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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by andy130
why wouldnt you? these cars sale for 24-25k? buy it for 15K cost 2-3k fix, sale for 23-24k win winan its unrecorded so fix it good no one will know

That car will cost you much more than 2-3k to fix and make it look new again

you can pick these up for 20-22k all day long so by the time you have paid 15k then sorted the little hidden extras at the auction , got it home , repaired it ,, by then they will have dropped a bit more in value IMO you may as well forget it

I started out buying salvage as im a panel and paint man by trade but the arse fell out of turning a proffit years ago

The only way to make money from salvage now is by either steeing the parts to repair or steeling a car and ringing it , lol

The days of proffit from salvage went like most other things when the world wide webb kicked of big time and idiots started bidding wars with each other and just simply paid over the odds

I used to go to salvage yards buy the cars and you could have a deal there and get money of plus some of the parts needed to repair thrown in

Oh the good old days before the keyboard " i must ave it " fools
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