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08-03-2010, 12:56 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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...it probably is.
I'm just wondering how many storm damaged cars will be flooding the market(pardon the pun). People will be off loading cars that have been for a long deep swim and some unscrupulous panel beaters will be giving new cars that look they've been parked on a golf driving range a coat of bog and paint and flogging them off.  : So just a "buyer beware" people.
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08-03-2010, 01:10 AM
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Yeah I can see this happening, lots of people offloading late model cars that have been flooded. The strong scent of odor-eliminator used by dealerships should ring alarm bells.
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08-03-2010, 02:57 AM
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sorry been out of the country for 4 months. Which state was affected by flooding ?
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08-03-2010, 03:44 AM
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08-03-2010, 07:28 AM
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Could be good bargains to be found in hail damaged cars in yards though.
Peter Warren has new cars marked down by ~$5k and advertised as hail damaged. An Ego G6ET where you had to really look to find where hail had hit, I'm sure a dent puller could iron that puppy out for a couple of thou and you've got yourself a nice little saving there. Unless I'm mistaken and they're replaced it with another Ego in the yard, it's still there and it would be an 09 plated car so even more savings could be made. |
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08-03-2010, 08:02 AM
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Flooding in Victoria and Queensland; that's never ever happened before.......
Must be climate change. Auction houses like Pickles and Fowles will probably end up with quite a few of these cars.
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08-03-2010, 09:17 AM
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How could I tell you say? When you take off an interior door sill trim in a and there's mud in there, you know!!! |
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08-03-2010, 09:23 AM
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I was thinking a new fpv with hail damage could be a bargain to be had
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car BA GT-P for the shed Mustang GT for the other half E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it. BA XR6T for a daily NT Pajero for the bush XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo My dad is a generous bloke. He gave away his dead car batteries free of charge.... |
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08-03-2010, 09:39 AM
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They all end up as stat write offs and anyone who doesnt do a revs check on a car they are buying privately should be shot. Dealers have to disclose it.
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08-03-2010, 09:42 AM
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I can buy a new GT in qld for $59,990 drive away, why would you want a dinted one! |
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08-03-2010, 10:25 AM
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Theres only 1 other GT for the same price, But Pre-owned can move alot more than new cars can.
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08-03-2010, 10:26 AM
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Wow. That's some storm. Who would want a car hit by a lightning strike ???!!!
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08-03-2010, 10:29 AM
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08-03-2010, 01:26 PM
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i would`nt buy a hail damaged car even if it is hard to see , you will always know it is there.
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08-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car BA GT-P for the shed Mustang GT for the other half E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it. BA XR6T for a daily NT Pajero for the bush XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo My dad is a generous bloke. He gave away his dead car batteries free of charge.... |
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08-03-2010, 05:52 PM
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Im glad i live in tas and the hail we get is always very small and soft, *Touch wood* lol!
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08-03-2010, 08:06 PM
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i remember 10 or so years ago in caboolture (QLD)
the hail damage was that bad that even the wreckers didnt want them once it smashed all windows/panels the hail wrecked the interior |
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08-03-2010, 10:57 PM
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08-03-2010, 11:47 PM
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When Syd had a big hail storm a year or 2 ago there were a fair few at the auctions.
6 months old BFII Fairmont ghia for around $10K, VE SSV with 11,000km on the clock for $22K, not too bad if you could repair them.
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09-03-2010, 02:07 PM
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Generally they'd be repairable.
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09-03-2010, 03:02 PM
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On a possibly related note, the Mythbusters have proven that golf ball-style dimples all over a car do indeed improve fuel efficiency and aerodynamics.
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09-03-2010, 03:48 PM
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hail damaged stat write off means,
that the damage to the car would cost more to fix than its worth every tried fixing hail damage,right royal pain then theres the paint job on top so judging wat a panel beater charges nowadays it doesnt take much for a stat write off |
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