i know this is a rather vague question, but i was wondering how much a complete Calais Turbo which has been written off, normally go for at wreckers, or dont they normally sell them whole?

you would'nt find one at a wrecker's.they would strip it. the auction's are your best bet. and the trady

When they can make $1200 alone of the nose cone, you'll have a hard time finding one complete man.

i was thinking about when i got the cash talking to the guys at the wreckers and when they get a new one in, they could give me a call before they start taking the thing apart. i dont know if they do this kind of thing tho

i sold my wrecked calais turbo for $3k, was a side hit so basically everything 'calais' and 'turbo' was good. bought by the first guy who saw it and i had approximately five million calls in the ensuing week 8O . a wrecker offered me $1600 :roll:

it would be snapped up that quick you wouldnt know what hit ya- keep your eyes firm on the trading post every thursday morning really really early - you will find something in there for sure -and i mean be up at 5am and down to the milkbar!!! coz half of the good stuff is sold before 10am!

True, when I got my car I had the trady in my hands at 7am and the keys to my car 11am. Kingy

also keep your eyes peeled at local wreckers - even leave your number with them and have them source something

Also, the trading post is updated on the net in the wee hours of thursday morning, dunno when exactly, but all the new ads are online when i get up at 5:30.

They are really hard to find a genuine Calais Turbo, at the auctions these days, most sell anywhere from $2,000 up to $5,000 for a complete wreck with light damage. The trading post is a good look also but many I looked at were beyond repair, ok if you want a few bits or a turbo conversion but if you want to repair the car and resell it to make a dollar well it's not worth your time. There is alot of people looking for wrecked VLT's of any description they are a very sort after car, you would think there would be more around especially with the amount of "P Plate" drivers :roll: but they are not that common so keep looking.

I know of a few wreckers who has complete smashed calais turbos but they want a million $$$ big ones for them. They want like $4000-5000 for a smashed Calais turbo !!! Aint gonna happen unles they become collectors material. Ta :mrgreen:

i think that they already are collectors items - keep your eyes peeled on the forums too mate- they always come up in here