2o6 Flip Car thread!

[2o6]

The Mazda 5 looks like shit



The versa I could limp home long as there's no hills

[ifcar]

What year is this Versa, and which engine?

[2o6]

What year is this Versa, and which engine?

07, 1.8 SL CVT auto, sedan. It's got all options, intelligent key, sunroof, cruise.


But the guy sounds like he wants a bidding war, and I'm not playing that game.

[Madman]

The Mazda 5 looks like shit

That's a pity.  I'm really enjoying mine.

[ifcar]

07, 1.8 SL CVT auto, sedan. It's got all options, intelligent key, sunroof, cruise.


But the guy sounds like he wants a bidding war, and I'm not playing that game.

SL, nice. No missing wheel covers.

[2o6]

That's a pity.  I'm really enjoying mine.

Too much rust, had been in a fairly serious accident, needs tires, needs windshield, filthy interior.


AND it needs an engine.

SL, nice. No missing wheel covers.

Too bad that CVT is NOT reliable

[2o6]

I'm passing on the Versa.

The cheapest Used CVT I found was $1600.


$1600 + $1300 + 600 (install) = $3500, if everything goes 100% right, so it's probably closer to $3700


For a car that's worth maybe $4200.



Too tight

[2o6]

2004, 2.slow auto


$1200


I may have lucked out- I can't find any mechanical defects.


It does have a rebuilt titie that I didn't know until I signed, but I feel like in the low price range it's not as big of a deal


New tires. Everything works

[Eye of the Tiger]

Not a bad deal. Put some used GTI wheels on it an sell for $2999.

[2o6]

Not a bad deal. Put some used GTI wheels on it an sell for $2999.

My friends are giving me shit because

- It's a VW

- It's got a branded title (which I didn't know, but the condition of the car I feel overrides it)


These same two friends convinced me to get the CRV which I lost money on, the Accord sight-unseen (which was a pile)


The other VW friend sold a 2001 MKIV a few months ago with a leaky steering rack. And pulled the the frame of an accord out with a tree.


So I think they're jealous. I just put 130 miles on it on the trip home at 85MPH with no issue. 115HP is not enough, especially with the 4AT putting it at 3600RPM at those speeds, but idk it's a good car.


The vibe was worse

[2o6]

[Eye of the Tiger]

A fine sedan.

[2o6]

A fine sedan.

I'm curious as to why the title is branded. I can't tell where it's been hit, but I think it might be a police auction car

[Speed_Racer]

Some college gal is going to snap that up in no time flat.

[2o6]

Some college gal is going to snap that up in no time flat.

The only money I'm going to put in it is a Bra


Maybe an investigation as to why the CEL is on, but it's a VW so it might be a losing battle.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

It's hard to tell from the pictures but the door gaps/seams look a little off. Front bumper cover looks repainted, but that might have nothing to do with what caused it to be totaled.

If VW has vins on it's panels then you should be able to deduce what happened. It may have hit a guard rail or something and caused enough damage to warrant a total loss.

[2o6]

It's hard to tell from the pictures but the door gaps/seams look a little off. Front bumper cover looks repainted, but that might have nothing to do with what caused it to be totaled.

If VW has vins on it's panels then you should be able to deduce what happened. It may have hit a guard rail or something and caused enough damage to warrant a total loss.

I think so. Whomever fixed it seems like they did a very good job.



I can't tell, the previous owner couldn't tell, and I don't predict any buyer being able to tell. It tracks straight and true at 85 MPH with no vibrations.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Sometimes it's nice to know(and maybe be able to point to) what was damaged and repaired with regards to a vehicle having a salvage title. Some people still get leery and think it's 2 cars that have been welded together.

[giant_mtb]

Indeed.

[2o6]

There is no body damage.


Because it caught fire.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Ya, that's better.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Or go with the old standby,

the owner left the window open in the rain, so that's why it has a flood salvage title......


I always get a chuckle when I read that in a CL ad.

[MX793]

I'm curious as to why the title is branded. I can't tell where it's been hit, but I think it might be a police auction car

Could be a flood car.

[2o6]

Ya, that's better.

No, I just ran the carfax.


In 2012, and 30k ago, the car caught fire.

[2o6]

I'm not concerned, if anything.



That sounds better than an accident, and with 3 years and 30k post repair, any big issues would have happened by now

[2o6]

Ooh, I think a repair shop fucked it up.

It went to a janky repair shop in Cleveland, Oh, at 121,xxx then about 200 miles later the title was reported as the car having fire damage.



Carfax says no airbag deployments or structural damage

[2o6]

Just got the codes read for the CEL


EIGHT codes


Five of them for misfiring, so probably coil pack


Two of them for 02 sensor

1 for "cooling system performance" which might be coolant temp sensor

[GoCougs]

But won't your buyer have access to the same CarFax info (i.e., fire in the past)?

[2o6]

So?

[Madman]

2004, 2.slow auto


$1200


I may have lucked out- I can't find any mechanical defects.

New tires. Everything works

Congrats.  Now sell it quickly, before something expensive goes wrong!

Just got the codes read for the CEL


EIGHT codes


Five of them for misfiring, so probably coil pack


Two of them for 02 sensor

1 for "cooling system performance" which might be coolant temp sensor

Oops, too late!