How Bad are Bank Repo Vehicles? Buying and Selling Cars for Profit

[@FlyingWheels]

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[@Superior_Autos_Motorcycles]

I’m retired after 45 years in the new and used car business. My standard policy was never trade for or sell a Mercedes’ Jaguars or BMW. After watching dozens of KZbin videos from you guys , I now know how right I was. I enjoy watching your content.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

Audi/VW as well

[@chop2093]

Blows my mind how someone would buy a new Denali and it be that rough in just 6 years …some people just shouldn’t have nice stuff.

[@davidr6865]

Considering the previous person got it repoed, they didn’t care about keeping the truck in the first place

[@lot2196]

$13k for that? My god.

[@johncuervo3019]

@@lot2196 right, with 160k miles. Insane what people pay for high mileage vehicles. Truck should be 5k dollars. Then someone bought it from this guy for 20k

[@winstonwolff]

Thats why it got repo'd. Paid for all the aftermarket junk, now cant make payments. Thats the type of person who treats a truck that way.

[@romeothompson9389]

@@johncuervo3019 cmon man that’s not even realistic a 6 or 7 year old truck with under 200k miles and it’s the highest package GM offers in a truck and you want it for 5k ? Get real man

[@MrInternFTL]

You’re probably going to get a lot of clean bank repos in the next few months now that so many people are in high interest loans above car value

[@billyjamescustoms5454]

middle of next year is going to be insane!

[@codyn92]

I heard that people were getting 10 year loans on cars.

[@MrInternFTL]

@@codyn92 Jeez, can you really even afford to maintain the car at that point? I know people who've paid off their mortgage in less time

[@bruceportersr9880]

@@codyn92 Proof again, people are crazy.

[@SomethingBetterlol]

So if i call a random bank and say what kinda repo cars y'all got? Is that how to do it??

[@AKUNJIG]

Most Dealers would sell it as-is, but you invested in making it ready to leave the lot. Thank you for what you're doing.

[@jasonlavigne7774]

The rubber trim on the flares was likely there, even with the rubber on they will rub. When we install flares for clients we offer them then proper way and the normal way. Proper way is to put a strip of ppf down before you mount the flair, that will stop the run mark. If not even with the rubber on it will still rub. There are also a couple different styles of rubber, some rub or burn through faster than other.

[@joelalexvega]

I love the positive energy you give when things go your way. Sharing not just the good but the bad in operating a used car dealership is what got me to suscribe. I honestly do feel like I can do this too. Thank you for your videos and classes you provide. Looking forward to see what's to come.

[@PhxitTV]

For the future, the preventive you used to spray the rockers and cab corners. Spray the frame too, you can see how the frame rusty color stands out through the wheel wells and the preventative sprayed on the frame will add more value.

[@celticsfaninthedesert4778]

It’s easy for us all to hate but we aren’t putting our business out in the open. I hate on this guy for plenty but at the same time I give him props. He is making it work and I am here watching most of the videos.

[@rupertsheldon7081]

You want to save time masking and eliminate overspray use a continuous roll of automotive masking plastic. Cost is around $30 bucks for a 400 ft roll. Simply outline the painting area w tape. Cover car w plastic. Razor blade the excess plastic off and tape in place. You can mask whatever panel you're painting in minutes. Zero overspray.

[@ListerMotorsports]

I've had more repo vehicles lately than ever before.. half the time its not announced at the auction and I don't even know until I get the title.. I notice repo car owners love to steal the mats, shift knobs, emblems and anything else they can grab before the car is taken from their hot sweaty little little hands.. great vid brother...

[@wyattsexton7083]

You do great work on the used cars! Many smaller used car dealers in my area get vehicles from the auction and sell them “As Is”. I’ve been disappointed twice with cars having issues. Wish you were located near my area. I would buy a car from you.

[@Mr.JonDoE]

20 years I've been doing this and always repair 1st detail last...like why are they cleaning a window need to be replaced and the mechanic is going to trash car seems like you take pictures right after detail. Omg like the whole battery money waste coulda been avoided if the detailers weren't jumping your junk!

