Hood is not cheap,New hinges as it will not line up without the New hinges,Bamber reinforcement,Fender,Grill,Light,1 hour frame time ,under Fender possible suspension work 11K total
@@davidnorton5887honestly though this really happens often. Labor, rental, fixing it 100% correctly, plus all the internal paperwork to pay the body shop, track the process, ect ect it is all an expense for the insurance company. There are many cases where you really can spend a couple hundred or thousand and fix it. I had an engine fire a while back was quoted thousands to fix so it was “totaled” I bought it back and it literally needed an engine harness and some vac lines. Now obviously this isn’t ALWAYS TRUE. But wins exist.
never throw away/sell the "junk pile" until the car is finished. Brackets, clips, screws, etc are still in the original pieces and most can be reused if not broken in the accident (that front bumper is a good example). With VW/Audi, have a good plastic welder setup; it can save you from having to buy copious amounts of plastic bits they use in their cars.
Thats how I got my 2007 Camry with 130k miles for $1500. My good friend was the original owner since new, some old bag backed into the Camry in a Walmart parking lot and the insurance co claimed "$8900" in damage. They paid out $8700 for the car and my friend retained the car for $1500 buy-back and sold it to me. A bumper cover and a driver side taillight and I've driven it without issue for a year, it is a rebuilt title but its a Toyota with 130k miles I'll drive it till it dies for that price lol
lol love these story’s, I backed into a UPS truck when I was 16 in with my first car which was a 95 Ford Taurus SHO in 2007; insurance totaled it out, bought it back for 500.00 with some rear end damage but nothing major (it was 3,000 used with around 80k miles) anyways I ended up getting a 99 Contour SVT with around the same miles for around 4.5k, now being 17 (I liked that car a little more).. anyways, I sold the Taurus to a friend for 700.00 I think (wrecked) all he did was throw on a pick and pull bumper cover (same color) and new rear tail lights, he fixed the trunk himself to get it to close and open; anyways this kid who would have normally never gotten a car in highschool now had a decent used car for around 850.00 after all said and done…
Love the premise of this video, gone are the days of the 1000$ mercedes sht box. This is the new way to save money. I did exactly this with an 07 b7 a4 for $700 still using it 4 years later 👍🏻
I would have kept my '05 Mercedes E320 CDI diesel when it was totaled last August. Bought it for $4500. There was just over $5000 in damage done when a lady t-boned me. I was offered the car for $1800. But it told to me as "Owner Retained SALVAGE" and it was explicitly stated that it would have received a salvage title. Now, I don't know how much of that was insurance BS, the insurance company, or the state that I live in, but I haggled them into a $7800 check, bought a much nicer example of the same car and still pocketed some cash.
To be honest, this is in WAY better shape than the Evo. The Evo is just barely a shell that was in a salt water flood. This is probably a still driving car with just some bolt-ons needed.
Great car for a great price. Just to save you some aggravation, the a/s4 and a/s5s do have different hoods, lights and fenders I believe. More so, the s5 has a specific bumper that’s different than the a5.
I believe the 5s only share the hood and doors on some. But yes the fenders are not shared, the 5s have a slightly longer point near the headlight. I had the issue with my 5.
@@superspeeders if you have any questions lmk, I’ve done the face lift on several, and currently sourced parts for mine after the passenger side fender was slammed. It’s not that bad or pricey when you shop the right places. FCP euro, ECS tuning, uro tuning. But I’m sure you already know that. Also valeo for headlights aren’t bad. FCP usually has all OEM and other OE makers.
it never fails to amaze me how cheap the cars in america are..... why they pay 500 per month for car payment..... makes no sense, but consumerism never was about making sense.... in my country even 20k for this car was a dream.... but in america probably is a old audi....
I think ur estimate is fairly on point plus minus $1500 because things are rarely straightforward with a hands on project like this. I actually did this with my friends bmw e39, really glad I did.
