NEVER Buy a FLOODED Exotic From Salvage Auction... (WORST PURCHASE OF MY LIFE)

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[@JRGarage]

So do we keep it or sell it?? Download the FREE Upside App at upside.app.link/jrgarage to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas.

[@donkedic1]

Just sell it to Freddy

[@bjornipasha2603]

Keep it and enjoy as much as you can. This spec combo is so sick, i love red interior cars ❤😍

[@drewmcguinn7994]

Keep this up lol get paid and it’s real

[@stevenkilgore1795]

Keep it. It’s still more than 50% discounted from original price. You won’t be able to get anything nearly as nice or fun with $39k.

[@david_s1]

Sell it to the first person who shows up

[@Tsirapo]

Alternate title: How we shopped around to turn a 35k quote into a 5k quote transmission replacement.

[@rauldeleon6728]

Ne

[@W220MAFIA]

👏🏼

[@alrad5686]

As a retired Auto Insurance Appraiser, I'd tell you to sell it. I dealt with many flood cars. The "fun" never stops.

[@destruct61]

Not for all of them especially not if you fix them correctly I've saved five cars from a flood it was hurricane Ian I just assessed the water level and what modules and wiring harnesses were affected replaced the harnesses and the modules cleaned everything of course and the cars have been problem-free since

[@JohnnyHotspurGT]

It's because everyone claiming transmission by VIN is full of shit in plain English, Bentley said the same during my GT rebuild, claimed the same for engine ECU'S, all BS, I have a 2010 Bentley GT Supersports engine, quick shift transmission with mechatronic inside, twin engine ECU'S, instrument cluster, all installed in my 2005 GT with a complete front to rear wiring harness from my 2006 GT parts vehicle, along with the KESSY module from the 2006 with the 2010 engine and transmission all working together, my turbos are from the 2014 Bentley GT engine I purchased before finding the Supersports engine transmission package. Don't always believe the dealership !

[@jaromor8808]

bro you are a fkin thrillseeker, mad props... how much are you in it for?

[@chalachin4452]

Give it to Tavarish. Tavarish eats anything

[@godfreyhoyte1420]

I bought a flood prosch panamera 4 out Florida in 22 and I strip it completely apart clean all the electrical components replaced some computers did some rewire and did and engine flush and got it running with no problem I love a flood ill do it all over again

[@desmomotodesmomoto2033]

Buying a car off the lot, CHANGE OIL FIRST regardless of water damage or NOT

[@cytherians]

Draining oil is akin to testing blood. You want to see if there are any contaminants. Also, you don't know how old is the oil. Far better value to drain and then fill with fresh oil.

[@DocPRSGuitarBlues]

You fellows still have the “golden touch” in my book. Although you lost money on this one, you were able to greatly minimize the loss with your tireless search for the right used parts. Well done in the end.

[@joeybaez1745]

Keep it and injoy it , you guys worked so hard to get it running, great video and beautiful car

[@princejamin8748]

Had a similar experience (of course not with a Maserati, but the gearboxon my car gave up and I was told the mechatronic is VIN specific and a used gearbox wont work. I asked for a picture of the nameplate my old gearbox and got a similar gearbox (matched to my nameplate) and the box worked without coding needed

[@doingyamom]

Mechanic here, I’d sell that car as soon as possible. You may lose money right now but it’s only a matter of time until the next issue pops up and as you can see the issues that occur aren’t ever cheap. Remember, at the end of the day a Maserati is just a fancy Chrysler. And you know how Chrysler is with build quality.

[@tacosandfrenchfries4561]

Was that a 914 in the garage? Make a video on it. Enjoy the channel. Thanks

[@TheRealBobHickman]

Keep it, it's a beautiful car. Also, it would be good content to see how it ages and if any more issues pop up, or if it remains running perfect.

[@19mati67]

When you get a flooded car, first thing is to remove the battery/do not apply power to the car, you should change all the fluids, check all the computers/wires/plugs for corrosion and after that you may start it up. It may have corrosion issues come up eventually.