[@cookingwithdad1970]

Love your stuff man - helps keep me motivated. I'm a bit envious you keep calling this nice trucks "ugly" I'm still on the $2000 specials at the auction! Ha ha. Goals man.

[@redzmvt]

Denali turned into Denial for the previous owner.I helped a friend look for a truck a few months ago,and looked at a 2017 HD.Very small bubbles on lower panels,and a prick punch went right through.Seen some with Rhino liner goobered on the bottom and just kept walking.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

For those who try this themselves, you also have to account for your time. How much can you earn at a McJob with no risk and a guaranteed paycheck? How many hours have you put into the car/truck you are flipping? A lot of times it ends up that you'd be better off working a job. Just keep that in mind. Long ago a friend and I looked into flipping houses. In the end the risk was not worth it, and the payout broken down by the hour would have been stupidly low.

[@OneOut1]

That's true Robert but there is a difference. Going out on your own offers oportunity to get better at what you are doing and it also offers freedom.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

@@OneOut1 agree on both points but you do have to take this into account. If you're not making a worthwhile profit after a few tries, a course correction may be in order

[@killakilo60187]

He still won on that truck which is crazy cuz it's a good thing you sold it out of state cuz if he was there in person that bet he would have negotiated a little bit harder with them fender flare scratches

[@jeremybennett5547]

Working at a truck dealership I can tell you the rubber seals on fender flairs don’t stop them from rubbing through paint

[@wesvasher]

My 2014 Sierra had the same stain in the headliner from a brake light gasket drying out... have a replacement sitting in my shop now.

[@stevenpeck5949]

Good video! A long time ago we would take our annual total overhead, divide by the number of vehicles we sold to get a "pack number" that would help us calculate the net profit. In 1978 our pack was $200 per vehicle, now-a-days I would expect just the shop insurance policy could be that much. We paid sales people commissions on the net profit, so it was to their benefit to help cut cots and overhead, like don't screw up a jump start or crash the cars on the lot! LOL.

[@jdub264]

I sincerely appreciate the little nuggets & tips on various car repairs & maintenance. Thanks Craig!

[@dakotakelly9371]

Just for future reference that chip guard stuff you put on will only make them rust worse. To start with they rust from the inside out so you won’t see the damage in the future until it’s to far gone to fix easily. Second, coatings like that will often times not seal up to the metal 100% and trap moisture underneath only causing them to rust even quicker. If you really want to protect the vehicles from rust then oil undercoating is best.

[@robsdeviceunknown]

I usually go along with you but having a vehicle detailed BEFORE you do all the work to it is counter productive.

[@Astrand1]

Craig for the sunroof drains there are probably 4 of them. One at each corner. My f150 has one at each corner just fyi.

[@johnschmidt7126]

This is great stuff as always. I inadvertently picked up a bank repo not knowing. Looks like I will be needing to put in a new engine into a 2013 Ford Expedition 😕But this video gives me insight into what the dealer who got it may have run it through.

[@alanboggs2315]

It is funny because the whole time you was spraying I'm thinking wow he is about to have overspray all on that truck. I grew up watching my dad run a body shop. You were spot on about teaching how to paint though. An keeping the dust down. My dad had an exhaust system that would suck out the air on all four corners of the paint booth as well as spraying the floor

[@David-nx2vm]

I repo’d cars when I worked at a bank some years ago. The process can take months especially if the owner is trying to hide the car. If they aren’t making payments they are also not doing PM and are beating it like a rented mule. I have driven countless repos, and would never, repeat never buy one. There were a few, meaning like three, who were good people who did a voluntary repo because of a life change. The repo you’re looking at is almost never one of those and you will have no way of knowing. Rental fleet cars are only one small notch above a repo.

[@mrg2176]

Nice new intro dude. I like it. Classy but chill vibe.

[@fluffyracer]

Always good info, used care biz is tough....there is always $$ in cheaper cars wen you can get them

[@josephscaringi6442]

Sorry to here about your sub contract detailer going under ! My suggestion would be add him to your team at flying wheels ?

