My Copart Specials - BMW 420d & Maserati Gransport

My Copart Specials - BMW 420d & Maserati Gransport

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interstellar

3,373 posts

147 months

Monday 13th May
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It’s been there for 40 mins where are the pictures?

biglaugh

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Monday 13th May
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sparks85 said:
If the Maserati was circa £9.4k, and a bumper is £2k/tricky to find, is there not a greater value in these for slowly breaking and selling parts? (Assuming you don't want to repair the car for yourself?)
Yes, there will certainly be more money in parts, but this one is getting fixed, then I’ll decide if I keep it or sell my 987.2S boxster!

And… It arrived!!







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Starts and drives fine but battery was flat.

The alarm keeps going off and the keys need to be synchronised as they dont lock/unlock the car on the button.

Doesn’t look like there is any structural damage behind the bumper.

It hit an animal. Hairs everywhere!

Sounds glorious, will put a video up later!


Edited by Gustavo7 on Monday 13th May 11:32

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Monday 13th May
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Austin_Metro

1,249 posts

49 months

Monday 13th May
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Great noise.

cossy400

3,175 posts

185 months

Monday 13th May
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So what you thinking just a bumper and a headlight now then??

Sounds bloody lovely though

helix402

7,894 posts

183 months

Monday 13th May
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Badger.

Superferret

20 posts

8 months

Monday 13th May
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This is awesome, I have massive envy 😆. Beautiful colour combo.
Also for 2 grand per bumper I reckon I'd enjoy experimenting with plastic welding, etc to see if the broken one could be salvaged. I appreciate that could be a fools errand though.
Good luck OP.

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Monday 13th May
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cossy400 said:
So what you thinking just a bumper and a headlight now then??

Sounds bloody lovely though
To do / to buy list:
• Bumper + respray (booked for 3rd June)
• LH Headlight (might do away with a new lenses from a non-xenon unit - cheaper)
• Front LH indicator
• Front grille
• Alarm / central locking: need to send the keys and alarm module to Abaccus Alarms in South London for reprogramming (they deal with 3200/4200gt alarms)
• MOT
• full service
• trip to Le Mans departing June 12th 5:20ambiglaugh

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Monday 13th May
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Superferret said:
This is awesome, I have massive envy ??. Beautiful colour combo.
Also for 2 grand per bumper I reckon I'd enjoy experimenting with plastic welding, etc to see if the broken one could be salvaged. I appreciate that could be a fools errand though.
Good luck OP.
I will give it a try this summer then sell it on ebay for £1.5khehe I really wanted the car back on the road asap tho

A few more photos below showing the interior, the underside and the bd siren I had to remove before the neighbours set the car car on firebiglaugh












helix402

7,894 posts

183 months

Monday 13th May
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The siren looks very similar to the 90s factory fitted Fiat stuff (Punto GT etc).

Mr Tidy

22,653 posts

128 months

Monday 13th May
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Wow it looks and sounds fantastic. thumbup

Good luck getting it fixed in time for Le Mans. I have to admire your exceptional braveness, and am looking forward to the updates already!

interstellar

3,373 posts

147 months

Monday 13th May
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What car on copart are you bidding on this week and is coming next week?

Fessia fancier

1,026 posts

184 months

Monday 13th May
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The siren on a qp is apparently the same as alfa 159

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Monday 13th May
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interstellar said:
What car on copart are you bidding on this week and is coming next week?
No more bidding in the foreseeable future!

But it’s a thrilling way to buy a car, a bit like xmas for grown ups… the search, the wait, the expectation, the surprise and (hopefully not a lot of) disappointment.

GhostWKD

502 posts

214 months

Monday 13th May
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Must admit this thread had me looking at a Cat S 911 with what looked like simple to repair damage... Not sure that should be the first foray into it biggrin

Good luck with the plan OP, interested to see how it goes for sure biggrin

MrC986

3,514 posts

192 months

Tuesday 14th May
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I had a near escape with a wandering badger a couple of years ago....fortunately it was a glancing blow (just caught the near side front) & my CLS only had a cracked bumper which my excellent smart repairer pieced back together. If the badger had been a foot further in to the road It’d have probably been the same outcome as the Maser - a new headlight is at least £1k & this is why some insurers are using secondhand parts.

A Maser Gransport definitely gives me “the jizz” wink Good luck with the project OP thumbup

Gustavo7

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124 posts

123 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Mr Tidy said:
Wow it looks and sounds fantastic. thumbup

Good luck getting it fixed in time for Le Mans. I have to admire your exceptional braveness, and am looking forward to the updates already!
Thanks, I just realised this morning...the sound was with the exhaust flaps closed, I haven't put it into Sport mode yet! yes


GhostWKD said:
Must admit this thread had me looking at a Cat S 911 with what looked like simple to repair damage... Not sure that should be the first foray into it biggrin
What about this: https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/51118534/clean-title-...

Plenty of Pistonheads Pedigreetongue out

Craikeybaby

10,451 posts

226 months

Tuesday 14th May
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I think a Lotus clam will make a Maserati bumper look cheap...

AyBee

10,555 posts

203 months

Tuesday 14th May
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That Lotus has been through once already - very strange. I looked at buying one a few weeks ago and the parts prices are insane - £1.5k for a crash structure, £2k for a clam, £1.2k for each headlight...

GhostWKD

502 posts

214 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Raced in the lotus cup for a few years by the looks of it



I think the clams can be had for c. £1k aftermarket iirc, but no idea what sits behind it that's now mangled etc. Definitely a brave pill that one biggrin