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Please tell me the TRX's are repairable!!!
The yellow TRX was a blower motor fire. For whatever reason, the motor caught fire and that was it. Repairing that properly will be prohibitively expensive if you have to pay labor as well, so totaled. Getting rid of the smell is almost impossible too.
HeY Alex if I see a car I wanted there is there anyway you and i can go see it and buy it ? Looking for winter build for summer.
dildo in the glove box burned out.
The hole in the dash is typical dodge things, never went away. Probably a short circuit somewhere in the dash.
Regarding Midwest rust: My family and I moved from Colorado to Wisconsin. Our then 8 year old minivan had no rust on it since CO doesn't really use salt on their roads. The first thing I did when we moved was take the car to be undercoated and rust proofed. The guy at the shop in WI that did the rustproofing was absolutely amazed that our 8 year old vehicle had no real rust on it. He showed me a 2 year old Chevy Silverado with huge rust holes in the body. Our van is now 14 years old and still has almost no rust on it even having been in the salty Midwest for the past 7 years. That rustproofing was the best $180 I ever spent.
You’re the whole reason I do a “bullet hole check” every time I go to the auction😂
7:15 Wait, did you say McClaren 670 S??? Somewhere in Florida, a man is staring intently at his computer screen...
Are you saying he's the one that shot up the cars?
Bring your sparky and make them yourself? lol
One thing you'll learn about Porsches is that the owners aren't mileage weenies like other sports car owners. Actually, putting mileage on your Porsche is a badge of honor. Even Hoovie bought his 996 with over 250K miles on it before he blew up the motor at the track. That's why he called it the Apollo 911. It traveled a similar distance from the Earth to the Moon. Anyway.. Hoovie LS swapped his 996 and then blew up that motor too. Wizard installed the lousy conversion kit and they used an oil pan that didn't provide proper lubrication with the engine mounted backwards.
Wait, did you say McClaren 670 S??? Somewhere in Florida, a man is staring intently at his computer screen...
@@Rekuzan Stop spamming the comments, loser! You're not funny.
This is what's called a 'bottle' episode that way it gives you more time to catch up on your other videos. Alex has hit the pro Major Leagues now he knows how to utilize this time super wisely😊.
Alex needs a TRX seriously! Time to do a mopar build
It's really sad to see all these big V8 engines disappearing. I'm not ready for electric vehicles!
Don't worry neither is the technology or the world grid so you're safe trust me! It's ANOTHER money making SCAM! IT will go back to diesel and hydrogen next! 😉 And/Or they'll just ban ownership and travel if the WEF/WHO PUPPETS get their way 🏴🇬🇧
It won’t happen for a long time.
I will never be
Just drive older cars. It's cheaper and less of a headache than failing body control modules, burning lipo batteries, and self driving nonsense that won't move when you actually need it.
Battery powered💩
I like to see a video with you buying one of these auction cars and see it fixed up and sold for a small profit. Doesn’t have to be a big million dollar upsell buy just interested in what you would do to flip a car.
Cool! I'm down with that!
I love these videos. It reminds me of the days when my dad went to the auction yards looking for our next family car project. I could spend all day looking through junk cars.
Always love the salvage yard tours!
It would be cool if you also show how much these types of cars go for.
Could not agree more... Yea, not a fan of the tours, unless they show what they went for.... With just seeing them, you get 1/2 the story...
10 seconds into the video and see this. Thanks I’m not watching it now. 😂😂
To be fair its an auction so its up to what someone would pay for it. Kinda hard to gauge.
@@raymancouldbe Not true, I watch a guy (car questions answered) and that’s literally all he does. He takes the viewer to car auctions and then shows you what it gets sold for lol.
it's hard to because the bidding can be hours or days apart across the lot of 1000's of cars. I would also like to know but I also know it's not that simple. Being an auction the car could go for $20,000 below or above fair value if its misrepresented by the auction staff and or if some dummy really wants it/ bids on it sight un seen which is also very common.
Always love your wrecking yard videos. The longer the better.
I grew up and wrenched in the rust belt I just moved down south 5 months ago. It’s like a whole different profession working on vehicles down here. All my northern mechanic friends, move out of the rust belt save your body and your sanity.
