atikovi Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Copart | Search | Car Finder | Current SalesCheck out the 64,000 mile '90 donation car in N. Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BJM Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Another Polo Green 91 bites the dust. :eek:I think once they go into CoPart, they have to be scrapped. Here is an example (a very small one) of why we need to restore these cars and/or part them out (if they are smashed up) completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 I think once they go into CoPart, they have to be scrapped. Where did you get that idea from? I've bought, fixed and sold a few that I got from Copart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Depends on where you are and how the title is written. In Florida it can be COD (certificate of destruction) or Salvage-Rebuildable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Says right in the TITLE column that it has a clean title (CT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 The green 1991 was a loaded car..... 16 Way, CD, and Sunroof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 There are a few more from another insurance auction company but you have drill down in the car search to Reatta.https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/Search.aspx?RefinerSetName=Vehicle+Type&RefinerName=Automobiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 That green car looked very repairable also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 All I would read that as is that there are no liens. Titles and meanings vary by state. I have some knowlege of Florida but that is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 All I would read that as is that there are no liens.That's kinda implied. No auction would sell a car with a lien. Clean title means just that, ready to re-title to the next owner. Could have salvage history, but seeing that it's a donation car, I doubt that, although if you are buying at a salvage auction you should expect it. VIN is there for anyone to Carfax. It's just a $600 car afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recian Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 yeah the green one looks repairable with a new fender and headlight and maybe $500 at most in parts and paint. It's immacuate inside and out. I wouldnt mind spending 500 on a good running car whether it's sellable or not. I know in NC salvage titles arent as big of an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDirk Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) I'll agree with Recian's line of thinking here. I would buy a car like the green one (if cheap enough) and fix it even if it had a salvage title, provided such title did not preclude it being licensed and insured at normal rates. Actually, for a deal like that, I might go through the process of "cleaning" the title, but that is another story. Since I would be buying with the intention to keep, I would have no reservations at all about buying such a car as the damage is clearly superficial and easily repaired without long term effect on the car. Maybe I should be looking for such deal, rather than in normal channels. KDirk Edited February 12, 2012 by KDirk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingsley Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Believe that this car was scheduled to go to auction today - anyone have any idea what it went for if indeed it is really no longer available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BJM Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Where did you get that idea from? I've bought, fixed and sold a few that I got from Copart.Well that's good information then. Glad to be corrected. I guess I figured they would have to be scrapped in the sense that you would get a salvage title and if a car was restorable it would take an act of God to get a clear title, so I figured once it's at a business like CoPart they would want to reduce their liability and make sure the car was eventually salvaged and crushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BJM Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Now that the Reatta community feels this Polo Green car can be saved, I hope someone does. I see a red 1990 in DES MOINES, IOWA. Wow my backyard. Looks kinda smashed, which tells me we had a 1990 red Reatta running around Des Moines recently that just took a hit. Edited February 14, 2012 by BJM (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 I figured once it's at a business like CoPart they would want to reduce their liability and make sure the car was eventually salvaged and crushed.Copart is just a venue for insurance companies (mostly) and dealers selling cars just like eBay or the newspaper classified, they don't own the vehicles so I can't imagine what liability you think they would have. They are in business to make money and a rebuildable car brings more money than a parts car so they are more happy to sell the rebuilders than the crushers. And getting a salvage title converted to a regular title once the car is fixed requires just a visual inspection by the DMV or state police and a small fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atikovi Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 And while I don't have any stats, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that a quarter to a third of those cars end up back on the road again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDirk Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hmm,Found no way to see the complete auction results on the polo green. I wonder how much it sold for? On that other link that Atikovi provided, there is a pretty nice looking 88, red over grey, with clear title in CT that is listed but not yet for sale, link:https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/VehicleDetails.aspx?auctionID=0&itemID=11679389&RowNumber=147Looks like it may have been repainted a darker red though that could just be the pictures. It has 89xxx on it and says loss type is mechanical (not collision) but also says cars starts. Could be as simple as brake problems, or maybe a transmission. I'll have to start watching these sites, and see if something decent pops up nearby. KDirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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