Damaged prestige vehicle auction prices!!

[EDManual]

I went to buy a wrx with a couple of mates for racing autocross etc, was near no damage, just a few little dents and windscreen, we didnt want to register it, even though it was a repairable write off. 98 model with 170k km, went for $2500. I bid to $2400 but the other guy bidding against me was pretty keen so stopped.

What I did notice was how CHEAP "real" prestige cars are going for! mad prices! One that really caught my eye was a 99 BMW E39 V8 M5 6 speed manual, that had a high nose bump, lights, grill, bonnet, not much damage (repairable write off), engine was perfectly preserved! Interior perfect (no airbags fired), went for $4300!! You could make an awesome car with all the gear out of that! 400HP, 7000rpm, they do 300km/h unrestricted! Engines alone (not including gearbox, electrics etc etc) are over 8 grand second hand from wreckers! How cool would that gear be in a hotrod, mx5 or anything really!

A 2008 Renault Megane sport went for about $5000 with just a bit of front damage (no airbags fired)!

2010 WRX rolled over went for $3500! Just reshell and it would be perfect!

Late 90s 318, 320 BMWs with no damage apart from minor hail damage and not on the WOVR go for $400 to $800!!