EPISODE 4: First Time Buyer's Experience With Copart...Things You Need To Know.

[@JYCaesar-x8f]

I’ve bought about 12 cars from Copart over the years. In my experience, it’s better to buy Copart select or salvage vehicle with an obvious damage. Salvage vehicles with no obvious damage are most likely to have hidden issues.

[@1Five1Garage]

When i see a "salvaged" title vehicle for sale and doesn't look like it has a single bit of damage it starts to worry me.

[@nicholasjohn2492]

@@JYCaesar-x8fI like your comment. I also purchased probably a dozen cars, and a couple motorcycles. Like you said it pays to be selective. If it's not the right one, or seems sketchy, pass. People should also pay attention to the fees, they really add up like almost 50% on something really cheap. Also be realistic about what you intend to do with it, and your skills and tools. While the cost of the car, parts, and supplies may add up to less than what you can sell it for if you calculate your time you are frequently making less than minimum wage. If you are buying it to fix and drive for extended time, it can be a real way into a more expensive car for less money. We have sold some, we currently drive some, and have made a couple of them track cars. Its a fun process, just not always a money making one.

[@Mini-Driver]

I live in Virginia and I've bought 3 MINI Coopers from CoPart in the past. Minneapolis is one state I was able to purchase a clean title car from as a general person and I drove there to pick it up. I had to get a broker to get the 2 I bought from New Jersey and went up there to get both of those as well. They are all road worthy, registered and daily drivers.

[@jamessmith2214]

This is the most informative video I've came across in regards to copart. Thank you guys!

[@1Five1Garage]

Check in Wednesday for issues we ran into trying to register it.

[@Wooley689]

I have looked around Copart and wondered if they really have good deals or not. You two have answered so many questions for me on how it works . Thanks.

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dlt215]

In Pa we can buy any car from copart with out a broker but the fees are Ridiculous,i could of bought another junk car for the amount of fees they add.

[@wendellsmith1349]

Thank you for making this. I have been looking at COPART for a while .

[@1Five1Garage]

No problem at all. We will be buying from them again and going a little more step by step for what we learned from this time. I need to get my race car build since Jill has hers.

[@artk9360]

If a licensed dealer buys the car for you they will not have to put it/register it in their name. All they will have to do is sign it off to you with dealer paperwork basically as if you bought it off their dealer lot. Dealers never have to register cars in their name to sell it to someone else unless it’s their personal vehicles they are keeping.

[@1Five1Garage]

Ok but if they buy it for a friend what do they have to do for the one wanting a car. They will have to deal with Copart and shipper etc. my wife couldn’t even talk to them because it was all under me.

[@alannaranjo153]

The license buyer has to sign it off to you with a notice of transfer and release of liability form from the dmv. Same process as a regular car purchase you just gotta put a "price" or gift when you go register it at the dmv.

[@alannaranjo153]

To answer paying for the vehicle you gotta find like moneygram or use one of the other paying methods. For moneygram you give them the lot number and account number to pay it off. They know the process they will charge you a fee for the transaction 10dlls I belive. You don't have to be the account holder to pay it off. As for the shipping you have the find someone to pick it up at copart lot. You just give them the lot number and account # to be able to pick it up and again the account holder doesn't have to be present.

[@klwthe3rd]

This video did a really good job of explaining the "truth" about buying from Copart. To me most people want to be able to buy a car from them that they can put on the road to use. They need to buy a clean title car, have it picked up by a transport company that they know and trust so it's delivered directly to their home and then they can start working to get it up and running. Their senerios of a "track car" is probably a very very .05% use case. Great video none the less.

[@1Five1Garage]

As we go on we plan on doing a little more with making one street legal. If we get a lot of interest we would do a start to finish videos on this.

[@InMyBrz]

DON'T FORGET, even if you get a CLEAN TITLE from the auction, it is still a SALVAGE CAR and you get a SALVAGE TITLE. Then you can fix it, get it inspected and retitle it and you will get a REBUILT TITLE, NOT A CLEAN TITLE

[@klwthe3rd]

@@InMyBrz Dude what are you talking about??? Auctions sell "clean title" vehicles all the time. Most are salvage titles yes, but not all. If you buy a clean title car, there will be no traces of anything.

