I GOT SCAMMED BUYING A NEW VW T-ROC R!!.... HOW BAD IS IT??...

[@davidpitts9414]

engine turns over.. first thing on the radio.. “money money money” 😬 that’s got to be a sign surely..

[@SavingSalvage]

😂😂😂

[@christopher9727]

..... Love of money is sin Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@Kentish9494]

😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@Dalbayob69]

If they did such a bodge job with it I would check airbags. Make sure they’ve been replaced and not just resistors fitted in wiring.

[@72neillyboy]

My thoughts exactly. Seatbelts too

[@christopher9727]

... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@minimoto99]

My guess, driving it unfit (you decide on how) invalidated any insurance. Someone they know bought it off them to repair, had a few five-finger discount parts available already, realised the other parts were too expensive/on back order, cut their losses after quick bodge and flung through copart. You got lucky that it wasn't worse accident damage.

[@crisfiler6128]

I'd fit the whole rail back to bulkhead, looks neater and only a few spot welds then back to factory spec.... Hate cutting panels in half .

[@haych7k672]

That car 1 million % had a mileage blocker, very common in Birmingham and up north esp if it was a leased vehicle which most of these t rocs are.

[@andrewluton]

Agree, those tyres have seen plenty of miles

[@Guccit865]

Birmingham that place is scam central.

[@allangreenley9901]

Them tyres look like they've done 20000 miles not 5000 a dead giveaway been clocked or mileage blocker. And i know nothing about cars

[@artkrauchanka1779]

True 100% Never buy a car from a Brummie.

[@davidgreenfield2981]

Definitely check the airbags and seatbelt on the drivers side. If they are ok it was probably hit when parked up. It’s only just a year old with the V5C issued when first registered. I suspect there’s more damage than meets the eye. Parts. Will be around £3900

[@streakybacon999]

Fake news !!!

[@aacmove]

No way is this car 1 year old. No way has it done 5400k miles, and unless it has been in a tsunami, there is no explanation for the state of that engine at that mileage.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Dean, replace the wing and Bonnet with the genuine item, replace the inner wing as it should be, it is a dis-service to the car with anything less

[@Arman-tm1kz]

Are you gunna pay as well tough guy?

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@Arman-tm1kzthese people just talk outta their ass

[@whatsdavedone104]

Windscreen was smash by the bonnet being opened when out of alignment....headlight will definitely be the most expensive part

[@SavingSalvage]

Correct yep 👍🏻

[@stephenrichardson6105]

Seen it seems to have had new bonnet hinges on Bright silver

[@martinverhoeve1372]

I think parts will be 2200 pounds, but the whole frontend needs respray. So you may end up at 3400 pounds total.

[@JamesOneill-u1f]

Bud check on computer see if miles are ok and definitely check the air bags been replaced as somethings not right as you would of fixed it something s not right streeing air could be changed just and if they have weird the air bags that would cost to put right just seem rough for the millege bud but could be wrong m8 👍

[@mattd6085]

@@JamesOneill-u1f That was barely English. Try again.

[@tomn.1568]

I wouldn't touch this car with a 10 feet pole. 2500 quid won't get you anywhere unless you spend a lot of time finding good salvage part. It needs the cowling and the windscreen which you did not mention but that are obviously busted. Since you will need to redo the paintwork, I'd buy new salvage body parts as well. Those TangtongLingLong parts are made of thinner, lesser quality steel and will rust a lot quicker. But I'm looking forward to see you getting her restored to her former glory. Please do check all ECUs to double check the vehicle identity. Tires seem a bit worse for wear for 5k miles!

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

Clearly the thing has been absolutely thrashed from day 1 which hurts my feelings.... Just the thought of some jailbait yobbo driving that car would be too painful, all those max revs take offs from cold and I bet it stinks of fags and/or weed. To me, that's 10k too much although I couldn't honestly drive such a lairily abused and carelessly repaired machine - they're just never right again.

