Damaged Repairable – Aston Martin Vanquish

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Be just like James Bond for the price of a second hand beemer!

Its not very often you get to see an Aston Martin Vanquish, and even rarer to see one available as salvage!

Quality Salvage currently have a 2002, 5.9 Tiptronic Vanquish for sale. The front end damage does look fairly substantial an there is some damage to the cylinder head, but for the price, and considering the rarity of the car this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

For sale at a pricey £29,995, it does seem a little expensive, especially once considering the parts required to fix. But if you could get it at a reasonable price you could be a real life James Bond!
Before even thinking about purchasing we would strongly suggest you check out suitable repairers, and start looking for suitable places to source parts for the repair. With these car’s being as rare as hens teeth, parts will be hard to come by. (Just checked on e-bay, which usually gives a good indication of parts availability, and there was nothing!)

A non damaged repaired example seems to be worth around £40k, considering the prestige and re-sale I would suggest a repaired car (as a vague guide) would be worth around £30-35k. So if you are thinking about this car, also do your sums first!

Other than that, could be an excellent opportunity for someone.

Car available at www.qualitysalvage.net

Salvage car of the Week – MG ZS 1.8

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2004 MG ZS 1.8
£1475
www.QualitySalvage.net

Damage: High frontal, water radiator damaged. Although no air bag damage, car also still drives.

Light damage on a cheap car, which would make a perfect run around or a simple first fix for someone new to repairing salvaged cars.

This MG is a good buy, for a few simple reasons. Its an especially good buy for anyone looking to repair and sell on a car for the 1st time.

1. Car is priced competitively, and is low risk. Under 1.5k for a salave car sounds quite reasonable to me.
2. Parts for MG ZS / Rover 45 are low, and are readily available through e-bay and scrap yards etc.
3. Its only got light front-end damage and no air-bags have gone off – Essentially its an easy repair.

The MG ZS still retails for fairly reasonable money, check AutoTrader, and being that this is a cheap, and quick repair it should be an easy turnaround salvage job for someone.

If I had the money, and space. I would snap it up here and now!

Salvage of the Week – Damaged Repairable Lotus Elise

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Salvage of the Week.

2003 / 53 Lotus Elise 111s
Damage to drvers side clam shell. Had also hd suspension damage but this has been repaired by the salvage yard – Quality Salvage.

Its currently up for £8,875 and seems likea bit of a bargain consdering other examples on autotrader are going for around £12-13k. replacement clam shells are readily available through e-Bay, and can sometimes be bought for as little as £250. Add on a bit extra for new clam shell bolts and attachements, and possibly a matching wheel and tyre, and yo have yourself a very cheap Lotus Elise ready for the summer!

Looks like a very good car for the price.

Available at Quality Salvage .net

Damaged Repairable – Porsche 911 GT3 RS – Awesome Salvage

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Salvage of the Week!

Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RS – on www.bluecycle.com

Auction ends 3/3/08
Current price £25,515

Admittedly at the moment ist is in quite bad shape, and parts from Porsche would cost a small fortune! That said, even then you would still have one of the greatest bargains on the road! It a near enough brand new car, fully specced, and in possibly the best colour for GT3′s!

If only I had £25k I would snap it up in an instant..

This has got to be one of the best Damaged/Repairable cars I have seen, its very rare to get such exotica available as auto salvage. Mostly because these cars are so expensive, it takes a hell of a lot of damage for an insurance company to not want to repair. That said, you do get the odd once in a lifetime opportunity, and this could well be it!

Whoever buys this car, and subsequently repairs, is a very lucky person indeed!

Salvage Car of the Week – Cat D Renault Clio

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Salvage opportunity of the week.

Each week I will pick a good car, which I think would be a good opportunity for purchase, and subsequent repair.

Renault Clio Extreme 1149 3 Door Hatch – www.qualitysalvage.net

Cat D new shape Renault Clio extreme,

Damage: Passenger door, front wing, headlamp and needs a rear suspension beam

Its up for £3,375

I’d estimate repairs at about £2k ish, dependant if you can get parts second hand or from e-bay.

Resale (Cheapest equivalent Clio on Autotrader.co.uk is £6299. So a possible profit is achievable if you work hard and can get parts and labour cheap.

More to come next week