I bought a SALVAGE WRECKED VW Polo GTi completely BLIND!! Copart UK

Its new car day! Today we take a first look at my new Volkswagen Polo GTi i Bought blind from copart auction. Lets see whats wrong with it!

[@dxg999]

That front bumper damage on the splitter both sides looks to me like forklift spars from moving it around the salvage yard...

[@SavingSalvage]

That’s a good shout to be fair! Which makes it annoying as copart have probably damaged it! 😡

[@cmartin_ok]

@@SavingSalvage Copart damaging cars by poor handling?? Surely not ?? It's criminal the way they use forklifts the way they do. Looks like it was stolen and recovered as it was being stripped to be sold for spares

[@jackmillin]

It's mad how alloys make or break a car, those little Polo GTIs look bob on but it looks pants with those terrible temp ones on.

[@noisyplanet3397]

Hahaha that's very true.

[@mittyahmed7362]

Now you've bought a car that grabs my attention, this is a car with lots of heritage, nice buy mate vw polo gti wow

[@peterferryman4905]

Wait until you can get a key and have it started before ordering a load of parts, maybe the original owner has a key?

[@madern7]

Peter Ferryman what is he going to do when the engine is bad? Throw the car away??? He has to fix it anyways might aswell order whats available...

[@markplenty2631]

Locking wheel nut was in with the jack. Great buy though..👍

[@harrygrant6334]

Once your finshed let me know il buy it

[@SeriousAboutSalvage]

I've looked a few times for one of these, good luck with it 👍

[@SavingSalvage]

Fingers crossed!

[@davidkaye8712]

It is a VW start working on it, even if the engine has a problem its easy fixed being a VW.

[@paulm3965]

I am not sure if you have purchased an interior 19.5.2020. Many years ago I purchased an interior from a lightly rolled escort from a breakers.it was a genuine purchase. I would surf the net nationwide, these things have a habit of turning up. I was at the GTI International, I was surprised the parts that were for sale be careful.

[@stuwillis7710]

Trickle charge the battery. If it completely flat I seem to remember samcrac bringing one back from the brink. Linking one battery to the dead battery. Charging the better battery a while which put a little life into the dead one. That allowed him to then charge the dead one back to like Sometime in last 4 months I seen it think it was just after Ratarossa looked at his Ferrari

[@jnetcooper]

Hey I’ve recently done same thing with an Audi A1 got it with no keys minimal damage etc . I used AA key assist and if you give them the VIN they order the genuine key and the come to you and programme it there and then no need to take car to Audi dealer cost around £200 and you don’t have to be a member ..

[@SavingSalvage]

I got exited, phoned them and unfortunately that’s not an option for the polo 😔.. they have to order it from vw like anyone could.

[@jnetcooper]

Saving Salvage Most frustrating thing is the spare key will probably be sat in someone’s kitchen draw somewhere ...

[@markbennett6658]

Get it up in the air see if there’s any underside damage indicative of rough joy riding before it was stripped out. If it’s all good I’d imagine the engine is just fine. Maybe you can order key set online and get it delivered despite the pandemic? Wait on the interior until the right breaker comes up. Get a temporary driver’s seat and perhaps some nice aftermarket wheels if the right ones don’t become available.

[@stephenwilliamson1491]

Should look for a local lock smith to supply and code a key £100 a get them all the time should really invest in some lishi lock smith tools so can can get steering lock off while waiting worth having.

[@The_journeyy]

The polo is looking good mate

You can find really cheap alluminiun pedal on Aliexpress for 10 bucks don't worry

[@roadrunner8667]

never mind the service history mate....if they rallied the nuts off it you could be screwed.....best of luck with it 👍

[@athomewithsalvageuk9625]

Really doubt there will be anything wrong engine with such low mileage but if there was you could always drop a golf r or rs3 engine and make it fly 😁

[@SavingSalvage]

good point...