[@ambimu55hak]

Tangtonglinglong?

[@robertday8619]

😂😂😂😂😂​@@ambimu55hak

[@Markknightexeter]

​@UnjustifiedRecsAudi? Lol

[@JosipM333]

​@UnjustifiedRecsVW is the best💪💪💪

[@julianmorris9951]

I was a professional panel beater for 30 years and seen all the tricks they get up to😅 I always examined a vehicle in person, one car I went to buy was hit in the o/s/f and didn’t look too bad, that is until I saw the kink in the roof above the b pillar, The slimy fits had only chained it to a post and reversed it back to yank out the worst of the chassis damage to “make it look better “ than it was🙄 I told them “you’ve ruined that f**king car by doing that!!!, I told them any professional beater will see it a mile off!!

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

I also think your headlight on its own with no electrics will be at least 2.5k, add electrics you'll be 3.5k. Genuine windscreen you'll be at least 900 including fitting. Plastics you'll be about 400. New bonnet hinges maybe 300. New bonnet and wing?? Paint will set you back 12-1400 coz that bumper looks a totally different blue.

[@LG-kl3co]

Really think you should be replacing the wing with genuine "even" if its salvage part...maybe consider a replacement undamaged bonnet ??

[@anonanon5850]

I replaced my Audi wing with a painted cheap Chinese eBay special. 1000% better than what I took off, but no surprise it started to rust after a year, even after I spent time rustproofing the interior side before installing it. Looks more or less the same as the one it replaced now.

[@royfontaine5526]

@@anonanon5850I have an old e46 with rusty wings. I think I’ll give the ready-painted Chinese specials a miss then 😳

[@MrsCap2]

Having a troc R myself with 90,000km in it, this car has been flooded. Not possible to have a so dirty engine/interior with 5,000miles

[@soe50060]

Thats exactly what I thought. Would have been better if it was straightforward collision damage

[@n62bv]

I spent thirty years as a buyer for auto dealerships and can tell you vehicles with salvage/total loss history are NOT worth trade value. The banks won't loan on a vehicle like this. This VW fixed properly is worth what you paid for it on a GOOD day! $12k should've been your max bid.

[@danwedderburn5550]

I can only assume it was a trade entered car, & not direct from an insurance company. You have to do your due diligence with Copart. They are a ruthless company, who simply do not care about anything other than money.

[@coletorrens1121]

I gave up on stuff like this from Copart long ago! Give me something that's not been messed with rather than guess whats been disguised. I can deal with bent!There is corrosion, on lots of the electrics, under bonnet is filthy, and why is a year old battery screwed? Tyres look over worn for 5k miles. Why didn't it pop the airbags? Or did it and they are resistered? Perfect example of a Copart f5cked about with special! Exactly why NEVER to buy anything from them imho!) Hope it works out for you Dean and if anyone can make it right its you!

[@howardgregory3888]

Has it been flooded? I had one for 6mths as a company car and I liked it. Calibration is commonly overlooked when customers do a quick and dirty repair. Good luck.

[@99solutionsit10]

My thoughts exaclty.

[@KristianByatt-cw3ce]

Agree with others. Check the airbags! There is definitely a large amount of BOJ going on there. As for parts. Forget the pattern part, no matter how good it fits. It’s a year old car, get genuine used. Would definitely advise ensuring that it is 100% straight. You can’t tell the miles from the tyres.. you don’t know how the cars been driven to make them like that. I would agree with others, it’s definitely a strange one and possibly (Not wishing to cast aspersions lol) some kind of uninsured or under the influence of something. Would be interesting to k ow of it was privately owned or company owned though? As for Coparts evaluations forget it… I bought a car that was sold as an auto and it was a Manual… coparts response to my complaint was “our staff are not mechanically trained” do it right and it will be a lovely car and well worth what you paid.

