“There’s nothing wrong with it.”
A man who owns a sports car dealership in Las Vegas says he opted to sell a Subaru WRX STI via Copart, despite there being nothing mechanically wrong with the vehicle.
Gavin Pancirov posted about the sale on the TikTok account for his company, Citea Motors (@gavinpacirov). According to him, the amount of aesthetic work it would take to get the car looking pristine is what prompted him to let it go on the online auction site.
“I’m at Copart,” Pancirov says at the top of his video, rocking a bright yellow traffic vest as he walks towards a flatbed tow truck that has the red Subaru WRX STI loaded on the back.
“No I didn’t buy this, I’m selling it. So if you’re interested, this is gonna be on Copart,” he says.
He notes that it has brand new tires and brakes, as well as a clean title.
“Why am I selling it through Copart?” he asks. “There’s nothing wrong with it drivetrain wise. There’s no accidents but the exterior is in really bad condition. It still has the 2.5 liter; it’s not EJ20 swapped. But I just don’t think it’s something I could retail. I think it needs a lot of clean up. The paint’s not in good condition, so, I’m hoping that someone else will buy it on Copart. And they’ll be happy with it.”
After his drive, his video cuts to him walking outside and speaking into the camera yet again. “And so I can’t film while I’m in there, they have a very strict policy about that. I’ve gotten in trouble before. But they took the car, it’s gonna be live here in the next day or two. So if you’re interested, it’s on Copart, it’s a good running and driving STI. Probably won’t find a cheaper one,” he says before his clip comes to a close.
Copart is an online automotive auction. It touts that buyers can peruse “more than 350,000 vehicles listed daily” to find rides “in all conditions.”
But does it make sense to purchase a vehicle there? It depends on what you’re looking for, according to auto transportation company AmeriFreight. It reports that professional dealers, folks who buy and sell car parts, and exporters may be able to turn a profit on Copart listings. Moreover, Amerifreight says that experienced DIY mechanics who don’t mind putting time and effort into restoring a vehicle to make it road-worthy can get good deals on Copart.
Conversely, “average consumers” may find themselves stuck with a “high risk” investment when purchasing a Copart vehicle, AmeriFreight notes.
At the time of writing, Motor1 perused Copart and used its filters to only display vehicles with “normal wear damage.” This identifier filters out any cars, trucks, and SUVs that were in an accident, resulting in more than 8,000 available units.
However, when the “salvage title” filter was applied, over 100,000 cars showed up in Copart’s listings. This includes cars that have sustained serious damage, like this 2025 Kia K4 LX.
Blogger Jon Summers wrote about his experience purchasing vehicles through Copart, and shared what he thinks the auction site is useful for. He states that as long as buyers are “careful,” then they could potentially make money on some of the cars offered on the site. This was accomplished through a three-tier categorization system he applied to Copart’s wares. They are as follows: flippers, interesting flippers, and savers.
The first type of vehicle is, as Summers describes, “boring/uncollectable,” such as Subarus and Volvos. “Interesting flippers” are what he describes as “semi-classics” he isn’t particularly fond of. Savers refers to cars that you have a particular fondness for, which he urges against buying if your goal is to turn a profit. In Summers’s case, that was a 1977 Lincoln Town Car land yacht.
He also bought a 1992 Subaru Impreza wagon and a 2005 Kawasaki ZX10R bike, but said he didn’t make any money on them.
As for Pancirov’s Subaru, in comments on his post, he said that it is running and drivable, but that the ABS light is on.
“It’s 100% a good running and driving car; I swear on my life,” he wrote.
Motor1 has reached out to Copart via email and Citea Motors via email form for further comment. We’ll update this if either responds.
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