Just started my 1st Gen Audi 5 (after 6 years in the garage, I was living abroad) started right up with a new battery - 85k Lowered Vossens Black - These are great cars and still get compliments all the time - Great daily for under 20k
I was under the assumption that anytime a car is crashed to the extent that an insurance company would consider it totaled, even if you do a buy back, it will have a salvage title
I've been doing similar to that for years. Haven't bought new car since 1986.I always have a nice vehicle that serves me well and didn't cost very much in cash. I've sold each one when I get done fir at or above what I paid. Never any problems from $500-$7500 vehicles and all were fine
@@superspeeders well Rob that deppend a loooot of the level of tuning you went into if you push the limit yes , modded cars dont last in perfect shape for long and is a constant tinkering but if you change the right things , get nice pieces , install them propetly and dont push the limits you can get the same level of reliability than an oem car
That car has obviously had a previous full front end impact, not saying it’s not worth $4k because it is, but I’d also replace that front crash bar too, along with the radiator because they’re cheap enough. Total out the door and down the road including cost of car? Around 10k for a good job, 8k if cutting corners
@@fisephalnoxt crash bars can be other shapes than just a rectangular beam. You may want to look up what a replacement beam for that car actually looks like
It’s nice having people with the tools to do the work for you. Not everyone has a warehouse or a garage to do the work. Nor do they have any connections in the repair industry to help with the cost. Many people only have one car and if it’s taking a couple of weeks to get everything done they’ll have to do without a vehicle, etc.
Yes, depends on the state's "total percentage". My Mustang had a 70% repair estimate, and the Tx amount is 75%. So I kept it, fixed it for half the estimate, and no salvage title.
@@hg2blackcat411WRONG. Just because it didn’t go to auction doesn’t mean anything. Any responsible buyer will pull a carfax and see that it’s been a “total loss” vehicle. This has happened to me twice and the second car actually got a rebuilt title when the new owner registered.
Yeah, I was going to comment on this also. I've bought back a couple cars in Oregon and they always have a salvage title. There are states where it's easier to "clean" a title so maybe in NY they don't have to salvage it on buyback.
when you buy the car from the insurance company that totals it it's called buying the salvage. the insurance company will insist the title is label as such or they are liable. this seems so obvious...not sure why folks are so confused
Nice to see you going into this. Audi parts arent expensive, they rob you blind. Had to replace 1 headlight on a 15 S7 (LED) Dealer wanted 1200 or so for it. Ebay it was for 700....
Well judging by the fact that I had a less severe impact on a B8 S4 and it cost $8,500 to get repaired I'm thinking you're a little low but depending on where you get your parts I guess that plays a big part in that.
If you do 90% of the work your number is pretty accurate. I had this exact crash happen twice on my b8.5 s4, both times I fixed myself besides the paintwork. All out of pocket and it was about 4-6k total. And that was with used oem parts. If you went aftermarket it would be a grand or two cheaper still. Nice pick up
@@strokiinyourmom ye but then you need to replace the dash and reprogram the airbags to the car which many shops dont like to do because of the liablity not knowing all the other work was completed to standard.
@@Wouter-van-der-Molen if you’re buying the car and replacing them, then you have the know how or know someone. Also most shops that know how will do it if the airbags are from a reputable place.
I spend a lot on having my car. It drains a lot of money with the loan I have on it, but its my passion and hobby and I prioritize it. You only live once
I’m surprised no airbags deployed! I’ve seen lots of cars with much less damage that are totaled because multiple airbags deploy, and the cost of the airbag replacement results in the car being totaled.
my advice is only buy salvage cars directly from insurance or your friend that totaled it. Never buy a salvage car on copart sold by some other scumbag shady dealer.
A buddy of mine had a truck worth 40k before a hail storm about 8 years ago. He bought it back for 12k, replaced the glass and necessary plastics for a 2-3k, and drove it around with hail damage ever since.
The repair is $4k DIY if you DON'T consider your own and a helpers time for labor removing/installing parts, garage/shop cost (rent or mortgage), electricity, tools to do the work, labor time to source the replacement parts. Don't kid yourself folks, that little wreck is a lot of work!!
Re use the grill and door, find an a5 hood fender and bumper. Headlight will be expensive and need adaptation but is do able. Can be done for sub 1k in parts if done right.
All I got from this video is that my insurance company either got got by the body shop that fixed my 330 or the body shop was in cahoots with the insurance company. It was 17k to fix my 2020 330xi in 2022. It looked to have less damage than this car. The only panel that was damaged was the bumper. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
What? Only 4000$ for this convertible Audi? In Nov 2023, my insurance company made my 2012 Rav4 AWD a total loss just because of a fender bender with a truck that squeezed me against a cement jersey. They asked me 4750$CAD for the buy-back, so 3600$ in US money. You get a good deal Rob!