[@wilsjane]

That damage to the nearside rear of the bonnet set the alarm bells off for me. The offside area of bonnet may contain a lot of filler, slapped on over cracked paint and rust. VW rust resistance is very good, but once it is compromised it is useless. A repair to factory spec could eat a lot of money.

[@mjrams]

⁠@@wilsjaneTotally agree, thought I could see rust there already. With paintwork that shabby the imperfections below can almost become more hidden.

[@wilsjane]

@@mjrams With the bodywork in that state, you also have to ask yourself about the rest of the car and whether the mechanics had been thrashed and incorrect cheap oils used. VW cars last for years if treated correctly, so an older well maintained car would be better value for money. My last 3 golf TDI's each covered around 250,000 miles and almost 20 years with no major problems. The one I drove managed 285,000 on it's original clutch, despite a lot of driving in London traffic. Having the older AHU engine, I went to full clutch before touching the throttle. Needless to say, I owned it from new.

[@kasukuprime8985]

Thanks!

[@pete3300]

Front steering angle sensor, front end damage, front wheel drive. There's a bit more damage to be uncovered I think.

[@FFVoyager]

Was it driven in a flood (or on a beach) when it was damaged? I'm wondering if the undiagnosed engine noise not being fixed under warranty and all that corrosion wasn't due to something happening in water and their insurance nor VW would cover it?

[@coyote5735]

I thought that possibly salt water.

[@scott3390]

With the amount of silt and dirt all over the engine and engine bay I’d put money on serious water damage as well as the other damages

[@vimtobill4156]

Silt? Whats that mean if you don't me asking?

[@scott3390]

@@vimtobill4156 it’s fine sand, clay or sediment carried by water.

[@vimtobill4156]

@@scott3390 appreciate the help. Thank you sir.

[@fatwalletboy2]

Engine sounded fine to me. Its either water damaged or not.

[@CaterhamMatt]

I was with Adrian Flux for years but this year they wanted more for my diesel automatic than my RS4 so I went elsewhere. Insurance is such a scam at the moment. Jokers.

[@marcothorsen950]

Insurance is definitely a scam. I change my Insurance company every year. There is always a cheaper price..

[@antonoat]

I can’t believe you said the engine sounds fine when you started it!!! Personally I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole, there’s no way I’d buy or sell a car whose history is complete guess work. There are lots of water damaged cars out there, faults can take some time to make themselves evident and can be a headache for the rest of the cars life! 😮😮😮

[@stephenclements-r3x]

ha ha,sounded like a diesel

[@michaelmclannahan1165]

£4173 is my guess! I agree with others, I’d be double checking for a mileage blocker. Car doesn’t look like it’s miles at all.

[@MrVaidas82]

Looks like a swimmer my guess. 1,44 minute into video and by the looks of engine department too dirty and looks like someone kept it outside for a long time with hood open, for what reason ?

[@bipbap243]

​@@MrVaidas827

[@eugbrat]

​@@MrVaidas82 my thoughts too. Engine bay looks salty

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

@@MrVaidas82I thought that too. Like it has gone through Rufford Ford or something

[@CodeEnos]

Plus the tires. They are gone.

[@chrisdavidson9431]

Yeah, that's a bit of a strange one. I reckon its been crashed uninsured and someone has thought they can do it up on the cheap... £3250 for parts as a wild guess.

[@UhOhUmm]

How do you have a new car and not afford insurance? You would think insurance was denied because of some reason, but then not having a record of any sort is weird too. Maybe crashed on the track?

[@maxthelab8457]

Drunk?@@UhOhUmm

[@johnjohn8836]

Personally I wouldn’t be cutting the inner wing or would I be fitting pattern parts back on it. Also it doesn’t look like a 5k mile car there is more to this than you think in my opinion from that engine bay.

[@graeme1978uk]

Just a note, you might think the engine cover is missing but it’s not. This model year had them removed at supplying dealership or first service due to a recall. Only recently that the modified versions are coming into dealerships so you may be able to nab one FOC. (I have a 22 Cupra Ateca which is basically the same car)

[@SavingSalvage]

Ahh interesting thankyou!

