We buy cars from insurance auctions with a salvage title and some damage. Insurance companies sell them through the auction with different types of damage and we will try to show what exactly we buy, how it looks, and what we do to make it ready for sale.

DAMAGE TYPE

There are few types of damaged cars we usually buy on salvage auction. We don’t repair or sell cars after a major accident or flood damage! Those cars are only good for parts.

Collision: Front End, Rear End, Side

Cars differ completely inside and out, and this can affect the type of damage repairs required in the event of an accident. That’s why we always go to the auction to check the car out and make sure the damage is not major and we can just replace components to make the vehicle roadworthy.

WATER DAMAGE

The most interesting type of damage is water damage. First of all: WE DONT BUY FLOODED CARS. But we buy cars with a salvage title with mark water/flood. What does it mean? When some areas get into the flood, many cars get water damage. All of them got different damage due to the water level, and some of them didn’t get damaged at all. But all these cars go to the auction with salvage title (water/flood)

There are 3 types of water-damaged cars we buy:

Cars with no damage at all. Yes, we often previewing water damaged cars at the auction with no damage. It’s mean the car didn’t get any water inside, or any damage to the engine and just like driving through a large puddle.

Cars with simulated damage. Sometimes people don’t want to lose their time to sell the car and trying to simulate water damage for the insurance companies and just splashing water from a bucket into the car for example. When we buy those cars we usually indicate that the water is on the floor but didn’t go throw the whole carpet and didn’t damage any components. Those cars look clean and the same as your kid just drop the water cup in the car. It needs to be dried only.

Cars with water damage. And sometimes we buy cars with water inside the car. This happens because of open windows left under the rain or any other way water came inside the car. Those cars we carefully check before to buy. We always check the water level and what needs to be fixed before buying them. Some of them need to be completely refreshed and dried so we removing all seats, carpet floor to wash and refresh. Also, we check all electrical components that could be damaged. After that, we put everything back, check all components again, and going for salvage inspection to get a new Reconstructed title.

Vandalism

Some cars get damaged from vandalism. And we also buy them, fix and resell. Those cars usually have broken windows, scratched body components, and/or painted pieces. Light cosmetic damage is always easy to fix and good to buy when it’s repaired.

Hail

Sometimes we buy cars with hail damage too. Those cars are more expensive and some people buy them to use with no repairs. Some insurance companies even leave the title clean. Those cars are not easy to fix and just look pretty good compare to cars with collision. Bu t still needs to be fixed by a professional body shop.

Mechanical Issues

Those cars also get salvage titles and claimed as a total loss by insurance. Some of these cars have mechanical problems due to high mileage and need a new engine. We don’t buy them often but if we do you’ll probably get a vehicle with a new engine and high mileage. Those cars are c

heap due to mileage.