That’s because wrecked Toyotas are in demand. More people want the parts and more people are willing to fix them up. Most people won’t touch wrecked German cars
$1500 for bumper + grill, $850 headlight, $500 hood, $400 fender, $1500 paint = about 5k.. My rough estimate for someone with your connections. Cool video Rob
It's the strucal piece around the headlight that probably totaled it. Parts from audi expensive, but the whole front end un to the engine has to be removed. Might even need to remove the other fender
never get rid of old parts till the car is complete if you buy a new bumper it doesent come with grills, seals , clips or anything and if you buy used it may not have some items never get rid of anything till car is complete
"It's road legal, all it needs is a headlight." I don't know how they do it in New Jersey. Most states, you can't legally drive without a bumper or fender, it's a hazard to pedestrians. You can get away with it if you have an excuse like, "I'm driving slowly to the body shop." but that doesn't mean it's legal. Also, get that condenser swapped now, it'll leak eventually and cost more when the car is assembled.
I know i wouldn't give away any of the "broken" parts until all replacement pieces are found and fitted. even the pile of broken bits, if there's any fasteners in there, you might need them. I also would try and go with used OE parts, even if they require some finish work, as you know they'll fit. Aftermarket, some times is a bit miss on the hit/miss scale for proper fitment. What would really be sweet would be to find a donor car that's been wrecked in the back end (or even a fire) that you could pick up for a decent price. Even if cost the as much as this one you'd be ahead of the game.
My car was totaled cause my airbags went off with the bumpier bar being the only repair needed! They essentially gave me the money to fix it and I did and it went another 20k before I traded it in. You can’t get comp insurance for it but if it’s a rental or daily driver who cares!
Any impact can/will do internal damage. That could be engine/trans/exhaust/functions. These are things you can't see, but will make a big impact overall in how lucky you get. Remember, some things may be cast metal, and cast will shatter or lose massive integrity to forces beyond what they were made for.
Good contribution to the car community. Good economics knowledge is great when it's the primary barrier to entry. People need to know that elbow grease still works much better than getting the money for a new car illegally.
People burying themselves in leases paying the most they can afford is a really sad reality for most. They are always left with nothing at the end of the day and no chance of using their income to save and grow wealth.
all my cars i do this there wreckes i rebuild and paint and all and sell it at a discount over other places i still clear a few grand each profit i do this on the side of my regular job i only do 4 a year ,, i normally have 11 cars on hand at all time so that i can buy when price is good and not at high times the ones i keep same thing i drive for 2 years then sell and make all my money back and sometimes still profit a little then on to the next one
Make sure to take off extra bits from the front bumper like this is a fog light wiring harness badges and license plate mounting bracket as that is the phone separately… So probably know this Already
It ain’t gonna be cheap Rob but I know that you know a thing or two about a thing a two and you’ll source these parts for cheap but the rest of us won’t be able to cause we don’t have the connects that you do have lol
I’m recently in the process of opening up a small used car lot and was wondering if you could give me any pointers or suggestions; maybe blogs, books, discords, websites, anything… I know how most of the business will operate; but not as much as I’d like to & there is always more room for learning!
rob strip the body off the front and make the car into an autocross car you have not done any motorsports in years and cone racing is pretty easy to get into
I am stunned the airbags did not deploy. If they had, would be a much different story. They will usually total them on that alone. Most airbags are set to 17mph max do not sure how fast this car was going, but if that was a 13-15mph crash seems like a lot of damage.
Judging by the damaged front-end parts, it looks like the impact was higher than the airbag sensors, almost like it ran under a trailer on a semi or something and missed the sensors. How lucky that the airbags didn't deploy although I'd probably still replace the sensors just to be on the safe side.
@@brian5o hmm that is interesting didn’t think about that or realize where sensors were exactly. So are they lower on the front end somewhere? But yeah if the impact was higher/hood I could see them not getting hit. Great point.
It previously has front end damage. It makes me suspicious as to whether the airbags work. Two damaging front end collisions without setting them off is very odd
@@BEARTAC0S maybe it’s a Volkswagen thing (as this is a vw sensor), and maybe it’s that the sensors are doing a better job of determining the actual risk, but I’ve seen many other cars that would have deployed the airbags in this scenario. Not saying their is an issue, but I would want to check the sensors to be safe
I tried to do this here in NY and they requested my clean title and were gonna brand it salvage.. I told them never mind. I guess the option to buy back with a clean title isn't one that's available here.
@@downlowsyndrome3163 I’m aware but in the video he mentions how he bought the car with a clean title form the insurance company. That’s what I’m interested in.
@@jrocxzsinsurance varies widely state by state, could also be a quick test to determine (ie. did airbag deploy, est repairs exceed 80%, frame damage, etc)
thats if you have a friend who wants to do that or he will take the 17k and then sell the car for 10k to you or someone and hill get 27k total some from insurance some from the new purchaser
Is there a way to do buy backs on cars with liens? Was told i couldn't buy a family member's crashed car because there's money owed and it now belongs to the bank or something like that.
