The engine is at the rear of the Lamborghini and appears to be undamaged. Photo / Trade Me
The engine is at the rear of the Lamborghini and appears to be undamaged. Photo / Trade Me
Bids for a smashed-up Lamborghini listed on Trade Me with a $1 reserve price have now surpassed $90,000 - with five days still to go.
The written-off Lamborghini Huracan was reportedly involved in a single-car accident off-road, and is being sold by Star Auctions on behalf of an insurance company.
Although the 5.2 litre, V10 luxury sports car has a damaged chassis, and photos show most parts of the car have been damaged by the crash, bids on the listing reached $90,100 just before 9am today. And 135,709 people had viewed the auction.
A new Huracan starts at about $400,000.
The seller has been answering questions from jokers since posting the auction. On Trade Me user asked: "Do u think this will buff out?" The seller answered: "Hi there, it will probably take more than a little buffing to fix the scratches ... Cheers."
A video posted on the auction site shows the engine starts and runs. There is fewer than 1000km on the odometer.
A working version of the car hits 100km/h in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of more than 325km/hr.
Auckland mechanic Mikhil Singh estimated it would take $100,000 and six months of work to repair the car. But he said repairs to the chassis were complicated and may not pass the stringent certification test.
