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Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by kcaustin66, Dec 22, 2018.

  1. Dec 22, 2018 at 10:45 PM
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    Thank you ive been wanting to get a project truck going on
     
  2. Dec 22, 2018 at 11:33 PM
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    How are these to work with? My last experience with Co-part seemed to have a lot of ridiculous fees.
     
  3. Dec 23, 2018 at 1:13 AM
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    Not bad... Got my 2013 in 2015 with 40k.... Total fixed it ran me $16k... Not the best.. But still better than Craigslist in it back then.....

    iaai.com . Oh and that's including towing across half USA and fees and ship labor + more major parts... Just the smaller stuff like bumper and clips and lights my self.

    Not the best route for resale. But good enough if for keeps for a while. Give it some time and it will only be $1k difference in value between clean and rebuilt title lol
     
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  4. Dec 23, 2018 at 1:55 AM
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    My truck is in the shop now. The tailgate was slightly dented and is the easiest. The rear bumper is being replaced and with the hitch. The biggest expense is the damaged box side panel. The bed had to be completely removed. The side panel is spot welded on so that had to be dealt with. The new side panel has been welded back on. The whole bed is getting repainted. Estimate is now close to 6K. I had a neighbor who went to auctions all the time. He always had one or two vehicles that he was restoring. He knew what he doing and what to look for. The main thing is never ever buy a vehicle with water damage indicated, or major lower front end damage, or all air bags deployed. Almost every vehicle he bought at auction was rear ended. usually trucks. The least safety issues if any and the easiest to get back to snuff. He gets them cheap and makes a decent profit even if way under KBB. He has no shortage of cash buyers because he has a good rep. On another note, most of my friends and coworkers do keep their vehicles long term. 6,7 years or more. You did good with your Tundra. A great deal.
     
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  5. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:03 AM
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    Flood damage,especially salt water flood damage= HELL NO!!!
     
  6. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:11 AM
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    Not for a driver, most definitely, but those go dirt cheap and are a great source for non technical parts.
     
  7. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:14 AM
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    Great truck, man. Good choice.
    I've had lots of cars that were bought from auction. Once I bought 2004 Matrix with 4k mi for $4k. Repairs ran me another $4k with repairing fender bender. Had a car for a year and unfortunately it got totaled in head-on collision by unlicensed and illegal alien (Adjuster's words). Got my money back. Even after fender bender when car bought with minimal damage and repaired with correct parts, this Toyota Matrix did saved my family's lives. I had 3 loved ones that walked away from demolished car scratch free!!!
    On the other hand my brother didn't want a payment and got 2014 Limited from auction for $21k after repairs. No frame damage, only cosmetic with 35k mi on the clock with few custom upgrades already on the truck.
     
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  8. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:51 AM
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    So I may need help with the math on this.

    Clean retail for this truck is 37500.00 as of today (not sure when this truck was purchased).

    In Texas, the total loss threshold is 100%, so pretty much the truck was going to cost greater that actual cash value to repair.

    Lucky for the OP, he found a complete bed assembly for 1500.00 with the same color scheme (assumed) and what is pretty common in cost.

    Even if the bed was 5000.00, the bumper another 5000.00, and the install of all parts was another 5000.00, the math doesn’t add up to why the truck was not fixed and instead issued a salvaged title, especially if the truck was just a bumper and complete bed assembly.

    Now Iowa has a 50% total loss formula, so this state totals vehicles pretty easily.

    Personally, there has to be more to this story than we know. Insurance companies are not in business to lose money.

    Maybe some of you that have done this can step by step me through the whole process.

    @JimBeam might have some input on this process. Might not though.
     
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  9. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:56 AM
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    Yep^^^^. (Without math we all would be dead....heh...heh)
     
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  10. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:01 AM
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    How would men measure up? Lol

    There went Pandora’s box key...
     
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  11. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:10 AM
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    My 04 is an R title I bought after repairs. Only thing that concerned me when I bought it was frame damage. It was totaled in 12, back on the road in 14, and Toyota replaced the frame in 15.

    With the frame replacement it alleviated most of my concerns. There's been a few things I've noticed but nothing that couldn't have been present on a normal 10 year old vehicle and nothing that would have swayed me from buying it either way.

    I can see how the math *could work. You have a year old vehicle accident, have the dealer quote new parts + labor. Buy it back for half or less than of market value, use aftermarket or used parts in your down time so labor is "free". That applies if you're keeping it, if you're reselling quickly then it becomes harder.
     
  12. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:17 AM
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    I have a friend who runs a reputable insurance claim auto body shop does close to 1.5M-2M in sales a month.
    He fixed my truck as a favor since he is busy w insurance claims and makes big bucks there.

    The insurance write up on my truck was 22k but I only paid 5k as i gave him 6 months to finish it and find the parts. They have a insurance claim software that's being used nationwide. The labor hours and the oem or after markets parts adds up the bill ridiculously high for insurance companies to salvage the vehicles in most cases.

    In my and OP case, we were able to get parts from junkyard to build our project truck. This theory doesn't work with insurance companies. The vehicles has to be finished with new parts and the quality and finish has to be satisfactory for the vehicle owner.