[@fl1xmeister]

​​@@SavingSalvageyou can ring up a Vw dealer and confirm with a service advisor

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

"On stilts" Exactly. Sums up the whole CUV/SUV fad. Horrible things.

[@craigmorgan4676]

Horrific things,suv route is like thinking Range Rovers are reliable!👎👎👎👎🤯🤯🤯🤯😬😬😬😬

[@xx-----------xx873]

I used to think the same till the wife wanted a Q7. It’s just more comfortable and you don’t have to scurry around potholes. Why they come with such big wheels I don’t know.

[@Achilles22]

A stupid fad SUVs, cost 30% more in fuel to run because of the extra drag and weight! People are easily led!

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@Achilles22or people like SUVs? lol you people need to get a grip seriously

[@99solutionsit10]

It looks flooded: original battery busted, electronics throwing errors on the way to Corrosion Grave, hit another car in the process (probably a heavy storm, which are starting to be common these days), rust in places that is not suppose to appear in a 1yr. old car. Have you identified any unpleasant smell inside?

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah it does have the symptoms for a flood but the inside is bone dry!

[@99solutionsit10]

@@SavingSalvage well, the best before running the engine was to check the oil (not only the level, take out the filling cap and look inside the engine). Also, coolant into expansion tank has to be bright-pink, not kinda brown-grey.

[@HQBProductions]

@@SavingSalvageI would be looking a lot farther back and underneath to check it hasn’t sat on a rock or isn’t covered in gravel and seaweed under there. The car has certainly had a troubled life so far…that engine looks a real mess for only 5000 miles. It started life in west Wales so is it a victim of the Aberystwyth storms of a few months ago?? I fear you need a closer look.😧😧😱🙏🙏🙏🙂

[@rallycrosscraig]

Yes agreed for a 1 yr old 5k miles car looks like flood or river / puddle damage

[@MF-jp5vp]

Very impressive my dear Sherlock!!!

[@ivovladov]

I just rebuilt one of those for my daughter. They go by Taos in USA. The whole front end was missing but the engine was fine. One of the most expensive builds I ever done. It is cheaper to rebuild Audi TT 20th anniversary edition with bent shassy legs 😅. Im dealing with the TT right now.

[@danieldenev]

Яко

[@icereturns7867]

The car was never insured in the first place. Once they crashed it, they bodged it up and traded it in, likely through something on line, like Carwow. The receiving dealer, once they realised the extent of the damage just dumped it on Copart.

[@Danny-204]

I wonder if it was a demo car and a person from the dealership crashed it, and they just wanted rid of it quick.

[@icereturns7867]

@@Danny-204 Dealership's almost never write off one of their own cars at their own expense. Even cars that probably ought to be written off they just put it in their own body shop and get it fixed internally. The hourly rate they pay for labour Vs the repaired like new value of the car makes it a no brainer.

[@brun_s]

This looks like a Bradford/ Birmingham special

[@royfontaine5526]

Innit

[@999hireactionvehicles9]

200 per cent

[@russfoggan4092]

COPART owes you some explanation, how did they not see any of this in their inspection?????

[@danyal2372]

if youv bought from these auction sites, youd know so many of them are dodgy they know the problems they just sell them like this

[@JWSoul]

😅 they're con artists.

[@robinjones6999]

Copart make several Billion a year in profit

[@MP-qj8mr]

Let's not forget they always tell us their staff 'aren't mechanically trained'😂

[@Nicknofish]

Tyres seems pretty knacked for the mileage! Best of luck. Cheers.

[@reaper0374]

Thought exactly the same. It's either had a pretty hard life, or the 5k isn't right.

[@assuredroofing7686]

I thought that 🤔

[@Ash_7r]

I was thinking this also! They’ve done well to burn through those in 5K check the gearbox for mileage info!

