What do you think?

[thescreensavers]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Infiniti-G35-Coupe-2005-G35-Coupe-NOT-Salvage-Vandalized-Clean-Title-Fixer_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem27aad5bcfaQQitemZ170369858810QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

Whoha, yea just wanted to share that with you guys lol. Wondering were to start, what to use OMG :P

[Calais]

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Not my kind of car, but damn. Lots of APC and clay!!!

[CieraSL]

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OMG! That is the most extreme case of vandalism I have ever seen. Whoever did that should be thrown in jail for being a complete jerk. The sheer lack of morality in such an act is unbelievable! If somebody did that to my car, I'd sit down and cry first, then I'd find whoever did it and kill them. I wouldn't care if I went to jail or not. Nobody should do that to somebody else. BTW, I don't think even APC could clean that up.

[thescreensavers]

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I cant edit my post, It kinda sounded like I had it.

I am just wondering if I did have to clean that what would work lol.

[Bounty]

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Scroll down for the pics

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Infiniti-G35-Coupe-2005-G35-Coupe-NOT-Salvage-Vandalized-Clean-Title-Fixer_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem27aad5bcfaQQitemZ170369858810QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

Whoha, yea just wanted to share that with you guys lol. Wondering were to start, what to use OMG :P

There's a reason the insurance company considered it a total loss....based on the amount of interior parts replacement, exterior re-painting required (for the keying and other heavily vandalized areas), etc it's already at an amount over what I would pay.

[Wheelman]

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Huh? Thats a $35000 car, how can some paint on the hood and a scratch + a broken window write it off?

Mind you its not brand new, but still??

[CharlesW]

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[Bounty]

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Huh? Thats a $35000 car, how can some paint on the hood and a scratch + a broken window write it off?

Mind you its not brand new, but still??

Simple. As I run the claims and customer service call center for the largest insurance group in the state of Florida I have a bit of background on this topic...

First the car may have sold new for $30k but the second it is titled and driven off the lot it becomes a used car and immediately begins to depreciate. Once you begin to drive it and place wear on the vehicle the value further drops. The car in question is a 2005 G35 with almost 65,000 miles. Current insurance value on that vehicle in excellent condition in South Florida is only a little over $17,000. That's the amount an insurance company would write you a check for (minus deductible) if the car was determined to be a total loss.

Now remember every state is different but here in Florida we'll typically total a car if the damage begins to approach 80% of the value. That means if the damage starts to get close to $13,500 it's done.

So now look at the damage. Passenger window, new leather interior, vinyl/leather panels, radio, steering wheel, carpeting, various trim and mouldings inside, and anything else the paint landed on and dried/adhered to. All the labor for that removal and replacement of parts. And of course a new paint job on the exterior. An insurance company isn't go to go looking to waste money on trying to find someone to "maybe" get that dried house paint off the car and "hope" it doesn't leave damage. They're going to just factor in a complete repaint as almost every section of that car had paint. Plus the description mentions it's been keyed on three sides. That paint is done.

And that's how what was a $30k car in 2005 becomes a vandalized Fleabay auctioned-off nightmare in 2009...

[the_invisible]

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Cars like this are ALWAYS intended to be purchased by bodyshops or auto-salvaging companies that intend to repair totaled vehicles at low cost, and then be sold for profit. This isn't the type of car intended to be sold to regular end-users.

[J. A. Michaels]

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I would stay away from it. Looks like a major and I mean major project, not to mention cash cow.