I've bought a couple southern vehicles here in Michigan and even being years old and 50K+ miles on them, taking them apart is like they are still brand new! My last used vehicle was one from Canada and from the crusty bolts to corroded wiring, not dealing with that anymore! Southern vehicle or no vehicle for me!
I lived in northwest PA for years and had to pay for rust repair more than once to get my car to pass inspection. Keeping a car going "forever" was a real point of pride up there. Down here in VA where I live now, it's not so hard. Roads get salted about once a year.
I did the front and rear end suspension, brakes, bearings, etc on my 2010 Kia Forte a couple summers ago. I live in Michigan. If I had to do the repairs again with a new car - no rust I could do both sides in 90 minutes. With rust of 10 years it took me all summer to do the job. Rust makes easy jobs way hard.
I recently went to look at a 4runner which looked ok from the outside, clean inside, and someone had tried to cover the crustiness of the frame. I noticed it was painted as I was looking and looked underneath one side and the frame is completely rotted. First time I have ever reported a dealer to the state. I was looking for something that would be ok for hauling the kids in when my wife needs the van. It wasn't safe, and the dealer seemed uninterested.
The McLaren was stolen from a wrap shop in the middle of a job. The parts were off when they stole it. The wrap was never finished. The rivian repairs are so expensive that insurance never covers them.
That is incorrect, they absolutely cover Rivian repairs. They have figured out how to reduce the cost of the repairs, even though it's still approaching $30k to repair damage to the rear. But, these are also $80k+ cars at a minimum, so they're not handing out $80k instead of doing a $30k repair. That particular car was just fucked in multiple spots, so it wasn't worth the effort
I always love the salvage tour videos!
The first TRX.. cell phone on dash, caught fire. For what those sell for, both totally fixable, if you can get for the right price. The Rivian, not a chance, parts too rare and too expensive. Unless you can repair all the parts that are tore up on it. So, that was my amature pitch, You pros, how accurate do you think I am?
Accurate enough..
Yup. Totally agree. Cellphone smoked it. Wonder how the Ins Co wrote it up!
Idk why people leave their phones on the dash. So many good reasons not to
Love when you go to these auction Alex. Fantastic video👍👍
Yes, the Dodge warranty would cover the entire Vehicle and YOUR HOUSE. As usual, Ford was sued several times for faulty electronics which caused massive electrical fires in the Throttle Body connector and Cruise Control with the F-150 and F-250 models when they were PARKED. Ford had to send out a Recall Notice which included the warning to NOT park your Ford Truck close to your house! Those lawsuits changed warranty coverage.
Ford is being sued for the eco boost v6 too. They knew from the first gen motors were not going to last with that tiny cylinder walls. They are still made that way with 4th gen ,motors.
If you are a true car guy, you gotta love this type video. Oh the stories they could tell. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Love the salvage yard videos! Never know what your gonna find in the Midwest :)
I was just watching Matt's Off Road Recovery after watching your video and those off road guys could really use that ceramic coating in their wreckers,🤷 his wife was very upset she couldn't see out side the windows because of all the mud🤦
Great video. I liked your walk-around alot!
Reminds me of my younger days when I would spend a day occasionally tramping through the local junk yards seeing what I could find and what had been brought in since my last visit. I still do it occasionally at my local LKQ in Charlotte, NC.
love these type of videos please do more much love from the uk
Love these videos! Keep doing them please.
Great Videos keep them coming. Great entertainment!!!
Nothing about the 914??? To me that was the more interesting one. I also got a lot of love for the old W115 at the end. 99% chance the blower motor doesn't work lol.
Alex is young so he does not relate to cars from our generation
@@gs1100ed Are you suggesting I should shake my cane at him and tell him to get off my lawn?😂😂😂
@@1crustyoldmsgtretired870 hilarious! Takes one to know one!
I wanted to see the 914 too and I'm not even 40. 😁
Keep the walk arounds coming.. it’s good to see something other then your garage.
Hey Alex love the channel. Just wanted to tell you. You got out of Benz at the right time. Been working as tech at Benz for 18 years. That GLE 63 is a nice truck but the hot V twin turbo 177 engines are awful. I have one I’m working on now that we had to open a case on. 🙄. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for another salvage tour brother!