[@tjardokiewiet9115]

car been living on the rev limiter since factory lol

[@mohitl1697]

prob had mileage blocker@@Ash_7r

[@JRGRAY-33]

Cracking video 👍🏾 looking forward to the next part of the T-Roc venture 💥

[@grahamc887]

What happened to the original battery? Has the engine / gearbox moved in the collision causing damage to the battery and the surrounding area? It is always a worry picking up where someone else has run away from. I would be checking further back on the subframe this might be the reason why the steering sensor won’t reset.

[@markweston427]

5000 miles ish front tyre says a different story? Maybe it’s been changed or it’s had a very hard start to its life ?👍🏻

[@callousjail447games4]

It’s been a dinger course it’s ragged look at state of it it’s only a year old car 😮

[@liamcinq]

Some clocking comments, i see gizmos for sale which facilitate this, usually sitting between the cluster and the wiring loom. Worth popping it out to check.

[@BoringOldXboxGamer]

Locking Wheel nuts are the worst anti theft idea because you need to keep the key in the car. I always remove them and replace with normal bolts.

[@steelearmstrong9616]

Agree. What a stupid idea they are

[@maxfish4770]

Not to mention the right size socket goes over the lock nuts nice and tight

[@dougle03]

Could be a company car bought for cash, but most company insurance policies have huge upfront excess values, thus sometimes it's easier/cheaper to bodge a cosmetic repair and push it through an auction, than to make an insurance claim where much of the claim value would be swallowed up by the excess, and what's left is not worth the hike in premiums... Might also explain why the vehicle does not have outstanding finance issues...

[@marknicholls4133]

This interesting Dean. The angle sensor issue, is that the abs sensor coming up as faulty. Also would be wary of the distance sensor, maybe its had a knock in the collision. Would like to know the outcome on both issues . Good clear explananations Dean!

[@game4alaughman]

Could be different security codes if abs sensor

[@motorkeys]

Lucky you I bought a Q3 2021 in May 2023 from Audi Leeds, couple of grand extra I was OK with as from audi. On close inspection front sensor cracked, bothe headlights cracked, inner wing not fitting well, chipped screen, various other chips n scratches. Luckily I got my full money back, they appeared very uncaring and embarrassed more than anything as they had been caught out.

[@dean-ryanmiller2757]

Great video Dean, look forward to seeing the rest of this series. The lights in the bumper are maybe cornering lights for whatever direction steering is either left or right

[@Ramblingpete]

Still a pile of rubbish just saying 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@N10XTR]

4:00 what a coincidence that when he starts the car it’s singing money money to tell him it’s gonna be costly one 😂

[@mansniks3652]

You should recheck the DRL with wheels straightened, maybe the wiring/light is OK.

[@andyjamieson9576]

Just going to say the same. Suspect wheels straight or to the right will have DRL on.

[@PoliceMadJamie]

Check for mileage blocker on the clocks, that front tyre is dead and only meant to have done 5k miles

[@joshua6244]

Offside front tyre looks odd, especially for that mileage.

[@patrick6110]

I have owned VW cars for a while now. The cars are great and require little maintenance. But once they are over 10 years and parts need replacing, I got the full experience of having to deal with VW dealership garages. Replacing two worn engine bits was estimated at £3000. The car stopped running properly and there was no choice but to replace the parts. So, I went to my friendly local garage and paid £600. Same job, different price. That may be why the owner of your T-Roc preferred to sell the car at such a discount. VW cars aren't luxury until you want the VW garage to repair one. Then it's definitely luxury pricing.

[@rorykavanagh2603]

Do you need a new windscreen and (lower) windscreen shroud too? Isn't that what clued you in to the damage?

[@Google_Is_Evil]

Steering angle sensor is not an ABS wheel sensor but on the steering rack or in the steering wheel. I do hope you have all the air bags actually functioning and not replaced with resistors.