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@superspeeders Maybe it is dependant on the insurer. But I have personally bought back cars and they definitely had a salvage title. I also have had friends bring cars to my body shop wanting me to be able to help them get a rebuilt title after they bought back personal cars. I do know not all states handle salvage titles the same. I bought an infinity once with a clean title but later found it had salvage history but they got the branding removed by processing it through Texas, who at the time didn't put any branding on rebuilt titles like Georgia and many other states do. Now that being said the car you bought back with a clean title would continue having a clean title when taken to other states. I have this information for Georgia from experience, schooling for auto body, and Georgia dealer licensing classes I have to take every 2 years. Now things would be better if there was constancy between states, and at least now with vehicle history reports, you can find history ones have tried to hide. However, scammers and dishonest people are always looking g these inconsistencies to make a quick buck.
Wait until you take it apart and see how much all of it is to replace. Aftermarket fits and looks terrible. Used oem is the only way and unless you hunt for part outs you are paying big money to fix the car right.
4k maybe, proper repair 6k maybe. Intercooler etc inside stuff should be done. Maybe 7 pishing it for very good repair. Buuut fix how ya see fit. Lets fine out.. back to video.
Post your thoughts here on the ultimate cost to repair.
I'd say 10k all in. So 6k for the repairs.
the headlight is going to be the most expensive part
keep the headlight... has some computers on it, might be worth a few bucks
Hood is not cheap,New hinges as it will not line up without the New hinges,Bamber reinforcement,Fender,Grill,Light,1 hour frame time ,under Fender possible suspension work 11K total
$5k repaired
'I bought this car thinking it had $21k in damage, but it's actually $40k in damage. My bad..'
Its gonna go that way
Typical youtuber - just needs a hood, bumper and headlight, plus a little bit of paint. Yeah, that's why the insurer wrote it off. lol.
@@davidnorton5887honestly though this really happens often.
Labor, rental, fixing it 100% correctly, plus all the internal paperwork to pay the body shop, track the process, ect ect it is all an expense for the insurance company.
There are many cases where you really can spend a couple hundred or thousand and fix it.
I had an engine fire a while back was quoted thousands to fix so it was “totaled” I bought it back and it literally needed an engine harness and some vac lines.
Now obviously this isn’t ALWAYS TRUE. But wins exist.
@@davidnorton5887 Insurer wrote it bc it's a 14.. yr of car plays big factor. If it were an 18 or 19 they would have just repaired for the same cost.
never throw away/sell the "junk pile" until the car is finished. Brackets, clips, screws, etc are still in the original pieces and most can be reused if not broken in the accident (that front bumper is a good example). With VW/Audi, have a good plastic welder setup; it can save you from having to buy copious amounts of plastic bits they use in their cars.
Thats how I got my 2007 Camry with 130k miles for $1500. My good friend was the original owner since new, some old bag backed into the Camry in a Walmart parking lot and the insurance co claimed "$8900" in damage. They paid out $8700 for the car and my friend retained the car for $1500 buy-back and sold it to me. A bumper cover and a driver side taillight and I've driven it without issue for a year, it is a rebuilt title but its a Toyota with 130k miles I'll drive it till it dies for that price lol
lol love these story’s, I backed into a UPS truck when I was 16 in with my first car which was a 95 Ford Taurus SHO in 2007; insurance totaled it out, bought it back for 500.00 with some rear end damage but nothing major (it was 3,000 used with around 80k miles) anyways I ended up getting a 99 Contour SVT with around the same miles for around 4.5k, now being 17 (I liked that car a little more).. anyways, I sold the Taurus to a friend for 700.00 I think (wrecked) all he did was throw on a pick and pull bumper cover (same color) and new rear tail lights, he fixed the trunk himself to get it to close and open; anyways this kid who would have normally never gotten a car in highschool now had a decent used car for around 850.00 after all said and done…
I'll take a Camry any day over German dog shit engineering
@@stillridin9600no one asked
@@SenszR your sister did.
@@SenszR your sister likes it
it is a lot of good parts still in the bumper. Dont trow away the bumper. There is brackers, audi rings, s5 logo fog lights, fog light covers etc.
I was thinking the same thing. At least the emblems are still in good condition and the grille doesn't look too bad itself.