Wow Alex, so many great deals!
Love this part of your channel. Entertaining
From the UK, and there's something weirdly Christmassy about seeing all these great cars in one place, especially the ones festively decorated with bullet holes! 😅
Chicago & all the guns 😮
Great start to my Saturday morning….and then it’s off to cars & coffee with the LS300D!!
Alex thanks for the carnage tour its always fun.
When I was little my step dad, just dad now 30 years later, he had this old dodge pickup. It had an automatic with the shifter on the dash. It was the coolest truck and he would rev the engine and the whole truck would rock. I am a dodge / ram guy for life.
I absolutely love these videos.
@ :33 of Video is a C5 Corvette with possibly a useable LS1 Engine with a pile of body parts stacked on it .
Patiently waiting for more Lightning and Cobra videos. 👍
Awesome it's Saturday morning LSC!!!
This wasn't a typical Saturday morning video but I gotta say I enjoyed it.
Comment for the algorithm, but surely was hoping for build video and a longer clip :( keep doing the great work, yt exists for this channel
Hi Alex. Those TXT are lovely trucks. I absolutely love your Van. It's so Cool. The Rust is Terrible in Chicago. Bullet holes would not bother me at all. At least you know what you're getting Alex. Great Video again. Chat soon. 😅😅 🇨🇮🇨🇮
Great content, this was a therapy video for you Alex
13:25 Low enough incident angle (front to rear) that the bullet deflected. The roofline shot may have had some good support structure behind it and that plus the angle caused another deflection. You'd be surprised how often we see bullets ricochet off of metal body panels, often hoods and even glass! Good to know those TRX tailgates are sturdy! Next time there's a gunfight behind you, just jump in the bed! Salvage yard never disappoints, Alex.
Dude loves this videos thx again Alex
Moving from CA to OH, I had to completely relearn how to disassemble vehicles working at the dealership. I got real good working with a torch and how to drill/tap.
I'm surprised all 3 burned cars weren't kia Optimas. Their's a recall that goes over the 13-16 (maybe 13-19) where they catch fire. I only know this because I have 4 clients who have them at the kia dealership. Expected repair time is ~1 year. Anybody that has one call the dealership with your vin and make sure it isn't gonna burn down.
Looks like more fun than a day out at an amusement park
Man that orange TRX is a easy fix! Sounds awesome! Wow the rusty cars!
Great stuff thanks
Looked like the blower motor melted near the pedal that's crazy
The Uplander is insane, it looks like somebody died for sure! My mom bought one of those vans brand new in 2007 and it got all rusted out underneath like that by 2014 and I'm so glad I convinced her to stop driving it then after seeing this.
Looking at the rust, it could have got mangled that way on a decent pothole. 🤣
THANKS SO MUCH I LIKE ALL YOUR CONTENT
Love your enthusiasm
i just love your videos i get a lovely feeling every time i see a new video love you man
I don't know why I can't get enough of the reck yard tour.
just got an ad of yours while watching your vids, win win
Most likely bullet holes from a handgun (most common 9mm) You have stringers, mechanism and other parts inside a door or tell gate that the bullet will hit and stop it from going all the way through. I seem some of that stuff stop rifles as well. The outside hits that are dent was a ricochet.
Been waiting for a Mopar build. Come on! Love the channel but there's only so many times I can get excited about a LS.
As a Canadian, all my vehicles have "Daytime running lights". Also, loving the GTR. Definitely a great deal !
You’re the best KZheadr I’ve ever watched
The green T bucket would be fun to see on your channel Alex 😊.
I was eagerly waiting for this episode it has become my saturday night tv show like a kid
Me too, I eat lunch to the Saturday episodes for the last year plus now.
I love them yellow ones! The rebel in yellow is so good
I looked up …. Grim Reaper T-Bucket hot rod and it showed up on google images a little bit down the page !! License plate had Burnout K on it 🤘
Fixing the box side on that Rivian is $40,000. Not hard to total. Notice the box sides and roof are one stamping…
Yeah, Uncle Rich has a video about repairing his RT1. Those things are frighteningly expensive to repair, by construction
Thanks for the tour and bullet hole cars tip.
