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post 1667859693 09-14-2022, 11:42 AM
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Bought my first car to flip, Should i buy a new windshield or leqve it cracked?

Trying to get into the flipping game for fun and work up my way to low level exotics in a few years.

I got a 2016 sedan at an auction, great price but it had scratched fenders, doors and other minor repairs. Already had everything repaired but the windshield which has a 20 inch crack


Should i get a new one for $150 USD (installation included) or leave it cracked and try to sell it as it is
post 1667859743 09-14-2022, 11:44 AM
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Only soybois pay others to fix their cars
post 1667859873 09-14-2022, 11:46 AM
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Flipping cars can be a good way to make a couple hundred or grand but its not a reliable source of income in my experience.

And you often have to have alot of specialized tools and its hard work.
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post 1667860013 09-14-2022, 11:49 AM
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What's the car?
What did you pay?
What's your budget to clean it up/fix?
What do you think you can sell it for?
post 1667860083 09-14-2022, 11:50 AM
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I hear carvana buys back busted cars above market value
post 1667860393 09-14-2022, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted By bsmit107⏩
What's the car?
What did you pay?
What's your budget to clean it up/fix?
What do you think you can sell it for?
This.

Need to know this chit. Bullseyes and chit you can get a repair kit for under 10 bucks and do it yourself.
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post 1667860543 09-14-2022, 11:59 AM
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post 1667860863 09-14-2022, 12:06 PM
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Have the windshield replaced. It's a **** job to do yourself. Will be easier to sell without a cracked windshield.
post 1667860923 09-14-2022, 12:07 PM
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If I go to buy a car and it has a 20" crack in the windshield I'm 180 outta there. If it's only $150 you'll get at least the $150 extra out of it when you sell it.
post 1667860943 09-14-2022, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
Flipping cars can be a good way to make a couple hundred or grand but its not a reliable source of income in my experience.

And you often have to have alot of specialized tools and its hard work.
Not planning to live off it but want to flip exotics for fun, drive them for a few weeks and then sell them, easier to learn the ropes with beaters
Originally Posted By bsmit107⏩
What's the car?
What did you pay?
What's your budget to clean it up/fix?
What do you think you can sell it for?
- A ford fiesta, paid around 89.000 MXN
- Unlimited budget but its fair market price is around 130-140k MXN
- total repairs and costs are at $350 USD at this point (already done) and will be $500 USD if i repair the windshield, which is around 10.000 MXN

All said and done i stand to make a profit of 1 to 2k USD (1k usd = 20k mxn) depending on how low i sell
Originally Posted By 8pieces⏩
I hear carvana buys back busted cars above market value
It does but the carfax has to be clean, the Mexican version is also buying above market price but wont buy cars that came from an auction. So i have to flip this one privately
Originally Posted By multiplemiggs⏩
This.

Need to know this chit. Bullseyes and chit you can get a repair kit for under 10 bucks and do it yourself.
150 is expensive for a new glass and installation?
post 1667861123 09-14-2022, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted By Beast92⏩
Not planning to live off it but want to flip exotics for fun, drive them for a few weeks and then sell them, easier to learn the ropes with beaters
Not sure what flipping exotics is like butt flipping beeters suck. I rather do sumtn else that's easier on the body.
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Not a bad price to have it done. It is a chit job.
The prep work cleaning the old sealant is the hardest.

It would be harder to sell with a bad windshield. That and dirty or worn interiors are the toughest to sell.
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post 1667861493 09-14-2022, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
Not sure what flipping exotics is like butt flipping beeters suck. I rather do sumtn else that's easier on the body.
This is the first time i got a vehicle at an auction and also the first time i had to get repairs done. Wont lie the vehicle has totally fuked aesthetics but it is now looking decent

All the other “flips” i have done this year were repair-less, bought from privately owned and sold to carvana and thats my plan with luxury vehicles
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Originally Posted By Beast92⏩
Not planning to live off it but want to flip exotics for fun, drive them for a few weeks and then sell them, easier to learn the ropes with beaters

- A ford fiesta, paid around 89.000 MXN
- Unlimited budget but its fair market price is around 130-140k MXN
- total repairs and costs are at $350 USD at this point (already done) and will be $500 USD if i repair the windshield, which is around 10.000 MXN

All said and done i stand to make a profit of 1 to 2k USD (1k usd = 20k mxn) depending on how low i sell



It does but the carfax has to be clean, the Mexican version is also buying above market price but wont buy cars that came from an auction. So i have to flip this one privately
150 is expensive for a new glass and installation?
Did you do any kind of research on how well that Fiesta sells in your market?
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Originally Posted By bsmit107⏩
Did you do any kind of research on how well that Fiesta sells in your market?
not a lot but it is a mass market car and poor people buy them because it is what they can afford.

Only hassle i think ill have selling it is that it is MT and most women cant drive stick
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I had a buddy who used to vacation at his mom's house in the canary islands with friends before I met him. They would take the rental insurance and drive cars around the island like stuntmen, flipping, crashing, etc. Eventually they went through everyone and weren't allowed to rent cars anymore.

I thouht this thread was going to be about something else.
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Fix that chit

Nothing worse than sum crack blocking your vision

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Originally Posted By Beast92⏩
All the other “flips” i have done this year were repair-less, bought from privately owned and sold to carvana and thats my plan with luxury vehicles
I use to do that, lol. Hated dealing and haggling with people though.
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Won't you just damage the car further if you flip it over?
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Originally Posted By ForumNature⏩
Won't you just damage the car further if you flip it over?
Woh. Blue letters.

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Are you aware that The Windshield Kingpin posts of this very forum? What luck for you!

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Originally Posted By ForumNature⏩
Won't you just damage the car further if you flip it over?
why are u blue?
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Are you aware that The Windshield Kingpin posts of this very forum? What luck for you!

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i think i advised him on his marketing strategy 6 months ago, glad to see him growing his business
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If it has a salvage title, you ain’t making sh*t
There are no titles in Mexico, cars are tied to their original invoice here. I understand your point thought, my invoice has an addendum saying it was a repossession and re invoiced to me
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Fix the cotdamn window..
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Originally Posted By Beast92⏩
not a lot but it is a mass market car and poor people buy them because it is what they can afford.

Only hassle i think ill have selling it is that it is MT and most women cant drive stick
Not sure how it is in Mexico but in the US I have found that a “beater” being a manual really shrinks your pool of buyers. In my experience, it just takes longer to find a buyer. Since this is just a small side hustle, it shouldn’t be a problem. For this an future flips, you should absolutely fix these kinds of easy cosmetic issues. I’m surprised you’d consider not fixing. You want a private party price, not a fixer-upper price. Make it look appealing and ready to go.
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