The car has only done 35,000 miles too so we have a nice low mileage engine and maybe box if it’s okay 🙌🏼

Decent haul. I'd have pulled the doors off and stripped them at home, it's just faster than taking the door cards off by themselves. There's always someone with a broken window reg/motor or door lock on a VAG car. Always worth grabbing anything that's metal and easy to get off, particularly if it's aluminium (bonnet?) bit of scrap to put some fuel in the van is always a winner.

The interior dash vents go for like £150 alone, screen MMI and controls could fetch 200ish

Unfortunately you missed a lot of items as listed by others. You should have taken everything you could and gotten rid of the stuff as and when you decided it wouldn’t help you. For instance, to take all 4 doors off would have been quicker, easier than stripping the bits you felt you wanted thus leaving time to strip more from the car. Good video though, it highlights what people can get

I would of taken the ignition lock and door lock as well as the keys cos lock sets go for a fair bit. Doors may of been damaged but the hardware is always worth money. Still loads of bits on that which is worth money but it depends on how far you wanted to go with it. Loved the video nonetheless 👌🏾

You could've taken the glass from the doors. It was all still intact. And the tiny windows from the rear. They are the most valuable.

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The B&O amplifier you forgot to take out. It’s underneath the passenger seat. That’s worth a lot on its own.

The B&O amp and sound processor to go with the speakers, usually lives with the other control units in the boot side panels.

There was more to take. Fuel pump ecu, door handles (when keyless), mmi control unit, armrest, black headliner + upper pillar covers, etc.

It's interesting to see you have to go through this process for a B Category car. We call them Statutory Write Off here in Australia and can take them home once bought (but can't put back on road)

How much you can make depends on how much time you want to put in to removing and listing everything I guess. I’m pretty sure you don’t have too much time to spend, so take the fast moving high value items only & cut your losses on the rest. That said keeping things like connectors is a great idea as you will always need them for future VAG basket cases!

I would have taken the doors regardless, the glass and mechanisms can be stripped, you left loads of profit in there Dean.

Hi from durham dean 👋 👍 i woul of took everything apart from plastic leave a bare shell and all harnesses crashed or bent metal take and ad to your weigh in pile mate left loadsa money on that lol but you defo doubled money and got your bits for free engine box and rear subframe assembly 👌thanks for your time be safe and see you soon 👍👋

Defo swap it with the Octavia VRS engine

I would have taken all the doors complete, dash, air vents go for £100+ probably would have cut the rear waiters off and cut the roof off

Not sure if you should have taken the window motor/regulator and offer it as a kit for folding mirror upgrade. I know on the golf you need the mirrors, switch and regulator and probably some coding as well. Nice video 😎

you should have taken all the doors, looks like you left the window regulators in. also removing the whole door would have been quicker then striping them there

Lights, mirrors, door handles, wiper motors, headliner, door panels, various electronics and modules, window mechanisms with the electric motors, small windows in the back and on doors as well

Rocking find if the engine is good, that's worth triple what you paid for of course. Even if eng+gearb are bad you'd still get your money back with what you took off I think, plus engine parts like the crankshaft, valve cover, etc. Are worth a lot. Great find!

Woukd love to see a engine swap on an octavia RS or a superb 4x4

I used to work in a breakers yard, one of the upper end ones that cleaned up parts and sold off the shelf. I wouldn't trust that engine and gearbox as far as I could throw it looking at the whack it's had. Cracked castings, often internal were an issue as well as mounting points and flanges on the castings for things like engine mounts, gearbox bellhousing damaged, things like bent crankshafts and gearbox mainshafts.

Definitely a good buy , I would have taken door locks ignition barrel ecus / bcm could have sold it with the keys but you done well mate in limited time 😎 can’t wait to see where engine and box are going 💪🏻

Great video! Very interesting and a bit different than being stuck in the workshop. My dad who’s not with us anymore used to say “there’s money in shite, if you can get enough of it” in this case he’s definitely right. £3,000 for all them parts? When you get them back to the workshop do a quick internet search and see how much it would cost you to buy all that “stuff” that other folk would have left. Great job….. at least Dick Terpin wore a mask 😉

I would have taken the windows and regulators, also if you had a battery booster pack you could of applied power to help get the pan roof out. Another great video none the less.

