@@MrJObajobas you will find this interesting. www.brighthubengineering.com/hydraulics-civil-engineering/58569-how-golf-ball-dimples-reduce-air-resistance/
Don’t agree with Sam totally on this! I bought truck with good miles with literally 2 dozen SMALL hail dents for $4300 ($11k value)with a hail title that I detailed($125), fix the 7 hood dents($250) added eBay bedcover side($50) to cover 5 dents, rotors brakes ($250)& new tires($500) and sold it $7500. Bought a convertible for my kid for $6k that was valued at $13k and I repaired the hail for $1500(repaired dents, windshield and replace hood and deck-lid from junkyard same color) and it looks perfect again! And the kid was HAPPY😅 and so was I! Bought a work truck for $2K that was worth every bit of $7k that I didn’t fix any dents that I sold to a roofer for $4k the same week! I’ll continue to purchase hail cars! Just don’t bid on the really HOT - POPULAR models if you wanna save $$$$$ big.
Hail damaged cars are great for college students like me who care more about having a reliable, safe car than a good looking one. I have had multiple friends who bought newer, low milage cars to just drive as is without putting any money into them other than cracked/broken glass.
I disagree. I purchased a $10k truck for $4k after fees at copart that had a dozen larger hail dents, and a busted windshield. I put a new windshield in for $200, and am driving it daily. No, it doesn't look perfect, but it is a diesel, and I can put 100k more miles on it and sell it for what I paid for it. It all depends on what your goal is.
Agree with you! I bought truck with good miles with literally 2 dozen SMALL hail dents for $4300 ($11k value)with a hail title that I detailed($125), fix the 7 hood dents($250) added eBay bedcover side($50) to cover 5 dents, rotors brakes ($250)& new tires($500) and sold it $7500. Bought a convertible for my kid for $6k that was valued at $13k and I repaired the hail for $1500(repaired dents, windshield and replace hood and deck-lid from junkyard same color) and it looks perfect again! And the kid was HAPPY😅 and so was I! Bought a work truck for $2K that was worth every bit of $7k that I didn’t fix any dents that I sold to a roofer for $4k the same week! I’ll continue to purchase hail cars! Just don’t bid on the really HOT - POPULAR models if you wanna save $$$$$ big.
Disagree as well. Just got myself a clean title Subaru Forester Limited from 2021. 18k miles. Would be 32000 at a dealer or from a private, I paid 16300 including taxes. Turns out it's still got manufacturer's warranty active until May 2024 for all parts, and May 2026 for powertrain (36/60k miles limitation, but I will probably not drive it more than 10k a year so I'm good). Best purchase of my life, I'd say.
I have no idea how your videos got into my recommended but I'm glad they did! You're very different, educational and an overall amazing dude, keep it up!
I had a Ford Festiva totaled out from hail when it was 3 years old ... The insurance company paid me full retail value minus what the auction fees would have been (it was so worthless they didn't want to deal with it) and made me drop comprehensive... sold it to a relative cheap and it ran for 15 more years.
When I delivered to the Hyundai factory in Alabama, many workers there were pronouncing it as "Hun-Die" though I think the way it is said on the commercials (Hun-Day) is correct. Maybe?
Yeah, anyone telling him it's pronounced "hee-yoon-dai" is either an idiot or just fucking with him. Maybe they pronounce it that way in S Korea? Got me, but it is clearly Hun-dai here when you talk to a dealer, go to a new car show or listen to a commercial. Maybe those goofy Brits say "hee-yoon-dai" since they pronounce the Pre-us as Pry-us.
It's regional. In America they pronounce it hun-day or hun-die and in Australia for example they pronounce it he-un-die edit: just like Mazda is sometimes pronounced moz-duh versus mas-duh
Ahh, so an Aussie says hee-un-die. Hahaha! I pronounce it "Hun-day" But, here are other ways... Hi-yun-day th-cam.com/video/h36Ews_kukk/w-d-xo.html Hun-day th-cam.com/video/i-O5i1zeXXQ/w-d-xo.htmlm35s How the Koreans who make it, say it.... Chi-un-day th-cam.com/video/oi0CYFtmvuI/w-d-xo.html
In the mid eighties, I went to a meeting with Hyundai as a potential dealer. The Hyundai rep. told us the name was pronounced like Sunday, Monday Hyundai. Just saying.
Sam, What are your thoughts on fixing a hail car to keep? I get that there is not enough of a profit margin for a flip but what about to hang on to? Real life example being, my wife wants a Porsche lol.
