I may be the owner of a 2003 Pontiac Aztec. I don't want a 2003 Pontiac Aztec. Do I? I really expect (and hope) to be saved by the 'Reserve'.
Up to a couple years ago I would pick up a low priced, no bidder car to strip or flip. It was fun and I made a little money. It also launched me into buying cheap Boxsters. Well, I'm bored at the moment and logged into Copart knowing that the Tulsa Auction was in progress. Maybe they had a Porsche or Honda that I could think about...? Nope. Nothing good. Then the ugliest car in the inventory came up at $200 and nobody was bidding. Before I knew it, I had clicked $225 - just to move the auction along. The timer ran and no bids. It went into "Overtime". No more bids.
If it was a normal car, I could probably part it out for a decent return, But an '03 Aztec? Does anybody even fix those when they break? "Oops, 10 Amp fuse is blown, lets scrap it..." Crap. I may have to build it as a Gambler if they release it.
Maybe you can have Foose design you a nice one
NickD
UltimaDork
8/14/20 1:13 p.m.
Yeah, but we get such cool stories from you when you go on auto auction sites.
As I said in the other Aztek thread, my experience with them wasn't unpleasant. I kind of wanted to hunt one down after I retired my Subaru Baja just because I enjoy owning wacky cars. Under the skin, these are the same as a couple other GM vehicles of the same era, so at leas tthey aren't loaded with unobtainium parts. Plus: removable Pontiac-branded cooler for a center console!
Just list it for sale on the Rochester NY Craigslist page with no rust.
They seem to breed them up there.
For $225 you should hack it up into another Gambler car.
Or bro it out for fun. (Eye bleach may be required)
It's one of those cars I've never actually wanted, but if a decent one came up at sub-1k, I'd do it.
They're hilarious and can swallow a 4x8 sheet of plywood... making it 10x more utilitarian than anything I currently own.
Ha, same here. Copart is why I have a broken Ford Escort in my driveway. Well and because DOHC Mazda power.
At a $225 bid, isn't it going to end up being like $2400 in fees when it's all done, if the car is local to you and doesn't require shipping?
The seller is holding out with a 'counter offer' of $1,550. Now I'm a little sad that it looks like a bust. As a non-op car with collision history and 190k miles on it back in 2012 - I'd guess at least 250k now, it's Crack Pipe, not Nice Price. I can do better on FB Market even before fees.
Sometimes the reserves are nuts. I don't understand how dealers can sit on that much inventory of something so undesirable.
I'm looking at motorcycles again. Crashed 2006 Suzuki DL650 with 35k miles on it and now (salvage title). BIN for $2050.
Clean title ones, not wrecked mind you, are all over facebook for $2500. Who in their right mind would buy a wrecked one for (at most) $400 less. Do they think we don't know the market? THATS WHY WE'RE ON COPART!
The seller just countered at $1,500. Clearly we don't agree. In 2017 I managed to get this "Pure Sale" A4 with a $90 bid and that's what I always hope for now. It actually drove around the yard after I pulled the debris off the left front wheel. Would have made a Challenge car if I had known back then.
When my daughter was about ten we were in a shopping center parking lot and she got excited when she saw an Aztec. Pointed it out and said: Look, the front of a SUV and the back of a garbage truck!
I would drive an Aztec just to be contrary. They're so uncool they're cool.
