A LUXURY sports sedan was traded in for a new car and brought to an auction site after an engine issue was found - a man fixed it for $80. The problem turned out to not be with the engine but with a small, easily replaceable part. Sam, a YouTuber (@ Samcrac ) who buys vehicles at auction and fixes them up for cheap, has gained his nearly two million followers for rescuing luxury , sports, and even supercars from being sent to junkyards.
In a recent video , he came across a 2017 Genesis G90 sedan with 62,051 miles on the odometer and was in otherwise excellent condition. Genesis is the luxury division of Hyundai, which also makes Kia vehicles. It was traded in by its previous owner for a new car, and after technicians inspected it, discovered a troubling oil pressure issue.
Read More about Car Auctions Running an engine on low oil can cause the engine to seize and need replacement, posing a serious financial risk to the dealership. The discovery prompted the dealership to send it to auction. Sam nearly immediately bought the car for $12,100 plus a $500 auction fee, which is less than half the cost of the car in perfect condition.
The listing advertised the car as having an oil pressure issue with a warning light, but no warning light was seen when he started it. Most read in Motors When it was delivered to his property, he was stunned by how well the car ran and drove - at first, he was convinced the dealership may have been mistaken. The oil level was where it should be, and .