I Bought A Flood Damage Car From Copart With A Shocking Surprise

Hello and welcome
This episode i show you two new projects from Copart one has water damage it said flooded on the listing when i got it back i found a shocking surprise

[@nigelbryant5932]

Use the flood damaged car. It’s in better condition than the other one. Easy fix for you. Swap them Mark. Great job

[@daxxr2532]

Why dont you fix the flood damaged car and use the first fiesta as the donor. Swap engine and box, ecu, etc

[@GaTiz1]

makes sense with that damage on a pillars

[@daxxr2532]

Yep, swap interior and scrap that one instead. Could even leave the higher mileage engine and box and keep the low mileage one

[@robertbeattie9000]

I did thought that too

[@terryread1970]

Yes, I thought that as well anyway like the videos, but too much waffling

[@tutsywutsy]

He would still have to buy a key and get ecu ghosted

[@geoffbrown2409]

From down under this mechanic says... take the line of least resistance... repair the water damaged one

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

Hi mate appreciate the support down under it’s looking that way 👍👍

[@rickwilliams1505]

No keep donor car makes sence

[@bobbyaxelrod5016]

STOP and re-evaluate. i'd be stripping that interior out, seats carpet then drying it out for a day with a heater. if it runs and drives it could just be interior flood damage and not engine. Too good to scrap it.

[@philipbunker146]

Unfortunately you seem to have spent most of the video saying you were gonna use the flood damaged car as a donor car!!! I think we got it the first time 🙄

[@paddymcgirr5139]

Rear vents behind the back bumper, ford's are known for it, need resealing

[@charliecoco2115]

Strip the interior out and give it a good deep clean Mark. That car is too good to be a donor.

[@christopherfallguy592llang7]

Great stroke of luck j

[@110Griff]

swap the interiors, full service, jobs a good un, flooded car is the easier fix for sure

[@110Griff]

also as you are limited on the budget to carry out body repairs and paint, the flood damaged car will make a nicer car, your customer will be over the moon with it, why not ask them what car they would prefer?

[@andrewtilley-o3k]

Repair the flood damage one the water might just come in via the doors

[@Lasercapri]

O.M.G if they don’t have a lot of money the not so flooded car would see them right . I bet it’s leaked so badly they claimed through the insurance as flood damage . Looks like your be saving 3 fiestas in the same colour 😂🤣😂

[@squeakmillward]

I would be scrapping the damaged one and fix the flooded one with the engine and box ecu etc

[@skyll4141]

clean the flood one out.. quick turn around..use the profits to fix the others

[@robertwilliams1147]

Go get a 4th car real scrapper. U got lot straight parts can use again.

[@davidrowe8787]

Use fist car for parts depending on mileage of second car.

[@trevorjarvis3021]

Don’t be too hasty making your decision to scrap the flood damaged Fiesta Mark - it looks to be in better condition than the first one!!! Remove the seats and do one of your super cleans on them, same with the belts and all carpets. Sort out the reason the water got in and it will be well sorted. 😊

[@anthonydawson6501]

Fix the flood car 😊

[@tutsywutsy]

Swap the tailgate and interior less work and more profit

[@stevenc5227]

Either take the interior out the flood damaged and clean it or swap interior with the damaged car, use the damaged car as a donor, makes sense and less work needed, you are probably going to service the cars whichever one you use, flooded cars normally have a bad smell, if not then it must be fresh water that's entered the car somehow, plug it in and see what errors come up, don't think this car has been flooded, but water has leaked in, Its been sitting around for quite a while i think, that's why its mouldy, there is no mud inside like a normally flooded car.

[@9310151]

its very rare i comment but dont you think it would make sense to clean the flood car up after all the customer only wants a cheap run around so they wont be botherd about the mileage and by the looks of the air filter its proberly had a recent service the decision is yours good look

[@joemountford6490]

It's a runner and you should fix it and move it on, just get the parts for the damaged one.