    There are lotsa unknowns after opening the damaged area. That was the case with me too.
     
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  13. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:26 AM
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    Yep, my Tunny is at Service King which has several shops. I asked them to go with the cheaper black primed bumper and color match it. They couldn't do it so I'm getting the chrome bumper again. I could pay extra for an aftermarket bumper that is crazily a bit cheaper than the marked up chrome bumper. Go figure.
     
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  14. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:56 AM
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    It's all personal preference, personally I would choose debt free. I know, I know, this is probably the wrong place to say something like that because we all want ALL THE PARTS FOR THE TUNDRAS! LOL
    Edit: Changed post some, have a habit of posting before thinking haha.
     
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  15. Dec 23, 2018 at 7:37 AM
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    Repairs have come a long way. My 2017 Tacoma was t-boned by uninsured driver... Had some frame damage. 17k later and I don't even notice a thing. Does suck knowing my brand new truck has entire new passanger side lol .
     
  16. Dec 23, 2018 at 8:31 AM
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    My 2016 TRD Pro was hit Driver side door by a Chyrsler M doing 60 mph, Geico thought more, I cut the airbags away and got out passenger door, driver of the car was unfortunate, hurt badly. $33,000 in damage to truck, I drove the truck back to my construction site in Austin, frame damage was 1/8" cost was the firewall was damaged, I had 3" Toytec struts put on truck with 35"" tires it elevated the truck just right, truck sold at salvage for $13k, someone fixed good as new, would I buy it? Don't think so. If I'd been in an aluminum frame F-150, I would have been messed up, I never mind the mileage any more

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  17. Dec 23, 2018 at 11:29 AM
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    3” lift, black step bars, aftermarket wheels, LT305/55R20 was this way when I brought it.
    I would not buy a flood car to many issues later and don’t want to deal with front due to air bags
     
  18. Dec 23, 2018 at 12:31 PM
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    3” lift, black step bars, aftermarket wheels, LT305/55R20 was this way when I brought it.
    I was able to come up with cash to buy my Tundra, credit cards about $3500 balance and the house is $12000 balance we are set to be debt free in about 12 months really looking forward to it.
     
  19. Dec 23, 2018 at 12:44 PM
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    3” lift, black step bars, aftermarket wheels, LT305/55R20 was this way when I brought it.
    I know it doesn’t make since, the only thing I could come up with is some people have replacement insurance so the insurance is more able to total a vehicle. It is hard to believe
    a good example look at this listing it is the same place I got my truck from about the same damage:
    https://www.autobidmaster.com/en/ca...TA_TUNDRA_CRE_CERTIFICATE_OF_TITLE_DALLAS_TX/

    this truck will go for about $15000 -$20000 plus
     
  20. Dec 23, 2018 at 12:51 PM
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    I won’t cause I buy cars with good resale value. If u keep it till it dies and know the extent of the damage. Go for it
     
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    Where did you get the 100% value number for Texas vehicles? In all the years, the number has been closer to 75%. I don't live in Texas, but I still see lots of trucks from Texas that I deem way less than 100% value to repair.

    Regardless, don't try to wrap your head around how the insurance company decides what gets fixed and what gets scrapped. They seem to pull numbers out of a hat.
     
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  22. Dec 23, 2018 at 3:15 PM
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    This has all the states listed and how it’s all calculated.

    https://www.mwl-law.com/vehicle-considered-totaled/
     
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  23. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:03 PM
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    A lot of people look down on branded titles, simply because many insurance companies won't cover branded title vehicles. I know my insurance company won't even cover a rebuilt title vehicle.
     
  24. Dec 23, 2018 at 4:31 PM
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    This is my 2014 that I wrecked, not my fault. Had it repaired, and it just wasn't the same, they tried and tried to get the door lines to line back up, got it really close, but I hated it. So, I took my depreciated value check, $5,000 used for a down payment and I left it with my local yota dealership, bought a new 2017 just like the one I wrecked, kept my wheels, toolbox, vent shades and husky liners. Couldn't be happier.


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    Yep...that kind of damage is not worth trying to fix. Side hit...a bad side hit. Like you mentioned ...next to impossible to restore.....
     
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  26. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:45 PM
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    Damn I remember that.

    It worked out in the end.
     
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  27. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:49 PM
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    upload_2018-12-23_18-49-19.jpg...oh...wait......
     
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  28. Dec 23, 2018 at 5:52 PM
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    Yes sir. Had to get into a pissing match with the other parties insurance, but I walked away happy, considering their first diminished value offer was 1k.
     
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    3” lift, black step bars, aftermarket wheels, LT305/55R20 was this way when I brought it.
    I had a Chevy Trailblazer that was hit in the side and repaired it looked great and drove like a new car. But the road noise was terrible that is why I don’t want anything damaged on the sides. Thank god my was a hit in the rear.
     
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    When I had time to build I used to use IAA ( Insurance auto auctions) https://iaa-auctions.com/
    I've done cars, trucks, bikes and sleads. Now I have no time and more money, never thought I would ever buy a new vehicle.
     

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