I bought a hail / storm damaged Mazda6. At the time I needed to find a car quickly and I had cash. I found a Mazda 6 with about 50,000miles it had hail damage and a tree limb fell on the trunk. I did a lot research on the model and did my homework on the car history and options it has all the options I wanted on it. I always stress do your homework on car searches.. i saved about 6000.00 over a non damaged car i tend to keep my cars a along time. If you like to trade every few years this type of deal isn't for you. Resale on these cars are not as good. You'll take a hit on that. One of the best trouble free cars I've owned
I was looking at a new Hyundai Forte. It was a leftover from last year. It was a pretty car: white with aluminum wheels, navigation, leather seats. Only thing is that this car was made without air conditioning! It listed for 25,000 and the dealer asking price was 13,000. I called the dealership about it and the salesman offered it to me for 11,500. I thought why would I want a car without air? The salesman kept calling me back every few days: they couldn't get rid of this thing! His final offer was $8,500.
there is a way to get hail damaged cars either to profit for resale or keep as your own, and both ways you will have a new car with 5-10k savings when all said and done. you just have to know which cars to buy
hail damage is good salvage here in sweden, i got a clean title evora 400 s at 13k (brand new, driven for 78 miles, i was the first owner)..... the fixes were 9.7k though
Rudy De La Torre it was a dealership showpiece so it had some wear in the cabin (i'll be replacing the leather seats with fabric ones when i have the time and money) from people testing it but otherwise, just as you said, less than a week over 2 months from the factory when i got it i was originally looking for a daily driver since my modded pug isnt fit for that but i found this for the same price instead :)
ABSOLUTELY. I bought a clean-title, clean CARFAX 2016 Kia Soul (in summer of 2019) with 12k miles on it for my college-aged daughter for way less than $10k. LESS THAN $10k to buy it, ship it, insure it AND register it!
That first year price fall is pretty good for second hand buyers,. Cars have like 24.000km (15.000mi) and they are likely dealership cars, rentals or manufacturer vehicles etc.. so pretty good condition and you cannot do anything wrong either.. of course it's not new but "nearly" and you have warranty
Something like the Hyundai is noy worth rebuilding but is a good deal for someone who wants a discount on a newer safe/reliable vehicle if they are willing to drive with hail damage. Great for a commuter vehicle or a first car for a teenager, college student--buy at the discount "salvage" price and live with the hail damage. A car like that would still be mechanically sound and a better option than spending the same amount on a clean title/non-damaged version of that vehicle from a used car dealer.
I got a 2014 toyota corolla for roughly 4k less from a private seller and the damage was so unototicable and I also usually run my vechical into the ground so that was a win win for me
Samcrac nice, need to find a backyard body shop. I have a Huge territory and didn't want to put mileage on my Porsche. So I bought a totaled VW Jetta (2012 with 60k but lots of hail damage) for 3k. However one thing I was not prepared for was how much of a PITA to get a totaled car registered in NJ. In fact I had to register the car in our PA. Address as NJ states the car needs to be returned to its "original" condition before the hail!!! That would have easily cost more than a mint condition Jetta of the same year and mileage. I'm slowly replacing the damaged parts as they come up. The deck lid, the hood were easy. The doors will be easy, the roof...not so much. Anyway great channels, glad I found it. Just subscribed
Personally, I would have gone for the Hyundai and just driven the hell out of it as-is. Hail damage or not, the powertrain warranty should have still been in place and I believe is good for 3 years on transfers. Screw how it looks. That car with 17 miles for 1/2 off? Good enough for me.
We get bad hail every year so there are always hail sales in Colorado, the only thing I would worry about is how much water got into the car, I'd look for a car with damage and cracked windows not Broken or leaking windows. I drove around a hail damage car just changed the windshields and windows and drove it till it got wrecked it looked like Swiss cheese drove good tho
Hey Sam! I’m from The Netherlands 🇳🇱, love your channel! If I’ll import a damage car into my country, our gov will give me a kind of discount on car import taxes upfront close as high the repair cost for the particular vehicle would be. For example. A 2014 Ford Fusion (Mondeo in EU-spec) in good condition with like 50k miles would cost me €23.000/$26.000 at the local Ford dealership. If I’ll buy a hail suffered Fusion for like $5/6k, shipping to EU $2k and repairs $4 it would cost me $12k (€9500). My gov would tax me like €4000 on a Mondeo, let’s say I receive a damage discount of €3000. In total a US spec Fusion would take me €11000 or like $13000. This given makes it a pretty good deal for us European? Keep up the good work!
Here in Australia there is no legal way to re-register a car that has ever been written off. There are a couple of exceptions (historic being one) including hail damage - but only if you owned the car for 28 days or more before the damage was done. Which basically means if the person who owned it when the damage was done isn't interested then it can never be registered again, which is a pain in the ass, because I just found a car with nothing but a few dents in the bonnet/hood but I can't register the damn thing!
