GON
$100 Site Donor 2024
When I purchase from Copart, two things I do are (1) limit my targeted vehicles to those of which I am very familiar, (2) have a history that usually reflects one or two owners, vehicle was registered in a non-urban environment, etc.
Found this 2006 Grand Prix GT (supercharged 3.8L), it was a one owner vehicle, registered its entire life on a small rural area on the southern boarder of Pennsylvania. Carfax reported no accidents, and the pictures from Copart looked good. The vehicle was a donated vehicle, and the charity was disposing of the vehicle through Copart. Had 110k miles.
When I picked up the car, I discovered the pictures hid the true condition. Every single body panel had damage, the car interior was so deep in dirt, after weeks of careful cleaning, I still could not get it clean. It appeared to have never had any maintenance, except maybe an occasional oil change and a battery replacement.
If there was any good news, it was the car was a GM 3.8l engine, that engine will run to 300k miles on cooking oil, as long as the LIM gasket is replaced when it fails. The parts for this model car are very cheap. I think I paid about $900 to Copart for this GP, I can't recall the exact number.
I purchased about $800 worth of parts on RockAuto, and was getting ready to get the GP up to standard.
I like to keep my cars in good condition, and with every single body panel (including the roof) with damage, and the interior forever dirty, I sold the GP to a local guy getting back on his feet and needed a dependable ride.
The pictures are somewhat misleading, as the car looks ok when washed and wet... It is actually a very beat up car.
Found this 2006 Grand Prix GT (supercharged 3.8L), it was a one owner vehicle, registered its entire life on a small rural area on the southern boarder of Pennsylvania. Carfax reported no accidents, and the pictures from Copart looked good. The vehicle was a donated vehicle, and the charity was disposing of the vehicle through Copart. Had 110k miles.
When I picked up the car, I discovered the pictures hid the true condition. Every single body panel had damage, the car interior was so deep in dirt, after weeks of careful cleaning, I still could not get it clean. It appeared to have never had any maintenance, except maybe an occasional oil change and a battery replacement.
If there was any good news, it was the car was a GM 3.8l engine, that engine will run to 300k miles on cooking oil, as long as the LIM gasket is replaced when it fails. The parts for this model car are very cheap. I think I paid about $900 to Copart for this GP, I can't recall the exact number.
I purchased about $800 worth of parts on RockAuto, and was getting ready to get the GP up to standard.
I like to keep my cars in good condition, and with every single body panel (including the roof) with damage, and the interior forever dirty, I sold the GP to a local guy getting back on his feet and needed a dependable ride.
The pictures are somewhat misleading, as the car looks ok when washed and wet... It is actually a very beat up car.