Discovery Wreck pricing

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Originally Posted by Scouse

98 Tdi auto went for $2700 yesterday (bad repairable write off). I went to $1500, would have gone to $2000 maybe :(.


Also, at the same auction, an undamaged P38 went for $2500 :o.

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Geez, speaks volumes for peoples confidence in P38s lol :wasntme:

In the past i have paid $500 for a burnt wreck and $2500 for a rolled, polled V8 with low KM.....

It depends on who wants it on the day and where it is located.....

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Originally Posted by Scouse

98 Tdi auto went for $2700 yesterday (bad repairable write off). I went to $1500, would have gone to $2000 maybe :(.


Also, at the same auction, an undamaged P38 went for $2500 :o.

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Things are not always as they seem. That P38 was passed in a week ago for $6,000 and I see it has been listed again for next week.

Erich.

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Originally Posted by Bundalene

Things are not always as they seem. That P38 was passed in a week ago for $6,000 and I see it has been listed again for next week.

Erich.

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It wasn't referred as some cars on the day were & the winning bidder came up & paid his deposit to the guy in front of the auctioneer. However, I must have been mistaken because you are right about it being re-listed:
ManheimFowles - Vehicle Details - Salvage
Anyway, who in their right mind would buy a P38 :) .


Some of the winning bidders were funny though. One guy won & just walked off without giving his bid card number. The auctioneer didn't know what to do :p.
Another written off car (Holden Suburban) was being auctioned & they made a song & dance about it having a 6.5 turbo diesel donk. It started going for big dollars & was referred to in the end (about $6k IIRC). When the photos flashed up during bidding, the motor had been removed from the car anyway. I guess it may have been supplied separately but it was funny to see an empty engine bay after the talking up of the engine itself.

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Originally Posted by Scouse

Also, at the same auction, an undamaged P38 went for $2500 :o.

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I'd pay $2500 for a spare!

I was lucky enough to get the day off and get to Melbourne today to have a look at the wreck auction.
A 98 TDI which was a repairable write off - was a stolen recovered and did not look too bad at all went for $2000, and a 04 MY 2003 TD5 which again was a repairable write off - roof was smashed in at the front with windscreen gone went for $8300.
As a side note a KTM 250 - do not know what year but probably no more than 5years old and looked like a goer without any work went for $5600.

looks like well under $1000 will secure these

Vehicle Detail - Pickles Auctions Australia

There's an 01 v8 on ebay at the moment with front end damage - they're asking $3500 for it on a buy-it-now.