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Love the premise of this video, gone are the days of the 1000$ mercedes sht box. This is the new way to save money. I did exactly this with an 07 b7 a4 for $700 still using it 4 years later 👍🏻
Please post more about these S5's, theyre reliable and fun little cars. Got a '15 with 20k miles and a 13 with 117k.
I would have kept my '05 Mercedes E320 CDI diesel when it was totaled last August. Bought it for $4500. There was just over $5000 in damage done when a lady t-boned me. I was offered the car for $1800. But it told to me as "Owner Retained SALVAGE" and it was explicitly stated that it would have received a salvage title. Now, I don't know how much of that was insurance BS, the insurance company, or the state that I live in, but I haggled them into a $7800 check, bought a much nicer example of the same car and still pocketed some cash.
You can turn your salvage title car into a rebuilt title
@@porsche928s4why bother when the insurance buys you clean title car.
10/10 video series idea, would watch again!
I doubt he'll fix this up, the EVO is still an empty shell somewhere collecting leaves.
Blame the owner for that.
where are the suitcases?
To be honest, this is in WAY better shape than the Evo. The Evo is just barely a shell that was in a salt water flood. This is probably a still driving car with just some bolt-ons needed.
Evo isnt his, it belongs to one of his friends. It has also been flooded and changed shops twice. cant put it on mr. spaghetti for that
Evo is at Petrolwerks in Long island, he has money are car so it's all about when he can slot it in.
Great car for a great price. Just to save you some aggravation, the a/s4 and a/s5s do have different hoods, lights and fenders I believe. More so, the s5 has a specific bumper that’s different than the a5.
I believe the 5s only share the hood and doors on some. But yes the fenders are not shared, the 5s have a slightly longer point near the headlight. I had the issue with my 5.
This is helpful, I am about to start searching for parts this week. I would always verify by part number.
@@superspeeders if you have any questions lmk, I’ve done the face lift on several, and currently sourced parts for mine after the passenger side fender was slammed. It’s not that bad or pricey when you shop the right places. FCP euro, ECS tuning, uro tuning. But I’m sure you already know that. Also valeo for headlights aren’t bad. FCP usually has all OEM and other OE makers.
it never fails to amaze me how cheap the cars in america are..... why they pay 500 per month for car payment..... makes no sense, but consumerism never was about making sense.... in my country even 20k for this car was a dream.... but in america probably is a old audi....
I think ur estimate is fairly on point plus minus $1500 because things are rarely straightforward with a hands on project like this. I actually did this with my friends bmw e39, really glad I did.
sick! 540i? m5??
or perhaps a nice 530i....
Just started my 1st Gen Audi 5 (after 6 years in the garage, I was living abroad) started right up with a new battery - 85k Lowered Vossens Black - These are great cars and still get compliments all the time - Great daily for under 20k
I was under the assumption that anytime a car is crashed to the extent that an insurance company would consider it totaled, even if you do a buy back, it will have a salvage title
I've been doing similar to that for years. Haven't bought new car since 1986.I always have a nice vehicle that serves me well and didn't cost very much in cash. I've sold each one when I get done fir at or above what I paid. Never any problems from $500-$7500 vehicles and all were fine
Will this be done before or after the hurricane sandy Evo? Or the ultimate supra build that he failed on?
Modified cars take longer to build AND never run right long term. Welcome to the world of tuning.
@@superspeeders well Rob that deppend a loooot of the level of tuning you went into
if you push the limit yes , modded cars dont last in perfect shape for long and is a constant tinkering
but if you change the right things , get nice pieces , install them propetly and dont push the limits you can get the same level of
reliability than an oem car
After market for these is the best way to go. I love these, I daily a S4, paid 20k for it, 40k miles in, so in love.
That car has obviously had a previous full front end impact, not saying it’s not worth $4k because it is, but I’d also replace that front crash bar too, along with the radiator because they’re cheap enough. Total out the door and down the road including cost of car? Around 10k for a good job, 8k if cutting corners
That is how that crash bar looks brand new, not to say nothing's happened to it previously, but the crash bar is not damaged
That crash bar is normal. I own a b8.5 s4
@@jackbegley1 so the car is pre crashed at the factory? 😄
@@fisephalnoxt crash bars can be other shapes than just a rectangular beam. You may want to look up what a replacement beam for that car actually looks like
It’s nice having people with the tools to do the work for you. Not everyone has a warehouse or a garage to do the work. Nor do they have any connections in the repair industry to help with the cost. Many people only have one car and if it’s taking a couple of weeks to get everything done they’ll have to do without a vehicle, etc.
depends on the state...if an insurance totals a car it must have a salvage title
Yes, depends on the state's "total percentage". My Mustang had a 70% repair estimate, and the Tx amount is 75%. So I kept it, fixed it for half the estimate, and no salvage title.