I’d enjoy watching a series of LSC bringing back a TRX
with a bullet hole you know where it is and where it went. The fix is normally remove and replace.. Love that. Water damage and wrecks can be a nightmare
Cool stuff!
Very interesting tour of wrecked cars!
Really like these videos Alex! Wouldn't mind to watch a vid like this once a month if it gives you more freedom in terms of ptojects.
@12:51 Those were written by my co-worker, we pre-scanned that MB GLS in Rockford! Strange it got out to you!!! He would ALWAYS Write the codes on the window (its our policy)..Initials in the Box after Pre was M.I
craziest thing about these auctions is the price they ask for wrecked cars.
5:47 i out loud said noooo when I saw that miata. Has the hardtop too
A dodge and a Hyundai with bullet holes at a Chicago auction…. Huh… interesting
This video reminds me of why I live in Florida, and why I carry a fire extinguisher in my ride. Better to have and not need than need and not have.
Thanks for the tour.🦊
I’d be there all day looking around. Love theses videos
Great video alex!
Thanks Mark!
Missed the 20 minute vids Alex!
Always enjoyed going through wrecking yards, if only some of those buggers could talk !
Between the hard to obtain part support and the insanely complex electric/battery systems, I gotta wonder if EVs writ large are going to fall into similar fate as that Rivian, where insurance just doesn't even want to repair them at all.
EV control systems are complex yes, but the computers are modular and replaceable. And the wiring harness is simpler than an ICE: many fewer sensors and such.
Already happening to plenty of Audi E-Trons and Tesla Model X’s that get totaled out for relatively minor damage
It’s mirrored here in Australia. Insurers charge more to actually cover an EV and in most circumstances, even for minor damage, the insurer will write off the vehicle because it’s not worth the cost of repair.
That rivian was totaled because that rear quarter panel is not separate from the rest of the body, so to fix it you have to replace the entire thing.
EV's are almost always totaled unless the issue is VERY minor. They cost WAY too much to repair and anything major really has to be fixed by the manufacturer so yea, reason 1001 why EV's are total junk pipedream nonsense. Btw they are DESIGNED with 10 year lifespans for the batteries with replacements ranging from $6k-50k+ depending on the vehicle. apparently modern vehicles weren't already disposable enough so now they're building them to only last exactly 10 years, on purpose. Because everyone has $80-100k lying around to spend on a new EV vehicle every 10 years.
Awesome trip!
Happy Thanksgiving
discovered you in those video with sam, love it
I knew it was Chicago before i even clicked on the video lol. The bullets flying at your car capital of the world lol.
Take the dash from the orange one and put it into the yellow one. Win-Win!
That last old school Benz was amazing! Please go back to that! Get it and swap the rims
Love them old Benzs, made like quality , solid furniture , fine materials but not as complex and prohibitively expensive as modern luxury cars. Mechanical, solid.
Loving the black corvette
love the Porsche 914 next to the 996 turbo, the midwest weather is what the whole uk has yeah round lots of salt on the roads. every car has rust over 3 years old
bro!!! I literally came here to say the bullet hole cars must have been from Chicago but, you confirmed it in the first minute.
Ben (VTuned) succeeded in doing a complete frame swap on a fairly new pickup. In his case, the frame had been damaged as well as rusted. Seemed like a doable project.
First time missing one of you vids alex 😭
5:55 Got my Avalon King order in a few days ago.. Looking forward to trying that stuffout!
It's crap. Remember 100% guaranteed refund if any issues.
@@LODOG419 good to remember 👍🏻
I’m a fan of restoring cars but with co parts, be sure to go and personally check the vehicle, don’t go by description, mine said runs and drives, when delivered intercooler was missing along with window motors and more damage found that wasn’t in the pictures , like used car sales they take the best angles for them, my mistake for not inspecting it . Buyer beware, have it inspected
yep, always ask the dealer if he'll let you take it for a pre-purchase inspection at a shop you trust, similarly, always avoid dealers that partner with your usual shop, conflict of interest
Hey Alex, just one thing you don’t want to drive around in a car that people already shooting at. You don’t want to be mistaken for the other person they were shooting at before.