mxis350

Ok so according to my mechanic it will likely be cheaper to buy a wrecked IS from an auction and use it for spare parts then to buy the parts alone. So i went online and researched. Found this PERFECT donor. Same color and all the parts I need. I am just wondering if anyone here has had any experience dealing with an auction for wrecked cars, specially bidding live online? I am hopping to get it for under $1500 + transport fees. Is that a realistic number? Here are some pics of my car and the donor. Any info would be appreciated.

MY car :


Donor car:


As you can see I can use all the parts I need save money on having to paint if i were to buy new parts and I could even make a few bucks back by selling the wheels and maybe even other parts.

meangene

iTrader: (10)

I think it'll go for $5000-$6000. I haven't seen any wrecked ISx50 go for $1500 or less.

mxis350

hmmmmm..... Thats what I was afraid off... I can just buy the parts and pay labor for that much..

benzo555

iTrader: (11)

No way you will ever get that IS for 1500 even in that condition. Time for a new mechanic.

iRock

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Yea seriously doubt you'll get it that cheap. That theory may be true for old model cars not right now for the IS though.

twenty

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Time for a new mechanic. There are still a lot of good parts on that wrecked IS...no way in hell it will go for $1500.

mxis350

My mechanic did not tell me it would be cheaper. Sorry for miss representing him. He told me it was an option for me to look into. How much do you guys think a xis like that would sell for?

Also wouldn't luck play a bit into it?

KillaIS250

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It won't go for $1500. There are business that make their money off buying cars like these and selling off the parts. There's way more than $1500 worth of parts left in that car, im sure it will sell for over $5000 easy at auction once, usually different parts companies will get into a little bidding war over cars like these.

ScKcBc

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$1500 dude? Really? LOL

Think about the interior, motor, tranny, entire front end, rims and tires, etc...

I'm saying 6k-8k.

vinconist

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ya no way its gona be 1500, u can buy it and use it for parts and sell the parts off the rest of the car to make some money off it, all the interior stuff alone it worth 2 grand, if it has nav, more, all the ecus u can sell and even the engine and transmission, thats worth a good 5 to 6 grand, im down to buy the skid ecu and some interior stuff if u do buy it

kickin8

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doubt if you can get it for $1500......

kraven9

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I highly doubt you would get that for $1500.

Micaiah

Put it this way. Someone here bought theirs with a smashed up front for 9k. It had all the upgraded name brand mods too.

mxis350

hmm... thanks for your help guys. I guess ill have to look at other options.

texas02118

iTrader: (1)

$1,500 for a Lexus IS? ROFL.