So your argument is other people bid up these cars. The reason for this is there is less gambling going on. Most auction cars you have no idea what mechanical problems they might have (especially with transmission). Cars in accidents, at least you know they have were driving at the time of the accident--but then you have to watch out for frame damage and you will definitely have to buy parts to fix the damage. With hail damage--usually you can tell the car was being driven at time of damage, usually they are lower mileage cars, so less chance of mechanical issues, and there are no parts to buy. You can either fix with PDR (pulling out dent without repainting) or the easy method--just use bondo and paint over the slight dents after pulling them up traditionally. Cost for this is less than $100. So yes, you might get a good deal with other cars--but if major damage, there goes your profit. Not to mention time--I'll take hail over real damage every time.
Sam, we see a lot of firefighters and cops who actually want a car that is mechanically reliable, but BUTT UGLY. They call them "beaters". Because their cars are left parked in a lot all day while they are on the job, car thieves know they will not be interrupted, so the cars get targeted big time. Yes, even in fenced locked lots at PDs and fire houses. A hail damaged car, mechanically great but with every body panel beat? A lot of these guys would want it! Even "ugly" gets loved.
This reminds me of that SNL commercial parody for "The Chameleon"! cdn-b-east.streamable.com/video/mp4/m7omz.mp4?token=6-i4UHUM3Tdqp8aJ09Je_g&expires=1571845560
A lot of the Copart clear title cars show salvage in the history. If I am flipping one of these cars, will the buyer be able to get a loan on it from bank or finance company?
I know what happened with the guy in front of you, happened to me yesterday. My wife as a manual Kia Forte, the stupid thing has reverse right near first gear, I've twice slapped the car in reverse in an intersection thinking I was in first. No accidents thankfully, I just say away from that car. Never had that problem with any other standard transmission car.
Hey Sam! So I saw this Audi A6 2003. Very beautiful, have 90miles on it and only one owner. Clean title. Just $1500. But it’s hail damaged car. What’s my best option here?
I was looking at a few Subaru Foresters on Copart with clean titles but due to hail damage totaled by the insurance companies. Guess I should just keep looking.
If I found a hail damaged car that I want to be an offroad car/ family trip car and it has a clean title thats fine right, theres no special classification because its hail damaged?
What would you say the best type of project car is? As in what kind of damage do you think would be a good deal to buy/repair? My papaw owns a mechanic shop with a few lifts and can get pretty decent parts and what not.
Ima 16 year old who's been Saving for a while and I saved 8.5k I'm looking for a BMW 335i or a 135i or a car around that performance spec. I've seen some of those cars for 1.5k to 2k for a hail done car or a car that is labeled "normal wear". Assuming that the hail damage car is just on the top of the car so like the hood, roof, and trunk, I'm thinking about just buying those parts. I've seen hoods for 100 bucks. I couldn't find roof. But I've seen the rear of the car for like 80 bucks. I'm sure the roof wouldn't be more then like 500 bucks so is that worth it
I bought a hail damaged car with insurance total loss. It is already exported to Europe and I cant get it registered, since it ha s total loss... Is it possible to get a new title.. even salvage without showing it?
Do you know if you can have a hail damaged salvage car with minor hail damage titled with a rebuilt title without fixing any of the body damage expect the windows if they are damaged?
two of my kids drive rebuilt cars that we but back together. If I can afford to buy and fix the car I can fix it again if need be......2010 GTI...2013 BRZ
What's the process in getting a hail damaged car roadworthy for the DMV? If I wasn't concerned about selling the car, can I just get a hail damaged car and do the very minimal work to get it roadworthy? Or are there other hoops to jump through before I can drive it as a daily driver?
You can even buy them new at the dealer as I have at a huge discount with new clear title. The dealership claims a loss with their personal property insurance so the car has a clean title. As long as the windows and mirrors are all in order the dmv doesn't care
Oh HECK YES... I buy only clean title hail-damaged vehicles. Carfaxes are clean, other than saying "insurance total loss vehicle"; for the vehicles I buy, the MFR WARRANTIES ARE STILL GOOD (you can call the mfr with the VIN and verify before you buy)! I have insurance and registration here in FL with NO PROBLEMS. Translation from insurance/car dealer who wrote off the hail-y car as a "total loss": "We had a hailstorm come through our town. Too many cars were damaged at all the same time and we don't have enough PDR people to fix them. It's easier to write them off and send them to the salvage yard. "Too many, too soon, too few!" = perfect storm for a car buyer who wants decent, reliable transportation for WAY less money. So yes, a perfectly good-under-the-hood (and inside) car is thrown into the salvage yard with the flood and collision cars!
Chill, man. In this business this will happen with you in a period, either you want it or not. Keep getting back and up. It will eventually open other choices. Cheers
Buying a wrecked car to fix it isn't worth it. Flood damaged cars are the worst,because look where the water goes and you have no idea where it got into if it got up to the doors,electronics would need to be replaced and who knows about hidden rust problems. I'd stay away from salvage titled cars.
My contribution to the video's subject: In my country we say Hyundai something like the way you guys pronounce HUGH with a short U, a short N and then DIE.
