Klode Questions

[M@]

Does anyone here know how the auctions work at Klode? How much do stripped shells usually go for? Anyone have any friends that work there? Thanks in advance.

[Nate]

Prices are totally dependant on the specific car and who is there to bid, lots of people say that Hondas at Klode are overpriced, just like non-working Hondas everywhere else.

Without knowing what shell you are talking about it is hard to say.

You can go in without being a dealer but you have to regsiter for the year and have a cash deposit of like 2k. The rules are on their website.

[M@]

Weak... thanks Nate.

[Weston-work]

Yeah, iirc... you need to pay the annual membership fee ($150 for the first year), then put down a cash deposit of $1k for every $3k that you're allowed to bid on. The price of the cars varies a lot... it really comes down to who else is there and still has money to bid on stuff.

[stu]

I've got friends that work AT Klodes, but not FOR Klodes.

[chrisbarnett01]

Yeah, iirc... you need to pay the annual membership fee ($150 for the first year), then put down a cash deposit of $1k for every $3k that you're allowed to bid on. The price of the cars varies a lot... it really comes down to who else is there and still has money to bid on stuff.

The minimum cash deposit was upped to $2000 last time I was there.


And I've seen integra & civic shells sell for more than I would have paid for the same car with a running engine.

If you're good with body work, buy a crashed car and fix it. Or part it out. I've purchased 4 or 5 cars there over the years, and one I fixed and let my GF drive for 2 years. One I took some parts off of and blew up the engine hot rodding on my parents land, then sold the car. The other two I bought for parts and sold the rest, making $$ both times.

In fact, my racecar's engine came from an SRT4 I bought at Klode's.