I hope someone buys this up and restores her, I would if I had the cash, but alas I am poor...

 

Here's the link:

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2406081806&category=10156" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2406081806&category=10156</a>

 

That is the WORST interior color I have ever seen. I don't know whats worse the crash or the interior.

How much do you think it would cost to repair something like that? 20k?

I wonder what he is asking for it. I bet its a lot because he goes for the "its not a car its an investment" angle. I'm not sure how good of an investment that is after an accident like that.

 

I don't think its a great investment, but it is a car that can be repaired and keep a lot of value, anything that is that rare will come back up in value.

For exmaple, wrecked 904s that there was very little left except a piece of frame still fetch a good price because they are based on an original chasis. I feel this being one of twenty eight will fall into the same category.

And as far as the interior goes, I sorta like it, I like when porsche does the random cloth inserts on thier seats. The odd checker board from the 924 Turbo's or the other plaid they have used through out the past all are differnt and interesting to me.

I'm not a big fan of the slant nose look, but having that car that no one else has is just interesting to me. (not the 965's aren't rare).

 

The cost of the repair will vary hugely on how it is repaired. For example, the left fender for this car is approximately $2000. I am sure that you get get way cheaper parts that are not the real thing. You might be lucky and get a real one used from somewhere. The (at least) 2 wheels that need replacing are very difficult to get and cost big time too. And that's before you get into properly straighting the car at the front.

I think Ian964's way low with $20k.

It's likely that the car will has been totalled so the insurance company thinks it's not worth repairing. Hyperthetically, if the 27k miles car was worth, let's say, $60k before hand (and I have no idea of the value of the S), then wouldn't that mean the insurance company thinks there's $40k+ to repair it?

 

Here (in Sweden) they repair these kind of cars up to 80% of their market value.

It's not impossible that this car has damage to high streanght steel components, Porsche doesn't approve repairs of these components for liability reasons.

A friend of mine was in contact with Porsche in Germany a while ago regarding a crashed 964 turbo. It didn't look that bad either but had structural damage, became a total loss for the insurance company.

 

I really really really dislike the interior choice of this car.
I enjoyed to see the very detailed pics though. Nice technics.
On the interior pic I see a gauge which I can't recall. It's above the gear shifter. I have a little compartment there, not a gauge. Anyone an idea ?

 

Oscar,

That gauge is a boost gauge. I am almost positive that it was added after it left the factory.

I do have another picture of a different Turbo with a gauge like that. I save the picture for ideas of how to add a boost gauge to my C2 Turbo.

Regards,

Sonny

 

Sonny, can you mail me this pic ?
jofloos@zeelandnet.nl

Regards

 

Oscar,

You have email.

Regards,

Sonny

 

that is the most beautiful interior EVER..... E V E R ! I'm not even kidding. I want it to have my babies... and stuff.

 

You, Luke, are crazy.
This is a nightmare interior.
It really is.

 

Insurance companies sometime total cars because the policyholder is an important person who demands a check for the entire value of the car, rather than a wrecked car and a smaller check. This may be one of those cases.

 

Or maybe the seller is a liar. This car was for sale in Santa Barbara about a year and half ago for $105,000. I doubt if the car could be insured for $126,000. There are many other inacurracies and untruths in the ad. But then that's ebay.

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Whatever the reason it was totalled, it now has a salvage title. That kills the "collector" value imo, because it's not original. You can't possibly compare a 904 in rarity to just another 911 variant.