Looked at some hail damaged cars there had been lots of water in the car due to a broken windshield . The car didnt run very well and the gauges were not working due to water damage.
Samcrac excellent as my last car after 5th day of ownership the side got caved in by a hit and run one night and then week after week a scrape or ding from other people's doors. I'm looking for a mechanicaly perfect low mileage car with a tatty body
Gosh,... Sorry I have to be honest that not how you said Hyundai [hee-yoon-day] it's sound very cringing when you said that. The proper way to said it is [Hun-Day].
+Madern I see. No scratches. This car needs a massive cleaning because it still has body shop dust in it. Still buttoning up a few last pieces so I won't clean it until I'm 100% done with it.
No car is worth it at the auction my 335 came yesterday it has a blown head gasket and the 535 I bought has a new issue everyday I'm starting to hate cars rn....
eddie lewis what you expect from bmw's? 😂😂😂i learned the hard way, that's why i sold my 07 335i. i loved it cus it was fast af but the maintenance is so bad. traded for a hyundai genesis and ZERO problems in 2 1/2 years. best choice i ever made.
I think hail damaged trucks can be a bargain if used as genuine work trucks - you know the ones that get dented and scratched on a daily basis anyway.
hate to.say it i bought a 2012 Chev sonic lt manual hail damaged car, replaced the windows and drove it for years! it was a great car
Do the hail damage aid in the aerodynamic properties like dimples in a golf ball?
@@bacawaka2813 golf ball has dimples for stability. It actualy increases the drag.
@@MrJObajobas you will find this interesting. www.brighthubengineering.com/hydraulics-civil-engineering/58569-how-golf-ball-dimples-reduce-air-resistance/
Don’t agree with Sam totally on this! I bought truck with good miles with literally 2 dozen SMALL hail dents for $4300 ($11k value)with a hail title that I detailed($125), fix the 7 hood dents($250) added eBay bedcover side($50) to cover 5 dents, rotors brakes ($250)& new tires($500) and sold it $7500.
Bought a convertible for my kid for $6k that was valued at $13k and I repaired the hail for $1500(repaired dents, windshield and replace hood and deck-lid from junkyard same color) and it looks perfect again! And the kid was HAPPY😅 and so was I!
Bought a work truck for $2K that was worth every bit of $7k that I didn’t fix any dents that I sold to a roofer for $4k the same week!
I’ll continue to purchase hail cars! Just don’t bid on the really HOT - POPULAR models if you wanna save $$$$$ big.
Hail damaged cars are great for college students like me who care more about having a reliable, safe car than a good looking one. I have had multiple friends who bought newer, low milage cars to just drive as is without putting any money into them other than cracked/broken glass.
TOTALLY AGREE! My daughter loves her hail-y Kia Soul! It only has 12k miles on it, too.... : )
I disagree. I purchased a $10k truck for $4k after fees at copart that had a dozen larger hail dents, and a busted windshield. I put a new windshield in for $200, and am driving it daily. No, it doesn't look perfect, but it is a diesel, and I can put 100k more miles on it and sell it for what I paid for it. It all depends on what your goal is.
Agree with you! I bought truck with good miles with literally 2 dozen SMALL hail dents for $4300 ($11k value)with a hail title that I detailed($125), fix the 7 hood dents($250) added eBay bedcover side($50) to cover 5 dents, rotors brakes ($250)& new tires($500) and sold it $7500.
Bought a convertible for my kid for $6k that was valued at $13k and I repaired the hail for $1500(repaired dents, windshield and replace hood and deck-lid from junkyard same color) and it looks perfect again! And the kid was HAPPY😅 and so was I!
Bought a work truck for $2K that was worth every bit of $7k that I didn’t fix any dents that I sold to a roofer for $4k the same week!
I’ll continue to purchase hail cars! Just don’t bid on the really HOT - POPULAR models if you wanna save $$$$$ big.
Disagree as well. Just got myself a clean title Subaru Forester Limited from 2021. 18k miles. Would be 32000 at a dealer or from a private, I paid 16300 including taxes.
Turns out it's still got manufacturer's warranty active until May 2024 for all parts, and May 2026 for powertrain (36/60k miles limitation, but I will probably not drive it more than 10k a year so I'm good). Best purchase of my life, I'd say.
buy a salvage prius and make a pickup out of it
Matt Steigerwald lol
Matt Steigerwald Hahaha!
To haul model cars around!!!
They call that a ute
that would be awesome to haul granola in it
I have no idea how your videos got into my recommended but I'm glad they did! You're very different, educational and an overall amazing dude, keep it up!
I found my dream future car.... a prius hybrid pickup truck!
Dream bigger! (A Smart car pickup with a twin turbo HR35TT engine.)
With a vegan sticked on it's back.
I had a Ford Festiva totaled out from hail when it was 3 years old ... The insurance company paid me full retail value minus what the auction fees would have been (it was so worthless they didn't want to deal with it) and made me drop comprehensive... sold it to a relative cheap and it ran for 15 more years.