[@WildDigger]

Make sure you service the rear-end again if you haven't done so. It will be next if you didn't. But I do love that car.

[@Far2hip]

Flood cars can be a home run depending on the water level. As you now know with it being in such beautiful condition aesthetically, it would have been a true bargain if you folks had done the “save the flood car protocol” right from the start. This car should have been stripped down almost completely depending on the water line as soon as it landed at the garage. Every wire connection tested end to end, engine and transmission stripped down to every nut and bolt, every component checked and validated for its condition, and reassembled correcting all known issues and pertinent upgrades. It is a beautiful car and it’s too bad being just a bit over zealous smacked that down. But again, that is definitely a beautiful spec. 👍🏻😎👍🏻

[@BKAD623-hz7ln]

Its sorted. Sell it. Get your money. Lesson learned.✌️

[@The_North0]

Hello? I am keeping it

[@brandonbman5921]

Beautiful car guys. But that’s definitely a Samcrac special. Ouch. Well, live and learn. You can stick to what you know makes you money. 👍🏻

[@computercrack]

i cant believe Maserati is charging prices like that! The transmission will cost Maserati like a 1000$ worst case, why not sell it for 5000 grand plus labor? nobody who had to pay this rippoff will ever buy a maserati again

[@joshuacluff4959]

I bought a 2007 Maserati Quattroporte from auction, shipping and fees all in about $6,500. Wouldn't start, had to take it to the Maserati service center to decouple the rear axle to get it off the trailer. F1 pump in the transmission was the first thing to fix before further diagnostics. At the time I didn't have the money to fix it so I sold it to a guy local who was going to LS swap it. I lost $4,500 on that car.

[@kasparsgrinbergs6001]

no...I drive a 5 generation quatroporte myself and nothing special has happened... the car has 240,000 km and drives and looks like new. In Europe, mercedes and bmw will be much more unreliable and even more expensive. in this case, when buying a car with possible defects...you have to be aware of it. the car is excellent and under no circumstances for sale💪

[@windronner1]

I was completely dumbfounded when someone with your experience would ever even consider starting. When I saw video. And the gods were smiling. LoL

[@timbardam5878]

enjoy the car , you clearly like it, you like the looks , the sound .ect just keep it

[@normsallitt2753]

100% keep it. The Maserati Granturismo is one of the most beautiful and best sounding cars ever made. 👍👍

[@yesimsanti]

So sad to see such a GOOD LOOKING vehicle be a big piece of junk 😢. Can't deny its an eye candy.

[@lolickypeepee23xdd6]

tbf it wouldnt have been so bad if they werent starting/driving it without changing all fluids first

[@airyordan6291]

JR I have the same car never flooded. The transmission had E clutch stator bushing failure at 35k miles. Wouldn’t shift above 3rd gear. I had to spend a fortune to rebuild it but the dealer wanted double what I spent. On the mechatronics the ECU is on a plastic piece that’s screwed to the valve body and the circuit board is on the side that attaches to the shifter.

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

What a nightmare, hope you recover from this 🙏

[@MarcBrDutch]

Start watching M539 restorations. He also bought a Masserati. Auw. Cost a fortune to rebuild and lots of hours in labour.

[@richieduck67]

Ask Hoovie how his Maserati went

[@brucecoleman7412]

First, having worked for a Maserati dealership, I can first tell you that most Maserati dealerships are multi line. They are not high volume sellers so most of the techs spend most of their time working on the cars that sell in higher volumes. Hence there is seldom if ever a tech that only works on that particular Maserati. Next, never ever, ever buy a salvage title flood car or car that had fire damage or been next to a building that burned. The problems never end. Corrosion that you can’t see will grow under the insulation of the wires changing their resistance and also inside of the control units. Once the failures start, they never stop. If you sell it to an individual, no matter what you tell them, they will end up hating you and bad mouthing you all over the internet. Your best bet is to run it through an auto auction and take what you can get. Take your loss one time on this car, no matter how the loss is. That will end up being better than losing future business for years to come as a result of bad publicity. There will almost always be some dealer at the auction who will let the lure of the dollar outweigh his better judgment. Let the end customer hate him instead of you.

