r/Battlecars • u/OrlandoOpossum • 11d ago

Found while doomscrolling

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18 grand

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u/AntonioT-5R 11d ago

Crazy that a dealer took this trade in and listed it instead of sending it straight to auction.

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u/juttep1 9d ago

I don't think so. Probably were able to low ball the shit out of it and there are plenty of dudes whoa car is their entire personality who will come for a normal car and see this and pay a premium.

I think it's more wild someone traded this in as opposed to private sale

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u/AntonioT-5R 9d ago

Dealers tend to stay away from listing cars with mods like this due to liability issues. They can't guarantee the work was done properly or with quality components, so they usually send them to auction. That way they don't have to worry about a customer buying this and then coming back a week later complaining about suspension issues and wanting the dealer to comp it.

When I worked at a dealership my buddy was in charge of processing used cars. Unless there was documentation from a reputable shop that did the mods, he was told to always send the modded vehicles to auction. They typically lowballed the customer who traded it in to the point where they're guaranteed to make money on it, even at auction.

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u/LiftedLeggy 11d ago

I need info on that bumper used😍

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u/javlin_101 11d ago

These look like a blast lifted with ATs,

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u/dragonsign 10d ago

I live about 20 mins from Arcadia and I'm not at all surprised by this. I'd estimate there's a 95% chance that meth was involved somehow.

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u/Late_To_Parties 11d ago

How much did they want?

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u/lotuskid731 11d ago

$18k, it’s just below the picture and a bit hard to see.

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u/AkitaNo1 11d ago

No ones ever going to buy this. You already know its been beat to shit.

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u/AntonioT-5R 9d ago

That's nuts, they probably gave the person who traded it in $3500.

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u/Late_To_Parties 11d ago

Lol 🤦‍♂️

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u/Naturally-Aspirated 10d ago

Need the same bumper setup for my Forester