[@DWBJosh]

Holy Crap Craig!! I lost your page for probably 6-7 months and no matter what I couldn’t find it! I typed it in by name, looked for specific videos and everything! I even tried to find comments in my notifications from conversations had in the past. But no matter what I couldn’t pull up your page. I seriously thought you blocked me for some odd reason lol. Now I looked again tonight after not looking for a couple weeks and bam your page was at the top… craziness! Now I have a crap ton of videos to catch up on! Ima download them in case something crazy happens again lol

[@FlyingWheels]

Thanks for watching! I wonder what happened?

[@stananderson6770]

To fix those scratches on a black truck grab some basecoat and brush into the groves i’m not a dry than wet sanded to smooth it out then apply clearcoat with Hardner with a brush into the groove. After I dried just block sand to smooth it out and buff. you will never be able to see it.

[@DunnMotors]

Enjoyed the video Craig and the breakdown. Very fair price too in my opinion. Good job man.

[@SuperDave01]

You had a lot more than $14 in that pickup. "If you did this" Most do not have a dealers license so that is out , your connections are money. You invested a stupid amount of time,you had pickup and delivery , EXPERIENCE , a pile of extra parts INSURANCE and storage, paint work a shop , advertisement and on and on and on and a $15k investment to only make $5 grand? In a word you used all of your RESOURCES. I guess you can afford that type of venture when you have spare time and also volume but this is not something a newby could easily duplicate. Very sugar coated but I guess it was made for entertainment and it is a good video with a lot of good info. I highlighted some of it. But it can be duplicated pretty close if you are smart and resourceful. Maybe some people do not notice it , but you like cars. IFYKYK

[@todtalk3912]

I used to work at a tire shop. The aluminum corrodes easily on wheels, but in particular, chevy more than any other wheels out there. Idc what anyone says, gm products, always have the most problems with this. If you had a blazer, s10, 1500 from the 2000's of any year, and live in the northern states (im in pa, so it may not happen in the south/west idk) you will have this problem. The fix, you remove the tire and you take a grinder and you grind down the inside lip of the wheel. There probably is stuff you can then protect the wheel with, but no tire shop is going to do that. Their going to install ur tire again and it will be good. The valve stems are cheap af, so just replace them if theres even a small question.

[@jrs4ex]

I worked at a GMC dealership and the owner had a policy every new truck with aluminum 18” and above wheels we would pull off the outside “clip on” style weights and re balance the wheels with sticky weights. The trucks look 100 times better and the dissimilar metals from the “clip on” wheel weights can be the start of corrosion.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

Smear a thin film of grease on the inside of the wheel where it contacts the rotor. This will help because the iron rotor will pull the electrons out of the aluminum wheel and it appears as corrosion.

[@todtalk3912]

@@AmandaHugenkiss2915 yes, good point. They can get almost welded together in some instances.

[@diegocoop8026]

That Denali truck is literally my dream truck year!!! I would take that truck even with the fender flare marks any day!! Your are such and honest dude!! Love your channel!!

[@larsmanson9577]

I would've touched up that frame with so black under coating to cover the surface rust

[@buddyrevell6369]

Should have hit the rear frame with some black paint.... can see it through the wheel wells.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

When I was younger I had a 2006 ford ranger repoed from me with less than 10k miles and it still looked and ran like new. The company knocked on my door and I handed them both sets of keys and they let me get my stuff out of it. I was just going thru a rough time at that time. They sold it at auction for 5k and they still said I owed them the difference of 14k and they had a judgement against me for the difference. I never did pay it. Whoever bought that truck at auction got one hell of a deal as there was nothing wrong with that truck and it was still under factory warranty.

[@kenmcleod8618]

Just do some brush touch on the chipped areas. Works great, doesn’t cost anything!

[@RammSnipe]

I have a factory GM Performance exhaust on my 2020 Denali and damn it makes the 6.2 sound great. Has a nice choppy aggressive sound to it.

