Originally Posted by TylerH860

1 car left. It will sell if I can ever get it fixed properly. 2004 Jetta with 92,000 miles for $4995.

My friend Bob owns the big European Salvage yard here in town and has his license to flip cars on the side. I send him alot of junk cars and fixers through my connections. He is going to let me buy and sell under his license should I do anything on the side in the future. We made the rounds of my normal wholesale sources (what few I have left) and made introductions.

One was the local Hyundai dealer, where I bid their trade ins. They get alot of junkers that I have bid on for Bob. We left bids on the vehicles, and got totally blown away. It is a closed bid sale. Leave your best number, and whoever is highest wins. We are bidding against a few other small dealers and big wholesalers. This is not a public sale.

2002 Hyundai Accent: Beat to hell and locked up motor. 217,000 miles:
....sale price $358.

2003 Saturn Ion: CVT transmission was acting strange 147,000 miles. Ok shape
...$2460...

2002 Toyota Avalon 160,000 miles. Bad suspension noise. some scrapes.
....$3866.

2002 Kia Spectra. Knocking motor 230,000 miles horrible shape.
....$433.

1997 Grand Prix Coupe. 130,000 miles. Dash lit up like a X-mas tree. Beat up, catalytic converter missing, the rest held up by tape.
...$1616

2001 Dodge Caravan: Rusted out, 150,000 miles with knocking motor.
...$415

2003 Acura MDX with 109k. Really clean but Transfer case roars.
....$7270

2002 Honda CRV with 177k. Bad Axle half shafts, heavy hail damage, 3 check engine codes, very dirty.
...$4136

2004 VW Beetle. 75k miles. Destroyed rim (sitting on spare) and scraped down passenger side. Check engine with several codes.
...$4897

This should be the slow time of year, just before people start stocking up for tax return season. If I paid those prices, I would lose on every single one.