12-03-2008, 07:00 PM
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note to self - if engine blows - "piss of stranger" who will "vandalize" car and collect insurance money and then buy another boxster..
this would be one way to avoid having to buy a new engine........
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12-03-2008, 07:21 PM
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I think it screams race car. Fiberglass and a gutted interior.
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12-03-2008, 09:16 PM
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I agree with the race car comment...this would be a perfect platform for the spec Boxster series. You're going to gut the interior anyway, put a hardtop on it and so what if the body panels aren't perfect?
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12-03-2008, 10:54 PM
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I dunno... looks to me like an owner who defaulted on the payments (I mean in today's economy there have to be at least a couple of us in that position)... and was pissed that the finance co. wouldn't extend any leniency.
Bash it up, park it on the street (pluasible deniability), report it - for the insurance, and leave it for the repo guys.... I mean the job is 'too' thorough.
That's what my money's on anyway...
Last edited by Lil bastard; 12-03-2008 at 10:59 PM.
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12-04-2008, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jmatta
I agree with the race car comment...this would be a perfect platform for the spec Boxster series. You're going to gut the interior anyway, put a hardtop on it and so what if the body panels aren't perfect?
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YES! And with all of that body damage you would be pretty intimidating. Nobody would want to get close to you because the assumption would be that you drive like a mad man with no concern for body contact with other drivers.
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12-04-2008, 03:58 PM
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My wife threatened to do that to my 911 last year, it's amazing how fast you can bring someone back from the dark side when the safty comes off. I hate to see any car suffer from the mistakes of the owner. Simply chicken $hit.
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12-05-2008, 02:42 AM
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My dad's a TV repair guy and has an awesome set of tools.... I can fix it!
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12-05-2008, 08:39 AM
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On second look, it looks like the owner was attempting to de-amber the headlights and got frustrated and a bit carried away.
It still would work for a track car; pound those dents out and it would look good from fifty feet. Nobody's ever failed tech for dents, at least not small ones. And I agree, it would definately get your competitor's attention.
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12-04-2008, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 23109VC
note to self - if engine blows - "piss of stranger" who will "vandalize" car and collect insurance money and then buy another boxster..
this would be one way to avoid having to buy a new engine........
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That would be illegal, and immoral! 
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12-04-2008, 07:20 AM
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If you're thinking about the engine, don't forget, if the doors were open, then so was the gas filler door.
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12-04-2008, 08:19 AM
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Looks like self mutilation to me. Way too thorough. Someone wanted to make sure it was totaled for insurance. 
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