Man bought cheap totaled Audi RS7 at salvage auction before discovering secret mods worth the same as a new car

This guy bought a cheap, nearly destroyed Audi RS7 at a salvage auction.

He knew he was taking a huge risk, but it was so cheap he couldn’t resist.

As it turns out, that was a good call, because the mods made it worth it.

Now, after a full restoration, the car looks absolutely spectacular.

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This Audi RS7 was a huge bet that paid off

The YouTuber – who goes by Samcrac – bought an Audi RS7 at a salvage auction.

The car was in terrible shape, which would explain the 50+ percent ‘discount’ that he got.

Back when he bought the car, a brand-new RS7 had an MSRP in excess of $100,000, but the YouTuber paid less than half that.

The thing is, it turned out to be a great decision and a bet that paid off because before the accident that nearly ‘killed’ it, his Audi RS7 had been owned by a car guy.

Samcrac explained this in the video.

He could tell because of the mods, but then he also decided to double check by tracking down the previous owner and chat with him about the car.

For example, the wheels alone are worth $10,000.

When risky buys turn better than expected

Buying a used car is always a bit risky, especially if the car is damaged.

But – sometimes – it works out better than expected.

That’s definitely the case with the Corvette (pictured below) that, just like the RS7, came with mods that were worth (nearly) more than the car itself.

That’s probably also something we could say about the guy who bought Marcus Rashford’s totaled Rolls-Royce.

Even though it wasn’t cheap to buy and definitely not cheap to fix, he ended up spending about half what he’d have to pay for a new Rolls-Royce.