Taras

I pull every car sold at Copart & IAAI into a database, then post what wrecks really sell for and cost to fix. Real numbers only.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

It shows in the price. Same model, year, damage and state: IAAI hammer prices ran 8.6% higher than Copart's, in 15 of 16 states. Hammer only; buyer fees differ.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

When GEICO totals a car, it almost always goes to Copart: 98.9% of 6,375 GEICO wrecks since Oct 9. Progressive's go to IAAI: 99.8% of 9,055.
AAA, Erie and Mercury: all IAAI. State Farm splits about 50/50.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Listed value on each was about $26,000. The two that drive sold for 27 and 32 cents on the dollar with four and seven miles on them. New-car depreciation in one step.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Three new 2026 Mazda 3s crossed the block at Copart Columbia SC within four minutes on Friday. Odometers: 4, 7 and 7 miles. Same dealer plate frame on all three.
The crushed one: $1,050, to Texas. The two that still drive: $7,200 to the UAE, $8,100 to Bolivia.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

The biggest group of 2027s at salvage so far: 95 Chrysler Pacificas, 94 of them sold by Enterprise. Rental minivans with a median 5,222 miles. They brought a median $19,500, 55% of listed value.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Model year 2027 is already at the salvage auction: 335 cars sold at Copart and IAAI since late August.
This one went Thursday at Copart Detroit: 2027 F-250 Tremor diesel, 20 miles, runs and drives, airbags out, front clip gone.
$58,000, against a listed value of $90,801.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Exactly. I’ve seen the same VIN sell twice within two weeks after a quick repair — first for $20.7k with an ‘All Over’ code, then for $32.5k after a new hood and better photos. The second buyer paid 65% of listed value for a still-salvage-titled car. Photos and title brand move the price more than the damage code does.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Recent rental fleet cars at Copart/IAAI have been interesting. Enterprise’s are still bringing the highest percentage of listed value (around 57%) partly because roughly half still have clean titles. Hertz and Avis are lower. The low-mileage 2025 Corollas and Camrys are the ones moving fast

[Taras @sevenk_co]

@tech_optimistic $8,600 hammer on a 2023 with 27k is on the low side of what I’ve been seeing. Similar mileage Model 3s with light front-end or side damage have been landing $9,200–$11,400 hammer recently, before fees. The ones with higher miles or battery flags drop a lot faster.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

I’ve been tracking the actual sale data. A lot of the clean-title and low-mileage rental cars (especially Enterprise and Sixt) are still staying domestic, while higher-mileage or branded-salvage ones move export. On recent Corolla and Camry sales the clean-title ones have been bringing 15–25% more than the same damage code with a salvage brand.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Share of listed value they bring: Sixt 62%, Enterprise 57%, Hertz 40%, Avis 37%. Enterprise's number reflects its clean titles: about half its cars were never branded salvage.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Every rental company sends a different car to the salvage auction:
Hertz: 2022 Tesla Model 3s, 124,000 miles.
Enterprise: 2025 Corollas and pickups, 33,000 miles, about half on clean titles.
Avis: 2025 Corollas and Camrys.
Sixt: 2026 BMWs with 11,000 miles.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

The damage code went from All Over to Minor Dent/Scratches. The title is still salvage. The second buyer paid 65% of listed value for a repaired salvage car. The first seller left $11,800 behind.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Sold for $20,700 at Copart Hartford on Sept 29: 2025 Toyota Highlander XLE, 13,352 miles, creased hood, coded All Over.
Sold again for $32,500 at Copart Syracuse on Oct 12. Same VIN, same 13,352 miles, new hood, shot indoors.
13 days, $11,800.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

The $15,025 car had a dented quarter panel and a clean ex-rental title. The $3,050 one had its trunk folded into the back seat and a salvage title. 'Rear end' covers both. Code says where, not how.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Two 2026 Toyota Corolla LEs crossed the block at IAAI Birmingham six seconds apart. Both coded rear-end damage. Both run and drive. Both went to Texas buyers.
One sold for $15,025. The other for $3,050.
Same model, same code, five times the price.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

This spread is why 'what are these going for' answers are useless without photos. A median is a starting point. Photos, keys and the title line move a car from one end of the bar to the other.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Same car, same damage code, both run and drive.
A 2022 Camry with front-end damage sold for anywhere from $5,020 to $10,760 this month, middle 80% of sales. A 2020 F-150: $3,515 to $11,850.
The code tells you where the hit is. The photos tell you the price.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

A flood title on a car with nine miles is the cleanest flood car there is: no rust yet, never registered. Buyers paid about 50 cents on the dollar. They priced the title brand, not the water.

[Taras @sevenk_co]

Eight new 2026 Volvos sold at Copart Somerville NJ this month. Each had 6 to 9 miles on it. Each was coded flood.
Plastic still on the seats. Someone wrote WATER LINE on the door sill.
They brought $22,000 to $45,250, about half their listed value.