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes a clean title is a clean title when you get one.

[@SanyaAndCars]

@@InMyBrz wrong.

[@realCriticalthinker]

In Tennessee just send parts receipts along with pictures of each quadrant. Fill out forms and pay $75 to the State anti-theft department. You will get paperwork to go to local DMV. Apply for title... done

[@realCriticalthinker]

Been doing it since 2012. Still driving a 2008 Silverado from 2012.

[@elrollmay]

@realCriticalthinker thank you man. I live in TN and I'm looking to buy a car in copart but didn't know about this proces. do you have a license or pay a broker if so which broker so i can use them , good information appreciate it.

[@arkhipp5234]

For me, I only buy new cars from Copart. Old cars are not worth buying, there are a lot of thing$ that need to be done to get them on the road. It's really good that you guys can open the curtain on what's behind it.

[@spook6668]

You definitely had a better experience with Copart than me! I purchased a vehicle from Coparts in Chicago, and I used a broker. When it came to collecting the car, Coparts stated that they only allow Registered Transport companies on site to collect, and the name and license number must be provided ahead of time. This purchase was back in 2023. Has the policy changed since then?

[@ThePrinceEffect]

That's something I remember them starting in 2023 or 2022 (can't remember) but it's easy, guess your teller just didn't explain. All you gotta do is create a account on copart transport, and enter your info, then when you win a bid, check your registered email for a gate pin, enter that and the lot number into the appointment scheduler, then go pick up on the appointment time. Takes 2 minutes. You can choose to tow your car away yourself/ some coparts allow you to drive the car off.

[@1Five1Garage]

I asked about picking it up last time but have time to take off. We didn't play on winning it... lol

[@coreysanders7821]

This is good straight to the point info. Appreciate the video.

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad you like it. We are trying to rebuild this ASAP to get it registered and titled in our name. it will be a challenge.

[@davidnorth3411]

13:50 I remember buying a Car with a California title , the land of the absurdity. You would think that like every other DMV/ title office you could research buyer / seller information , fill it out on a form for their resource department to allow title transfer , not their . They want you to bring back the car to their state .

[@1Five1Garage]

That's what you get for buying a car out of the US.. (sarcasm) Yes California is a very special place. The laws there are ridiculous.

[@adamplatt6206]

They do high definition pictures when you click on the picture look in the bottom right corner it says HD in a blue circle click it and it makes the picture high definition

[@1Five1Garage]

Good to know. Thanks.

[@deuanevilaythong2359]

If you want a car worth keeping for a long perid of time, the mustang GT 2013-2014, the last 5TH generation. probably worth more later on. I got the mustang 2011, recently, only have 27,000 mile on it.. it a rebuilt savage title for a lower cost vehicle.

[@1Five1Garage]

We will be looking for something like that for my auto cross car.

[@nerdsageentertainment9323]

Read the Experian history, and drop 35 bucks for a condition report before you do ANYTHING. If you're close to a Copart lot that has the vehicle you want, I highly advise you to go visit the lot and LOOK at the vehicle, yourself! Bring a FIX'D sensor or an OBD device to run codes, too. I bought a 2011 Jeep Patriot from Copart. When I got it, I found that the subframe was totally rusted out ($3000 to replace), and as I began cleaning it out, I found rust ALL AROUND the bottom parts of the doors and tire wells. I suspect that was from flood damage. It's at a salvage yard, now... dead from a cataclysmic electrical failure. Copart is great to get a whip on the cheap, but do your homework FIRST!

[@1Five1Garage]

We agree 100%. We knew the risks and were willing to deal with the consequences.

[@andresf3823]

I only buy from insurance sellers on copart and never had an issue. Non insurance sellers are copart private resellers/scammers. Also, never pre-bid on cars just wait until it goes live.

[@1Five1Garage]

Agreed. Add the car to the wish list and wait til it goes up for bids.