[@roberthargrave573]

VW polos are great cars please repair it dont seem to be a lot of body damage you'll be able to pick up some interior seating not sure about the wheels can be expensive but on the whole a nice car mine was a polo SE design 5 door 1.4 TDI blue motion on a 64 plate bought it brand new really miss it great video wouldn't like to guess how much you paid for your GTI

[@dord1954]

Nice buy, depending on the price obviously, should be a straight forward job. Just the result of some horrible little irk having a joyride and making fifty quid on the wheels and interior

[@timh7165]

Nice project car which looks like a quick turn car, I reckon £6k given low mileage and minimal damage

[@chrisstone3280]

Personally, if it aint costing you any money leaving it at your yard I would leave it until this shit storm blows over the last thing I would do is spend money on something until I Know it runs and drives and on and another thing what criminal steals an interior of a car in a tidy manner looks like someone has brought that interior and taking it out accordingly

[@trainmanbob]

Do nothing until you have the keys. I assume you have checked all the usual hide a key spots on the car. Low mileage might suggest an older person with older habits? Nice loking car so I guess you paid around £3800 Cheers, Bob

[@SavingSalvage]

Yep, checked everywhere twice, no key unfortunately

[@progaming-yt9se]

I would wait until you get the key as you don't know if everything works fine

[@halpohalpo1700]

Easy turn around that 👍🏻💯

[@aidthemaster]

Definitely wait for the key, don't gamble to much with your hardworking money

[@marcin1069]

i wish to see one episode with all small things whats needs to be done to complete mensioned cars in 100%, and then we have mustang and new project

[@greigmackay8465]

Yeh I would contact the previous owner via an address from the service history and see if they have the other key for it.

[@SavingSalvage]

Tried, they sent it to insurance company who won’t talk to me :(

[@mark4d148]

Copart frown on you contacting previous owner, if they find out they'll terminate your membership, it's their policy.

[@a1topdog]

Has the service receipt you found got the previous owners details on it? If so contact them for the keys and any docs they might still have.

[@SavingSalvage]

Im not allowed to do that *cough, already have, cough, they dont have the keys unfortunately*

[@S.wilson911]

Saving Salvage I’ve just had an email from Copart stating this. Not sure if everyone got the email or just me cos I contacted the garage that serviced it to try get in touch with the last owner for the spare key.

[@germancarfan]

Copart emailed me also

[@SavingSalvage]

yeah i got the email too! I replied asking why they sent me that email as i hadn't contacted anyone at that point haha

[@hannchris2762]

Hi Im sure the engine etc will all be good crack on with it good luck

[@Christophergriffiths1972]

Bout time you got a VW on your channel lol😂 Looking forward to this one.

[@madern7]

With or without the engine you bought it so you oughta fix it. Might aswel order what you can.

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Fuck man, is that car not just good enough for parts?...

[@jackscott9279]

Might as well get the interior, if it all goes wrong you can sell them again for pretty much the same price

[@SavingSalvage]

Very true

[@simonupex2628]

For now just make sure the engine can move by hand and order the keys.

[@LMCB10]

Looks like it hasn’t been sat in.....for a while. Gti check interior makes these imo...no idea how easy they are to get

[@timjones825]

Hi I’d say it’s worth the risk to order the interior.

[@halpohalpo1700]

Order key service kit set of decent wheels an little bit of tlc an then ye got a tidy little motor 💯👍🏻

[@alexdalgleish1061]

If had to guess, £4500 you paid. Is it a DSG or manual, hard to tell. Does main dealer need the car to programme the key?! Used to be case I believe. Assume factory spacesaver one of ones on the car?! And two alloys on front worth selling after. Your body shop can do bumper. Maybe take whole car later for edge of the wing?! Believe 1.8 190 engine vast improvement and cambelt instead of chain. Really nice car though doesn't look it. 👌😀

[@SavingSalvage]

its manual, yeah main dealer do have to do the key, also got to order a new key using the chassis number from vw! Yeah i wouldnt buy a GTi with the 1.4 engine. Horrible little things!

[@alexdalgleish1061]

@@SavingSalvage Was it you who said they download from Munich all the key internals, did you have to do with the S3?! Could have imagined it.

[@saulgoodman7495]

11:13 - its a manual.

[@mechanich1249]

Nice project really! I wish I have one just now... bored as hell

[@stephen579]

Why oh why do people put that crap music on their videos

[@antj29]

What a weird car to nick the seats from, they’re hardly good seats, the rears are the same awful cheap bench seats ve have ruined the polo with forever. Looks an easy fix, they only did the 1.8 a short time,

[@SavingSalvage]

I agree, also confused why they didn’t take the bumpers or headlights...

[@shaunpoulter9359]

@@SavingSalvage Very good point being the headlights sell for around 4-500 each.