[@vincentchapman2968]

Have to say just change the interior. Ask the people who brought the car. Would they go for it. You breaking a good one to sort a bad one. Waste off time.

[@fiestasiphil]

Save all of them 😎 you should be able to find an interior fairly cheap, do your usual cambelt water pump and service on the flood damage one, top work as always 😎

[@kekkoz10]

Usually flood vehicles are cat Bs.. pretty strange. Give it a good clean and sell it and use the front end damage fiesta as a parts car

[@mikespikeey4625]

IF YOU LOOK IN SIDE THE CAR TO SEE HOW HIGH THE WATER GOT COS IT WILL LEAVE A LEVEL MARK WHERE THE WATER GOT TO THEN YOU WILL KNOW IF THE WATER GOT IN TO THE ENGINE AND THAT HAS TO BE HIGHER THAN THE AIR INTAKE IF ITS NOT THERE WILL BE NO WATER IN THE ENGINE

[@iowrebuilds9247]

Repair the flood car for you buyer ,the other car looks damaged all round

[@robertwilliams1147]

You can clean interior u done a few well do all ur cars. Just got strip clean rest trace leak??

[@andrewcreaser4186]

That ant had much water in it .. pull the interior out she under carpets .. easy fix that one . Pull few plugs in side check for green in the wire connectors .

[@deerawselecta7709]

Pull interior out,give it all a deep clean and sell it on.i did a cavalier gsi years ago in the 80s,it was still going strong over 10 years later.if water level was high it would be evidential in air intake.

[@kevinguy3240]

Swap the 64k engine into the donor car

[@JohnMackay-w6o]

Fix all 3 marky boi 😂

[@danielsellers8538]

It's definitely a money saver Excellent idea well done loads of spares available

[@gnautos1976]

Welcome to Resurwreck fiestas HQ

[@DR.N2STY]

You said there on a tight budget surely it's gonna cost a lot less to fix the flood damage car just pull all the interior and give it a good drying take what's good of the first car scrap the shell I'm sure you can find a project for that engine

[@tomjohntig]

Start off by checking all electrics lights windows etc then strip out interior power wash the lot and leave to dry out check for any faults with a deep scan then tell your buyer about the flooded car and let him/ her choose the car they would like.

[@craigmorton8663]

Good clean , service , sell it

[@mikeymike3634]

Nobody's said about just lifting the carpets in the front and rear footwells to see if the insulation under them is wet. If they are dry and by the looks of it I think they will be It's just the old Ford Fiasco leak into the boot problem. sort that out and then break the other one with the pillar and roof damage. much cheaper

[@MrPabsUk]

Flood damage can mean a lot of things, it might have been left outside with the windows/boot open in the rain or something.. I` d swap the interior from the crashed original one (complete, carpets, soundproofing, belts etc), sell it to your punter cheap, then use the original one as a donor. (I don't believe in toshing up cars with pillar damage anyway, as a lot of the energy in a crash goes through the A-pillars).

[@peteredwards9147]

Keep to your original plan, just use the flood car for parts, the engine may run, but it's high mileage. Remember all the running gear has done the same high mileage. The interior has no value, all the electrical wiring and components will need checking and drying out. I'm not saying it can't be done, but the time and extra expenditure it will take to put and three cars back o the road I believe wouldn't be worth it. At the end of the day, how much is a 2009 ford fiesta with 120,000 worth. But good luck with what ever you do.

[@johntomlin3847]

Need to fix it

[@stuartholmes9296]

Use the first one to repair the flood damaged one. even if you swap the interior . engines and gearbox easier fix than the first one, Also it'll be up and running and MOT in a couple of days,

[@tshaped82]

You’ve had a right touch there with the flood damaged car! Sometimes Copart surprises you in a good way 😂 A new interior, thorough check over and it should be good to go. They are known for leaking water through the vents and holes around the rear lights but these can be resealed easily. Just done one of these myself, 2009 in Avalon Blue, great little cars.

