Anyone used/use Copart??
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Thread ressurection instead of another new thread.
Just wondering if anyone knows what the letter at the end of the lot number on the windscreen denotes?, there are at least 3 that I know
of and they are X, C, and P, I know that X means it is direct from insurance company but does anyone know what the others are?
Just wondering if anyone knows what the letter at the end of the lot number on the windscreen denotes?, there are at least 3 that I know
of and they are X, C, and P, I know that X means it is direct from insurance company but does anyone know what the others are?
Pastor Of Muppets said:
Thread ressurection instead of another new thread.
Just wondering if anyone knows what the letter at the end of the lot number on the windscreen denotes?, there are at least 3 that I know
of and they are X, C, and P, I know that X means it is direct from insurance company but does anyone know what the others are?
X: Stolen recoveredJust wondering if anyone knows what the letter at the end of the lot number on the windscreen denotes?, there are at least 3 that I know
of and they are X, C, and P, I know that X means it is direct from insurance company but does anyone know what the others are?
C: Copart own
P: Private entry
Avoid Copart at all costs
I've bought a few cars over the years and always bought only those marked X, none of which have ever been marked stolen / recovered,
I know that for certain because I've bought cars back for the person that crashed it or someone who knows the car well, also when the car arrives it actually states on the sticker in small print 'VEHICLE LOSS TYPE - ACCIDENT', and usually the name of the insurer, never had any X ones say
'STOLEN RECOVERED'.
So if X was S/R, and seeing that the majority of cars in their yards are marked X, what are genuine owner crash claim insurance direct cars
marked as?
I know that for certain because I've bought cars back for the person that crashed it or someone who knows the car well, also when the car arrives it actually states on the sticker in small print 'VEHICLE LOSS TYPE - ACCIDENT', and usually the name of the insurer, never had any X ones say
'STOLEN RECOVERED'.
So if X was S/R, and seeing that the majority of cars in their yards are marked X, what are genuine owner crash claim insurance direct cars
marked as?
Sorry for bring this thread back from the dead again but I have a quick question,
How do you tell if the seller is an insurance company or not?
Maybe I'm being a noob, but I can't see it anywhere?
For example on the car below,
https://www.copart.com/lot/36508943/2020-dodge-cha...
How do you tell if the seller is an insurance company or not?
Maybe I'm being a noob, but I can't see it anywhere?
For example on the car below,
https://www.copart.com/lot/36508943/2020-dodge-cha...
Know it’s been a while since this was posted but here’s what some of the letters that follow the lot number on the windscreen mean.
X = Low value car
P = high value car
Both of the above are generally sold by insurance companies or financial companies.
Q = vehicles purchased by Copart to sell
C = vehicles entered for sale by private individuals (or small motor traders.
As for the category details.
Cat n - non structural
Cat s - structural
Used unrecorded
As for what I buy from Copart.
I generally stick to the ones with an X or P after the lot numbers as they are usually cars that insurance companies have decided not to repair.
I steer clear of anything used unrecorded as that’s usually cars tht have something wrong with them (not always as some motor traders put their cheap part exchange’s through there)
I only bid / buy those unless they are really cheap.
As with all auctions there are several fees above the sale price that are payable, BEWARE… these fees are high! So check BEFORE bidding as bids are non retractable.
Plus you have to pay £40 to collect or delivery fees.
Plus all cars are sold where is as is.
This means that whatever you buy you are stick with… pretty much regardless so even if it’s not described they won’t do anything about it.(you can pay by credit card and have a little protection)
Make sure you know what you are bidding on before you bid. You can arrange a viewing / virtual viewing.
There has also been instances of theft from sale vehicles (although no one knows whether this is Copart employees / delivery drivers either to or from the Copart operations centre or thieves who enter the yards illegally - you are free to make you’re mind up on that one yourselves lol)
And it has been stated that Copart employees take pictures in such a way in order to hide damages but this is probably more likely to be they just take standard pictures of front, back sides etc without taking any time to notice anything.
There is also the “enhanced vehicles”
This is basically they car “may” have been washed and has a few more pictures.
I have had both good cars and bad cars from Copart. Some I have missed damage that is there on the pics and another where I purchased a car which was clearly advertised as an automatic but it had a 6 speed manual gearbox - to which Copart responded to my complaint that their staff were not qualified to make mechanical inspections 🤔😂.
Another thing to be aware of is any car that’s states a category either N, S or used unrecorded may previously have a different category so it’s wise even from Copart to do a HPI check or similar (carvertical etc)
Over the last year or two I have noticed prices on Copart soaring, I think with a lot of people watching YouTube videos telling viewer how easy it is to repair salvage cars and every man and his goat having a shot at it… which means in my opinion there a fair few unsafe cars on the road repaired by people watching YouTube videos (although in fairness to people who can do the job are repaired well)
If you want a “real bargain” hunt the classifieds… eBay, gumtree Facebook market place etc but again it’s buyer beware. Check and double check everything.
Hope this help’s someone 😊
X = Low value car
P = high value car
Both of the above are generally sold by insurance companies or financial companies.
Q = vehicles purchased by Copart to sell
C = vehicles entered for sale by private individuals (or small motor traders.
As for the category details.
Cat n - non structural
Cat s - structural
Used unrecorded
As for what I buy from Copart.
