Okay, okay, it's a wrecked vehicle that sold at auction... but when you consider the cost of repairs and the diminished value of a salvage title, I am impressed by how much it went for. https://autoauctionspot.com/mini/cooper-se/2021-WMWXP3C05M2N85155.html
Yeah right, "minor dent/scratches." The whole driver-side wheel well is crushed, and the driver's seat is shredded likely from side airbag deployment. You have to figure the insurance company totaled it because it was too expensive to fix.
If I read things correctly, the damage exceeded 75% of the estimated $34k value of the car. If so, hard to imagine turning a profit after repairing the vehicle. But, perhaps someone knows something we don't?
The value is in the parts. Crashed Teslas go for stupid amounts of money because people are salvaging the motors and batteries for other conversions and projects. With the SE, there's a lot of shared parts with the ICE vehicles so in addition to the EV bits everything that's not smashed would be useful for body shops
If the battery pack and electric motor are intact, maybe someone wants a power train for a project car. I've always thought an electric Porsche 914 would be a hoot.
That's a possibility I hadn't considered. However, a quick spin around the web reveals lots of totaled late-model ICE versions selling for much, much less.
Or do only the repairs necessary and otherwise strip the car to use it only for autocross? Who knows... but I am curious.
Oh yeah, the battery pack alone is probably worth close to $10,000. Could be insurance companies don't yet have enough BEV data in their actuary tables.
Yeah? You think any one will want to trade for a plain one when mine comes in next month? I'm with @insightman, I can do w/o the scoop.