What about those commercials where they said, “Hyundai, like Sunday”?
When I delivered to the Hyundai factory in Alabama, many workers there were pronouncing it as "Hun-Die" though I think the way it is said on the commercials (Hun-Day) is correct. Maybe?
Yes, it's something like hun-day. but definately not hee-yuun-dai.
Yeah, anyone telling him it's pronounced "hee-yoon-dai" is either an idiot or just fucking with him. Maybe they pronounce it that way in S Korea? Got me, but it is clearly Hun-dai here when you talk to a dealer, go to a new car show or listen to a commercial. Maybe those goofy Brits say "hee-yoon-dai" since they pronounce the Pre-us as Pry-us.
It's regional. In America they pronounce it hun-day or hun-die and in Australia for example they pronounce it he-un-die edit: just like Mazda is sometimes pronounced moz-duh versus mas-duh
Ahh, so an Aussie says hee-un-die. Hahaha!
I pronounce it "Hun-day"
But, here are other ways...
Hi-yun-day
th-cam.com/video/h36Ews_kukk/w-d-xo.html
Hun-day
th-cam.com/video/i-O5i1zeXXQ/w-d-xo.htmlm35s
How the Koreans who make it, say it....
Chi-un-day
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In the mid eighties, I went to a meeting with Hyundai as a potential dealer. The Hyundai rep. told us the name was pronounced like Sunday, Monday Hyundai. Just saying.
Sam,
What are your thoughts on fixing a hail car to keep? I get that there is not enough of a profit margin for a flip but what about to hang on to? Real life example being, my wife wants a Porsche lol.
What is stopping a person, who uses a car just for transportation, driving a hail dented car after fixing the windows?
+SuperLaugh20 nothing at all
Nothing but your pride. In the case of the Mustang it'd be a great candidate for a track car too.
I bought a hail / storm damaged Mazda6. At the time I needed to find a car quickly and I had cash. I found a Mazda 6 with about 50,000miles it had hail damage and a tree limb fell on the trunk. I did a lot research on the model and did my homework on the car history and options it has all the options I wanted on it. I always stress do your homework on car searches.. i saved about 6000.00 over a non damaged car i tend to keep my cars a along time. If you like to trade every few years this type of deal isn't for you. Resale on these cars are not as good. You'll take a hit on that. One of the best trouble free cars I've owned
6k happy to say been with you since less than 1.5k
I was looking at a new Hyundai Forte. It was a leftover from last year. It was a pretty car: white with aluminum wheels, navigation, leather seats. Only thing is that this car was made without air conditioning! It listed for 25,000 and the dealer asking price was 13,000. I called the dealership about it and the salesman offered it to me for 11,500. I thought why would I want a car without air? The salesman kept calling me back every few days: they couldn't get rid of this thing! His final offer was $8,500.
you can add air to it for around a grand hard to believe the story.
there is a way to get hail damaged cars either to profit for resale or keep as your own, and both ways you will have a new car with 5-10k savings when all said and done. you just have to know which cars to buy
John Ward exactly this guy is trippin
hail damage is good salvage here in sweden, i got a clean title evora 400 s at 13k (brand new, driven for 78 miles, i was the first owner)..... the fixes were 9.7k though
angrydragonslayer basically a new car nice find
Rudy De La Torre it was a dealership showpiece so it had some wear in the cabin (i'll be replacing the leather seats with fabric ones when i have the time and money) from people testing it but otherwise, just as you said, less than a week over 2 months from the factory when i got it
i was originally looking for a daily driver since my modded pug isnt fit for that but i found this for the same price instead :)
you paid to much for the repairs. do them yourself
I want to ride in your new hail damage evora 🤭😂😅😊
If you don’t care about the outside of the car and only car about the inside. A hail damaged car might be cheaper than buying the car new
Review Gadgets true just make sure it’s not a lot of dents
Wow, really? You think you might be able to buy a hail damaged car for less than a brand new one?
ABSOLUTELY. I bought a clean-title, clean CARFAX 2016 Kia Soul (in summer of 2019) with 12k miles on it for my college-aged daughter for way less than $10k. LESS THAN $10k to buy it, ship it, insure it AND register it!
That first year price fall is pretty good for second hand buyers,. Cars have like 24.000km (15.000mi) and they are likely dealership cars, rentals or manufacturer vehicles etc.. so pretty good condition and you cannot do anything wrong either.. of course it's not new but "nearly" and you have warranty
Something like the Hyundai is noy worth rebuilding but is a good deal for someone who wants a discount on a newer safe/reliable vehicle if they are willing to drive with hail damage. Great for a commuter vehicle or a first car for a teenager, college student--buy at the discount "salvage" price and live with the hail damage. A car like that would still be mechanically sound and a better option than spending the same amount on a clean title/non-damaged version of that vehicle from a used car dealer.