[@carl5536]

I think that if people are aware that they can't pay for a vehicle, it's going to get mistreated and ran hard, that's why I always stayed away from repoes cause think about it, they know that any day the repo man will pop up and take it. That's my theory and I don't think I'd ever want one unless they'd do like several people I know has done. They returned em and by returning the vehicle b4 its up for repo, it gave em a chance to get something else after they got back on their feet...I've only done it when I bought a vehicle from a friend and when things got rough I gave the vehicle back, or sold it so they'd have their money and I'd make enough for a down payment for something else...It's always a good thing to detail vehicle's cause clean sells...A small carlot in my area has alot of high mileage vehicle's for sale with what I think is a bit much for the price especially when they are filthy dirty inside and out lol...I'm not paying 3 or 4 thousand dollars for an 05 back into the 90s vehicle when it's filthy dirty lol... I paid 450 for an 04 vehicle with 188,324 miles and it was even clean inside and out lol...

[@rickykraus7450]

I’ve lived in the north. I wouldn’t buy a vehicle from the north when rust free examples are in the south. Once the rust starts, it can be slowed down but it won’t stop.

[@militaryman9638]

the weather strip can cause those issues around fenders. Sand and dirt get trapped and cuts through paint

[@Joeshomegarage]

It's amazing how much trucks hold their value! I paid $4,200 for a 98 Z71 sold it 5 years later for $3,900. Bought my 07 2500 HD 5 years ago for $15k and it's got all the East Coast rust which I am going to fix some day but I wouldn't sell it for $15k today. 20K for that Denali sounds like a deal

[@larryfazen6468]

You didn't mention the cost of the windshield, or the paint for the bumper, or rock guard...

[@101starting]

Should always repair all mechanical before body work then detailing 1 time

[@jackpalczynski7884]

When you're painting, along with wetting the floor, tape up thin plastic across the ceiling and down the sides away from the car. I painted a Cobra kit car and thought about not putting plastic below the ceiling and a freaking caterpillar came down like a spider. You better believe I put up the plastic. It was cheap and when the paint dried, pulling down the plastic was easy and quick.

[@adamsgarage5119]

Inrecently bought a bank repo from the salvage auction and MAN it needs a lot of work. It needs paint work, suspension work, and even a door replaced bevause someone hit them at some point. Its pretty rough

[@charlesmaroon8819]

Never pour POR15 over the lip of the can. It will create a permanent bond between the lip of the can and the top when you put the top back on. You won't be able to remove the top a 2nd time. I open the POR can and use a turkey baster to transfer the POR into my working container. I also place painters' tape across the edge of the can in case and POR drips during the transfer.

[@maybe2fast]

Had the same rear stain, it was the 3rd brake light.

[@Dudevegaslv]

When they repo my car I sold the engine and transmission separate. Repo guys were pissed !

[@123..0.]

I used to repo and the people getting their car repossessed usually took care of the vehicle like they took care of the car note

[@Chinunit22]

Independent dealers and even some big dealers in my area doesn't put any work to their vehicles they just half fast detail them and put them AS IS on their lot then asking ridiculous prices. Walking through their lot is like walking through the rows of Copart Salvaged vehicles. Then they get mad when you ask them to lower the price so you can fix those issues yourself as you point them out.

[@mikevuk8973]

I just witness something last week that blew my mind I saw over 50,000 trucks just sitting in the empty lot waiting for computer chips all 2021/22 brand new Ford trucks shits about to hit the ceiling in the car market…

[@C10-BMC]

The OnStar antenna is a big cause of leaks on GM vehicles also.

[@raymondreiff8170]

Wow really that actually sucks, How many people even use OnStar or is it more for emergencies like a Crash notification and theft prevention, I suppose the built in Navigation works through it as well.

[@Robert-bg2nm]

Wow....I would have brought the bigger fender flairs to cover the paint flaws......also the rocker panel coating looks bad and bubbling😯....I cannot believe someone brought that truck with paint flaws still so visible....Anyways congrats on the sale!

[@markmansel9899]

8:13 is the Eagle Talon he bought from the "old lady" that he promised he wouldn't sell. There it is front row on his lot for sale, next to the Prelude. Poor lady got suckered by "honest Craig"

[@nextlevelmobiledetailingllc]

Its parked there but its not for sale.

