Originally Posted by 8Lug

For me, it depends on the specifics of the car:
If the car has less than 15k miles, I would pay less for one with pinned lines (and perhaps even pass on it all together). Any engine out service presents the risk of something not being done properly during the engine removal process, or the pinning itself. Same with LSD rebuild, but to a much lesser degree. If I'm buying a low mileage car, originality is of most importance. Any major repair work on low mileage cars is a red-flag for me, signaling that the car may have been tracked or had some other issue.
If the car has 15-40k miles on it, I would apply neither a discount nor a premium. In this mileage range I think the potential benefits of the "upgrades" equal the potential risks of something not having been done properly during the procedure.
If the car has 40k+ miles, or I planned on tracking it, I would pay a premium for having these upgrades done. In this range, I care much less about originality, and the car is entering a mileage range where these components have a higher likelihood of failure. Having this preventive maintenance done outweighs the risks that something wasn't done properly, and in most cases the car will have enough miles since the service that you would know if any issues arose from an improperly performed service.

Originally Posted by -eztrader-

NO clue who it is, or why they are doing it.

First thing that came to my mind was - selling them in other country. Again - just speculative guess.

Originally Posted by osu s2k

My car has 10,000 miles and I had a full engine out service and replaced absolutely everything that I could with the engine out and pinned the lines…. My car has never seen anything but grocery runs and trips to cars and coffee….I think you have to buy the owner and how meticulous and how much they believe in preventative maintenance, just because lines are pinned doesn’t mean it’s necessarily seen heavy track etc.

i have a meticulous independent who I have assisted in dropping an engine and honestly it was not that difficult he had a lot of tricks that made the job smooth and I was very comfortable with how we put everything together.

I get your point About wanting everything original but now that these cars are approaching 15 years old you have to take into consideration preventative maintenance…And we all know that the weak point in the design has been these glued coolant fittings/ lines

Originally Posted by Wonderdan

I was thinking the same… shipping them in bulk to UAE. Reduces the number in the US…he’s setting his own pricing.

Originally Posted by osu s2k

My car has 10,000 miles and I had a full engine out service and replaced absolutely everything that I could with the engine out and pinned the lines…. My car has never seen anything but grocery runs and trips to cars and coffee….I think you have to buy the owner and how meticulous and how much they believe in preventative maintenance, just because lines are pinned doesn’t mean it’s necessarily seen heavy track etc.

i have a meticulous independent who I have assisted in dropping an engine and honestly it was not that difficult he had a lot of tricks that made the job smooth and I was very comfortable with how we put everything together.

I get your point About wanting everything original but now that these cars are approaching 15 years old you have to take into consideration preventative maintenance…And we all know that the weak point in the design has been these glued coolant fittings/ lines

Originally Posted by 8Lug

I respect your point of view and it's certainly your right to maintain your car as you see fit. But have you ever heard of a non-tracked GT3 with less than 10k miles blowing coolant lines? All else being equal, I would always take the original car over one that had any work done, even if it meant I would have to deal with the expenses myself at some point in the future.

Originally Posted by Robocop305

Some owners just want to do the coolant lines preventively.

Originally Posted by //steve\\

If it wasn't done I would. It would be on my list of things to do within the first 6 months regardless of mileage if it had not been done. It's like rod bearings in the S65. Just do it, be done with it, and enjoy the car.

Originally Posted by //steve\\

If it wasn't done I would. It would be on my list of things to do within the first 6 months regardless of mileage if it had not been done. It's like rod bearings in the S65. Just do it, be done with it, and enjoy the car.

Originally Posted by GlenGT3

Ummm, no. Actually nothing like rod bearings. If the rod bearings fail, you granade your motor and are stuck with a $35k bill to buy a new one or a $15k bill for a used one from a salvage. If your coolant hose fitting comes loose, you are stuck with a tow bill, and the same exact expense you would have had if you upgraded the components pro-actively.

Originally Posted by limitedslip

Dumping coolant over the rear tires half way through a turn on a spirited mountain drive could result in much worse than a tow bill.

Originally Posted by KPJ

New listing without photos or price at this point, but pretty low miles, so might be worth calling the dealer now given the current market, rather than waiting for those remaining details to be added

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?entitySelectingHelper.selec tedEntity=c3396&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity2=c25095&distance=50 000&zip=95070&transmission=M&newSince=1632974400000&trimNames=GT3&trimNa mes=GT3+Coupe+RWD&trimNames=GT3+RS+Coupe+RWD&utm_term=2021-09-30&utm_campaign=1-1_NEWSLETTER_LS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dealfinderSubscription&utm_c ontent=listingSampleListingsViewDetailsCTA#listing=313615404

I know of one recently that had 4 parties vying for it at a similar point, and was sold before the dealer even had a chance to finish the add description and add photos (60 mins after partial add went live)