Looks like someone's 510 got flooded in Nashville! Anyone here?

This is coming up for sale at Copart.

not mine but i want it to be

Me too.

Looks great for having gone for a swim.

In reply to 16vCorey:

Oooh, Aaaaah.

All kidding aside, is it feasible for non-dealer folk to purchase such a car?? That's a sweet set up.

I want that. Is it for sale? Seriously... how ruined can a race car be? There are all of 6 wires, a couple bearings to repack and maybe a ruined engine - but probably not.

What he said ^^^^

Dude. It is your duty to save that thing from the crusher.

I'm local, so if anyone on here buys it I could store it for you for awhile.

Damn I love 510s...

Coming up for sale when?

Monday. I'm pretty sure the sale is a dealer only auction. If you know anyone that's registered with Copart to buy salvage in TN (some states have goofy laws, not sure about TN), they should be able to bid on it. I wish I had the room and the money or I'd get it myself.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I want that. Is it for sale? Seriously... how ruined can a race car be? There are all of 6 wires, a couple bearings to repack and maybe a ruined engine - but probably not.

No joke. We've actually already bought probably 10 or so flood vehicles from Nashville that we're rebuilding right now. And I'm talking one or two year old cars, with all kinds of electronics. So far the engines have been good in all of them. The only time a flood hurts an engine is if it was running when it got submerged, or it got half filled and sat for too long, causing rust in the cylinders. This thing could be done in an afternoon.

DILYSI Dave wrote: Dude. It is your duty to save that thing from the crusher.

I'm sure it won't go to the crusher. Someone is sure to buy it and resell it, if not buy it just to race it.

I'd like to know what the insurance compnay paid the prior owner. He must have had flood insurance for it to wind up at Copart. The bidder may not have to be a dealer. Copart has changed much of their bidding process. If someone's seriously interested in it, read the Copart agreement. I think it'll sell for less than a set of new weber carbs.

If I had to guess, I'd say it will bring $3k. The auction listing says that insurance paid of $22k!

I tried to sign up for copart as an individual awhile back and there were pretty major restictions for the free account. You could only buy one item before moving up to a pay account and you were limited in what you could bid on. I tried bidding on several items and all were "restricted" to pay accounts, so I gave up. Maybe it's time to try again.....

State Farm paid 22K!! And my car insurance is up in Dec. Gonna go talk to those people. (It says State Farm on the windshield)

I just tried to bid. It said I have to register a license or hire a broker. It looks like most brokers charge $200, so that isn't too bad. I have enough projects though, but like I said before I can store it for someone if needed.

Last I checked (right before the Challenge), Copart lets you bid up to $1k, after which you have to go through a broker (an additional brokerage fee of $250-$400). Scout the brokers, some of the $400 will take care of the title transfer for you as a part of the $400 fee.

There were several storage facilities that were in the flood zone so my guess is that the car was stored in one of them. Many musical instruments were also lost and damaged because the country music types kept their stuff in the same facilities. One company had a building that was used solely to stage pre-tour concert buildups and to store equipment. The actual loss is far beyond what insurance companies will ever reimburse.

I have a dealer license and I am set up with Copart. I will look the car up tommorow when I get to the office.

I am curious why the insured did not buy the car back. My buddy baought his e36 m3 back from the insurance company for real cheap when he slid it into a tree. He made like 2500 over what he bought it for selling the drive train brakes etc...

fastmiata wrote: There were several storage facilities that were in the flood zone so my guess is that the car was stored in one of them. Many musical instruments were also lost and damaged because the country music types kept their stuff in the same facilities. One company had a building that was used solely to stage pre-tour concert buildups and to store equipment. The actual loss is far beyond what insurance companies will ever reimburse.

A guy I know basically dumpster dived all the areas where he knew musicians lived and/or kept their stuff. If anything got the slightest bit wet it was claimed on insurance and thrown out. He ended up with a truckload of guitars and hand drums from the Dave Mathews band that look perfect.

16vCorey wrote: If I had to guess, I'd say it will bring $3k. The auction listing says that insurance paid of $22k!

I first wondered why the owner wouldn't just fix the car, but I guess I now know. $22k would be hard to pass up, but I also wonder why they didn't buy it back and fix it.