[@michaelanderson2689]

See if engine turns over then if ok order interior and wheels!

[@marcusmaximus451]

Hi there great project.....would you be able to help me please?....I am looking at purchasing a stolen recovered Toyota Yaris on a 61 plate but has no key 🔑 whatsoever....I have been advised it may need a new ecu and not worth the aggravation but do you recommend the chappy who supplied your key ? Many thanks Mark from Billericay 👍🚗

[@AS-wh3ji]

Wrap Car Roof (black), new wheels (black),maybe stage 1 😁 that’s is my opinion 😉

[@madern7]

A S you’re kind of car guys makes me sick. WRAPPING YOURE ROOF BLACK DOES NOT MAKE YOU COOL. FFS Buy a car with a panoramic roof.

[@AS-wh3ji]

Madern Bro this is wrecked car and need to look sick it’s not new car to choose pnr roof or anything 😉

[@alexdalgleish1061]

Take it vagcom can't code keys and you need ignition on to get it to run for diagnostics. Which probably flag up boot open, no seat airbags etc. You'll make headway am sure. And couple of well known tyre firms will come out to you if you only bought replacement alloys. Found 4 alloys on ebay that might be useful.

[@slim9sa]

What do you do when you don’t have keys? Also how much would it cost

[@N-e.o]

just buy a driver seat only for now, fix the key then search for a complete gti interior taking it easy and get some wheels

[@SavingSalvage]

Looking around there’s only really full interiors for sale. Would be difficult to buy seperatley

[@N-e.o]

@@SavingSalvage I mean just slap in any driver seat (anything that's fits) at this moment so that at least you can sit and drive the car normally 😊

[@joshuam7552]

Better to be safe than sorry; wait to make sure all is well with the engine before delving into anything else. Key first. 7K (USD) for the auction price (not sure what the exchange rate is).

[@4J01]

That is in very good condition looking forward to the videos

[@danielbeeby4923]

Just on a good note try your local tps dealer we are still open :) and parts are still being delivered daily :) hope that helps you

[@SavingSalvage]

My local one said they are not open to public and won’t take payment over phone and not allowed in store. So generally useless 😂

[@danielbeeby4923]

Ohhh that’s interesting my branch are still taking orders over the phone and meeting people outside sales counter is shut just operating outside out of curiosity what is your local branch ?

[@bluesky4733]

Looks a corker let’s hope engine all good . Looking forward to this one

[@SavingSalvage]

You and me both!

[@johnb3428]

Would you take a quick twist and sell it now ?

[@mjjr1000]

There’s a plug in obd reader on ebay that bypasses the immobiliser so you could unbolt the lock and use the black cap , saw it on a youtube video a while back. So you could then move it and hear engine, and i think i saw the locking nut to the left of the jack in the boot, could be wheel brace end if its bent though lol

[@peteryoungpeteryoung965]

A bit repetitive mate, you went round and showed the damage about 6 times.

[@SavingSalvage]

At least you know what the damage is then 👌🏼

[@Neo_Rain146]

That Covonia is a real score!

[@hamwicbi1265]

Love the Polo GTI, hope you do some mods to it

[@pheasantpluckersson2138]

Really nice little Gti that, I’d just go ahead and get an interior for it and get a key ordered, I’m pretty sure VW parts can get an emergency order for a key for you, lot of Audi dealers have work shops open for emergency repairs or servicing

[@connorjohnston3022]

Wait until you have the key

[@Neo_Rain146]

I’m thinking maybe flood damage? There is a awful lot of mud in and on that car

[@vatshal1003]

Hey man if u need a cheap key search smart key London he can hook you up for cheap 👍🏻👍🏻

[@thegingerhustle3173]

Vw are still delivering in most areas

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

get past owner's details and contact them for keys for a small reward....

[@wipool1940]

would be nice to see when its all done.

[@heartattack7230]

I will love to know how much polo cost I am interested

[@SavingSalvage]

It’s in the video 😊

[@hdmk213]

With the lift it would have been good to see the underside, but maybe for a future video!

[@germancarfan]

Looks good, def get the key first

[@jackgib]

Make sure the engine is good first !!