[@766craig]

Your mad mate fix the flood 0:45 damaged car!!! Your causing yourself a right ball ache there.

[@Bongybill]

Flood one may have just had back end into water somehow or some other odd reason for water in boot. Do your usual thorough checks, maybe drive it for a few days and then do it up.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hello Mark,I would do the 64,000 car up with the other one and make it better and use it for parts.have a good weekend 😊.

[@kennyg4744]

These leak from various places. Vents behind the back bumper. 3rd brake light seal. Rear lights seals. Rubber grommet on rear wiper. I had one in just the same condition. Stripped out the interior. Jetwashed it and coated it on Valet Pro Enzyme. fixed the seals and put it back together. Never had a problem since and that was 18 months ago.

[@johnmccarthy-jones1250]

Watch out for flood damaged cars Mark it's not only water that gets in the cars when you get a flood the sewerage mixes with the rainwater and you get Sh** and all sorts carrying nasty bacteria so you need to clean the carpets seats and bodywork very well

[@robertbowes1001]

I would be giving the flooded car a good valet and sell that one the pillar on the first one might be a nightmare to fix.

[@techlessman2162]

Ohhh, 120k is high, but you could just give the flood car a very deep clean, and put it through an MOT, and just see what comes back.

[@lawrencebaker2797]

Fix it up. swap engine and gearbox over. Find the leak fix that job done Use the other one as a donor car.

[@stevebarnes1452]

Use the flood damaged car for the customer and swap out all the interior instead to save all the body work repair. If the mileage is a problem, swap over the engine too. Then you'll have a lot better car for your customer.

[@petergrinnell2500]

The ka looks good but watch the gearbox its common with them copart alot of people who have dealings with them haven't been happy because of the listing on the auction has been different when they come to pick the vehicle up and there cars haven't been cheap like they used to be so be careful it's been on many times on u tube people complaining and fair play to you for helping someone out with a car but you still got to make money as well mate

[@PaulsRoadshow]

Exactly swap over interior from the damaged car and swop engine for low mileage one too

[@anthonyfleetwood3394]

Mark I think it’s time you invested or trialled a Go-pro and attach it to your head or chest so you can be totally hands free when showing us the detail work. It’s a pleasure to watch all your projects and to see someone doing the right thing giving us all faith in the honesty of mechanics, once again thank you Mark. If you fancy an unusual project I’ve got a 17 year old Mercedes SLK 200 compressor fully mot’d but with shocking bodywork lol.

[@crisbarwell7833]

Waters not been that high on that flood damaged one, I bought flood damaged cars 25-30 years ago. The headlights are the give away they don't look to have water in them or any silt. The ones I got all those years ago had silt in the headlights and flood water is never clean.

[@paulcosgrove7060]

Back bumper off flooded car an seal the vents up. Fords r bad for this also remove the rubber bungs under car so no water can build up and flood the boot and footwells again. 2 fords ive had both had this same issue now both sorted and bone dry 😊

[@michaeldonnellan2965]

Mark I would repair the flood damage car it is in much better condition.

[@chrisvear6728]

Normally on the Mk 7 fiestas when they leak from the boot it's normally where not sealed correctly behind the rear bumper just below the light they put tape over it and over the years the tape just peels away just clean the car up and sell it have a nice little earner jump back on copart and find another little parts car there's plenty on there

[@markeyre6916]

new to this channel , loved this video but its a no brainer to fix the flood damaged fezzy , rather swap a interior than mess with body work

[@The_Flannelmeister]

Strip the interior of the flood damaged one to the metal and replace with non mouldy interior from the crashed one. Easier and cheaper repair. No-brainer.

[@karter5351]

I'd strip the interior out of the flood damage car, clean it out. The water doesn't have to have been that deep to fill the footwells. It is still a lot of work for an owner to have a garage strip, clean and reassemble

[@carllockpick6179]

Swap the inside of car 1 into car 2, and use it for a few days, to check on it ?

[@josephknowles5114]

Strip interior out of the intended repair car,, replace interior of the water damaged. Test all electrics job done.