@@hg2blackcat411idky but I laughed too hard at your comment. Why you gotta say “such ignorance” 😂
@@hg2blackcat411WRONG. Just because it didn’t go to auction doesn’t mean anything. Any responsible buyer will pull a carfax and see that it’s been a “total loss” vehicle. This has happened to me twice and the second car actually got a rebuilt title when the new owner registered.
Yeah, I was going to comment on this also. I've bought back a couple cars in Oregon and they always have a salvage title. There are states where it's easier to "clean" a title so maybe in NY they don't have to salvage it on buyback.
when you buy the car from the insurance company that totals it it's called buying the salvage. the insurance company will insist the title is label as such or they are liable. this seems so obvious...not sure why folks are so confused
Nice to see you going into this. Audi parts arent expensive, they rob you blind. Had to replace 1 headlight on a 15 S7 (LED) Dealer wanted 1200 or so for it. Ebay it was for 700....
Well judging by the fact that I had a less severe impact on a B8 S4 and it cost $8,500 to get repaired I'm thinking you're a little low but depending on where you get your parts I guess that plays a big part in that.
Saame, I had a bird cause 4400 on my B8
If you do 90% of the work your number is pretty accurate. I had this exact crash happen twice on my b8.5 s4, both times I fixed myself besides the paintwork. All out of pocket and it was about 4-6k total. And that was with used oem parts. If you went aftermarket it would be a grand or two cheaper still. Nice pick up
Big thing is the airbags didn't deploy so totally fixable.
They’re fixable even with them going off. You can buy airbags pretty easy.
@@strokiinyourmomdashboard airbags are a nightmare to change and will put most people off.
@@strokiinyourmomand then? do you think they install themselves?
@@strokiinyourmom ye but then you need to replace the dash and reprogram the airbags to the car which many shops dont like to do because of the liablity not knowing all the other work was completed to standard.
@@Wouter-van-der-Molen if you’re buying the car and replacing them, then you have the know how or know someone. Also most shops that know how will do it if the airbags are from a reputable place.
I spend a lot on having my car. It drains a lot of money with the loan I have on it, but its my passion and hobby and I prioritize it. You only live once
I’m surprised no airbags deployed! I’ve seen lots of cars with much less damage that are totaled because multiple airbags deploy, and the cost of the airbag replacement results in the car being totaled.
my advice is only buy salvage cars directly from insurance or your friend that totaled it. Never buy a salvage car on copart sold by some other scumbag shady dealer.
Before you throw out that bumper. Make sure you remove the fog lights,/fog light surrounds. parking sensors/wiring, & license plate bracket.
Nice car! Let’s see where it ends up a year from now. I bet it’ll still be sitting in this condition knowing Rob.
I bought one of my totaled BMWs for $300. Parted it out and made $3000
A buddy of mine had a truck worth 40k before a hail storm about 8 years ago. He bought it back for 12k, replaced the glass and necessary plastics for a 2-3k, and drove it around with hail damage ever since.
The repair is $4k DIY if you DON'T consider your own and a helpers time for labor removing/installing parts, garage/shop cost (rent or mortgage), electricity, tools to do the work, labor time to source the replacement parts. Don't kid yourself folks, that little wreck is a lot of work!!
Hood $1000. Fender $400. Bumper cover, $500. Grill $300. Headlight $500. Labor $1000. $500 misc extras.
Re use the grill and door, find an a5 hood fender and bumper. Headlight will be expensive and need adaptation but is do able. Can be done for sub 1k in parts if done right.
All I got from this video is that my insurance company either got got by the body shop that fixed my 330 or the body shop was in cahoots with the insurance company. It was 17k to fix my 2020 330xi in 2022. It looked to have less damage than this car. The only panel that was damaged was the bumper. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
What? Only 4000$ for this convertible Audi? In Nov 2023, my insurance company made my 2012 Rav4 AWD a total loss just because of a fender bender with a truck that squeezed me against a cement jersey. They asked me 4750$CAD for the buy-back, so 3600$ in US money. You get a good deal Rob!
That’s because wrecked Toyotas are in demand. More people want the parts and more people are willing to fix them up. Most people won’t touch wrecked German cars
$1500 for bumper + grill, $850 headlight, $500 hood, $400 fender, $1500 paint = about 5k..