[@yusifsadiq1910]

@@andresf3823 do you have any Insurrance seller in mind

[@marcovanbastenfa7357]

Thank you guys for the info 👌

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad we could have helped.

[@AllThingsFeet-of706]

Copart sells clean title cars. I have brought three so far that run and drive. They all needed some kind of work done but nothing major. I waited for Copart to send my title in the the mail which took about 30 days. No problems registering them. Overall not a bad experience, yet. I have heard horror stories from others, so you just have to be very cautious and know what to look for.

[@1Five1Garage]

Only a few states will sell to a none dealer. Georgia only sells salvage.

[@MEDIA101Q]

I bought clean title from copart before in Pennsylvania title take about a month because I have to keep calling them then I have to pay $20.00 for them to mail it

[@hirise9419]

Can you talk about some of the work you've done to the cars you've bought, how much you've spent, or any issues you've had with title and registration in your state?

[@AllThingsFeet-of706]

@@hirise9419 Just checking my notifications and realizing we had a thread going. Here is a quick backstory about me. I am a female that lives closer towards north Georgia. I do not own a dealers license so technically I can only purchase the "no license required" cars. But with the last car I purchased I discovered that I could use a broker to buy any car on the website. So I did go through a broker . So far all the cars I have purchased are located in other states so I have had to use transport services to ship them to me. That adds to my total between $500-$800. Using my last car as an example the car sale price was $1900. By the time I paid the buyer fees /auction fees/ transport fees my total ended up being around $5000. So those fees do add up, but it's still better than buying off a car lot. Mechanically I have not had any major issues.When selecting a car I filter my search for "run and drive" and "clean title" and be careful of what type of damage it has. I never select mechanical or all over damage. Unless you are a mechanic. One car was delivered to me with a dead battery, but with a quick jump we were able to get it running. My mechanic has done tune ups, oil changes, tires/ rotors, just simple stuff on them so far, nothing major. Registration in Georgia has been pretty smooth. It takes on average around 30 days for them to get the title in the mail for me. I have not had any problems registering them here, but like I mentioned they are clean title cars. I would think the problems would come in if you purchase salvaged cars. I would say just be very selective about your purchase. Study the pictures and videos and run the vin#. I am sorry for making response so long, but wanted to give a rundown of my experience so far.

[@1Five1Garage]

check the Wednesday videos. These are all the videos dealing with the mustang. We will be trying to get it inspected and register next month. if all the items are here that are on order.

[@InMyBrz]

In Florida it's the DMV who deals with registering it You can call any office to ask them questions You can easily drive to the car and rent a Uhaul tow dolly and bring it home

[@1Five1Garage]

It’s easy to get it if you live close the ones you are allowed to buy from. 12 hours away makes it a little more difficult.

[@InMyBrz]

@@1Five1Garage I JUST DON'T get the vibe for Copart, I DO like IAA for some reason. Hooking up with a small dealer to buy there and at dealer auctions. Did that for 25 years part time for fun, like to get back into it. It's like sugar or an obsession, you miss it when you're not doing it

[@Seyiwale6127]

Please which of the Copart membership better for a beginners?

[@1Five1Garage]

The 99.00 one is best. That's what we have. You can always upgrade later if you want.

[@gphillimo]

Have yall ever tried purple wave auction?

[@1Five1Garage]

Haven't even heard of that. Will have to look into it.

[@gphillimo]

@@1Five1Garage They sell mostly farm equipment, so most people don't think of it for cars. But they have a section for passenger vehicles and the fees seem to be cheaper than copart

[@felonebike9859]

Okay sonic blindly bid on a vehicle on copart and assumed it wasn't running. Just went back to check it and it actually says it's running. Win for me 😂 I'm just using parts from it basically.

[@ralphcox7128]

There was a lot of good info in this video

[@1Five1Garage]

Thanks

[@MarketingCoachKen]

"I don't think this whole KZbin thing is working out for you LOL" When you start getting troll comments like this, that means you're officially on your way as a youtuber. Not sure what the plans are for future of this channel, but good luck either way. The informative content is great but things won't start kicking into gear until there is some very engaging and exciting content begins with this mustang. There was another channel called glasselevator who did a series on him rebuilding a red salvage mustang just like yours. People watched because he took people on the journey of trying to fix a salvage car with no mechanical experience.

