Very first LFA crash
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Well so far the most expensive piece, and the most difficult to come by, as I understand it, has been the hood which we are expecting to be in the neighborhood of 35-45k. Front bumper is another 15-20k.
Rear bumper has been repaired and the cost of repair and refinish of the rear bumper was 15k. No mechanical damage noted and airbags never deployed. I am not sure if the accident has been listed in Car fax I assume since it was *****d out in its condition to so many dealers it is but I am not sure.
Looking at the car, it appears the car was sandwiched between 2 cars. My guess is that it was hit from behind after hitting a car in front because the the front damage is so much more exaggerated than the rear.
A dealer by the name of Expo sold my friend the car. Expo bought it from the dealer in California. When Expo sold my friend the car the story was that the car was given by a Lexus dealer to a potential lease holder. A few weeks later it was in the California dealers hands. But I asked Expo guys about the rogue salesman and they said they believe the potential leaser crashed it and the Lexus dealer is doing their best to protect his privacy. But all this honestly is hear say.
What I can tell you for sure is that this car rammed some object could have been another car could have been anything. And subsequently was hit in the rear.
I will post more pics and video once some of the parts start rolling in from Toyota.
Rear bumper has been repaired and the cost of repair and refinish of the rear bumper was 15k. No mechanical damage noted and airbags never deployed. I am not sure if the accident has been listed in Car fax I assume since it was *****d out in its condition to so many dealers it is but I am not sure.
Looking at the car, it appears the car was sandwiched between 2 cars. My guess is that it was hit from behind after hitting a car in front because the the front damage is so much more exaggerated than the rear.
A dealer by the name of Expo sold my friend the car. Expo bought it from the dealer in California. When Expo sold my friend the car the story was that the car was given by a Lexus dealer to a potential lease holder. A few weeks later it was in the California dealers hands. But I asked Expo guys about the rogue salesman and they said they believe the potential leaser crashed it and the Lexus dealer is doing their best to protect his privacy. But all this honestly is hear say.
What I can tell you for sure is that this car rammed some object could have been another car could have been anything. And subsequently was hit in the rear.
I will post more pics and video once some of the parts start rolling in from Toyota.
Thank You very much for sharing...
~ Joe Z
someone gave me a tip on an update of this car
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...#ht_8598wt_980
so it went to texas and it's again on the market. the funny thing is the front bumper and fender seems to be fixed. the hood is now ok, not sure if it's repainted.
but the rear is not touched, seems like the same damage still. the front headlight is still broken.
so the car is partially fixed but not all. someone wants to get it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...#ht_8598wt_980
so it went to texas and it's again on the market. the funny thing is the front bumper and fender seems to be fixed. the hood is now ok, not sure if it's repainted.
but the rear is not touched, seems like the same damage still. the front headlight is still broken.
so the car is partially fixed but not all. someone wants to get it?
I can not tell you the price, but it was a bargain. Bargain enough that if I told you before (while it was on sale) you would have emptied family members accounts in hopes of returning the money with buku interest. We might as well should have been carrying Mack 10's and wearing ski masks the day we sealed the deal.
We will see how it does on the rental circuit here in Texas. Should pan out to be a good investment.
We will see how it does on the rental circuit here in Texas. Should pan out to be a good investment.
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Also in the Q&A at the bottom of the auction...
Question & Answer Answered On
Q: Have you obtained any estimates on how much the repairs would cost? Does Lexus even have panels available at this time? Any issues with drivetrain? How is the title branded at this point (salvage?) Please let me know - Thanks Mar-14-12
A: HI, Yes in parts it’s $14,000 plus labor. If you want I can assist in fixing it for you if you decide to buy the car or you can do it yourself. Yes they are available but have to special order them. Perfect drive train and and Texas clean title. Call me to discuss further. Thanks you,
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The car will need a hood, headlight, rear bumper, radiator cover and rear quarter panel plus whatever else
Then you have labor and painting to get back to a car that is visually ok but has a history that will lead most collectors to pass on such a car
Hard to believe this could trade at $300k
Then you have labor and painting to get back to a car that is visually ok but has a history that will lead most collectors to pass on such a car
Hard to believe this could trade at $300k
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Buyer in China backed out. And the car is expected to trade well north of 300k. After thw buyer backed out it was gonna run in copart but was decided ebay is better. Its actually its third stint on ebay. 300 is just the starting point.
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And get real what fkn "collector" its not a museum piece even in perfect condition. Its an uber expensive Toyota tgat really is for pickin up coot. Makes cool sound and has a neat gauge cluster. Other than that honestly nobody even knows or cares. It will sell soon though no worries.
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Thats almost as bad as the guy who won the Lamborghini and crashed it a couple of hours later!
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top...sUdvVdWtw.cspx
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