If i could put the 5 pot in any car itd be a VW Arteon. Those things are beautiful, MQB and deserved more power. Or a MK1 TT

Full interior inc dash. All doors and boot. Rear bumper. Wiring loom. Clips and those random bits. Basically as youve paid for it, as much as you can fit in the van.

I would remove the ecu for the engine and ignition barrel and auto gear stick, cut out the roof on each corner and take the sunroof and sunroof module button etc

As others have mentioned, there is likely quite a few bits left behind that are worth a few ££s but ultimately it’s also a case of having the time to list on line to sell, also store it in the mean time and some bits could sit around for some time. The engine alone has surely brought you straight into profit alone. Nice video again.

ECU and ABS pump would be handy paired together

Not sure about in the UK but here in Canada I would have taken the doors complete because the windows and door handle mechs are worth money and it would have saved time.

so much more you could & should of taken !! Left a tidy some right there ! rear o/s glass (factory tinted) to match the other side door glass u took & tailgate ! centre console & dash trim (in black) upgrade from the silver naff looking one on the S3 !! Pan roof does come out as a full unit & dosnt need the screen out to remove (a fortune) ....... did u take all the door cards with the switch's on for the foldy mirrors ?? If so ill have the foldy mirrors (with the switch) (just let me know how much u want ?) cheer Dean :)

Dean if it's metal you can sell it for scrap. I'd have taken all the doors, the quarter panels. Cut up the whole car and chassis frame if you can and leave the unwanted plastic behind.

Dean, I'd have taken a grinder to the roof and rear quarter panels and cut them out along with the windscreen if not broke, cut the A pillars straight off! Passenger door aswell but I am quite tight!😂

was gonna say, the aircon vents and the airconditioning control panel. the latter especially - the screen usually burns out

If you fancy a challenge, how about fitting the engine into a skoda octavia vrs. That was my plan for my octavia.

I thoroughly enjoy your videos and I watch every single one of them as soon as they are posted :) When it comes to what more to take from the car it's of course a question of invested time and potential profit that is the deciding factor but I would've spent some more time getting the black A, B and C pillar trim as well together with the black roof liner and I would've gotten more parts from the doors like the window regulators and some linkage for the handles and locks. In short, I would've take the entire doors off and lugged them home with me :) Probably would've taken the center console as well and the small rear windows, but again, I realize you have a business to run and that the time needed to strip it down further might not be worth it. Again, excellent content.

Chuck the engine in a Kodiaq !!! Please! There was a guy put one in a Yeti and did track days in it! Though am sure that took a lot of modifying. , Yeti RS in search and you’ll probably find it if you don’t already know of it!

Stick the engine into a MX5 maybe? Mx5s have a big following so might grow the channel more

Leave the seats in the sun for a while and they should come good. I would have taken the doors intact so you had everything, take all the interior including dashboard and sell it as a complete package for anyone wanting to upgrade a standard A3 and I would have cut the roof off to take the panoramic roof. I wouldn’t have left much there, possibly would have taken rear cuts also in case anyone wants a rear cut for a damaged car. Good buy, you should at least double your money

If U wanna get good money for the black headliner U better take the 4 handles, sunvisors, interior lights and a, b and c style panels. The airvents from the dash are also worth a lot of money. Centerconsole with mmi brings U good money. Comfort module is also an expensive item. The loom from the B&O soundsystem makes the entire B&O set worth more. It's placed nearside the oem looms.....not woven in.

I’d have had the door glass that wasn’t broken, window regs/motors. Definitely the indicator/wiper stalk unit as people are always snapping the ribbon cable in them. Should still get a good return on your 3 grand with what you have. Even if a bit bent the wheels could still be repaired and refurbed and go for decent money.

Radio head unit!

You missed the front door sill rs3 covers and the gloss black exterior window trim surrounds. Good little buy though for sure

Shoud've taken any airbags that had'nt gone off.

i would have taken lock barrels and modules so could be sold as a set .If enough room to take then the doors complete as internals usefull and you might bid on a stolen recovered needing glass.