[@lesbogar5445]

Keep it ! What a great looking ride

[@baloghbotond4250]

When you say Maserati you can instantly set fire to your bank account.

[@ChicagoItalian]

Do you own one, do you have any clue…let me guess…you drive a BMW/Mercedes/Audi….?

[@The_North0]

@@ChicagoItaliani drive a bmw v10 m5

[@normsallitt2753]

So says someone who 99.999% doesn't own one 🤔 🙄

[@thepurpleufo]

Best channel on KZbin.

[@djheinze33]

Beautiful spec. If you have time to drive it, keep it, if it's going to sit, I say sell it. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks

[@MrStarchild3001]

It's a beautiful car. One of two best looking cars featured on your channel (the other one burned down, too bad :)).

[@Pilootto]

We need more videos from you guys dont stop uploading

[@Nyx_88888]

flood cars sometimes have zero issues, I have a 328 wagon that was flooded and is perfect...

[@alphakky]

I'd keep it. The only problem with selling (and insuring it) is the branded (salvage)b title.

[@fahndraco526]

Keep it, the Spec on it looks insane!

[@poormansporsche744]

All the $$ made on the Porsches should even out with this Maserati. You win some, you lose some. Love the content guys!!

[@chard2534]

Step 1: bury the whole drivetrain in rice. Step 2: if step 1 doesn't work, auction off the car and try to recoup some money 😉

[@DonWalker-gv1ws]

I love this channel you guys have 9 lives

[@codycrawford2385]

Why do people comment on the parts being from a dart? The darts been discontinued since 2016, it might share a lot from Chrysler but that’s with all cars with the 8.4 and switches it’s the brand stuff not just the dart

[@bjornipasha2603]

Your beautiful ff on the outro makes me cry 😢

[@JRGarage]

Right :(

[@MoneyPrinterr]

bro said nvr buy a FLOODED EXOTIC car from a SALVAGED auction 😂 phew I was abt to buy one tm thx for letting me know

[@Uz7Racer]

Its hard to say, if you should keep it or sell it, i mean, you have already the option to take what ever you want. I mean, its a fine car and so on, but you already dealing with airplanes and its just up to you, if you like this specific car. When you keep it for youself its at least spend money for yourself and when you sell it, its spend money for someone else. And when the car fails afterwarts you sold it, the customer will go to you. So it is at this point you need to ask yourself, do you like that particular car that, that you will just keep it, or maybe sell it and move on.

[@raydavies5249]

THE TRANSMISSION GOD'S SMILED ON YOU !!!! DUMP IT NOW !!!!

[@freddiecarr7602]

The trick is to buy only flooded vehicles from Copart lots you can visit. Look for the water line! The employees aren't hovering over you incognito pull a panel loose ( if an SUV the cargo area and you can see ) then a front kick panel and if the hood opens or if you can get underneath the engine bay- Once you eyeball the water level you know the level versus the world who have to go by the 6 pictures online. Of course sign out the key and plug in your OBD2 reader and see what you get since your are there. 7 times I've come away OK!

[@carlosh7166]

Sell it you guys are master minds when it comes to fixing auction car headaches. You can always get another one down the road you're not in the biz to buy and keep. You guys will make it up somewhere down the line I'm sure. Great job love the super car videos as well as the Porsche videos.

[@thehoteldeveloper]

Dude is rocking the 70s p*rn star look lol 🤩

[@ZaimLashari]

Love your vlogs

[@Epic_Squirrel]

just keep it till the wheels fall off use it as a shop car it’s sort of like that stray puppy you can’t give away.

