That little Pontiac just proves that even if you have a cheap car you can take pride in it and keep it up. Almost 200k miles and the interior looks new.

That Lexus RX, I would just put a bumper over the damage, fix the hatch, and drive it around!

If the Crz goes cheap enough you should get it. Nobody on KZfaq has a full build on one (that I know of) and it would make great content

I better grab popcorn for this one geez 51:00 minutes

These videos are like drugs,i can't stop watching them.Good work man.

That Sunfire was really clean

I believe you’re the only person I’ve ever heard say “I love the sun fire”

I had a 2007 Volvo S40 and those things are notorious for sunroof leaks and it’s ALWAYS either in the back seat floors OR front driver side floor only... so I doubt it’s a Flood vehicle. It sounded just like mines tho I miss it lol 😂

The big worry with the big Merc 500SEL is the roof. It could just have had something fall on it and leave a dent, but these cars do have a serious, car-killing issue with the sunroof in that they leak, the sunroof cassette can fill up with water and rot the roof skin and structure away from the inside out. It also rots out the structure of the rear parcel shelf where it joins the rear suspension upper mounts and wheel tubs/inner arches together which takes a lot of strength out of the shell. This one, although low and quite possibly genuine mileage, is just too rough to ever really be worth anything unless you spend more than it's worth bringing it back up to condition. Realistically it's a parts car or something for a big Merc fan to take on, restore and keep for ever...

For future note on the newer BMW's. The hood opens with a double pull of the hood release. First one unlatches it, second pull opens.

The CRZ was a sporty car if you were coming from a 90's Buick Skylark.

I would totally buy the CRZ and the Sunfire. Also, you should buy more Mazda 3’s with the 2.0 liter and the 5 speed manual transmission. They drive forever!!

That’s not why the Tesla got totaled. It’s because Tesla does not let anyone purchase parts from them. There is no way you can order any parts other than miscellaneous trim tabs.

Those seats in the Merc tell the story that the car has not been taken care of. Generally that seat material MBtex is tougher than Kevlar.

I had a ‘74 240D Mercedes in ‘74. Loved that car. Loved the old body styles.

Replacement seats arent bad. My grandpa had the same car. Ran almost 300,000 miles no problem. Those transmissions are ALL METAL. No plastic. 5liter v8 overhead cam. Great car man. Good content thats not too hard to do!

The classic Mercedes S-class is truly a tank as you mentioned. From a different generation when the engineers, not the accountants, ran the company and made cars to be on the road indefinitely with proper maintenance. I have a 1993 with 300k miles :) Would be a fun project car!

I owned a Volvo s40 for 4 years and it finally died at 280,000 miles they’re great cars.

You didnt notice wheels are facing different directions on the tesla,did you?

The Volvo S40 brought back some great memories. I had a 2008 Volvo S40 T5 - that was one of my favorite cars I've ever owned.

BMW X5 xDrive3??? You mean 30?? Its the 2018 BMW X5 xDrive30i Also its a Suzuki XL7, as in eXtra Large. Also its the sister car to the Chevy Equinox, Saturn Vue, and Pontiac Torrent. The Isuzu Ascender was the sister car to the GMC Envoy and the Chevy Trailblazer.

That S40 has a bad sunroof drain on driver side. Not a flood.

Thank you for making these long! Been here a long time and enjoy watching these long vlogs especially with copart! THANKS COPART FOR LETTING RANDY VLOG!!!

Mercedes 500SEL The seats are very squishy, the springs are super soft. Probably not a fatty that previously owned. The A/C compressor button is the center of the 5 controls. The O on the fifth button of the 5 is SYSTEM OFF. The cars pretty rough, I’d walk away as it’s just a parts car. I collect the W126 body style you were sitting in. Gen-1 cars are 1981-1985, Gen-2 was 1986-1991. They truly are a joy to drive if taken care of.

My favorite cars. 2011 Honda CR-Z 2005 Pontiac Sunfire 1985 Mercedes Benz 500SEL 2017 Lexus RX350.

that bmw x5 is a champ

You should totally buy that Merc! I owned a 600SEL and it was very reliable. It never left me stranded in the 5 years that I owned it. That car has some potential.

Was surprised at the long video but pleased with it! Keep the awesome content rolling brother!

Ur videos are very entertaining keep up the work man👍🏼

I would love to see the 500SEL. If restored correctly it might even bring a nice sum in the collector's market as these are quite rare.

You got the soft spot for old cars cause they remind you of yourself!