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah but the steering angle won’t basic set if you have a faulty abs sensor

[@andybrooks7908]

I think youve done alright there for the money youve paid , should make a nice motor when its finished give it a stage 1 re map for good measure and it won't be far off 400bhp , great video buddy

[@miskatonic6210]

You're so naive...

[@jkutv]

Storm and a muddy ditch that's gone into with some water. Maybe country road. Not flooded necessarily but defo some signs of water. Damage not excessive. Slipped off road and gone into something not too serious. Easy repair but more expensive than you imagine! 4000 all in as if need oem lights oem wing bonnet respray to good standard

[@eddominiczak669]

Steering angle sensor basic setting should be done stationary. all the way left and hold, then all the way right and hold then back to the centre. There’s an ongoing TPI for all VW models with ACC/travel assist and it is the steering wheel at fault so you may find that is an issue when other issues are sorted.

[@stee6stee9]

Looks an alright car, can't say I've seen one. It's all good content for you, and a good mix of different cars is much appreciated.

[@Wulf573]

3:54 proper song for what is about to happend

[@adampyro834]

love the colour. seems a weird one that you can easily make money on as long as its not been tampered with and still to show its real issues, but i think thats unlikely. its just not been looked after right and they gave up on it after a slight bump. very strange but ive heard of this happening, lack of knowledge maybe. maybe didnt want their insurance to go up so they have hidden it. who knows but potential is there for profit. good luck with it

[@cf3031]

Did you do a car vertical check? Cos you bang on about how great they are

[@SavingSalvage]

Yep, but if a car has been crashed and bodge back up on a driveway then car vertical would never know that. No one would unfortunately. It can never be 100%

[@cf3031]

@@SavingSalvage first thanks for the reply, but all these KZbinrs promoting it to their fans, I live very close to the salvage rebuild boys and I won't name which one but he said himself it's a con. While you're here can I ask about the GTR if you don't mind please

[@toma6064]

Hi Dean, overall looks nice but strange to have such a bad repair on a quite new car - my guess the parts will cost 1650 if you keep the pattern part wing.

[@danbrown162]

Just stumbled across this video (probably because I'm addicted to Matt Armstrong uploads). Thought I recognised you..... And I did! We went to swch 😅 glad to see you're doing well. Also very glad I've found another car salvage series to watch too 😆 Best of luck with the build 🤞

[@mattlehec]

Looks just like when I worked at a car hire company, rented out a few new cars that came back first glance ok. The drivers would say oh some lights came on, when they had actually had an accident and got it bodge repaired as huge excess. They always got found out so cost them twice 😂😂😂😂

[@howardgregory3888]

Unfortunately you are so right. Especially renters of cars like this.

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah I imagine it was something like this! I forgot to add it’s a VAT Q car so would have been owned by a lease company or another company

[@mattlehec]

@@SavingSalvage Copart can be strange as like you say you think that someone's insurance would of claimed but had my fair share off there like this. Worst one was a 3 year old Rs6 no keys stolen recovered small sent in wheel arch. Got it back ordered let's got that sorted, the horrors started when I noticed header tank disconnected with a bung in pipe to keep red antifreeze in bottle as none in engine.... Headlights had water in, engine full of water, was floood damaged. Hadn't run so saved engine with minor strip down but knackered turbos as rusty. Car was never quite right lol Always wondered why they never claimed? Instead probably chucked keys and said stolen recovered.

[@bobhoskins7362]

The amount of corrosion is excessive for the vehicle's age. We see that a lot where I live and it's due to salt air corrosion. If anything else you find is due to corrosion, it'll be everywhere. This tends not to be much of a problem if you're 4 or more streets from the ocean. It also affects the external HVAC units, solar panels - pretty much anything iron or steel. The flipside is that we have uninterrupted beach/ocean views and a 50 metre walk to be in the water. I wish you well with fixing it up.

[@pkaps5799]

the whole front needs to be painted, new tires, new windshield, plus all the other parts and labor , the whole thing will take easily 6-7 grand to be on the road as it should be, so yes you save some if the market value is 30 grand, but not treally worth the trouble.

