Start your own car business. With the numbers in hand, not on luck.
Codonca is the market intelligence used by people who buy cheap wrecked cars, fix them and resell them at a profit. All over WhatsApp. You don't need experience — you need the right data before you bid.
58.6% ROI in ~60 days · real case, number by number below
You don't need to be a mechanic. You need to know the numbers before you buy.
Most people lose money because they buy with their heart: they see a pretty car and bid. The business lives in the gap between what it's worth wrecked and what it's worth clean. Codonca gives you that gap in seconds, over WhatsApp.
Real valuation
What it sells for at salvage auction (CSMR), the clean-title wholesale value (CMR) and the estimated retail (ERV). Real comps, not guesses.
Parts with OEM reference
The exact part number for each hit. Quote aftermarket and junkyard used parts without overpaying — and know the cost before you bid.
Tows at market price
Real-time carrier network. You know what it costs to bring the car from any auction before you buy it, not after.
The full report: values by condition, title type, damage location and parts quotes — all from the VIN.
From a VIN to a profit, in 5 connected steps
Send the VIN on WhatsApp
Text codoncaBot the VIN of the car you saw at the auction. No apps, no spreadsheets.
📱 VIN + mileageGet the 3 values
The bot returns the salvage value (CSMR), clean wholesale (CMR) and retail (ERV) — with real comps.
📊 CSMR · CMR · ERVQuote the parts
With the exact OEM number for each hit, you know the repair cost before bidding a cent.
🔩 OEM referenceBook the tow
Market price to bring the car from any auction, in real time. Zero surprises.
🚚 Carrier networkFix it and sell at a profit
You knew the number from day one. Execute, sell, and turn the capital.
💰 Locked-in profit
codoncaBot · reply with a VIN, get the value report
It all started with a number, not the car
On December 10 a gray 2022 Civic Sport showed up at Copart Dayton (Moraine, Ohio): 65k miles, left front hit, airbags deployed, with keys and starting. Nice car, a color that sells itself. But a pretty car isn't a business — a pretty car with the right numbers is.
Before bidding a cent, we ran the VIN in Codonca. The CSMR showed a median of $6,400. The CMR (clean-title wholesale value) showed $14,600, and estimated retail $17,975. That gap of over $8,000 between salvage and clean is where the profit lives.
With the ceiling clear, we bid cold. It landed at $5,600 — $800 below the median. Right there we knew the deal was done; the rest was execution.
House rule: profit is locked in the day you buy, not the day you sell. Buying well is 80% of the business.
60 days, step by step
We won the lot at Copart Dayton
Winning bid $5,600. With buyer fee, virtual bid, gate and fees, the invoice closed at $6,780. Paid same day.
Invoice: $6,780Tow from Ohio to Hialeah Gardens
1,169 miles on an open trailer. We quoted the route on Codonca's network: range $407–$589. Closed at $503.
Tow: $503Front parts in aftermarket
Bumper, fender panel, left LED headlight and grille molding — all quoted on WhatsApp with the OEM number. One order.
Aftermarket: $433.22Airbags: OEM reference, junkyard buy
Wheel, seat, curtain and knee. With the exact OEM number, 4 verified modules for $432. New: +$2,000.
Used airbags: $432Body, mechanical and paint
Airbag install and front assembly ($700), factory-color paint with blend on hood and fender ($800).
Labor: $1,500From salvage to rebuilt
Florida state inspection passed on the first try. Rebuilt title printed, ready to transfer.
Rebuilt + title: $255Detailing and photos
Deep wash, engine, interior and light correction. Listed that same day on Marketplace and local groups.
Detailing: $120Sold for $15,900 cash
Asking $16,500. The buyer came with family, test drove it, and we closed at $15,900 cash. Everybody won.
Sale: $15,900The real purchase receipt
This is the real Copart receipt (Bill of Sale) for the purchase. The hammer price was $5,600 and, with the auction fees, the invoice closed at $6,780 — paid in full, Net Due $0.00.
Same VIN, same lot, same date you see across the whole case. Nothing made up: the numbers come straight from the vehicle's file.
Every dollar, on the table
The deal was in the data before it was in the car
Real median. We bought at $5,600: $800 under.
The guaranteed floor. Even at wholesale, it closed positive.
The ceiling. We sold at $15,900 to flip fast.
If it doesn't cover parts + labor + logistics, you don't buy.
"The buyer got a spotless 2022 Civic, thousands below market. We turned the capital in two months. That's what a business with the numbers done right looks like."
Sold for $15,900 cash · below the $17,975 retail, above the $14,600 wholesale.