I Bought A STOLEN Hellcat CHEAP At Salvage Auction!

I just gambled $37,000 sight unseen on a "vandalized" Manual 2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat, at over $20,000 off retail pricing, there's gotta be a catch, right?

Let's find out if we just bought the steal (pun intended) of the year, or if ignoring the golden rule of "if it's too good to be true, it probably it" is gonna bite us HARD...

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[jonathan-qdcc]

Very rare to see such minimal problems with salvage auction hellcat. That rebuild went WAY too smoothly 😂😂😂

[teairajoiner]

Hey Lee, allow me to explain the damages to your car. The reason why that pink cord was disconnected from the Uconnect is because it’s an antenna/tracker, same with the rear view mirror. Thieves usually disconnect them to make sure it can’t be tracked. There’s also a third tracker on the rear right side under the headliner so make sure those are still plugged in. The reason for your passenger side being took down is because there’s a something called the star connector, which is used to bypass the security and add a key. There’s also another way through the security gateway module, which was why that was broken as well. They probably tried one way and it didn’t work so they tried the other way. And lastly, I’m sure you know why the driver window was broken. I hope I answered your questions.

[redjaypictures]

PLEASE don’t strip this one, there will be plenty more totaled/stolen challengers to get parts from, but having one as clean as this is BEYOND a rarity

[BostonRoger]

The reason you have keys and the wheels were loose: the insurance called the owner and gave them the chance to recover their stuff. They took the aftermarket wheels off and left the two keys.

[BigBoyTraks]

"Felt my credit score drop the 2nd I got in this thing" 🤣

[oldcarnutzs]

Body shop tip use sprayable, seam sealer or undercoating in the door. It’ll will encapsulate any piece of glass you can’t get out and stop the rattling. Make sure not to clog the drain holes.

[cujocujo]

Bet the guys who stole it couldn't really drive a stick, which is why the tires are still good :)

[HyphenzaOfficial]

This type is actually very entertaining. something very satisfying seeing you get these dream cars for cheap at salvages and almost immediately turn it around to be a car worth displaying. keep it up

[NickK-uxrb]

Just a heads up! My 2018 Durango SRT 392 was stolen in Baltimore, it was recovered and insurance called it a constructive total loss. It was towed to Copart in Finksburg. Prior to being stolen it was CHERRY. It only has 29k miles! I'd love to see you guys buy it and rebuild it.

[KP-]

I cannot understate how lucky you got. Sometimes insurance companies don’t want to deal with the headache and be lazy to their due diligence on the car. Happy for you bro, looks awesome. You can easily make a profit on this

[Yourmission]

It’s a shame because someone probably got their car to the exact spec they wanted it at all to end up having it stolen. That color I’m not a fan of but a hellcat challenger with the manual is what I want

[MrHansen]

09:20 blowing glass chunks out of the door with no eye protection. Living on the edge, priceless!

[Jonesyxd]

the mirror was cut because it has the location for the navigation so when it is reported stolen it can be tracked so by cutting it they get rid of the tracking

[BBliffe]

Never mind that Hell Cat....Helll... that Fork Lift is a Beast lol. Carrying over 4K weight and itself while rolling. Didn't know they can lift that heavy.

[MatthewRindahl]

Dude got an absolute steal regardless if you’re a mopar fan or not

[SarntRexxo]

man thats so damn cool, yall really got a diamond in the rough and lucky as hell had everything to piece it all back together to almost perfection.

would kill to have that car myself, but super glad to see someone whod appreciate get it as well.

[SuperSlimShady]

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while. Great job on this one! Very deserving. Scrap is where it’s at. Known many great people to make a fortune on salvage vehicles. Love the channel, keep the videos flowing…..

[UnholyNative]

It could be a rear view mirror with a hidden camera in them, but a lot of them don’t start recording until you start your car so cut the wires to avoid being recorded

[sumative]

If I’m not mistaken one of the two keys should be a valet key to push down the horse power (I believe the red) and the black one is the personal key that makes it 707

[lockedjaws]

they remove the rear view mirror because it’s controlled by the dodge app which lets you track and turn off the car so they rip it off so you can’t