[@1Five1Garage]

Was thinking the same thing. Thanks for the support. The mustang will start going back together in a couple videos. We have to clean the inside so it is safe. this was due to the mold. We have a lot of stuff we need to repair to make it mechanically sound before we mod it out.

[@marcovanbastenfa7357]

Bidding online is the biggest mistake 🙄

[@1Five1Garage]

You just have to be cautious. Jill has been in the business long enough to know the hidden damages to see what else might be an issue.

[@trapps75]

Some people have no choice there not next to a copart to visit or u have to get inspection done and that could cost 200 dollars it's up to the buyer

[@miltongarduno-cf1ji]

Some Copart are pretty far

[@MrJonasberlus]

Amazing explaination on everthing like FrL!!!

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@HEAVYMETALCHINA-w1j]

😊 thank you for a great video I learned a lot

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gregbaehring1656]

Thank you for your content. I just started to get interested in Coparts. What is the general term undercarriage damage?

[@1Five1Garage]

not understanding the question. Like the terminology for Undercarriage damage?? It was be they had run over something that caused significant damage to the underside of the car. Their pictures wont show it.

[@gregbaehring1656]

@@1Five1Garage Thank you for your help!

[@KILLMONGERH2]

You can just pick it up with a U-Hall trailer if you pick it up yourself correct?

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes you can pick it up yourself. We will be doing that next time.

[@BWalker8732]

Thanks for sharing this info 💯

[@1Five1Garage]

No problem at all.

[@jayeshpatel9920]

Copart Austin is 5 min away from where I live, can I go to there to see the vehicle before we bid?

[@1Five1Garage]

I would call them and ask if you can. The one near us said they would but I would verify that that one.

[@ooooo3131]

most will let you walk the yard. i would call tho bc most have specific rules (most have a lot of the same but better safe)

[@mirkoshadad3842]

Hey . Is enhanced vehicles cars . Working ?

[@1Five1Garage]

From Copart's web site = Vehicles listed as "Enhanced Vehicles" are those where: (i) the seller has authorized Copart to perform an enhancement service to the vehicle such as a wash and vacuum or protective covering or (ii) the vehicle is under a program that gives Copart discretion to utilize enhancement services to maximize the value of the vehicle. This designation does not guarantee that any enhancement service was completed but rather indicates that qualifying vehicles would likely be enhanced. It is the Member's responsibility to inspect and verify the utilization of enhancement services. It just means that they wanted better care of the vehicle. Such as... putting a 250k super car with a broken glass inside so it doesn't rain on the inside of the vehicle.

[@KILLMONGERH2]

Thank ya’ll For this video

[@1Five1Garage]

You welcome.

[@gregg360]

Question: I’m from recently retired in Iowa and thinking about spending my golden years moving to Florida. I enjoy occasionally buying a wrecked car/Harley Davidson on Copart or IAA, and flip it, for a hobby. I’m a paid Copart member, pay the annual $90 membership fee, and in Iowa I don’t need a dealer license to buy a salvage car or bike. Are you telling me that you need a dealers license for an average hobbyist/ flipper to buy a salvage vehicle in the state of Florida?

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes. If you go to Copart and click the don’t need a license filter. It will show you only the states that you can purchase without a license.

[@gregg360]

@@1Five1Garage if I’m a Florida resident, can I buy a salvage car in the state of Florida? I

[@1Five1Garage]

Nope. The link will tell you where you can buy with no license. Florida you would need to go through a broker. www.copart.com/content/us/en/licensing/licensingoverview

[@PathToProsper209]

$650 after fees from co part and the broker? If not what was the total? I only ask that because co part fees are not necessarily cheep. . $500 car turns into $2000 fast

[@1Five1Garage]

With tax, title, and fees it was just over 200 more. No broker.