[@fivedotsdave9723]

I bought a 2021 diesel clio from copart, as usual copart did not viewing, it had very minor panel damage, but it was the damage from a previous crash that was the problem, it must of had a side impactwhere the sill and B post were pushed in, to pull it out they sliced one metre of the floor, then to fill the floor gap a piece of tin was stuck on and sprayed with underseal. Instead of fixing it I broke it. I now buy elsewhere, viewing is not a problem and they are very quick to help with any problems found, which is very rare. and best of all fees are very reasonable.

[@seanfarrell6009]

Great video, like the concept of finding out issues with you, I think this has been damaged on private land or maybe the driver wasn't in the right state to be driving and going to insurance wasn't a option so they tried to fix it cheap and move it on, Sorry to say i think there will be more costs involved to get this 100% my guess £4800 sorry

[@knight2425]

Get it in the air and check the suspension in that corner cause no doubt it would have had some impact on the wheel, did they replace the parts? Check the airbags also as it would have set them off.

[@andrewkidger7048]

Got a feeling there might be more to come yet with this, hopefully not but for what you paid seems very cheap, great vid tho, looking forward to the rebuild, you need to go over this with a fine tooth comb, well done Dean.

[@sairlordmusic]

i bought an "unused" Durex from copart 9 months ago, now I have a family!

[@DavidRobinson-cr4ol]

If only there was an app to check the history 🤔 😂 hmm someone should come up with one 😉

[@royfontaine5526]

And if any damage that might have happened isn’t registered? 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@craigcostello-x7y]

I would recheck the drl's they maybe cornering lights in the bumper which only come on with lock below a certain speed ie 30mph and less

[@andrewduncan9210]

As always very interesting! When i first saw all that mud, dirt and corrossion i must say i thought water damage.... Maybe still do. Including the windscreen and cowl its goto be £3,600 or more doesn't it?. Plus a possible steering sensor or rack issue. Plus front radar replace and or set up. I hope you dont find anything else too major. That tyre does look out of wack, i suppose as someone else pointed out, maybe that wheel was a salvage replacement itself given damaged side. Comparrison with other wheels tyres may explain. Still seems like you will recover the money. Hope it doesnt have extensive water damage.

[@flashdacoolboi]

The offside light probably didn't light up as it may only light up when you have the wheels turning that way and because you had the wheels pointing left, it didn't turn on? Just a thought

[@michaelf.h8507]

Personally I would use genuine VW parts as its so new and also to protect the warranty. Parts guess. £2950 . Interesting video

[@Dan-78]

That song when you first started it up? Money money money, accurate!

[@Cestmoi-q5d]

State of engine bay. That’s seen water.

[@jerehada]

Might also explain why change a nearly new VW AGM battery for a cheap one.

[@blissy1]

I own a T-roc R and that engine does not sound good, also the engine cover is missing was removed on recall due to fire risk from the turbo VW should issue a re- engineered replacement as they have here in NZ

[@callumhoskins4028]

I had that car as a courtesy car with Sinclair vw Cardiff😂. Wasn’t in that condition then..

[@fatwalletboy2]

What was the mileage and when?

[@stephenbarr6558]

Usually if it’s too good to be true , still think you’ll come out on top on this one because of the labour costs…. Imagine getting it fixed at VW garage then you’d be really scammed.. interesting to see what you do with it when you have it looking brand new.

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Suspect no insurance company involved post accident since not recorded. Not happy with pattern wing on a car this new - better to go for good used original parts if you can find them. Recommend a good close look at the rest of the car - the replacement battery (on a car this new) and corroded terminals also suggest a story. Might even be worth a discrete chat with Plod.

[@1954307]

great format dean love the t-roc its going to be a beautiful car when fixed up cannot wait...

