Man with a mechanically totaled $700 Range Rover finds problem more expensive than difficult to fix, breaks down exactly how much the repairs cost
- A man won a $700 Range Rover at an auction and was surprised about the quality
- While it looked like it was going to need repairs, they were shockingly cheap
- It shows that sometimes a good car only needs a few repairs before it runs properly.
Published on Feb 03, 2025 at 8:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Jan 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This YouTuber won a bid for a totaled $700 Range Rover but was pleasantly surprised when he was presented with the vehicle and was surprised by exactly how much repairs cost.
OK, so it only worked in third gear and required extensive repairs, but the car did actually go.
Despite worn interior plastics, the content creator believes he can flip it for quite a profit.
He had such a positive experience with flipping the SUV that he hinted at more SUV auction bids to come.
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$700 Range Rover
Tampa-based YouTuber known online as Samcrac is known for flipping totaled vehicles for a significant profit and this Range Rover bargain was no different.
After winning the totaled Range Rover for only $700, he was expecting to find a mess of a car, but in fact he could even get it to start, albeit jumpily.
The car even had working air conditioning and drove, but only in third gear suggesting a transmission issue.
He had quite a few repairs to do to get the car in proper reselling order, but was pleasantly surprised by the car in its original state.
There’s nothing like an expensive car being flipped for an immense profit.
How much the repairs cost
The car needed new solenoids and – instead of going for some dodgy-looking $50 ones – Sam plumped for $300 factory ones, hoping they would last.
A full rebuild with a ZIP kit, which cost $120, was also performed to restore shifting quality.
He also had to top up the fluid, which came to about $500 for repairs until then.
Sam decided to use a mobile tire service which was more efficient and cost-effective than a traditional tire shop to replace the tires.
With the ZIP kit, fluid, solenoids and new tires, the cost of repairs combined with the original price of the $700 Range Rover came to about $2100.
Sam thinks that even though there is a lot of cracking and wear in the interior plastic, the now mechanically solid car could sell second-hand for about $4000, meaning that it was a very successful flip.
This flip shows that with a bit of TLC, a car can turn from one man’s trash into another man’s treasure.
Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle.