[@glennfrancisheald4008]

Well man, one way to not lose, keep it yourself, the market may change and you really don't have to sell it so cheap. The car is desirable and somebody will want it for themselves dispite the flood title.

[@destruct61]

I bought a flooded Honda CRV it was flooded halfway up up to the windows on the doors just replaced the body harness interior fuse box and reprogram the keys to the car because for some reason they were stored in the fuse box and she's running and driving perfect has been since hurricane ian

[@tonyfoulkes9289]

Guys keep it and enjoy it.

[@GTABLAST-zw6ye]

Only One Car?🤔 What About The Ferrari That Caught Fire?🤔

[@fisherh9111]

Insurance?

[@GTABLAST-zw6ye]

@@fisherh9111 even if they got paid out from insurance they lost money

[@cytherians]

It's an incredibly gorgeous car. Given the value of this Granturismo, I'm curious as to how much that affects your insurance. Is there any point in asking about it? Do you have a special deal on that by being in the car reselling business? Anyway, if I were you, I'd just enjoy it for a little longer and then sell in the "ripe season" for good resale... and stay away from Italian supercars. They're just way too risky, IMHO.

[@spares100]

try to get a Panamera Diesel engine

[@or774]

I would definitely keep it and enjoy it.

[@Nyx_88888]

so would the engine have been ok if you changed the fluids before driving?

[@bretterful]

Keep it and enjoy it

[@djwilliams4714]

Pumping out the videos!!

[@JRGarage]

Let’s goooooo

[@aaronboone9937]

Love seeing the 914s.

[@jameseaton9591]

Enjoy the car. It's gorgeous.

[@kyleymariaRD]

Wow, great story! Sell it if you can profit or break even. Keep it if you’ll lose money.

[@Grant.G.Simpson]

i dont think you will get a huge amount less for it in a year down the line, so i say, keep it another year, get some use out of it, almost the same back but it will take the sting out of the loss

[@steverollins4690]

Well at least the brothers are getting an education!

[@peterdelamare]

Keep it.

[@derrock375]

Why wouldn't you change the transmission while the engine was out

[@IOSALive]

JR Garage, Great video!

[@JRGarage]

Glad you liked it!!

[@ejr5480]

What did you think you were going to get? Duh!!!

[@theworldsnewsplainview952]

GET RID OF IT NOW. It's a money toilet. Cut your losses and RUN!!!

[@physh]

Since you like shitty Maseratis, you should collab with @M539Restorations who recently took a liking to those.

[@HaydenBowles]

The perfect spec! She's a beaut

[@adriennefoley2906]

Keep it …..Christian looks sooo good in it 😍

[@roberttowsley8958]

Drive it like you stole it and have fun!

[@chrismifsud7154]

What a beautiful car.

[@leevandyke8524]

Gran Turismo‘s are a beautiful car , But they have more problems than my six ex-wives.

[@glynnjohnson3531]

First off you paid way too much for a flooded Gran Turismo. The most you should have paid for a flooded Maserati was 15k. I paid what you paid for mine with 25,000 miles. Arizona car - non flooded.

[@MaverickM1]

Flooded cars are cheap because it is always a lottery. Do not think a porsche or a jag cost less in case of water damage. (it is just your good or bad luck if you pick the car cost a fortune to repair then). But a real V8 Maserati with real V8 N/A Ferrari engine is really a special car. I will keep my M159 QP 2009 for life. It is a dream to drive...

[@drewmcguinn7994]

Learn if it’s red it dead. Interiors and exterior because those people who choose this The First Time just don’t fucking care. Yes you say beautifully done but nope. Maintaining a car matters🤔🫠🫠🫠. Then will they be honest. They ordered red. Would you order red interior?

[@markbennett6658]

You haven’t actually lost any money until you sell it and speak to Serge from Real Life Exotics before attempting to start another flood car… then again once bitten…?