Yep I would have taken doors, bonnet and rear hatch..all windows, basically it would have been a shell, because even the small parts are worth money, as Audi won't sell the little things unless they are attached to a big part that they charge ridiculous amounts for

I would have ground off the rear quarters, taken every bit of door glass, including the two rear quarter glass. Would defo not have left that centre console. Take some cheese wire with you next time to cut out the bonded in windows, you could have then taken the Pan roof. Even the fuel tank, mate, you missed loads. Stuff you may not sell right away but at some point, there was a lot left on the rear of that you could have sold to someone repairing one that's had a rear shunt.

Chuck the engine in a Caddy… its been done before but they are cool and would make a good channel workhorse 👍

Dean, I would have taken the Bang & Olufsen amp that was under the front passenger seat, along with the entire MMI system, air vents, blower motor, door glass & door rubbers, any reasonably accessible nuts/bolts, wiring loom & electrical connectors.

You'll definitely get your money back on the parts. Then go and buy a knackered Scirocco and transplant the running gear. I don't think anyone has a five pot Scirocco yet! Good luck anyway. 👍👍

You’ll definitely make your money back plus more with all the parts from this car, no doubt. Best deal ever

a few things you missed like black window strips they're a fortune from Audi , small things like the sill scuff plates door handles glass etc, if the engine is good then that alone is your money back , all the other bits over £2k easy, probably double your money...

All the door handels / locks and the complete ignition switch lock cylinder. full set with keys always worth money.

Stick the engine & box in a VW Caddy Dean, has been done but what a thing!

I reckon you left over a grand in that! Amp for the stereo - MMI and and controls, doors (strip at home) bonnet -Aluminium - wheels if bent can be weighed in for scrap.

Boot lid, light clusters, doors, seats, gearbox, engine, dash and infotainment if working.

Dont think anyone has mentioned brake master cylinder, its larger than R32 which is larger than MK5 GTI. Without it pedal feels pants when upgrading to bigger RS brakes. Great video, top effort rescuing what you did. Checklist next time would prevent the amp miss ? Definitely a Caddy RS3 , go show Monky London a few tricks

I’d of stripped everything that was held on by nut or bolt😂 theres always a sucker looking to buy cheap damaged parts to fix such as a door.

The engine and gearbox would be great in a A1 or Polo, that is if you can get it to fit! Should be able to recover the full purchase price quite easily, but I would have taken the complete doors (strip them back at the yard) , rear crash bar and windscreen as well

Hi, mate you might need the folding mirror wire loom n controllers in order for them to work,

I would have had all four doors. There are going to be bits that can be salvaged such as the glass.

Get yourself a straight MK3 golf and put the engine in that with all the little bits and bobs for interior upgrades 👍🏼

You missed the 4 air vents 😭 they literally pull out the dash, £120 there all day on eBay, also, vw caddy conversion with that engine!

Looks like you got a pretty substantial haul of goodies there Dean. If you could cover the cost of the car with everything bar the engine then you got yourself an RS3 engine for free. Hopefully it's a good 'un.

Things I spotted you may have missed and are worth something: the B&O amp / sub ... ECU? ... loom ... mirror module ... the MMI and screen ... Auto dimming rearview mirror ... Air vents ... Don't worry the panoramic is a cut and grind out job and nobody retrofits those. The brake calipers are worth 2k alone to the right buyer. Nice.

I will take the doors,ECU and modules..If your plan is to swap the engine ECU is most important bit

Defo put it in a golf r ,there's a place in the states that does them and they look a great conversion

Hats off to make a vid aswell, jeez you did well..all that setting up pause,rec, time lapse etc all takes time, and your there too strip a car 😮 lol. Nice one great vid❤

Should have taken all the interior panels along with the roofliner as folk who don’t have black roofliners like putting it in if they have white…. Could be about at least £300 you’ve just flung away with the centre console included? Also all the looms would have been handy

I agree with others, I would have taken all the doors and the ignition barrel then you would have had a full set of locks, door windows and window actuators/motors. Granted you would then have to store or get rid of the damaged door skins. But then if someone needed a door the damage being minor could have possibly been repaired at the same time as a respray. Plus it would have saved you a lot of time to focus on the roof.

