What a shame- 968 at insurance auction / rare color 1 owner
10-02-2017, 01:44 PM
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What a shame- 968 at insurance auction / rare color 1 owner
i was looking through the insurance auction site, and came across this green 968 coupe, ran its carfax and its a 1 owner car with a great carfax (obviously not for long) another hurricane victim..
would probably be a great parts car or project for someone-
would probably be a great parts car or project for someone-
10-02-2017, 02:02 PM
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Jeff also indicated this car has factory LSD 220 option.
10-02-2017, 11:16 PM
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Flood cars are truly a test as to what effort one is willing to be entertained both physically and financially.
For a car that has been partially submerged, keep in mind that not only has the insulation/carpet/etc been saturated with water that has a zillion pieces of dirty/scum - but so has every electrical connector.
For a car that has been partially submerged, keep in mind that not only has the insulation/carpet/etc been saturated with water that has a zillion pieces of dirty/scum - but so has every electrical connector.
10-02-2017, 11:18 PM
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i've never bought a salvage or damaged car, however if i ever do it won't be a flood car, unless of course for some exterior parts or undamaged parts..but to bring back to life a flood car is never ever a complete project
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10-03-2017, 06:38 PM
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While I’m not suggesting that anyone rush to purchase this, and with respect to everyone’s opinion, let me add this. Implying that once a car is wet it is never the same would be akin to saying that once a car is wrecked, it can never be repaired. It depends on the severity of the wreck and how much $ one is willing to spend to restore it. Look at the before and after pictures of the “Phantom” ‘Cuda on Graveyard Carz – it can be done…
My shop repairs dozens of floods every year. They are typically cars that have driven into an area of town that, in a heavy rain, tends to collect water very rapidly and for some reason, the drivers have yet to figure out that their vehicle can’t double as an Amphicar. It’s a combination of whether the water is fresh or salt, how deep it got in the car, how many electronics were exposed, how long they stayed submerged, whether or not they can be easily dried, how much fabric or leather got wet and how well and/or quickly it was dried. Of course, all this hinges on the insurance company’s willingness to repair.
A shallow fresh water flood is no big deal even if the water was dirty. It’s nothing more than wet carpets and our cars have very little sound deadening material under the carpet. When done professionally, carpets are easily cleaned and the last time I checked, Porsche still sold the sound deadening material. As anyone on this forum who has ever stripped a car for track use can attest, stripping the interior isn’t the easiest thing one can do but it’s also not impossible.
Also, unless you have Hi-Fi sound, there are no electronics in the floor of a 968 other than the connectors for the power seats and the seat belt latch. Water can get to the electronics where the Motronic unit resides but again, disassembly and cleaning before corrosion sets in cures the ills. Seat motors are a different story, but there are plenty to be had used (same as 911 / 944).
Salt floods are a different story and while they can also be restored, unless you are salvaging something like a 300SL Mercedes it’s probably not worth the effort. If your interior gets salt water intrusion to any significant depth it may be best to toss the car unless you desire to spend huge money doing something similar to the Phantom ‘Cuda thing.
The main problem with the coupe shown here is that we don’t have the information regarding the depth and type of water along with the length of time it was submerged. I can promise you that if it is still wet inside, sitting with the windows closed in a salvage yard is not doing it any favors…
My shop repairs dozens of floods every year. They are typically cars that have driven into an area of town that, in a heavy rain, tends to collect water very rapidly and for some reason, the drivers have yet to figure out that their vehicle can’t double as an Amphicar. It’s a combination of whether the water is fresh or salt, how deep it got in the car, how many electronics were exposed, how long they stayed submerged, whether or not they can be easily dried, how much fabric or leather got wet and how well and/or quickly it was dried. Of course, all this hinges on the insurance company’s willingness to repair.
A shallow fresh water flood is no big deal even if the water was dirty. It’s nothing more than wet carpets and our cars have very little sound deadening material under the carpet. When done professionally, carpets are easily cleaned and the last time I checked, Porsche still sold the sound deadening material. As anyone on this forum who has ever stripped a car for track use can attest, stripping the interior isn’t the easiest thing one can do but it’s also not impossible.
Also, unless you have Hi-Fi sound, there are no electronics in the floor of a 968 other than the connectors for the power seats and the seat belt latch. Water can get to the electronics where the Motronic unit resides but again, disassembly and cleaning before corrosion sets in cures the ills. Seat motors are a different story, but there are plenty to be had used (same as 911 / 944).
Salt floods are a different story and while they can also be restored, unless you are salvaging something like a 300SL Mercedes it’s probably not worth the effort. If your interior gets salt water intrusion to any significant depth it may be best to toss the car unless you desire to spend huge money doing something similar to the Phantom ‘Cuda thing.
The main problem with the coupe shown here is that we don’t have the information regarding the depth and type of water along with the length of time it was submerged. I can promise you that if it is still wet inside, sitting with the windows closed in a salvage yard is not doing it any favors…
10-09-2017, 10:15 AM
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10-09-2017, 04:53 PM
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This can be dangerous as there are fees out the wazoo. By the time the car bids to $2500 and then you pay $400-500 fee for the licenses use, then you pay the Copart or AIA fee $500-1000 then you pay someone to tow it to you you could have $3500-4500 in it easily so know the fee structures and then know your top bid based on that info before getting emotionally charged up in the VERY QUICK bidding process.