Originally Posted by hahnmgh63
You do not need a Broker to sign up for IAAI auctions. There is a mermbership fee and try if possible to only purchase close to where you are at for shipping costs and hopefully that way you can go inspect it. Always look for one that is Run & Drive so you can go here it startup and see the overall condition.
Looking for a RS5 motor I made the mistake and purchased an Ebay motor. It was a couple of months until I got it in the car. There had been moisture damage internally due to the engine sitting at the wrecking yard for a too long under poor storage conditions. Now I had to pull a motor which only had 26k miles but was basically toast, scored Rod journal bearings. I recently purchased a Run & Drive 27k RS5. Had it inspected from a friend, it was in Ohio and I'm in WA state. Cooling system was off so could only run it for a couple of minutes at the most. I had it shipped to a yard close by but was able to drive it right onto my trailer. Prior to installing (within the next month). I did an oil change and sent a sample of the old oil to Blackstone (Analaysis came back very good, thankfully).
IAAI is much more reputable than Copart. Copart yards vary a lot from place to place. Some will bolt on a few parts on the car to hide damage so you think the car is in better shape than others. They may list a car as Run & Drive but they don't guarantee it when you get there. They've had a whole lot of lawyers write up there policies and Terms & Conditions, a lot of Fine print, they're basically not responsible to tell the truth whatsoever.
Looking for a RS5 motor I made the mistake and purchased an Ebay motor. It was a couple of months until I got it in the car. There had been moisture damage internally due to the engine sitting at the wrecking yard for a too long under poor storage conditions. Now I had to pull a motor which only had 26k miles but was basically toast, scored Rod journal bearings. I recently purchased a Run & Drive 27k RS5. Had it inspected from a friend, it was in Ohio and I'm in WA state. Cooling system was off so could only run it for a couple of minutes at the most. I had it shipped to a yard close by but was able to drive it right onto my trailer. Prior to installing (within the next month). I did an oil change and sent a sample of the old oil to Blackstone (Analaysis came back very good, thankfully).
IAAI is much more reputable than Copart. Copart yards vary a lot from place to place. Some will bolt on a few parts on the car to hide damage so you think the car is in better shape than others. They may list a car as Run & Drive but they don't guarantee it when you get there. They've had a whole lot of lawyers write up there policies and Terms & Conditions, a lot of Fine print, they're basically not responsible to tell the truth whatsoever.
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