[@stephenhealey6023]

Doing a great job mate, keep it up, I reckon with fees you paid £7500

[@darentongue5035]

They are a nice car when done but looks like no driver shaft passenger side think they was going to take the door off as well

[@samevans5710]

Looking forward to those videos, would really appreciate some in depth videos on repairs and reattaching panels. I’ve got one of these and my side sill has started to pull away like yours has would love to know how they’re fixed on so i can fix mine. Cheers

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Lookslike it's been under water to some degree to me.

[@SavingSalvage]

All the inside is dry and doesn't smell of mould, the underneath just looks like its sat in coparts yard for a while.. which i think it had

[@tech88596]

Any chance of getting the spare off the previous owner??

[@SavingSalvage]

Tried, they sent it to insurance company who won’t talk to me

[@tech88596]

Saving Salvage That blows! 😡

[@blueballs_m135i8]

Wait until you have a key something more to watch from you 👍👍

[@timjones825]

As regards to the front drivers wing if I remember correctly it’s Dubbled skinned

[@priteshchampaneri1305]

I'd get a mobile autolocksmith to supply you a key.

[@SavingSalvage]

I tried, they need another key to be able to cut a new one. Also their software can’t code a key without one that’s already registered to the car.

[@phil7791]

Unfortunately with Volkswagen the only way to get a key cut is through the dealer. A locksmith can copy a current key blade to open the door but it won't start the car as the transponder won't work and VW only release the code to thier dealers.

[@bigbeps7755]

what's the mileage and did u find any service history in the car?

[@SavingSalvage]

mileage is 23k and yes full VW service history with receipts

[@bigbeps7755]

@@SavingSalvage Amazing u should do well on that pal easy over 9gs I did see if it was DSG or Manuel. The RS3 will u sell that anytime soon?

[@daviddane8723]

So u washed it and put wheels on it. Come on man get some propa motors to turnaround instead of dilly dallying. Loving the videos tho keep up the good work dude

[@chrisp4899]

That was a clever way to get it on the ramp

[@SavingSalvage]

That’s was the only way 😂

[@matthewowen7969]

Check it runs first.

[@dirtyleeds1458]

Get the key first mate

[@ashebuddin7225]

Hi saving salvage You have bought a car that bought attention to my eye as I have a 2011 polo 1.2 tdi any advice how i can get more power out of it as it doesn't pull like the gti polo

[@SavingSalvage]

A remap will give you another 10-15% more power, but if it’s only a 1.2tdi you’re not going to get buckets of power out of it

[@diggerd9267]

£5000 is my guess?🤔

[@andyfoster1659]

Wait for a key About 5k

[@davidwalsh671]

Great project , would like something like that myself .

[@jawdinker554]

Nice car the polo gti. When i worked for VW it was one of my most enjoyable car to drive they are great fun. Hope all goes well with it? Looking fwd to your upcoming videos. Good luck...

[@SavingSalvage]

Thanks 👍

[@zainodienmohamed4638]

Wait till you get a key and see if the engine runs

[@dub7699]

Think I saw this one go for around £3500k plus fees

[@markb1487]

I hope you make some money mate,, it looks like Alot of hassle,,

[@haydenuk02]

Brilliant work thanks for the content

[@SavingSalvage]

My pleasure! :)

[@georgemaxwell3030]

Wait

[@99sb]

Click bait, you clearly aren’t blind

[@SavingSalvage]

😂😂

[@zakcook3857]

Call a mobile key cutting service give them your reg and they can cut and program you a key and send your key in the post

[@SavingSalvage]

Tried a few, they all say has to be a dealer ordered key unfortunately 😔

[@evildiesel7850]

Given we are all going to have a lot of time on our hands I would be inclined to wait before ordering the interior unless you find one really cheap...

[@user-bk3nh4ek8d]

I would get an interior, even if it needs an engine you can always see if one in a rear collision came up at copart and use its engine

[@gtrlad8131]

These cars are awesome perfect for young lads fast and cheap to insure as a second

[@georgelee1808]

Looking forward to seeing the final result buddy I'll guess £8500

[@picklesrule69]

Looking forward to this one. Amazing what a quick wash can do 🤣 guessing 4k to 5k

[@bigmacsnoobselectronicsrep8032]

Definitely get the key first good luck mate

[@chasmcl42]

I recon £4200 out the door.

[@mikejones-uw7rp]

ME TOO..4200 OUT THE DOOR..

[@Mallorcaexplorer2308]

I reckon 650.00