I like them when there's a 'paw' missing! It scares the buyers to death when a complete hub has gone
There was a commercial put out by Hyundai a few years ago where the narrator specifically states the pronunciation - "Hyundai, like Sunday"
I got a 2014 toyota corolla for roughly 4k less from a private seller and the damage was so unototicable and I also usually run my vechical into the ground so that was a win win for me
My biggest challenge is the roof. How much would a typical roof repair cost for a fairly badly damaged roof?
Meticulous body shop I'd estimate up to $2500, backyard body shop $500ish.
Samcrac nice, need to find a backyard body shop. I have a Huge territory and didn't want to put mileage on my Porsche. So I bought a totaled VW Jetta (2012 with 60k but lots of hail damage) for 3k.
However one thing I was not prepared for was how much of a PITA to get a totaled car registered in NJ. In fact I had to register the car in our PA. Address as NJ states the car needs to be returned to its "original" condition before the hail!!! That would have easily cost more than a mint condition Jetta of the same year and mileage. I'm slowly replacing the damaged parts as they come up. The deck lid, the hood were easy. The doors will be easy, the roof...not so much.
Anyway great channels, glad I found it. Just subscribed
Personally, I would have gone for the Hyundai and just driven the hell out of it as-is. Hail damage or not, the powertrain warranty should have still been in place and I believe is good for 3 years on transfers. Screw how it looks. That car with 17 miles for 1/2 off? Good enough for me.
Maxwelhse u lose warranty as soon as title is salvage
not all hail cars are salvaged
"Nice Prius!" ~ No one ever
I work at the hyundai plant. First thing they taught us."Sunday, Monday, Hyundai".
🥰😊😂😪🤭😅
ever see a golfball with all the dimples?makes them go faster through the wind! might be worth looking into.....
See above. Dimples add stability so maybe a hail damaged car won’t wander the lane as much. 😀
We get bad hail every year so there are always hail sales in Colorado, the only thing I would worry about is how much water got into the car, I'd look for a car with damage and cracked windows not
Broken or leaking windows. I drove around a hail damage car just changed the windshields and windows and drove it till it got wrecked it looked like Swiss cheese drove good tho
Can't you just fix the dents with some putty (like Bondo) and a paint job? Should be good enough for cosmetic purposes.
Nah
Hey Sam!
I’m from The Netherlands 🇳🇱, love your channel!
If I’ll import a damage car into my country, our gov will give me a kind of discount on car import taxes upfront close as high the repair cost for the particular vehicle would be.
For example.
A 2014 Ford Fusion (Mondeo in EU-spec) in good condition with like 50k miles would cost me €23.000/$26.000 at the local Ford dealership. If I’ll buy a hail suffered Fusion for like $5/6k, shipping to EU $2k and repairs $4 it would cost me $12k (€9500). My gov would tax me like €4000 on a Mondeo, let’s say I receive a damage discount of €3000.
In total a US spec Fusion would take me €11000 or like $13000.
This given makes it a pretty good deal for us European?
Keep up the good work!
Here in Australia there is no legal way to re-register a car that has ever been written off. There are a couple of exceptions (historic being one) including hail damage - but only if you owned the car for 28 days or more before the damage was done. Which basically means if the person who owned it when the damage was done isn't interested then it can never be registered again, which is a pain in the ass, because I just found a car with nothing but a few dents in the bonnet/hood but I can't register the damn thing!
In NSW only I believe
Just subscribed, great work and i love your passion towards rebuilding cars, btw im from
australia!!
So your argument is other people bid up these cars. The reason for this is there is less gambling going on. Most auction cars you have no idea what mechanical problems they might have (especially with transmission). Cars in accidents, at least you know they have were driving at the time of the accident--but then you have to watch out for frame damage and you will definitely have to buy parts to fix the damage. With hail damage--usually you can tell the car was being driven at time of damage, usually they are lower mileage cars, so less chance of mechanical issues, and there are no parts to buy. You can either fix with PDR (pulling out dent without repainting) or the easy method--just use bondo and paint over the slight dents after pulling them up traditionally. Cost for this is less than $100. So yes, you might get a good deal with other cars--but if major damage, there goes your profit. Not to mention time--I'll take hail over real damage every time.
I dont care about the hail dents.. half off? Im game!!
I would drive that prius pickup everywhere
Gives a new meaning to hybrid
If i ever get a hail damaged car at copart i can get my dad to fix it he works on dents for a living
you can do it your self with a dent pulling kit. especially if theyre arent that many dents
I have never had luck with dent pullers waste of money leave it up to the pros
Sam, we see a lot of firefighters and cops who actually want a car that is mechanically reliable, but BUTT UGLY. They call them "beaters". Because their cars are left parked in a lot all day while they are on the job, car thieves know they will not be interrupted, so the cars get targeted big time. Yes, even in fenced locked lots at PDs and fire houses.
