In a June 2025 video, California YouTuber Biaheza bought a crashed Lamborghini he had found online about half an hour earlier. By the time the auction ended, he owed $40,000.
His earlier attempts had involved considerably more homework. He researched another Lamborghini in Maine, traced its crash location, and even wore a suit for the auction out of respect for its Italian heritage. He was outbid twice.
Months later, a 2005 Gallardo appeared at Copart in Sacramento, roughly 30 minutes from home. With little time to study its damage or history, he set a $42,000 ceiling and started bidding.
Once the car reached his garage, it ran and drove, though he initially kept it below third gear. The rear bodywork was damaged, and the exhaust was loud enough to worry him about noise complaints.
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Shopping for replacement parts led him to someone who knew the Gallardo’s previous owner. A few calls later, he was buying the car’s factory exhaust, catalytic converters, original wheels, rear wing, and spare key directly from that owner.
He wanted the factory exhaust equipment back on before seeking a smog check and registration. California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair explains that inspections check emissions systems and whether aftermarket parts meet state requirements.
One exhaust vacuum line proved harder to find. Meanwhile, Biaheza considered straightening and welding a bent impact bar before deciding to buy an undamaged replacement. The replacement he found included the elusive line.
Elsewhere, a battery that needed repeated jump-starts turned out to be under warranty, earning him a free replacement. Body repairs required outside help: a plastic repair specialist fixed cracked bumper pieces, and the damaged quarter panel was welded and prepared before painting.
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Some attempts to save money created extra work. After restoring one taillight, he discovered it was a different shade from the replacement beside it and bought another matching light.
A wobbling side mirror received a more improvised repair: JB Weld was applied inside its cracks. “Say whatever you want, man. I no longer had a wobbling side mirror,” he said.
With the bodywork assembled, he drove home with a check-engine light and another dashboard warning. He traced the second warning to the active spoiler, removed its jammed lift system, and reinstalled the stock wing without it.
Selling the aftermarket exhaust for $500 and the old taillights for another few hundred dollars helped offset expenses. His stated total came to just over $57,000, but that was the project bill at the video’s end, with more maintenance ahead.
Biaheza cleared the check engine code with a scanner, while acknowledging it could return. He estimated one possible fix would require a $1,500 sensor module and said the clutch would eventually need replacement.