I love this videos and enjoy it , especially when I am at work and I want time to go fast.

I had a 94 Sunbird which was the last year before they went Sunfire. Mine had a V6 and 5 speed and almost 230,000 mi when totaled.

The Sunfire is a perfect one for the lot. I always liked the look of that little car also, it's much better than the Cavalier.

Love the Tesla, those crz Honda’s are very nice to drive and they are fun too that sunfire looks really good that Lexus IS beautiful man

7:37 ohh yess man the J2000 Sunbird's, good stuff (we have one, love it)

I remember the j2000 real well lol i used to own one mine had the bench front seat and i loved the fact mine had an option of the mercedesish fog lamps in the grill nxt to the headlights it came from the factory that way

I really like the CRZ! Go for it. If you see a first generation Honda Insight, those are great cars to rebuild too, much simpler.

I like that old Merc. It would make some good content if you had time. Would look good sitting at the new shop.

Thank you great video....pls always check for old mercedes and bimmers..great old cars ..an good luck

Great walk around Video very Interesting..

Picked up a 2013 CRZ a few years ago. There very difficult to sell- and very easy to buy for ridiculous low prices. There is nothing wrong with these- Great Gas mileage, Excellent Handling, decent acceleration, and just cheap to own. They were a very popular car in Europe and hated in the US. I don't even consider it a Hybrid. It's nothing more than an electric motor attached to the engine that is only used for acceleration or going up hills. The 1.5 liter engine is used 95% of the time. I've had Zero problems- only normal maintenance. Get the EX.

Thanks Randy another great walk around

my dad has an 01 Dakota sport with the 3.9 V6. He did a lot of towing with it back in the day when I used to race. The truck used to haul the race car on a tow dolly and sometimes a trailer, plus the bed loaded up with tools and spare parts. He bought the truck in 09 so it was already 8yo when he got it, and it had 45k miles or so on it when bought. Now it has 183k and it gets used daily by me since him and I share the truck. Also he doesnt drive as much/often anymore because of some medical issues. Now there are a few electrical issues with it that we cant figure out and we dont know anyone who is good on wiring and we dont have the money to get a newer vehicle. I really need to get a new front sub frame for my 2004 ford focus wagon 2.3 because its rusted out and i cant install my new front end parts, control arm, tie rods, stabilizer end links and ball joints

remember that really late 80s early 90s sunbird turbo? the bar rear tail lights and such? that was such a sharp car.

another great video man

Look how high it's sitting. The battery pack is probably removed.

I love your Vedic’s keep it up

Itd be cool to see a restoration on the mercedes, even if it's a light resto. Love those bank vault benzes.

51 minutes... oh yeah.. my man at Richrebuilds will buy that Tesla wait n see..

seems the driver window issue on the Sunfire is common. Had that issue on my 98 where the window goes down but struggles to go up. I do love the sunfires though, had a Purple 98 SE and a black 97 GT.

I was just watching one of ur vids randy and this popped up I had to click super fast

I have a friend that worked on body/paint at the Tesla factory in Fremont California and now he has his Own business in Los Angeles doing body work on Teslas as an authorized shop down there

I believe extended cab is the half doors on the back and crew cab is 4 full size doors around I have a Silverado extended cab with the half doors in the back. My Chevy just 320,000 on the clock and she is a 04 and I love her. Best truck i ever bought 😎

Love your vids! More 1980’s cars please!!!

Wow that Tesla looks just like my father in laws (minus the damage of course) Same color and all. Those are a blast to drive!

I love your channel randy. My fav youtuber

Man I love these walk-arounds

Best of luck with the C3. I liked the CRZ, Prius, and Sunfire. They would be easy flips. That Merc tho. That would be a fun project to see being brought back to life.

BUY THAT BENZ RANDY!! Please save it... Parts are everywhere look up MercedesSource out of Bellingham Washington!

Regarding the Volvo S40, seeing how just the front driver side was wet. It might be a clogged drain. Couldnt see if it had a sunroof but the drain tube runs through the A-pillar. Or alternative leak is the drain under the windshield. Tends to run into the footwell. If it goes cheap it would be a nice part deux to the V70.

I'd almost like to see a restoration style project, maybe something like that Merc in the future

Thanks for almost one Hour of video! It had to putin a lot of efford to make this happen. If i had the money i'll import that Honda to Europe, it looks simular to a design that dates back to the 1980's, the Honda CRX. Even the Euro auto makers used that design like the 2006 citroen C4 coupe.

I loved the caliper cover rant.. so true..