[@kevinnye5132]

That engine looks awfully corroded Dean for a year old , hope no problem’s down the road ? Literally 🤞, but yeah Stevie Wonder was driving it and crashed 🤔 then decided to save a few Bob by doing painting and repairs himself and didn’t have a braille manual so repaired it by touch 😉.

[@darreng745]

ACC on a VW requires dealer level support as you need the grid screen to which the sensors are aligned and the laptop to do it, but one thing I would say if the bumper is a bad fit then the parking sensors or the radar unit behind the VW badge can also effect that because a straight bumper replacement on the vehicle without being adapted will throw that error up. That vehicle is a bodge job and sold on, the funny thing is that if HPI have no data for it as a crash victim then the owner paid for that work ( accounts for the poor quality ) and they then shoved it out in to the trade to recoup their losses on it.

[@PK73]

Car vertical 😁

[@plunder1956]

Getting at the battery hold down clamps on some VWs is nasty, I've had problems loosing the clamps before you need magnets to grab them and more.

[@sats7819]

Birmingham special

[@FreeWheeler554]

LOL first thing you hear out of car radio "money money money".

[@lukejenkins9341]

Birmingham car probably

[@ianelliott229]

It’s easy to see where the bonnet trailing edge has hit the screen in the collision. Didn’t you notice? I’d also be suspicious about suspension damage - get the wheel off.

[@666DW]

I’m guessing it was a winter registered car looking at corrosion, anomaly with insurance, likely purchased on a monthly instalment plan and paid no more after first instalment, car has been ragged around and crashed, bodged up repair and car was px’d at a great loss. Likely been sitting around in a compound for six months or so!

[@jas2488]

Driver side Lower light should work if you turn the steering wheel right 🤞🏻

[@ralphruiters2475]

In the first shot, I directly saw the colour mismatch between wing and bumper. And when the hood was open, the hinges seems to have another colour (normal?)...

[@K0ALA.]

When you lifted the hood, first thing I thought was ‘water damage’ looks like it’s been driven through a river

[@lemonnobby1]

Salvage rebuild done one similar and the front lights the lower ones were corning ones and when you swapped them the car was still left hand down.

[@TeamAtterz]

You mentioned the plug was intact for the DRLs, I just wondered if you knew how to depin them plugs if they do break and the correct way to crimp the pins etc? Just thinking for future repairs as its a much nicer cleaner repair.

[@Jasonj___8]

Nice one Dean don’t forget the trim by the windscreen 👍👍👍

[@paulwoods7857]

And don't forget the windscreen!

[@PatrickCollins-hl3ed]

I hope you get this all fixed bc this is a stunning car

[@wittohasago]

THE IRONY... YOU START THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE WORDS FROM THE RADIO..."MONEY MONEY MONEY" THAT COULD BE A SIGN OF COST OF REPAIRS,,, 😁👍

[@WorthlessNickores]

I could tell from a mile away the the front bumper doesn't match the rest of the front color. I have a 04 Passat 1.8T 4Motion 5speed manual transmission and love my car. I will not get rid of it but it was wrecked before I bought it. Doesn't mean I love it any less. Bought it for $750 with 110k miles 5 years ago and have only put 6k miles on it since. All OE. Less than 120k miles now and drives like new. I love my VW.

[@Y0g1e69]

😂 when u started it “money money money” ABBA was playing on the radio, if that ain’t a sign of things to come!!! Hahaha

[@R1davies]

Check the oil for water check the air filter hoses for sludge from water debris. The battery terminals are corroded more because of the voltage being live when the battery became submerged. The white power is dist and calcium fom the water as it dried. I can help if you need me. Pete Edit: oh and the damage probably happened while the car was unoccupied. It's also a possibility that the owner wasn't insured for "acts of god" and had to bodge a repair on their previously financed motor. (Which they paid off)

[@MrVaidas82]

No need to check everyting is in splashes and mud stains, for a new car with 5k miles. There is no miracle that you can buy something good for pittance , everyone is smart today.