A hail damaged car, mechanically great but with every body panel beat? A lot of these guys would want it! Even "ugly" gets loved.
This reminds me of that SNL commercial parody for "The Chameleon"!
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Congrats on 5k
Thanks so much!
Samcrac I mean 6k your growing so fast!!!!
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Congrats on the 165k
A lot of the Copart clear title cars show salvage in the history. If I am flipping one of these cars, will the buyer be able to get a loan on it from bank or finance company?
I know what happened with the guy in front of you, happened to me yesterday. My wife as a manual Kia Forte, the stupid thing has reverse right near first gear, I've twice slapped the car in reverse in an intersection thinking I was in first. No accidents thankfully, I just say away from that car. Never had that problem with any other standard transmission car.
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the best thing on this video was that ugly prius
Hail damaged cars are only worth it if you don't care about the dents.
Hey Sam! So I saw this Audi A6 2003. Very beautiful, have 90miles on it and only one owner. Clean title. Just $1500. But it’s hail damaged car. What’s my best option here?
What did you do?sounds like a bargain! I’d source same-color stickers and go for it!
Fiberglass body panels should become a thing by 2020
Why do I have no problem with dints On my vehicle as long as it runs and performs perfectly..
I was looking at a few Subaru Foresters on Copart with clean titles but due to hail damage totaled by the insurance companies. Guess I should just keep looking.
If I found a hail damaged car that I want to be an offroad car/ family trip car and it has a clean title thats fine right, theres no special classification because its hail damaged?
Your crazzy.. pdr.. makes it easy
What would you say the best type of project car is? As in what kind of damage do you think would be a good deal to buy/repair? My papaw owns a mechanic shop with a few lifts and can get pretty decent parts and what not.
Shouldn't hail damage be like the dimples on a golf ball?
I prefer hail damage and take it to the dent doctor then fixing air bags , anything mechanical ext
Too funny!! I know that location. you're driving through lutz on 41. Funny to think you live so close to me haha.
The missing trim in your car bothers me for some reason
+P Ingwer bothers me too. Will be put back over I get one part I ordered from overseas!
What are the best deals at copart auctions?
Ima 16 year old who's been Saving for a while and I saved 8.5k I'm looking for a BMW 335i or a 135i or a car around that performance spec. I've seen some of those cars for 1.5k to 2k for a hail done car or a car that is labeled "normal wear". Assuming that the hail damage car is just on the top of the car so like the hood, roof, and trunk, I'm thinking about just buying those parts. I've seen hoods for 100 bucks. I couldn't find roof. But I've seen the rear of the car for like 80 bucks. I'm sure the roof wouldn't be more then like 500 bucks so is that worth it
I bought a hail damaged car with insurance total loss. It is already exported to Europe and I cant get it registered, since it ha s total loss... Is it possible to get a new title.. even salvage without showing it?
Do you know if you can have a hail damaged salvage car with minor hail damage titled with a rebuilt title without fixing any of the body damage expect the windows if they are damaged?
That's the exact question that brought me here
Not worth it with a salvage title but it does make a great daily driver
A Skoda as your thumb nail?
Will Morgan Haha, I believe it is a pre-facelift Skoda Fabia. It might be a 'combi', but I am not certain.
KykloopMovies yep, either pre-face lift Fabia or roomster, must be a generic photo as I don't think they have them in the states
KykloopMovies yep, either pre-face lift Fabia or roomster, must be a generic photo as I don't think they have them in the states
Pre-facelift, as the gap between the front grill trim and headlight is larger than it is on the facelift model! Sad I know... briskoda member here!!
J_Grindel nothing wrong with knowing the details :)
what do you do with cars flip them or day to day drive them.
Drive and enjoy then move on when I'm tired of them. Only a hobby for me
that photo was Skoda fabia 2006 - 2009
Would you recommend a salvage title car as a first car? If so would the insurance be expensive?
You'll only get liability coverage if a insurer is willing. I say it's not worth the risk. www.dmv.org/insurance/salvage-vehicles.php
two of my kids drive rebuilt cars that we but back together. If I can afford to buy and fix the car I can fix it again if need be......2010 GTI...2013 BRZ
Mark, not necessarily. I have Progressive and they offer full coverage. Just depends on the insurance company
What's the process in getting a hail damaged car roadworthy for the DMV? If I wasn't concerned about selling the car, can I just get a hail damaged car and do the very minimal work to get it roadworthy? Or are there other hoops to jump through before I can drive it as a daily driver?
You can even buy them new at the dealer as I have at a huge discount with new clear title. The dealership claims a loss with their personal property insurance so the car has a clean title. As long as the windows and mirrors are all in order the dmv doesn't care
Oh HECK YES... I buy only clean title hail-damaged vehicles. Carfaxes are clean, other than saying "insurance total loss vehicle"; for the vehicles I buy, the MFR WARRANTIES ARE STILL GOOD (you can call the mfr with the VIN and verify before you buy)! I have insurance and registration here in FL with NO PROBLEMS.