[@davidwelsh3530]

I’ve done a few flood ones as long as it’s not sea water it should be fine gut the inside find the water mark on the dash etc and change everything below it’ll be fine

[@jasonhimpson2334]

Fix the flood car, use the first car as the donor, its interior can replace the flooded one.

[@shaunhewitt]

Strip out interior jet wash in the car and use the interior out of the first one plus you don't know if the first engine runs or not you have to waste money get keys when you have a proven one running there

[@martinwilliams4354]

Clean the interior properly on the flood damaged car and keep the low mileage one for parts as many have said 😊

[@malcolmkempster7858]

Flog the donor engine bought as seen , take engine out of damaged car and put in donor car , fix boot leak job done

[@ryanfrench2000]

I would make the parts car the one to do up just change all the interior

[@bornpompey2]

clearly been in a flood but not engine submerged. Best be swapping the interior out and job done

[@scoobywrximpreza5948]

You may as well fix the flood damaged vehicle and save yourself some hassle you'd be mad not too

[@charlesallanstewart-kl2op]

Don't tell me you found a " great white shark" 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🙄

[@Felintrepid]

Fix all the cars! The flood car needs an interior from the breakers, and a good clean!!!

[@Joe-ug1vu]

Seal the seams take the rear bumper off the flood damaged car and seal the vents to with tiger seal to make sure it is water tight

[@thehutx]

pull carpets out and look if it dry. id fix it and put low milage engine in

[@markopolo9559]

Save the flood damaged car, could the interior be saved with a deep clean?

[@deanandeden]

Flood damaged car is the one i would fix, why make your life harder?

[@scoobywrximpreza5948]

Salvage rebuilds uk ❤

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

Hi mate it’s just me doing everything I don’t have a Chris doing my work 🤣🤣

[@martingeary2310]

Sell the person with a budget the flood damage car cheep as it’s in better nic etc

[@coreylewis7510]

I would clean out the flood damaged one give it a fresh mot and sell it on seems too good to break

[@tuffynor]

Fix the flood one also. Quick flip even the seat will clean up

[@jeffmee763]

Look under mats see if the water got they the boots or allways wet the wet one is the best bet.

[@petersnowling4084]

Keep the flood damage but swap out engine that way no need for keys

[@mikecraney6571]

Car 2 cheap runaround for your mate and car 1 parts car due to pillar damage

[@josephberrie9550]

there is no K in nothing

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rayoscroft3775]

Take the seat out and swap them clean it up get rid of the mould 😢

[@digdavelcfc6563]

Wait till you got the other one and work it out i say that flood one too good to use as donor

[@dannyd2648]

get a hose pipe on car find the leak seal it up quick easy fix

[@ianmaciver4004]

Shouldnt a flood damaged car been an automatic Cat B

[@thecowenfamily]

Never a dull moment with you my friend.

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

🤣🤣never all ways something going on 👍👍

[@terence2678]

Floods tend to damage the catalytic converter.

[@williammair]

Hi Mark I noticed tonights video has vanished

[@scootermanhappyman4043]

i would clean it up and sell it looks a good clean car

[@Michael-m4y]

what a touch the flood car is too good to be a parts car

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Really good video, enjoyed watching.

[@robertwilliams1147]

What if donor car starts tho its flooded tho if not may need just engine lol ud have 3 then.

[@ResurwreckAutosUK]

Hi I mate it does start

[@martinquant3784]

Would you sale bonnet and bumper

[@ancell711]

Rip out interior much easier fix.

[@rodneytrottersify]

Another basically merchant

[@t5jerry]

Obviously the 09 fiesta has or has had a leak, put some " tiger seal" around the joins at top of tailgate where it's probably leaking from, remove the interior, give it a good clean, as your selling a car to someone you know , fit a timing belt kit, water pump and thermostat, oil and filter change and other filters, then you don't have to worry about the lack of service history, refit interior and move onto next project. Simples.