[@douglasburnside]

Sell it immediately. Better yet, part it out. Every bit of wiring, every piece of electronics in that car that was flooded will fail. Maybe this week, maybe next year, but it will fail. See Tavarish's experience with the flooded P1. Once the corrosion starts, it works its way up the wire and compromises electronics that were above the flood.

[@Slickpete83]

*where to find auctions like this in Toronto Canada area, that have sports cars* ??

[@TjD__99]

I’m torn, the car looks sweet and I have no doubt it handles great however, with it being a flood car and you already had some high dollar repairs on, who knows what can happen in the future. But if you have someone who is willing to pay what you’re asking, it maybe a good idea and letting it go. No law says you can’t buy a NON flood car in the future.. one more thing, I see you still didn’t replace the suspension module that was missing from when you bought the car. I would’ve figured it would’ve been one of the first things you purchased besides the engine when the first one blow up of course. Love the channel guys please keep the videos coming.

[@adamhayhow_recomp_coach]

there is no such thing as a, "perfectlly good Maserati."

[@DDELFIERRO]

…there are *undamaged* Maseratis? Seriously, how many Boxsters could you have gotten instead AND still have way better odds of a positive return just like you mentioned last episode?!?

[@martylee9035]

Should have flushed ALL FLUIDS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START!! IF YOU DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON FLOOD CAR REHABBING???

[@nomebear]

I see an LS conversion video in JR's future. Call Hoovie. You could do a collaboration, maybe develop training videos for Maserati conversions. I see a lucrative fiture for people invested in these beautiful Stellantis disasters.

[@scottgoodson5132]

Being it’s a relatively common ZF transmission, I’m not sure how Maserati can justify $30+K for a new one 🤦🏻‍♂

[@bernardowens1648]

Your 1st red flag should have been the name "Maserati". Non-damaged cars depreciate so fast because of the high failure rates of all of it's major drivetrain components and cost of said parts.

[@TP-3000]

You’ve clearly never owned one. Mine has been very reliable

[@bernardowens1648]

@TP-3000 check it's resale value.

[@ucsglobal]

I was going to say similar. Maserati's don't need flood damage to have the electrics fail.

[@TP-3000]

Have you guys watched the video? The electrics were fine.

[@Robo-el1ys]

Not surprised

[@daryn2826]

I mean true it's a dump but........why not just throw a ls7 or coyote engine with upgraded trans?. It's not something I would do on purpose but you already through 32k in it why not tear it down and make a custom beast? It's a way to turn a shit decision into a awesome lesson learned.

[@dizcret]

Dang! Keep it! ..for a bit anyways. Wish I could be jealous..but you guys earn your keep. Hopefully one day .. ;~ I Love that Car! Cheerz ~

[@rajmunch]

I had a 2009 GT and it had gremlins even without your flood damage. One time I hit a pothole and the air conditioning stopped working. The suspension was also pretty harsh and the steering feel was loose. I really dont miss it.

[@wernerdanler2742]

Sell it before the next thing breaks. It is a Maserati, after all.😂😅😂😅😂 I just thought about it. Someone tried to start that car after the flooding and didn't get the water out of the cylinders and hydrolocked one of them busting a wrist pin or bending a rod and then you drove it although the water had drained out of the cylinders by then and it gave out and exited the block.😢😢

[@virgilwyatt4632]

Yo' youngblood; ain't you heard: "Never trust a big butt and a smile." Bell, Biv, Devoe; 1990.

[@sotirisbakaimis3276]

Don't be upset. You own the best V8 non turbo engine in the world and dressed up in the most beautiful coupe' in the world by far, really far. Your problems have to do with the issues flood caused.

[@maxberres1701]

Bullshit, You guys didn't loose any money, think about, what you gained! It is ar great car in pristine condition. Keep it at least till the end of the century.

[@david_s1]

Sell it, and run away from it

[@brettbaker4189]

keep and enjoy ;-) good video. I got my own story with a flood car, successful btw. not as interesting or as expensive story as yours tho.