A MINT R35 GTR At Salvage Auction!?

10/10 the cleanest R35 GTR I’ve ever found at the salvage auction (and that might be a bad thing..)

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[repp]

The issue with flood cars is that they may be fine now, but 6 months down the road those electronics are gonna be letting you know that they encountered water

[tomsmith]

The thing with insurance companies and insurance and flood cars is that sometimes insurance companies will just set a zone and anything that is claimed in that zone will be considered as flooded and are totaled. We get that a lot in Charleston. Also big difference in a salt water or fresh water flood damage so look at where the car came from.

[owenkaiser]

Goes to panda express later, gets a fortune cookie, read *you shall face much adversity from an electrical source*

[vielumiereg]

It's insanely tempting when it looks fine, and starts fine lol... But, there's a reason after all that it's sitting there like that. Flood damage is sneaky. Car will be fine for like 4 months straight, then you pull up to grab food and when you get back to your car.. Window rolls itself down when you go to unlock the door and the brake pedal honks the horn lmao

[thebikefiles]

from what i have heard these cars are usually deemed flood car as long as water has gotten up to the wheels hubs so some flood cars can be perfectly fine with minimum work

[charliejohnson]

That looks like insurance fraud if I squint

[clapclapscream]

Someone’s gonna take that gamble and they’re gonna regret it 💀

[blessedjuggernaut]

About 8 years ago I bought a 2003 Buick Century with 80k miles and flood damage for dirt cheap. This thing had been garage kept its entire life. Still smells new to this day. I've driven in the snow every season. It's my backup car with others need work. Never had issues out of this car except for a bad fuse.

[stoundingresults]

I rode a motorcycle in the rain. Year 2000 suzuki vl1500. In 1 week started having electrical problems. The horn button stopped working and the mechanics I went to jerry rigged the starter button. These were the repairs in a simple motorcycle, imagine all the fun you will have in a complex car with its computers.

[sshimmy]

Should have gone in and pulled a few fuses so it wouldn't start. That'll eliminate a lot of the competition during the auction

[ryanhansen]

Claims adjuster here; when we get flood claims the water only has to reach a certain height and we consider it a total at that point. Basically if it enters the cabin at all it’s a total.

[Juberdingus]

I cringed when you started it before checking for water in the block.

But there’s no immediate indications that it’s been under water. So either the owner just wanted it gone; or a positive wire grounded itself after going through some water. It’ll do all sorts of crazy things (Every warning light, limp mode, etc). Then once it fully dries out everything goes back to normal.

[bigchungusus]

Pretty good condition, would buy it for pocket change and a half eaten pickle

[jacobchapman]

It’s funny because in reality all the electronics in the car are tested with a water immersion test as per ISO 17025. So if the car runs, they will most likely be fine.

[viperking]

you the ones posting videos that messed up the auctions thanks guys

[erqdgqf]

I have an xfr jaguar that has 510 horsepower supercharged that was salvaged from hurricane Harvey and its in my shop lights out fast and absolutely gorgeous and runs amazingly with low miles, so sometimes like me you can find these flood cars that aren't damaged, why insurance companies call some cars totaled is beyond me, so you can find a gem just like I did.

[RocketLeaueMenace]

My dumbass read the title as mini r35 gtr, but otherise this is a really good lookin gtr

[dkomdarkstar]

Stahp! This is one of my two favorite cars!

[jawshyy]

I bought a flooded WRX 3 years ago. 3 years later the only electrical issue I’ve had was the car thinking the blinkers were burnt out. Insurance will total cars out for nothing, very often.

[sdrxlucifer]

I would daily the crap out of it! Working at a tire shop…. WOOO possibilities 😂 beautiful car though. Maybe one day 🤔