[@cpakiller87]

Is there a cheap alternative for having the car delivered?

[@1Five1Garage]

You can pick them up yourself. We plan on doing that next time.

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome show Thanks

[@1Five1Garage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@caseyhunt1]

How do i look at my buying power?

[@1Five1Garage]

If you didn’t put anything as a deposit it would be 2k. Anything more you have to put 10% down. 4K buying power would have to put 400.00 down etc.

[@caseyhunt1]

@@1Five1Garage Thanks. DO you know where i can go look at the amount i put in? Can't remember.

[@1Five1Garage]

Go to dashboard tab after signing in. Right hand side half way down it will show the available buying power.

[@christophershadydelgadoran112]

This is so far the best video! do you know if I Can buy a vehicule with a Clean title on my name? Im from Alabama, and according to the List I can get it from Mississipi, will they give a clean title without license? im just like you, I dont belive anyone until I have it in my hands, so, I trust you LOL

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes. some states allow you to buy a vehicle with no license. Copart will not allow you to even bit on a vehicle unless you meet the requirements needed. if you do buy one be ready to pick it up. they have a short timeline before they start charging storage fees.

[@adamn5821]

Don't you also have to have a copart membership to Copart as well?

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes 99.00. But we plan on getting more cars soon.

[@MoreOfDavid]

@@1Five1Garage do i need to buy the $250 one

[@1Five1Garage]

I didn't. I think that is mainly for people who did on multiple cars.

[@cubedmack]

Are you able to go an view the vehicle if you are going through a broker?

[@1Five1Garage]

I am not sure. You might be able to get a pass to look at it but not positive. You can call the coronary in question and ask. Depending on state laws.

[@elrollmay]

Did you figure it out. I'm wondering the same ?

[@oegesauto5619]

Copart is always a risk . If you check it in person please do that. I always go in person or I won’t bid

[@1Five1Garage]

Absolutely correct, any auction is a risk if you don’t go take a look at the item you are buying. You have to know the risks and what the outcome maybe. Good or bad.

[@madbug1965]

I sold my 2005 Camry to copart. It was a clean looking car. I sold it because my son hit a curb and bent the front passenger wheel inward. You would never know that it is damaged unless you saw it in person. I hope the buyer uses it for scrap because fixing is more expensive than it is worth.

[@1Five1Garage]

My wife worked in the body shop industry as an estimator for a long time and we understood the possibilities of further damage.

[@rosbinrustrian7845]

How much is the cost to transport the car?

[@1Five1Garage]

That depends on where you are. It varies. You can also pick it up yourself. Ours was 700.

[@memphis_sean8169]

they definitely do have HD pics on Copart though 🤷

[@7732boo]

Is salvagebids any good

[@1Five1Garage]

They are if you have the ability to repair them at a reasonable cost. IMO. We bought the Mustang for a project car for Jill to work on. We don't intend it do be perfect after its done because we are going to race it.

[@marcovanbastenfa7357]

There is a reaso pick a part only pays $100.0 for any complete vehicle 🙄

[@1Five1Garage]

They don't buy insurance salvaged vehicles. Because once they are paid off by the insurance company, they are titled to the insurance company. They know they can get more then 100 for it. Those places buy those from people who need to scrap a car and don't know they can get more elsewhere.

[@Javier-kx8zm]

the copart fees are insane in reality you probably paid 1500 for that 600 car

[@1Five1Garage]

Nope. For 650 I only paid 940ish. Biggest thing is taxes.

[@parteekdhillon7957]

86 corolla is definitely an antique

[@1Five1Garage]

If there are any still on the road... lol

[@anthonybell7414]

How much do you have to pay the broker?

[@1Five1Garage]

We didn’t go through a broker. Depending on where you are you can buy them with no license. We got ours from Georgia.

