Flooded in Houston
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I would absolutely without question take that car on as a project. I am highly qualified to salvage electronics that have been submerged, even in salt water, and would jump at the chance to get a car like that knowing fully well that it'd mean I'd have to put in several hundred, probably more than a thousand, labor hours into it in order to get it running reliably. In fact in the weeks and months to come I will be specifically looking for Porsche flood cars with this in mind.
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I would absolutely without question take that car on as a project. I am highly qualified to salvage electronics that have been submerged, even in salt water, and would jump at the chance to get a car like that knowing fully well that it'd mean I'd have to put in several hundred, probably more than a thousand, labor hours into it in order to get it running reliably. In fact in the weeks and months to come I will be specifically looking for Porsche flood cars with this in mind.
Your time must not be very valuable if you are willing to spend up to 1000 hours. At $100/hour that's $100,000 in labor alone to resurrect that Turbo S.
And who knows what the parts cost will be?
I believe one could seek out the best 996 Turbo S low miles unmodified example available and buy it for less than $100,000.
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I'd trade my labor in lieu of cash I don't have. I'm not a wealthy man and although I do make ends meet, I do it in a way that doesn't mean that putting more time into my work will result in more income. So I end up with quite a bit of spare time to do other things.
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Some people buy branded-title cars; most are sold with stories, the veracity of which cannot be proven. I would just avoid all of them, period.
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Resale value is NOT a consideration. My interest in a car is to drive the living hell out of it. Even if it had a title type that made it impossible to legally drive it on the road, it'd become a track beast. I would not buy it as an investment, or with any intention of getting my money out of it. It'd only be to drive it and for as long as I can keep it running. Expect me to put a quarter million miles on it, or more if it'll take it.
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Electronics aside your looking T a full rebuild on the engine since it has sat to long. Just the crank is 6k heads 3k each oil pump 1500 and so on. Then trans and front diff. Car is a money pit waiting to fall into an unsuspecting diy guys hands
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I hate to say it, but I think all flooded cars should be crushed.
So many have the title washed too (see what i did there :-) ) and unsuspecting buyers buy them.
So many have the title washed too (see what i did there :-) ) and unsuspecting buyers buy them.
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I understand the concern regarding sanitized titles. I would prefer to have that issue addressed by a national standardized system of title classifications. One that addresses the issue of a flood damaged or salvaged car by ensuring that its title classification applies nationally and not on a state by state basis. And one where a salvage or flood title can never be reclassified as a clean title.
For a track car, all I need is good steering, brakes, and drivetrain. Anything not serving those essentials can be stripped out and still allow me to have fun track days.
For a track car, all I need is good steering, brakes, and drivetrain. Anything not serving those essentials can be stripped out and still allow me to have fun track days.
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Certainly, I'd be very wary of any car that lived in coastal Texas and parts of Florida during this time period and that then later went back on the market, especially if the car was re-registered in another state. It shouldn't take that much sleuthing to figure out that a car was at risk of having been flood damaged. Even a Carfax or an Autocheck report ought to supply some pretty good clues. I would think/hope that the period of residency in these places around the time of these hurricanes should not be easily expunged from the car's history.
The problem would be years from now, as the memory of these events dimmed, that with an apparently clean title, the actual history may not be obvious.
As I suggested much earlier in this thread, it would be really nice if anyone who does have their flood-damaged car totaled by the insurance company, would post the VIN# after the insurance buyout is made. That way, with some google searching one could hopefully figure this out even if a subsequent buyer of the car tries to hide its history.
The problem would be years from now, as the memory of these events dimmed, that with an apparently clean title, the actual history may not be obvious.
As I suggested much earlier in this thread, it would be really nice if anyone who does have their flood-damaged car totaled by the insurance company, would post the VIN# after the insurance buyout is made. That way, with some google searching one could hopefully figure this out even if a subsequent buyer of the car tries to hide its history.
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