Success Stories

This Success Story comes from BaT member curlyjoe, who won this JK Wrangler Rubicon Hard Rock Edition from gb70 in a March 2025 BaT auction:
I recently won this 2016 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Hard Rock Edition on Bring a Trailer, and the entire experience was fantastic. My 17-year-old daughter has always dreamed of owning a Jeep, so I decided to surprise her as a reward for her hard work in high school and her acceptance into a great college. This Jeep, with only 17,000 miles, finished in stunning Granite Crystal Metallic, was the perfect choice.

This Success Story comes to us from BaT member vplukas101, who won this 2008 Land Rover LR3 SE from Fwatraveler in a December 2024 BaT auction:
Where to begin? My wife and I volunteered to host an exchange student for the school year. California was the state she wanted to see the most, so we planned a trip. For 15 years I had wanted to buy a car from the West Coast and road trip home, but it had never happened until I had the good idea to bid on an LR3 and oops, I won the auction!

BaT member Scotty_G2020 wasn’t able to make a planned fly-and-drive trip after winning this 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo from silverarrowcarsltd back in June 2020. In 2022 he was able to make good on his cross-country intentions, and now he’s here to tell us his story.
I bought my 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo on Bring a Trailer, and it eventually led to the road trip of a lifetime. I hope this story inspires more people to hit the road in the cars they love. The car has an incredible origin story: it was a one-owner daily driver that had spent nearly a decade tucked away in a garage in Blaine, Washington. The seller, @silverarrowcarsltd, carefully brought it back to life the way any car person would: replacing the fuel system, water pump, and other essential items to make it roadworthy again.

This Success Story comes to us from BaT member mustangman7, who won this 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 fire rescue truck from testdummypilot in a March 2025 BaT auction:
I would like to tell everyone about my very first BaT interaction and purchase. I saw this Suburban on the site and instantly fell in love. I restore and show off old emergency vehicles, and this truck perfectly fits the bill as my first fire-related vehicle.

BaT Member phoreigncars fittingly traveled by air and by land to bring home the 2010 Saab 9-3 Aero that he won from its original owner—MRichards7—in a May 2025 BaT auction, and he recently wrote in to tell us about his travels:
After winning this 2010 Saab 9-3 Aero a few states away on BaT, I decided a fly-and-drive trip would be the best way to get it home. And since I became a private pilot about a year ago, I knew this would be a great opportunity to demonstrate the practicality of general aviation.

BaT member hannahlynnanderson was enthralled by her new 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V convertible the moment she laid eyes on it during a March 2025 BaT auction listed by m100man. She won the Mark V and wrote in with an update:
We absolutely love our first BaT purchase, our 1960 Lincoln Continental convertible, which we have dubbed “Big Blue” due to her almost 19-foot length.

BaT member ZGJim recently wrote in with an update afterputting a couple thousand miles on the Ducati ST4S that he won in April 2025.
The seller, Ethan, was great to deal with. I had a previous commitment scheduled, so I had to wait about 10 days before I could fly to Phoenix, Arizona, for the bike. That gave me time to receive the title and register and plate the bike before I even got to it. Ethan had it ready to go when I arrived at his home!

We last heard from BaT member ABikePeddler in December 2021 for his 10 Questions interview, itself following a three-for-one Success Story published in July of that year. He’s back with a new story about his fourth BaT Auction win: a 2001 Audi TT roadster that he purchased from MichaelDiTullo in March 2025:
Bring a Trailer’s community is a swirling vortex of people from all demographics, from heads of industry to entertainment personalities to us average Joes—it covers the full gamut. And within the huge expanse, there are also stars. The elite. These BaT celestial bodies, sitting in the shadows and hidden behind a username. They are the driving force behind many of the vehicles we dream about—the ones we get to actually experience, if we are lucky. These people are the designers and engineers who make said objects burst to life. Getting to meet a vehicle designer is akin to a Bible salesman getting to meet Moses in the eyes of the automotive enthusiast, so you can rightfully forgive me for flipping the script here a bit as I try to describe one of my most memorable automotive purchases.