[@nelsoncortez8729]

Just got a car from Copart, however saw it from a u tuber on his channel,( Auto auction rebuilds) got to see the car, interior, and he drove the car and said 2 windows were not working. It did have a shudder. I drove the car from OKC to GA. God some bad info from Copart that cost me $199. That I didn't need after paying $99 fee. Still trying to get title, having to get POA first. They should have told me they have the power of attorney there. My first time buying a car from them, and the last. The guy said in his video it was fixed, not. The engine light turns off when u shut it off, then comes back after driving.

[@1Five1Garage]

I have hear of some night mares. I had to do the POA and they sent me the title in the mail. I wish i lived closer to look at the cars but will do it again and pick it up myself. The shipping was a pain. No communication at all. That was not Copart's fault though.

[@AFatOcelot]

Autoauctionrebuilds just does a once over u can’t take what he says as facts lol

[@ThePrinceEffect]

Honestly man, I wouldn't let that deter you. Copart is great once you figure it out.

[@Jay-bw4vf]

i never knew brett favre used copart??

[@1Five1Garage]

Suprise. Lol

[@Alexander-on6pg]

Amazing video please let me ask you something if i buy a car from copart i can pick it up for my self with my own Truck …

[@1Five1Garage]

Yes you can. That’s what we will be doing next time. I believe you will have to make an appointment to do the pick up.

[@spook6668]

@@1Five1Garage I purchased a vehicle from Coparts in Chicago, and I used a broker. When it came to collecting the car, Coparts stated that they only allow Registered Transport companies on site to collect, and the name and license number must be provided ahead of time. This purchase was back in 2023. Has policy changed since then?

[@christopherstroup8906]

I don’t have a dealers license; I guess ima just have to pay for all these fees. How much fees should I account for besides the shipping and the car’s price

[@1Five1Garage]

It will tell you under bid button. Hit the calculate total button I think.

[@timjudshore6907]

Copar is number 1 in shilling bids , multiple friends and dealers have played by copar bidding practices

[@1Five1Garage]

Not for or against Copart but do you have proof? Otherwise it is just baseless allegations.

[@a.s3983]

Advice, go check the cars the pictures are not enough. Learn from others mistake

[@1Five1Garage]

If you have the chance, I agree 100%. This was too far away and knew what the risk was.

[@SprouseyTheHandyMan]

Subbed

[@1Five1Garage]

Thanks.

[@nicgotthajuice3365]

I’ve been trying to buy my old salvaged vehicle from co part and for sure there’s damage in the undercarriage like a cracked oil pan haven’t seen the car since is it worth trying to buy back also with the airbags deployed

[@1Five1Garage]

Airbag will be expensive. You will have to change the seatbelts too most likely. The worth is 100% up to you. Cost and time are the big factors.

[@MRSOSA07]

80’s corolla 🔥 80’s nokia 🔥 🔥

[@1Five1Garage]

lol so true.

[@memphis_sean8169]

and going thru a broker copart will put everything in tbeir nane but the broker will put everything in your name...

[@ryanmallery7667]

Love the video! But the wife was kind of hard to understand, I apologize if it’s a medical issue

[@1Five1Garage]

Thanks. She had cancer and a lot of chemo.

[@ZombieGarage]

Videos cool, need a co host with better articulation/enunciation.

[@1Five1Garage]

Considering she just got over cancer and hard chemo, I think she did good.

[@racingdreamz8021]

U bought a v6 mustang…..that was a mistake

[@1Five1Garage]

lol I don't care about that... this was a project to spend time building it with my wife after her fight with cancer. It will be her rally car... lifted and 32inch tires.... so... at least its not a 4 banger.

[@marcovanbastenfa7357]

Know lots of people scammed by Copart 🙄

[@1Five1Garage]

People have to understand buying at an salvage auction they we be taking chances.

[@ThePrinceEffect]

Copart doesn't scam, people fail to do their research and know how to bid and they ruin it for themselves. I'm happy copart start charging membership fees, before we had a lot of jokers bidding retail on wrecked cars.

[@memphis_sean8169]

Literally just about everything you said wasn't my experience 🤷

[@AliAli-or1cr]

You’re making a big deal that you bought a car for $650. What you expect?