There is no Hood relese on the BMW you have to pull the release twice and than you can lif it up

Good luck with sending the C3 'Vette up the road with happy new owners Randy...

I had a car get flooded during the 1994 flood in GA. Insurance refused to total it. When I got it back it smelled OK, but electrical problems kept it parked most of the time. I complained many times and insurance basically told me to go somewhere hot and unpleasant. I sold the car (with full disclosure) for nearly nothing and junked the insurance company. Never buy a flooded car.

A 51 minute video. I should put this one on the TV. Usually do anyway. Like the looks of the Honda CRZ. But NASA wants their dash cluster back. That's pretty sweet looking though lol

My brother has a CRZ with a stick, it’s fun to drive but it’s so slow. Made my civic feel like a race car. If you’re trying to start in a hill with the stick good luck because it doesn’t like to do it. They’re nice though! The ac just went out on his too, might be an issue with those

That Honda CR-Z is an awesome lil car they run anywhere from 5k to 10k used. They are reliable as all hell.

The older Pontiac sunbird with that overhead cam four-cylinder was really hot it was the same engine the Firenza Oldsmobile had.. the j2000. Not the one you looked at

They are notorious for the drains either clogging or just falling apart lol

I love these Copart videos

Great job👍

Late model BMWs don't have a secondary catch- you just pull the hood release twice. Catch is on the lower left like everything else

The MB 500 SEL would be fun to cosmetically fix up. I have a original dealer brochure on that car.

That lexus i would definetly drive, i test drove the bigger brother the RX450 and i loved it, i would buy that in a heartbeat if i could

A w126 Merc is never a heap of junk.

i dont throw any parts away , being body and mechanic experienced i find that even though the parts are damaged and annoying the little tiny screws and clips and etc. are sometimes hard to source

The red Jeep has rolled down into a ravine.

8:35 an early 2000's GM vehicle in that good of a condition? no way, that's absolutely amazing as usually I've seen those just absolutely falling apart and trashed

That would make a great turo car. I hear they handle well.

Its a good thing that black Mustang is only a V6. Imagine the damage he could have done with a V8.

Love the longer videos

If you have a loose dash vent on the Sunfire and you twirl it just right with the blower on high, you can make it spin indefinitely. 😂

I cut 2 lies Randy!!!! You loved that volvo ... hahahahah

I have to defend that v6 mustang some. I have a 12 Gt for the track but daily a 14 v6 and love it. The 3.7 isn’t as slow as the old 6 bangers. With a few easy mods 340-350 crank hp is easy to get and they’ll run low 13’s in the 1/4. Now they re no v8 for sure but are a lot of fun

I think the Honda CR-Z has the dashboard Christmas tree going on due to missing fuses, the fuse box cover is off in the video so I would guess it's been robbed of some fuses while it was being inspected at the body shop. I've heard that steering rack mounts can be a weak spot on those so if they're bad that might explain the odd steering feel. But overall it looks a bit unloved and the damage on it could be a fairly major repair so that's probably one to stay away from...

Finally a dodge Dakota on the channel! I love those trucks I hope you buy one one day! Enjoyed watching the video!

had those cavalier clones before. ( sunfire and bird. ) now the honda, ive had vehicles when the alt was going south id get airbag lights along with abs and a few others light up. idk if its the same issue here or not. id take a stab at the 500sel IF and only if the price was right.

24:24 the ac button is the second one from left with the two colored arrows pointing up and down

Nice little car like a nice car

Enjoyed

When is the video coming out for the garage update? Can any let me know?

In the BMW 4 Series (as in my dad's 3 Series) you have to pull the lever twice to unlatch the hood 😉

Great vid. Did you loose your AAR stickers along the way?

I enjoyed the video. The Jeep Liberty looked aa if the body could've come off the chassis the way it was leaning.

Thanks for your videos. Friend brought a Prius to my place. Never seen one. Got it cheap, it's haunted. Yeah, we were talking and it started up out of the blue. Friend showed me the keys. I wouldn't get in the darn thing.

Super crew has 4door super cab or extended cap has half doors in the back

That mustang needed the bigger brakes. Lol Body shop I interned at had green & white was like a easy fix. Red or pink was harder like frame damage. Also as for the little damage and salvage. Buddies wife hit a deer cracked the plastic grill and light on right hand side. He went to ebay think he said 1500 and a 24 pack a few buddies helped put back together in a weekend. Oh the bumper to and popped a tire. It was totaled think the estimate was something like 8 grand (not 100% it's been a few years.