the worst company that I have ever dealt with. I know you said your in no way affiliated but you have made quite a few videos for them that are on there Copart Uk channel. For what it’s worth I think your best content was back in the days when you just repaired salvage and didn’t get involved in all this other stuff.

[@harrynewbrook5103]

Those were the days, Mick and Adam Hewitt, had some motors of them over the year's, good time's.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

I used to go to USA, they used to drive around and put an American football helmet on the car being bid on!

[@peterclayton4321]

Hi Paul, great explanation of the T&C's. You have to buy really cheap and clever to make your profit. I would buy a cat N or S repaired car if it was repaired correctly, However don't you have to be a business to buy a trade car 🤔. Anyway I will buy a cheap repaired cat car next time I need one. Cheers

[@Darelislt]

Hi Paul, Nice video. Well done 👍 One question. What experience and thoughts do you have regarding U category cars? How dangerous is to buy one? Thanks in advance

[@ajisventure2721]

Surely there must be some statutory requirement for copart to describe and declare significant issues with the cars. Especially in light of their ban on physical inspection. Also with all their fees etc the carvertical report should be a given

[@thezagnolis1506]

Excellent....Thank you!

[@richcruz8924]

Great content sir! Thanks for sharing the knowledge bombs!

[@user-zh9kc7tw4n]

Excellent video and as a consumer I would not buy a Copart car and would probably stay away from a repaired car too as I am no mechanic and would have to take it to a garage to be fixed. Though buying a car today is very expensive what do you think about the car prices of second hand cars and new cars delivery times?

[@terrysams8299]

Great in-depth bought a few bits just for myself done alright . I know what I’m driving and has been put back on the road with everything done probably.

[@charliecoco2115]

If most people complained and refused to buy without the right to physically view it then they'd have to do a U Turn in that policy pronto.

[@EverydayLife621]

The energy crisis has just changed everything - I've got 3 copart cars (unfinished) sitting at home, but have just got a lease EV for £280 / month for my daily - £40,000 miles/ 4 years. I can charge up for a few pence each night, but if i use petrol or derv., in an old banger, it costs a similar price each month - but have the peace of mind that i have a full warranty / breakdown etc. - of course an EV is useless if you dont have access to a driveway / longer distances - so will keep a long journey derv., for the foreseable future.

[@damoblake6000]

copart need to let buyers drive the vehicles out of the yard instead of charging people to load it onto a truck when it doesnt need loading onto a truck since its a running vehicle, so long as the buyer has tax mot and insurance why do copart want to rip people off? If the vehicle breaks down then so what people have their own breakdown cover for things like this.

[@BobDiggler76]

Awesome video Paul, thanks! My personal opinion however, maybe lower the background music volume - it interferes with your beautifully informative voice. Thanks mate, looking forward to your next upload!

[@CarsForPaul]

Ok thanks!

[@alanloan66]

Hi Paul great video and common sense I watch another three of these channels as well as yours and they all seem to know what they are getting themselves into and a lot of hard work by the time they record edit and put out the blog and not only make a bit on the cars but off u tube as well although you have to have a good amount of subscribers also in one of your videos you mentioned a guy you called the white Jamaican ( when the car was being used instead of being repaired) if it’s the same one he had his own channel small repairs and detailing but hasn’t been on lately has he packed it in

[@Love500]

When it comes to Terms and Conditions. In law T&Cs have to be fair and just. You can’t just put anything into them and then claim that it gives you a get out clause that covers every eventuality. I’ve heard reports where people have bought cars that run and drive and when delivered have no engine. I’ve regularly had cars that have caved in sills clearly done by the forklift and are not pictured. I’ve also had cars that they have omitted to show a certain angle as they know it shows damage. They do hide things and that is downright dishonest.

[@CarsForPaul]

Agreed

[@riccccccardo]

KZbin ain’t recommended me your videos for 9 month?! 😪

[@neilhibbert5201]

Hi Paul I wrote my golf mk7 R off but I did not get any chance to get my thing out of car I was told it would be there you 7 days and then the next morning it was picked up and moved 60 miles away to go and get all my things out of it. also was not let to get my ghost removed from at great cost to me.

[@brianjohnson5789]

I don't like the way they move cars with fork lift trucks, causing unnecessary damage, I think it's a lack of respect for the property, and damage to underneath from this, to brake lines, exhaust, suspension, etc becomes unpredictable. So even if you did inspect it thoroughly they will often damage it subsequently moving it like this. So for me they rule themselves out from being someone I would do business with.