[@1Five1Garage]

Not making a big deal at all. Just identifying what people need to look into when buying a car from Copart. We knew what might be wrong. We watched a bunch of vides about buying a car from an salvage auction but none had the answers to the questions we had. So we made our own. Is that a problem for you?

[@beavxrrr]

don’t be hater big dawg they just answering questions for people lol

[@dmusiz]

All I see is Triple H🤣🤣

[@1Five1Garage]

Lol

[@whburton1]

I don't think this whole KZbin thing is working out for you LOL

[@1Five1Garage]

Why do you say that?

[@Blackflag.actual]

Bro hates the 80s

[@1Five1Garage]

Why you say that?

[@Blackflag.actual]

@@1Five1Garage because you mentioned shit 80s stuff more than once lol

[@robertoramirez1069]

What did she say?? With that lisp

[@1Five1Garage]

lol plenty of other people understood her. I guess YOU just have to be rude. Whatever makes you feel better. She went through cancer treatment not too long ago if you want to make fun of that too.

[@robertoramirez1069]

I wasn’t making fun of that I just couldn’t understand what she said.

[@beavxrrr]

@@robertoramirez1069holy shit i hope u feel like shit that’s mean asf

[@ChrisLee66]

Every breath you take is wasted air.

[@avenger2.099]

Go to Copart and look at the stuff if you're going to buy way out of town. If you're buying locally which is smart that way you can go up there and see what they have you don't have to go in deep but there's always going to be shit you're not going to see you can't tear into a car without tearing into a car

[@InMyBrz]

DON'T FORGET, even if you get a CLEAN TITLE from the auction, it is still a SALVAGE CAR and you get a SALVAGE TITLE. Then you can fix it, get it inspected and retitle it and you will get a REBUILT TITLE, NOT A CLEAN TITLE

[@1Five1Garage]

A clean title means a clean title when you get the vehicle. A salvaged vehicle gets a salvage title and can be repaired for a rebuilt title. Not all cars at the auction are salvaged vehicles. Meaning wrecked.

[@Dranach01]

As 1 five1 garage stated. Clean title means clean title. I've bought copart clean titled cars as well as salvage. I'm driving a 2017 sonic that I bought from coparts with clean title. Needed hood, fender, headlight and bumper. Also, I would think that every state is different and the laws are different.

[@ThePrinceEffect]

Bought several cars from copart and came back with clean titles.

[@CharlestonAkron]

[@1Five1Garage]

lol ok.

[@avenger2.099]

If you're going to think you're going to get a great deal at Copart you better think again. What you're getting at Copart is basically fees out the yin-yang unless you go full-blown dealer. And there's a reason why these cars are at copart. If it's at Copart it means that it's at its end of its life and it's going to take somebody to bring it back to life. And if it's a deal that's too good to be true trust me when you get it you're going to find all kinds of shit wrong with it. Don't believe all these videos online these people are making plenty of money off the video alone to fund building a car that would cost you about the same amount of money to just buy the damn thing

[@ThePrinceEffect]

I've been buying off copart for about 6 years now. There are plenty of deals to be had, you just have to know what to look for and be willing to check the car out in person. My most recent purchase had 42k miles with a dented fender and door for 1950, after fees and repairs. I'm at 3100. Easily something I can drive for a year or 2 (I bought it because I needed a beater), at most it will have 80k miles by then, and after sell for 3500-4500. I've even made quite a bit of $$ flipping cars/ parting out cars (niche cars are great for this like miatas, wranglers, 350z etc) or flipping atv off copart

[@avenger2.099]

@@ThePrinceEffect I agree anything that you can get around 3 4 grand that can be slapped back together with another grand or two will probably last three or four years I mean that equals out to buying a car monthly payments and all that shit. I think the same way you do I try to get these decent-looking cars fix them up driving for a few years and then sell them off and go do it again but people do need to realize you're not going to always get what you think you're getting. Unless you get your lazy ass up and go there which the one here in Indianapolis they make it so hard to even get in there and takes forever to even get a permission to go into the back lot it's absolutely ridiculous basically they made it so difficult to even get in there you don't even want to go in there