A RUSTBUCKET Dodge has a shockingly low price tag of $7,225, but drivers might not think it’s worth the trouble.
The mud-covered red Charger was flooded with water, making it inoperable, at least without thousands of dollars in repairs.
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The 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona 340 RWD had a cash value of $28,899 before it was totaled and sent to a car auction yard.
IAA, a car auction company, lists the Charger with a Salvage title after a “theft” incident.
A car has a Salvage title when repair costs exceed its market value or it’s deemed a total loss by an insurance company.
IAA estimates that it would cost $23,119 to repair the Charger.
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The exterior and interior of the car are covered in muck.
And when you look under the hood, you’ll find the once-powerful HEMI V8 engine is also caked with mud.
In its prime, the Charger went from 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, per autoevolution, a car news site.
The car once maxed out at 171 mph, but now can’t leave the Grand Rapids, Michigan, auction yard without a tow truck.
While the body of the car doesn’t look deformed, auto writer Elena Luchian said the electrical system is “surely in pieces.”
With the electrical system fried, the engine once submerged and a smell that “might never come out of that interior,” Luchian said the Charger is a “great part donor.”
The wheels and tires can be saved, along with the body panels.
Luchian speculated by the “theft” label on the Charger that car thieves could have ended up in the mud or tried to ditch the car in a hidden location.
The car’s journey before the auction yard remains unknown and its fate has yet to be seen.
It is set to go up for auction on Monday morning, so if you see the Charger as a hidden treasure, you have to ask fast.
2017 Dodge Charger specs
While the Dodge Charger in the Michigan car auction lot may not look appealing now, it had some awesome specs when it was in its prime.
- The Charger has a HEMI V8 engine
- It went from 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds and maxed out at 171 mph
- The car had anti-whiplash front seat head restraints
- It had automatic climate control, heated front and rear seats and a heated steering wheel
- The seats are leather and the windows are lightly tinted
SAVE HUNDREDS ON CLASSIC CARS
In other car news, auto shipping expert Mike Harvey found a “little gem” in President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on foreign cars.
“A key detail in the small print of the ‘Liberation Day’ declaration reveals a new classification for 25-year-old cars, which exempts them from the 25 percent tariff,” he said, per British outlet GB News.
Importers of classic cars only have to worry about the standard 2.5% duty if they were made 25-plus years ago.
“This means that while newer vehicles may face higher tariffs, classic cars are exempt from these additional charges, significantly reducing the financial burden for enthusiasts and making vintage imports more accessible,” Harvey said.
The car expert called the exemption “a win for classic car collectors and importers.”