My rough estimate for someone with your connections.
Cool video Rob
Big Audi fan here. At first i doubted the 8k number. But after the breakdown, i think it is very possible. 8k is a good number.
It's the strucal piece around the headlight that probably totaled it. Parts from audi expensive, but the whole front end un to the engine has to be removed. Might even need to remove the other fender
never get rid of old parts till the car is complete if you buy a new bumper it doesent come with grills, seals , clips or anything and if you buy used it may not have some items never get rid of anything till car is complete
"It's road legal, all it needs is a headlight." I don't know how they do it in New Jersey. Most states, you can't legally drive without a bumper or fender, it's a hazard to pedestrians. You can get away with it if you have an excuse like, "I'm driving slowly to the body shop." but that doesn't mean it's legal. Also, get that condenser swapped now, it'll leak eventually and cost more when the car is assembled.
If you find matching color parts id say $6500 all in. Most expensive part to replace will be the headlight
I know i wouldn't give away any of the "broken" parts until all replacement pieces are found and fitted. even the pile of broken bits, if there's any fasteners in there, you might need them.
I also would try and go with used OE parts, even if they require some finish work, as you know they'll fit. Aftermarket, some times is a bit miss on the hit/miss scale for proper fitment.
What would really be sweet would be to find a donor car that's been wrecked in the back end (or even a fire) that you could pick up for a decent price. Even if cost the as much as this one you'd be ahead of the game.
My car was totaled cause my airbags went off with the bumpier bar being the only repair needed! They essentially gave me the money to fix it and I did and it went another 20k before I traded it in.
You can’t get comp insurance for it but if it’s a rental or daily driver who cares!
Mr Spaghetti says, "When your meatballs fall on the floor, you can quickly pick them up and save having to cook some more. It's the ten second rule."
If your doing the labor yourself it's going to be worth it, the labor is what fucks you on the price with collision repair
Any impact can/will do internal damage. That could be engine/trans/exhaust/functions. These are things you can't see, but will make a big impact overall in how lucky you get. Remember, some things may be cast metal, and cast will shatter or lose massive integrity to forces beyond what they were made for.
10k to repair, 14k in total
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I would say around $11,000 worth of damage. But significant amount being labor.
11k is a lot of fluff added
If you paid for a buy back, car was totaled, hence salvage
I have 2 brand new supercharger intercoolers that I accidentally ordered for my 2013 S4, if you pay for shipping I can send you one.
Parts will cost around 3500-4k after labor and install u might be 6-6500 parts and install/paint.
Shii if it was my own, I'd be hawking over the insurance adjuster saying, and this, this, this....get that check up to $20k real quick 😂
Good contribution to the car community. Good economics knowledge is great when it's the primary barrier to entry. People need to know that elbow grease still works much better than getting the money for a new car illegally.
People burying themselves in leases paying the most they can afford is a really sad reality for most. They are always left with nothing at the end of the day and no chance of using their income to save and grow wealth.
all my cars i do this there wreckes i rebuild and paint and all and sell it at a discount over other places i still clear a few grand each profit i do this on the side of my regular job i only do 4 a year ,, i normally have 11 cars on hand at all time so that i can buy when price is good and not at high times the ones i keep same thing i drive for 2 years then sell and make all my money back and sometimes still profit a little then on to the next one
Happy New Year Rob 2024 🎉
Whatever happened to that EVO project car, last I saw I think it made is as far as onto a trailer?
Make sure to take off extra bits from the front bumper like this is a fog light wiring harness badges and license plate mounting bracket as that is the phone separately… So probably know this Already
It ain’t gonna be cheap Rob but I know that you know a thing or two about a thing a two and you’ll source these parts for cheap but the rest of us won’t be able to cause we don’t have the connects that you do have lol
I would expect an insurance company to put a salvage brand on a title. Good for you to get it with a clean title
I just get the value of the car and tell them I'm retaining the vehicle 🤷 no mention of buybacks etc. Win win for me
What will the title say now? Car fax report as totalled?
I’m recently in the process of opening up a small used car lot and was wondering if you could give me any pointers or suggestions; maybe blogs, books, discords, websites, anything… I know how most of the business will operate; but not as much as I’d like to & there is always more room for learning!
rob strip the body off the front and make the car into an autocross car you have not done any motorsports in years and cone racing is pretty easy to get into
Audi electrical gremlins will be cray
What ever shop had this car definitely wanted it totaled. Insurance company would rather put cheaper aftermarket parts then pay out
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I am stunned the airbags did not deploy. If they had, would be a much different story. They will usually total them on that alone. Most airbags are set to 17mph max do not sure how fast this car was going, but if that was a 13-15mph crash seems like a lot of damage.