[@castle_made_]

Honestly who cares it’s his car 🤦🏻 I say I’m going to keep cars all the time sell them in a month or so after I get board

[@FlyingWheels]

#1 ease up #2 it's not for sale. Check my website #3 where is it ok to be parked as to not upset you?

[@robsdeviceunknown]

Used car Salesmen got their reps for a reason.

[@richardg8651]

Don't be surprised . Craig is a very entertaining used car salesman . Let me repeat, a very entertaining KZbinr who is a USED CAR SALESMAN !

[@nickg5433]

Usually the 3rd break light remove it and add silicone worked for me

[@nickg5433]

Common for 2014-2018

[@todtalk3912]

The right fender flares won't look terrible. Just get some that are super thing and small, not some bulky ugly ones, esp stock wheels will look horrible. You can also get some used tires that are a bigger size and use the stock wheels. Give the used tire shop a trade with those tires n u'll probably pay for the mount and balancing

[@JuanRuiz-gh7xh]

Love it! That frame need some POR ... But still great job!

[@badass1g]

Last week Craig be like “I’m keeping this 97 eagle talon tsi forever” this week, parked on the front row for sale 😂

[@igorbogoslov3256]

Great video! I really love the tips, tricks and ideas. Thank you!

[@spyderpaul314]

Great video. Proud of you Craig.

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

For those of you who are tasked at work with cleaning things... If your boss asks did you clean this or did you go over this, the correct answer is not yet or maybe it's a work in progress. If they cannot see that it's obviously cleaned, you have not done a good enough job. So keep it quiet and go back and do a better job and let them think you are doing it the first time.

[@rickblackledge8948]

Why would your detailer not pay for the damage they caused?

[@cruz9142]

Love your show very informational on what it takes to on one of these types of businesses.

[@mattcox846]

What I’m seeing down in cali Craig is cars are selling cheap now but trucks are still holding they’re 2020 inflationary values

[@ChrissSean]

Been my dream to start a dealership thanks for the motivation. One day! 😮‍💨

[@OldSchoolNoe]

My biggest limitation is getting a dealer's license

[@marialilahl3217]

I was in bad times 20 years ago. I lost my vehicle. I knew it maybe 8 months prior. My priorities were House, food, entertainment, and car maintenance was LAST. It went 21K miles without any maintenance of any kind - no oil changes or anything. That's just being honest.

[@FlyingWheels]

entertainment before vehicle maintenance?

[@johnengland8619]

I quit buying cars 15 years ago,

[@adammoore4550]

Question, I didn't see the costs of the window repairs, (windshield repair, power window repair, etc.) paint and body work, (parts and labor), costs to have tires mounted and balanced, assuming you source that out, just to name a few. There were several variables missing from the math at the end...

[@startingtech3900]

CRAIG I MISS YOUR OLD CATCHY ROCK INTRO MUSIC

[@liamegan4303]

Hi Craig. That truck was a steal. A beautiful pick-up. Your very good at turning cars around and making them like new. The Weather over there is lovely. Keep up the good work buddy. 👏 Ireland loves you mate. I would love it if you ever came over here. You and the family will always have a bed in my house. Chat later

[@ag4allgood]

Showing how the used car dealership should be done Craig. Trucks & SUVs are hot right now so that is good to focus on.

[@STREETRACEN4U]

The truck came out great! Only pet peeve i had was at 12:01 I hate when people put bed liner on the rockers like this. It makes me think they are trying to hide something and some vehicles i've flat out passed up on buying simply because of that.

[@wenrug9418]

literally 99% of this trucks "repairs" was just cleaning dirt and slopping bedliner in the door jambs. I mean buisness is buisness but this is why i stopped entertaining the used car dealers. the truck was a buy and sell Zero mechanical maintenance done minus a battery. not to mention miss matched wheels (cadillac rims on a denali?) But this is new hampshire, and 99% of the cars on the roads are rust buckets with filth smeared in the floors and seats so eh. no hard feelings for me

[@normanclarin6668]

The easiest way to find a leak inside of a vehicle is to turn the heat and fan on highest level close it up let it run for at least 30 minutes don't open it or shut it off then cover it on the outside with soapy water ie wash it look for the big bubbles coming out of a location and you have found your leak the heat and pressure from the fan on high makes the soapy water blow a big bubble outside where the leak is

[@dealsfromvirginia1773]

Those rockers rust from the inside out. You need to spray cavity wax inside of them.

