Pickles Hailstorm Auctions

[Radion]

G'day guys,

Pickles started auctioning off all the repairable write off cars on behalf of the insurance companies. I went today and saw a few good bargains.

Saw a White 1994 r32 GTR with 88000kms sold for $9000 --- shattered i didn't have the cash

VT and VX commodore with minimal damage going for $800-$2000 good for a daily drive

Newish Corrolas going for about $5000-6000 05-07 models with low kms

Highly recommend if you want a cheap beat around or are/know panel beaters..

http://www.pickles.com.au/damaged/promotions/-/content/melbourne-storms

[MP_R33]

Dont they need VIV anyway?

[Cowboy1600]

Dont they need VIV anyway?

Not if they are a financial write off.

[MUZT3K]

I'm looking for a daily, so what's the process of getting them registered? Do you need to fix the damage?

[ZILLR]

That white r32 gtr went back up for auction, only reason could have been that the buyer didnt have the cash

[Jasonr31]

Is there any way to tell which ones would need a viv from the pickles page? Noticed there are some that dont say "repairable write off" next to them..... do all the ones that say write off need a viv?

[Johnie]

If it was damaged in the xmas hail storm it wont need a viv, but will show repairable writeoff, saw it written on vicroads site u dont need viv.

Edited January 29, 2012 by Johnie

[Jasonr31]

Interesting... can anyone confirm? Am in need of a cheap daily so dont give a rats about hailed panels.....

[MUZT3K]

^ same here

[Shadz]

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/WhatHasToBeRegistered/Written-off+Vehicles/VehiclesDamaged25Dec2011HailStorm.htm?intcmp=HPE00076

From what I can see (and heard of from a few people) if it shows it was written off just to hail damage, no VIV required. Probably would have to get the VIN and confirm with Vicroads to see if the car was just written off for hail damage and not water damage.

[Jasonr31]

Would that information be given at the auction or will it be a gamble..? Also to those who may have been before... how did you get the car home? Have to trailer it i guess because probably couldnt organise an unreg permit on saturday...

[Knightmayre]

Might have changed now, but Pickles used to make you take it home on a trailer, even if you have an UVP.

[emts]

That white r32 gtr went back up for auction, only reason could have been that the buyer didnt have the cash

or it could be the buyer did not read the terms and conditions,

remember there is a fee off around 10% on top of the auction end price plus some admin,

so that 9K GTR comes out at 10K to get off the lot

many ppl don't realize this and bid their max amount only to find out they have more fees..

then you have to get a RWC on car you don't know

and there no-way to get a proper inspection like state roads done on it either.

all to save a grand or 2 on a car with cosmetic damage

now if it was 4-5K different matter, but 9ish nah.

[Radion]

Apparently you don't need a VIV now if the damage is only cosmetic. They have change this after the 2010 Hail Storm caused massive delays in getting a VIV.

Zillr, how do you know the white gtr went back up ?

Edited January 30, 2012 by Radion

[ZILLR]

went back on pickles a week later and it was back on, the first auction was on a tuesday, then the following week it was on thursday i think.

i was going to bid on the GTR but i had to many friends looking at it to, 9k is way to much... i expected to pay 6500 TBH

- also think the previous owner tried selling his rims that were on it in the FS section

[Radion]

ahh fair enough,

It ended up going for $9250.. I was prepared to pay up to $7000. Repairs would cost around $3500 for cosmetic, butwho knows, maybe mechanically something was wrong..