I generally stick to the ones with an X or P after the lot numbers as they are usually cars that insurance companies have decided not to repair.
I steer clear of anything used unrecorded as that’s usually cars tht have something wrong with them (not always as some motor traders put their cheap part exchange’s through there)
I only bid / buy those unless they are really cheap.
As with all auctions there are several fees above the sale price that are payable, BEWARE… these fees are high! So check BEFORE bidding as bids are non retractable.
Plus you have to pay £40 to collect or delivery fees.
Plus all cars are sold where is as is.
This means that whatever you buy you are stick with… pretty much regardless so even if it’s not described they won’t do anything about it.(you can pay by credit card and have a little protection)
Make sure you know what you are bidding on before you bid. You can arrange a viewing / virtual viewing.
There has also been instances of theft from sale vehicles (although no one knows whether this is Copart employees / delivery drivers either to or from the Copart operations centre or thieves who enter the yards illegally - you are free to make you’re mind up on that one yourselves lol)
And it has been stated that Copart employees take pictures in such a way in order to hide damages but this is probably more likely to be they just take standard pictures of front, back sides etc without taking any time to notice anything.
There is also the “enhanced vehicles”
This is basically they car “may” have been washed and has a few more pictures.
I have had both good cars and bad cars from Copart. Some I have missed damage that is there on the pics and another where I purchased a car which was clearly advertised as an automatic but it had a 6 speed manual gearbox - to which Copart responded to my complaint that their staff were not qualified to make mechanical inspections 🤔😂.
Another thing to be aware of is any car that’s states a category either N, S or used unrecorded may previously have a different category so it’s wise even from Copart to do a HPI check or similar (carvertical etc)
Over the last year or two I have noticed prices on Copart soaring, I think with a lot of people watching YouTube videos telling viewer how easy it is to repair salvage cars and every man and his goat having a shot at it… which means in my opinion there a fair few unsafe cars on the road repaired by people watching YouTube videos (although in fairness to people who can do the job are repaired well)
If you want a “real bargain” hunt the classifieds… eBay, gumtree Facebook market place etc but again it’s buyer beware. Check and double check everything.
Hope this help’s someone 😊
I bid on few cars with pure sale and if I lost the bid the car comes back in auction, and on reserved price sale ,despite winning the bid and meeting sellers set reserve price online , either my winning bid dissapears and cars gets re-entered nto the online auction or I am sent an email with higher price to accept to be able to get the car.
ADVICE: Do market research , add all the calculations and Just set your price and walk away if you didnot win the bid.
REMEMBER : there is Fees , Transpotation , and repair costs, VAT (in some cases) on top of the bidding price.
I will not renew my membership if I have to pay the membership fee every year.
Price which non-members see is not the price which buyer endup paying .
Paying membership is Absolutlety NOT worth it in my opinion.
I completely disagree. Over the last 5 years or so I’ve bought about 20 cars from Copart, and only had 1 bad experience, which was due to me being too confident. I bought a cat S, previous repaired car about 2 years ago, and didn’t do an hpi on it to see how bad the previous damage had been. On the photos it looked ok, but when it turned up it was terrible, it had obviously rolled in a field or something and had a new roof and rear quarters put on and had been painted really badly. I presume it was done just to put back through Copart to make a few quick quid. But that was my own fault, and I learned a big fat lesson from it. But everything else I’ve had from there hasn’t been a problem, and I’ve made good money.
If you don’t know about cars and don’t know what you’re doing then it can be a disaster, but it’s the same in any industry. I won’t invest in stocks or shares without advise, because I’d probably make a hash of it an loose money!
If you don’t know about cars and don’t know what you’re doing then it can be a disaster, but it’s the same in any industry. I won’t invest in stocks or shares without advise, because I’d probably make a hash of it an loose money!
To be honest, my annoyance with them is the fees! £40 to pick a car up with a forklift which inevitably ends in more damage!
Buyer fee…internet bid fee…. Fee for breathing our air when you are here and so on.
Like I said I have had many a decent car from there and will continue to buy as they are becoming the main place to buy from as they are pretty much taking over the market.
Although I complain about the fees, most places charge extortionate fees on top of bid prices, it’s just a case of knowing before hand and working it in the budget.
I think the staff are pretty much useless though. The mindset is well it’s damaged anyway to who cares what happens next.
Well, the owner of the car first! They may end up getting the car back once it’s been there. Secondly the prospective purchaser, whether it be to repair or break… the less damage the less there is to fix or if breaking the more salvageable parts. I think everyone who has other peoples property regardless of if it’s a damaged vehicle or not should show a duty of care.
That’s my rant lol!
Buyer fee…internet bid fee…. Fee for breathing our air when you are here and so on.
Like I said I have had many a decent car from there and will continue to buy as they are becoming the main place to buy from as they are pretty much taking over the market.
Although I complain about the fees, most places charge extortionate fees on top of bid prices, it’s just a case of knowing before hand and working it in the budget.
I think the staff are pretty much useless though. The mindset is well it’s damaged anyway to who cares what happens next.
Well, the owner of the car first! They may end up getting the car back once it’s been there. Secondly the prospective purchaser, whether it be to repair or break… the less damage the less there is to fix or if breaking the more salvageable parts. I think everyone who has other peoples property regardless of if it’s a damaged vehicle or not should show a duty of care.
That’s my rant lol!
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