[@StormgodStudios]

great video.. and liked the walk through. thanks for all the insider info.

[@WheresHerb]

I've bought probably 10-12 new vehicles in my lifetime. I have NEVER paid a dealer prep fee, 1 delivery charge on special order pickup, never a administration fee 😅

[@livingon2wheels]

i'm loving this guy's content!

[@todtalk3912]

If you do not protect the entire vehicle, unless you plan on compound the entire vehicle after you paint anyway, you are getting over spray onto every thing not covered on the vehicle you are painting in that garage. 100% getting overspray on the windshield and the rest of that truck.

[@todtalk3912]

Update, I got to the end and you got over spray everywhere 🙃

[@anejz1637]

Will you going to buy any of the Florida flooded cars? It would be a great video, how to inspect a flooded car and what you need to look out for when buying a flood car

[@FlyingWheels]

good idea!

[@AmandaHugenkiss2915]

When I am inspecting a potential used car, I always pull up the sill trim piece and get my hand way under the carpet and pad. If you feel dampness or get a musty odor there's your sign. Also check the nooks and crannies for silt. Look in the truck behind the carpet, in the spare tire well, and other places where the careless "pros" neglect to clean.

[@vognmandpedersen8144]

Please take us to the auction with grandpa Al!

[@brettboggs8800]

Well done, Craig!

[@niagarajoe4402]

Should have sprayed the box frame…with the lift and smaller tires you can see the rust (yes I know just surface rust, but still looks ugly)

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Por15 is not for clean bare metal. You should have done self etching primer

[@TheGreatDemiGod]

Yeah it's crazy the amount of people who don't know the difference between Detailing and cleaning. It drives me crazy

[@peternorthrup6274]

I have a 07 F-250 I bought new. I live in the south. Not a scratch on it. 1000,000 miles. I get offers on it all the time. Nobody can afford a new one. I've never had a car payment. I retired at 55. I never understood how someone can go to work everyday just to make a car payment.

[@dac4353]

Ya dealers want car detailed but want to pay the cleaning price to detail that correctly it not going to be 200 dollars You guys want everything for nothing I can spend a whole day on it but when I’m done you wouldn’t even think they were the same car but dealers don’t want to pay

[@FlyingWheels]

I pay plenty

[@lbeckford77]

This is very insightful - thank you, and may I ask, where are you located please?

[@uncommonsense5876]

14:10 THAT is why I refuse to buy a truck with a sunroof. More trouble than they're worth.

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome update.

[@toddprater14]

Them wheels are a option for them Denalis.. most of the, “ultimate” denalis got the 7-spoke gray painted wheel that included chrome or black painted inserts….2nd popular option was the 22” chrome snowflakes wheels..These wheels,are chrome option ck 158’s..and way more rarer on these 14-18’s..they are the best looking in my opinion….DO NOT put them gross ass plastic wheel wheel covers with the fake bolts ,your right they ruin this truck…go to a scrapyard and take off the black plastic Oem wheel arch pieces and either paint them body color or put them on as factory look…love this truck.

[@robsim4692]

Somebody's heartache and struggles, somebody's heartache and struggles, somebody's heartache and struggles!

[@dominicplante]

I had one of these. The rear break light leaks on everyone of these!

[@devonpeeples2188]

I feel like you could’ve gotten the markup back from bigger wheels and tires and going bigger flares than basically loosing the 700 you spent on factory flares and still having the scratches.

[@izzybusy99]

frame is rusted, why didnt you spray it black?

[@D4x4Bronc]

I wouldn't buy a newer repo probably has 30k mile oil changes. I've seen some older vehicles that were repo (when older) that were decent though..

[@trevorwinger1700]

Nice video dude! Learned a lot