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Old 03-19-2019, 06:51 PM
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http://www.thedrive.com/news/27035/p...-cars-on-board
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Old 03-19-2019, 06:55 PM
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It doesn't look like it's a tragic loss for the GT2 RS buyers.
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Old 03-19-2019, 07:04 PM
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From the article:

"It's almost painful to look at pictures of the doomed ship, knowing that somewhere on board, the GT2 RS's 700-horsepower twin-turbo flat-six engine is submitting to a silent death, never to scream down the Nurburgring en route to a lap record again."

I can't believe....

Uhh....never mind.
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Old 03-19-2019, 08:22 PM
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And just today, Porsche has said it will build more to make up for the losses...
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Old 03-19-2019, 10:00 PM
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why do they need to make more of these? there are many brand new for sale right now across the US.
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Old 03-19-2019, 10:19 PM
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okay, lets imagine for a minute....what would you pay for a resurrected water salvaged GT2RS?

Pulled from the depths NOT started and delivered to your front door. (in this dream lets assume there is no body damage).
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Old 03-19-2019, 10:42 PM
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why do they need to make more of these? there are many brand new for sale right now across the US.
These were headed to South America.
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
These were headed to South America.
Even if they weren't, if I had specced and ordered a $450k car, "go buy one that's already on the lot" wouldn't be an acceptable answer.
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A ro-ro no-no?
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Originally Posted by Tanks95
okay, lets imagine for a minute....what would you pay for a resurrected water salvaged GT2RS?
Pulled from the depths NOT started and delivered to your front door. (in this dream lets assume there is no body damage).
Recovered from a depth of 15,000 feet after weeks or months in salt water?

Ummm, no, other than a very compressed, very rusty sculpture.
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Sounds like they might be a little crispy in addition to being water-logged.
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"But hey, I have an AWESOME set of tools!"
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Originally Posted by Third-Reef
Oh my, effective publicity indeed. Now the price on a used market with the replacement lot from Porsche will shoot through the roof.
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There are not many companies that would do this. I guarantee it’s not a money maker; purely to give their customers what they ordered.
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Originally Posted by autobonrun
There are not many companies that would do this. I guarantee it’s not a money maker; purely to give their customers what they ordered.
It's probably not going to be entirely out of Porsche's pocket, as either they or the shipping company (or both) have insurance on the cars.
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