ECU’s and shell cuts like B posts and rear Qtrs etc.

Worth a punt as that engine is worth huge money. I did ask at my Audi dealer in 2017 and apparently they would supply a new engine for £25k, not sure that included fitting at the dealer labour rates.

yeah, the glass mate. I believe its a thicker (non standard) glass on the RS, so would have value to someone repairing a slavage job. I agree with below, when I've done a simialr thing I take everything I can andthen work out what wont sell and get rid then. My rule is that everything has potential value, its only a high price that hinders a sale....

I broke a corsa E a few years back the little crappy bits added up to so much in the end so I’d have left as little as possible, the wrapping and posting was a ball ache though 🙈 The bits you have taken less the bits your keeping should cover the cost of buying the car.

I would take all the doors any way and sold door lock mechanism, window regulators and put the rest into the scrap bin also didn't see but did you take the fuel pump sender unit and the air vents go for over £100 on vw caddy forum as an upgrade and stick the engine in a caddy van or T5

Hi if the motor is OK you should try putting it into a VW Caddy or Touran it should fit. But great vidio keep it up lov the show.

Steam on the leather seat might help get those dents out of the leather- engine in a VW caddy van

Great video but Should have taken all the electrical stuff in the doors switches and motors and taken another door with the light damage they’re still worth money even with light damage even the glass but obviously ball ache trying to get it out, all the centre console and I would of tried to get the dash apart for the screen and the looms even the vents and trim pieces are worth money easily left over a grands worth of parts on that car but a good amount taken I reckon over 10k with engine and box

Great video, think you have done your best in time limit. 👍👍👍👍

Why not fit the engine and gearbox in an octavia vrs??? Future project???

Lol first thing I said was 'ohhh mystery box!' I might want some bits for my newly arrived auctioned 2010 Audi TT Dean!👍

Get the power plant in a corrado. I can sell you a decent vr6 corrado for it if you want 😅

Please put it in the s1 bro, would be unbelievable and a hell of a lot of content

For the pan roof you need to undo 2 torx screws on the back of it from outside, then there are 2 torxs screws on each side from the inside. It's a pain. I had to replace the sun shield on mine but the breaker yard sold it with the whole panel. Took me 4 hours to figure out the whole thing.

Engine swop Caddy van, then u got something to cart spares around

Engine loom and ecu might be useful . Think you should do a rs3 4 wheel drive caddy van

I’d have striped that to the bones 😂 door handles glass MMI unit the lot I’d say you have at least 5k of parts + the engine, which are at least 10k alone Pretty nice haul 👍🏻

Chuck the engine in a Skoda Rapid, may make the name less ironic 😅 seriously I think something like a rapid saloon world be a cool project

Great video Dean 👍 You may break even, but not sure 🤔 Put the engine in a Cupar or something different to you normally do 👍👍

I would have taken the doors off and all the seatbelts .. carpets etc .. for 3000pounds I would have left a shell .. even that I would have take the rear end as it looked undamaged

Would have taken loom out if your doing engine swap, removed the quarter windows, rubber seals round doors if you left them, carpets and mats

Great content as always. I think a golf build would be perfect. Looking forward to seeing whatever you decide to do 👍

Unless you have the control modules, some of what you’ve taken may be worthless. Bose, unless you have all the looms and amps is. But you have enough to make a small profit.

The wind deflectors on the pan roof a worth a few quid mate. Was looking for one for mine & they all wanted over £100’for it

Not a bad haul Dean. Think, as you had the grinder in your tool box, I might have cut out the locks and ignition barrel to go with the keys. Also might have been tempted to pull the glass. Chees, Bob

The B&O amp? Easily 4k of stuff there! Great video and something a it different.

For the mirrors you need to take door modules to complete the swap set

Another great video. The black window surround strips will be worth a bit and the MMI system.

Defo put it in a caddy to keep, you can also use the rear subframe, steering wheel and seats then like TR Hamza have done. 👌🏽👌🏽