[@a11csc]

this will throw the cat among the pigeons paul

[@BK-it6te]

You are the only clever one here well done 👍

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Co part are megga dodgy, we bought a few in lock down as no one else was trading, what a load of overpriced junk, high fees, high delivery, car stood you a retail money before you'd even started, bought a bike, cat N, frame had snapped, so that's non structural

[@MrGMawson2438]

Great reasons And great video mate 👌

[@joebloggs4191]

Buying from Copart is the same as buying a car from an auction. When I was trading cars I would often see private buyers at the auction complaining about a car they had bought which had a bad engine or gearbox or something expecting to get recourse from the auction house. People are stupid dumb not to understand what they are doing and as for those other KZbin channels they full well know what they are doing but they know a scandal will get them more eyeballs which means more ad revenue!

[@audia2fixingrepairsandmodi850]

Well said Paul , buyer beware !

[@marktyler2396]

I would never buy a car from copart as they sell scrap cars for retail prices

[@Theundisputedtruth]

Hey Im.new to the process what is the point of starting bid , or even bidding if it's saying auction isn't till a day or so? Or am I over thinking. Or can we big anytime till the time is up ?.

[@damienwoollard752]

I’m looking to buy cars for my self and wife but category n only. Definitely things I can fix my self but there cars for us for years not quick sells. Do you think these car auctions are a good way to save money in the long run??

[@popradu1518]

But what happens if they put the wrong milage ?

[@BK-it6te]

What happens when you buy a stolen recovery Paul ?

[@BK-it6te]

If B category breaker from Copart can you export or you have to cut it up Paul ?

[@scoobysean555]

If you remember when COPART was SIMPSONS SALVAGE Yes you are officially old 😂

[@FreeStudio560]

Good Afternoon Mr.Paul Just a quick question, what do you thing is it worth it to buy a category N car fix it and sell it? To be honest I dont have any mechanic experience but I know how can I change the bumper or headlight lamp or something this little things. Thank you for your answer. Have a nice evening!

[@CarsForPaul]

If you have no experience then you may want to stay away from salvage cars. Even cat N cars can turn out to be expensive

[@curtisj2165]

People have realise that Copart is not a car showroom, it's a company that sells wrecked cars

[@rajjuttla]

HI, Paul i bought a car and copart advertised it has only 1100 miles but when it turned up it had 12500 miles a big difference because the car was a non starter you could not see the mileage but spoke to copart and they said it was informed by the insurance company it had 1100 mile what would you do in this case??

[@daveyboyprice6351]

well said paul top vlog mate cheers davey east london cars

[@peterwilson3733]

Wow unbelievable

[@kevinmatthews2620]

you mean salvage rebuilds, with Rob & Chris, there both upfront about all the parts they replace, and where they get them and they regularly give shout out to the little small one man band people that help them out, yes rob had a close call with a copart lambo, BUT he had sense to do a car vertical on it before bidding, someone who was not careful got caught for £50k, copart should have never imported a double american write off into the uk and run it through there UK site, that is profit before safety unacceptable behaviour on coparts side tbh

[@mechtechmechanical1571]

the worst place to buy a car terrible

[@nickstyles2943]

What are the other better online car auction sites in the uk?

[@DerKaktusAvant]

I have actually made a living out of buying cars from Copart. You can find them, but you have to be very careful. Everything you said in this video is true - if you haven’t got experience in the trade, I don’t think it is for you.

[@100junrong]

Are you the CEO of car vertical? Or you just doing a ads for them?

[@gordy1961]

S P O T O N B U D. Copart could be more forthcoming with their descriptions and reply to enquries on specifiic vehicles if their description is poor or missing but in my experience they are useless at that. Copart is not a place for the general public full stop... buyer beware...

[@PathToProsper209]

All the people bitching and complaining are the people who didn’t do there own research before buying the vehicle

[@taz3133]

is there any chance to buy a decent car off Copart if you have no prior knowledge and cannot afford a new car too ?

[@CarsForPaul]

There is, they sell off Avis hire cars, but you still need to be careful

[@SeanButler-nt5zi]

They make back the cash with there vedio

[@hasansheikh3680]

What if you buy a car that is in good condition

[@CarsForPaul]

Then you've done well

[@thesmashandgrabshow]

Yes paul I'll watch this later mate when kids are in bed ❤❤❤

[@Kevin-cs4eg]

I’m on the side of copart, and I’m not joking. Why can’t people just accept that they’re buying a wrecked piece of junk ?

[@BK-it6te]

It’s like choosing a woman to marry by looking at there photos 😅

[@MegaFred8888]

Ahh , just a ad site

[@efmplastering9258]

Good video

[@CarsForPaul]

Thanks

[@ImKrull]

Mods don’t add value btw

[@CarsForPaul]

Agreed

[@pstanyer1]

I love the channel hated the back ground music. Try without it

[@huntingtreasure8855]

cheers paul 😜

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