Judging by the damaged front-end parts, it looks like the impact was higher than the airbag sensors, almost like it ran under a trailer on a semi or something and missed the sensors. How lucky that the airbags didn't deploy although I'd probably still replace the sensors just to be on the safe side.
@@brian5o hmm that is interesting didn’t think about that or realize where sensors were exactly. So are they lower on the front end somewhere? But yeah if the impact was higher/hood I could see them not getting hit. Great point.
It previously has front end damage. It makes me suspicious as to whether the airbags work. Two damaging front end collisions without setting them off is very odd
I’ve had 2 front end collisions with Volkswagens against deer both over 30mph and the airbags never went off
@@BEARTAC0S maybe it’s a Volkswagen thing (as this is a vw sensor), and maybe it’s that the sensors are doing a better job of determining the actual risk, but I’ve seen many other cars that would have deployed the airbags in this scenario. Not saying their is an issue, but I would want to check the sensors to be safe
I’d repair the bent radiator/condenser. I couldn’t sell a car to someone knowing that
Headlamp super expensive in itself. Good luck.
How did they crash? What happened?
I tried to do this here in NY and they requested my clean title and were gonna brand it salvage.. I told them never mind. I guess the option to buy back with a clean title isn't one that's available here.
Generally when you do the necessary repairs, you can get the title changed to Salvaged - Repaired. If not, there are other loopholes.
@@downlowsyndrome3163 I’m aware but in the video he mentions how he bought the car with a clean title form the insurance company. That’s what I’m interested in.
@@jrocxzsinsurance varies widely state by state, could also be a quick test to determine (ie. did airbag deploy, est repairs exceed 80%, frame damage, etc)
if you made your own spaghetti, 2k-3k. because you will hire a chef to make spaghetti? 5k-10k depending on used pasta connections/luck
My body/paint guy in Keany? GRADE A WORK.. 33OO TO 4K.Paint included.
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Car should at least go on a frame bench and be measured. Considering on the radiator support was pushed in.
thats if you have a friend who wants to do that or he will take the 17k and then sell the car for 10k to you or someone and hill get 27k total some from insurance some from the new purchaser
Is there a way to do buy backs on cars with liens? Was told i couldn't buy a family member's crashed car because there's money owed and it now belongs to the bank or something like that.
$8200 total.
I remember the days when insurance companies would push to fix things using used parts rather than totaling them out.
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Right , so he'll be around 8-9k into this vehicle ? Seems like a sweet sweet deal to me !
The buyback doesnt always give you a clean title car. In Georgia, it doesnt. I have bought back one and had friends that have and got salvage titles
There SHOULD be consistency throughout the states. No reason the same car has a clean title versus a salvage title depending on the state.
@superspeeders Maybe it is dependant on the insurer. But I have personally bought back cars and they definitely had a salvage title. I also have had friends bring cars to my body shop wanting me to be able to help them get a rebuilt title after they bought back personal cars. I do know not all states handle salvage titles the same. I bought an infinity once with a clean title but later found it had salvage history but they got the branding removed by processing it through Texas, who at the time didn't put any branding on rebuilt titles like Georgia and many other states do. Now that being said the car you bought back with a clean title would continue having a clean title when taken to other states. I have this information for Georgia from experience, schooling for auto body, and Georgia dealer licensing classes I have to take every 2 years. Now things would be better if there was constancy between states, and at least now with vehicle history reports, you can find history ones have tried to hide. However, scammers and dishonest people are always looking g these inconsistencies to make a quick buck.
Wait until you take it apart and see how much all of it is to replace. Aftermarket fits and looks terrible. Used oem is the only way and unless you hunt for part outs you are paying big money to fix the car right.
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Great video
What happened to the A3?
post updates on the fix
Most people don't know how to put air in their tires.
where are the suitcases?
I’ll guess $8,300 all in 💀
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What did it cost to have all those people dismantle the damaged parts?
Whatever their normal pay rate is(if they worked for him) or the price of a lunch at 5 guys(or the New Jersey equivalent).
Free because I’m buying the car
The car is a lot cheaper here in Canada. Maybe twelve thousand american
10 year old Audi.. brave.
4k maybe, proper repair 6k maybe. Intercooler etc inside stuff should be done. Maybe 7 pishing it for very good repair. Buuut fix how ya see fit. Lets fine out.. back to video.