Translation from insurance/car dealer who wrote off the hail-y car as a "total loss": "We had a hailstorm come through our town. Too many cars were damaged at all the same time and we don't have enough PDR people to fix them. It's easier to write them off and send them to the salvage yard. "Too many, too soon, too few!" = perfect storm for a car buyer who wants decent, reliable transportation for WAY less money. So yes, a perfectly good-under-the-hood (and inside) car is thrown into the salvage yard with the flood and collision cars!
@@googly482 can I send you a car and care to share your opinion
@@TiktokVideos-zm8mn Sure, send me a link, and I can tell you if I would buy it or not
Find some cool German cars with hail damage.
Chill, man. In this business this will happen with you in a period, either you want it or not.
Keep getting back and up. It will eventually open other choices. Cheers
I've from Florida also when u buy a car from copart do u buy it out of state and just ship it so you don't have to deal with brokers in Florida?
They call that a 'Ute in Australia, nice prius.
thinking about getting a hail damaged vehicle really don’t care about the looks...
do you have skodas in states yet? or is it just generic picture?
Buying a wrecked car to fix it isn't worth it. Flood damaged cars are the worst,because look where the water goes and you have no idea where it got into if it got up to the doors,electronics would need to be replaced and who knows about hidden rust problems. I'd stay away from salvage titled cars.
you know nothig
prius TRUCK looks to be same company that does the JETTA "ute".
Hyundais and Mustangs don’t keep their value well so I wouldn’t do any buys on those.
Why is it so hard for ppl to correctly pronounce Hyundai (rhymes with Sunday)? Not hard, ppl.
so as a beginner, what type of cars should i focus on that i can easily do work on and still be able to sell for a profit?
Great question. I was going to do a video on this. My Fiesta ST was amazingly simple. Anything without super sophisticated computer systems are good.
Anwar Akram Honda and Toyota but mainly Toyota
My contribution to the video's subject:
In my country we say Hyundai something like the way you guys pronounce HUGH with a short U, a short N and then DIE.
Looked at some hail damaged cars there had been lots of water in the car due to a broken windshield . The car didnt run very well and the gauges were not working due to water damage.
That car you're driving is noisy inside!! Air noise, road noise, exhaust noise.
Hello SR 54
can u not just buy a hail damaged car replace the glass and just drive it and not worry about the dents?
Certain cases yes you definitely could.
Samcrac excellent as my last car after 5th day of ownership the side got caved in by a hit and run one night and then week after week a scrape or ding from other people's doors. I'm looking for a mechanicaly perfect low mileage car with a tatty body
Ed Wilko thats exactly what i did, i got a 2008 daihatsu sirion with hail damage for just 1k with only 70k miles on it and its been a great daily
Other than the price, is there any cons to the car itself that's hail damaged?
Precumino?
It's pronounced hunday listen to the commercials
Prius Ute... *PriUte*???
Gosh,... Sorry I have to be honest that not how you said Hyundai [hee-yoon-day] it's sound very cringing when you said that. The proper way to said it is [Hun-Day].
It's cool I'm joking about the Hee-yoon-day, although I've heard people say that.
What did you end up selling your Mustang GT for?
are those scratches on the driver side door panel on the S3?
+Madern time? If they are you noticed them before I did.
Samcrac 2:41 they are most noticeable on that time stamp
+Madern I see. No scratches. This car needs a massive cleaning because it still has body shop dust in it. Still buttoning up a few last pieces so I won't clean it until I'm 100% done with it.
Oh ok
No car is worth it at the auction my 335 came yesterday it has a blown head gasket and the 535 I bought has a new issue everyday I'm starting to hate cars rn....
eddie lewis what you expect from bmw's? 😂😂😂i learned the hard way, that's why i sold my 07 335i. i loved it cus it was fast af but the maintenance is so bad. traded for a hyundai genesis and ZERO problems in 2 1/2 years. best choice i ever made.
Not true I also have a 2004 bmw 330ci had it for 2 months no issues at all and fast
eddie lewis ...it's been two months. Wait two years.
lol it's gonna be sold next month hasn't given me issues and I'm gonna profit 2k on her
I agree with you 100 percent
its hundai
"El-Camino-Truck-thingy"
In Australia, they call it a "ute" (utility-coupe)
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say it with me "yoooote"
Evil Ash i call it a c-ute vehicle
High Un day.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I commented on the last video
El prius
Pruck
priute.
Kirk
It was on the news, the person who made it called it a "Pruck"
first
That "Prius" was an undercover Tesla pickup haha
hate to.say it i bought a 2012 Chev sonic lt manual hail damaged car, replaced the windows and drove it for years! it was a great car